A BC LIST OF PERFUMES 55 
plant (Umbellifere) the fleshy stems of which are very 
aromatic, and are candied or preserved in syrup and 
used in confections. Oil of Angelica is used in 
Chartreuse and other liqueurs. 
Angostura (Galipea cusparia).—Used as a tonic stimulant. 
Anise (Pimpinella anisatum). Used in liqueurs and 
cordials. 
Anise, star. (Iicium anisatum.) | 
Anthemis nobilis (Chamomile).—A dwarf evergreen com- 
posite plant, grown for its single, or double, daisy- 
like flowers, which are used medicinally. 
Anthoxanthum odoratum (Sweet Vernal Grass).—This 
grass belongs to the Coumarin series of perfumes, and 
gives its peculiar fragrance to the hay crop. The 
essential oil is used in perfuming cheap tobaccos, 
etc. 
Artabotrys (Artabotrys odoratissima).—A flowering shrub 
having warm aromatic leaves and very sweet apple- 
scented flowers, from which a perfume is derived. 
The leaves have been used in Java as antispasmodic 
in cholera, as also those of Melaleuca minor. 
Artemisia Abrotanum (Lad’s Love, or Old Man).—A well- 
known plant in most cottage gardens, having finely 
cut and agreeably aromatic leaves. 4. Absinthium is 
‘¢Wormwood,” used in rustic medicine and in the 
manufacture of absinthe in France and Belgium. 
Asperula odorata (Woodruff).—A little rubiaceous wood- 
land plant having whorled leaves and white flowers, 
deliciously aromatic, somewhat like the ‘‘ Sweet Vernal 
Grass,” used fresh or dried in posies and bouquets, 
and sweet bags. The flowers infused in Rhine wine 
yield the ‘* Maitrank” of Germany. 
Azara microphyllaa— An evergreen shrub or small tree 
from Chili bearing a profusion of greenish yellow 
flowers beneath its branchlets in March and April, 
and yielding a delicious perfume of vanilla. 
