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g Petiness jndlistiye pahictt fe. prieied in India’ fot. two’ centuries has con- 
oye siderably decreased. In Gazipur, one of the head quarters of this industry, the annual 
& -turno\ F-. for. essences and pomades in recent years 1 is reckoned on the average as 
2 Vs lakhs = 150000 rupees). i 
ba The scent-substances of roses (Rosa damascena, Mill. tL), jasmine (Jasminum grandi- 
re ‘forum, L.) and ginger- or geranium-grass (Cymbopogon Martinianus, Schult. and others, 
according to Burkill C. Martini var. Motia) were chiefly obtained and prepared. Whilst 
Pie tet flower-scents with. ‘a basis of sandalwood oil, aré prepared more in Kanauj 
~ (Kanouj), a city in Oudh, ‘between Cawnpore and Allahabad. In Gazipur we mostly 
- find jasmine “(Chameli) and. palmarosa_ pomade (Motia) ; as well as rose-water, and 
less rose-oil. The pomades are obtained according to a method of ‘ ‘enfleurage” by 
: means of sesame seeds’). After the seeds have been washed, husked and dried, 
_ alternating layers” of seeds and jasmine flowers are laid one over another, and are 
left in this. Position for 12 to 24 hours. . The flowers are then removed, and replaced 
- by fresh ones. The pomade known as “siré ki tilli” is obtained from the perfume 
laden seeds with the help of a wooden press. A second-quality hair oil is obtained 
in ‘the same way from the flowers that have been once used. 
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perfume industry would again improve, provided. that the manufacturers and Sowers 
were less” negligent and more influenced by new ideas and methods. 
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2 | ‘The Australian We cramehs helps he ares oil industry to the extent, that it 
allows the manufacturers duty-free alcohol for the preparation of perfumes. The con- 
- dition is. that the alcohol, by the addition of essential oils (at least 2 ozs. per gallon) 
is denaturised. In addition to eucalyptus oil, lavender, bitter orange, bay, clove, lemon, 
see rosemary, neroli, mandarin and sandalwood oils are obtained. 
x A series of artificial preparations are also prepared: on this continent, as ionone, 
| badtaae, artificial rose, - jasmine and neroli oils and are mostly used on the spot for 
- perfumes: and toilet. soaps. . The lavender oil, which is obtained from the lavender 
a _ plant cultivated in Victoria is said to equal the Mitcham oil*). 
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had Tetrogressed of late years, has again received more attention since the war. Also 
in future it will be well to continue the cultivation in the kitchen garden, and to 
Z cultivate ona large scale aromatic plants in those parts of the country where the 
climate is favourable. 
Our cultivated and wild-growing spice plants. Gye Puliwalion of spice plants, which 
In a detailed work H. Ross and. K. “Rasshiceh fps noted and discussed all the © 
spice plants which grow here or are capable of being cultivated. The authors give a 
short botanical description of the individual varieties, and furnish details over the 
“home, use and the cultivation of the following plants: — 
Aniseed, Pimpinella Anisum, L.; (sweet) basil., Ocimum Basilicum, L; --artemisia, Artemisia 
_ vulgaris, L.; fenugreek clover, Trigonella Rei gy Oi, L.; summer savory, Satureia 
_ hortensis, L.; borage, Borago officinalis, L.; dill, Anethum sy eeblens: L.; wild marjoram, 
_ Origanum Dadlgdee L.; -southern wood, bias Abrotanum, L.; tarragon, Artemisia 
Dracunculus, L.; fennel, Feniculum vulgare, Mill.; garden cress, Peri sativum, L.; 
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~ *N Perfum. Record is (1919), 190. ey eee: 1917, 31. — 5) Cf. also Gildemeister and Hoffmann, 
The Volatile vier 2nd ed., vol. Ill, p. 398. — *) Chemist and Druggist of Australia. From Chemist and Druggist 
9 (1929), 746. 3) Heil- und Gewiirzpfianzen 2 (1918/19), 183. 
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