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Zanzibar. 



Cloves . . 4,000,000 to 7,000,000 kilos. 



Bourbon. 

 Oil of geranium . 30,000 kilos. 

 Vetiver . . Some. 



India. 



Sandalwood . 1,500,000 kilos. 

 Oil of citronella \ 

 ., palmarosa I 

 Lemongrass i 

 Cinnamon j 



500,000 



Malacca. 



Leaves of patchouli | ^^q q^^q ^.^^^^ 

 Vetiver roots J 



Central China. 

 Thyme, anise, cassia. 



Philippines. 



Ylang-ylang To the value of 500,000 frs. (i'20,000) 



Japan. 



Oil of peppermint 200,000 kilos. 

 Camphor . . A considerable amount. 



United States. 

 Oil of peppermint 100,000 kilos. 



Mexico. 



Oil of linaloe . — 



Paraguay. 

 Oil of petitgrain . 3,000 kilos. 



No statement is included of the large essential oil products of Spain. At 

 the present time very large quantities of rose, spike lavender oil, and other 

 oils are being produced in Spain, and the industry promises to become a 

 large one. So far no great attention has been paid to the industry, and 

 the products are coarse ; but no doubt, with increasing demand, greater 

 attention will be paid to the subject and considerable improvement 

 attained. 



Cultivation in the Colonies. 



It is evident from the above table that the principal cultivation of plants 

 for perfumery has been developed hitherto in other parts of the world than 

 in the British Empire, but our Colonial Governments are not standing 

 still, and within recent years considerable experiments have been made in 

 Australia with a view to determining what plants can be cultivated for 

 the distillation of essential oils or the extraction of perfumes in some of 

 their beautiful climates. From the Government flow^er farm at DunoUy, 

 Victoria, there was recently sent to the Imperial Institute, and submitted 

 to me for examination and report, a series of essential oils, including attar 

 of rose, oil of lavender, geranium oil, and others ; also essence of jonquil 

 and tuberose. 



Although these products cannot be said to be equal to those prepared 

 in the South of France, yet there is every indication that they may be 

 improved, and at any rate in climate and soil there is nothing wanting. 



