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yet aromatic artificial flower oils has rendered it possible for the per- 
fumer to use the perfumes of luxury, such as ylang-ylaug, also for 
less expensive products, and no one will certainly maintain that this 
has had an injurious effect on the perfumery industry. 
The '^Sartorius" distillate is the example upon which we have 
based our ylang-ylang oil ''Schimmel & Co.". We make bold to say, 
without presumption, that a certain degree of expert knowledge is 
required to distinguish the one from the other. 
Ylang-Ylang, *'Sartorius'' I. The consumption of the finest 
ylang-ylang oils has increased to such a considerable extent, that the 
yield of flowers in Manila proved to be inadequate, and led to a rise 
in the prices. For this reason, an increase in the quotations of the 
oil could not be avoided. The competition in the purchase of the 
flowers w^as so keen among the different distillers, that the latter had 
often to forego every profit, if they did not wish to demand prices 
for their oil which were almost incredible. 
In view of this critical state, our friends in Manila have made a 
scheme for increasing the production, which within the next few 
months may become an accomplished fact, provided they succeed in 
remaining victors in the struggle for the flower-material. 
Our friends hope that an increase of 50 marks per kilo will be 
found sufficient, and they have promised us most faithfully to return 
to the old selling price as soon as the situation in Manila allows this 
at all. Above all they will endeavour, by using the most extreme 
care in the selection of the flowers, and with the help of improved 
distilling plant, to produce in the future as in the past a quality 
which stands unparalleled. 
On the occasion of the recent visit of one of the partners of the 
Manila firm, we have thoroughly discussed the situation with him^ 
and we have received his assurance that every endeavour will be 
made to meet the increased demand. A consignment which at this 
moment is being landed at Marseilles, has again been sold in ad- 
vance. Firm prices cannot be quoted at present. 
Novelties, 
Oil of Bystropogon origanifolius. We received as a novelty 
from Mr. L. Rigal, Arona Cristianos, Teneriffe, an oil which had 
been obtained from Bystropogon origanifolius L' Herit. (Labiatae), a 
shrub often met with in the Canary Islands, and whose odour was 
very similar to that of oil of pennyroyal. This oil has, a bright yellow 
colour, and shows the following constants: Specific gravity 0,9248 
