— 52 — 
The authors make a provisional attempt to harmonise the results 
obtained with the following formulae: 
H 
H 
H 
CH,0 
CHgO^ 
O 
O 
CH3O 
CH. 
CH3O 
O 
CH, 
CHO 
Matico aldehyde 
H 
CH3O 
CH3O 
0 
O 
CH, 
\/ 
COOH 
Maticoic acid 
CH. 
or 
CH3O 
CH3O 
\ / 
O 
O 
CH, 
CH3O 
CH3O 
CH2 — COOH 
Homomaticoic acid 
H 
O 
o 
CH. 
CH 
CH 
CH — CH. 
-CH3 
Matico ether. 
C — CH. 
Mustard Oil. The prices of the sorts of mustard - seed which 
come under consideration for the preparation of genuine mustard oil, 
have declined somewhat in the course of last autumn, although for 
example Indian mustard has not yet come back to the low level of 
the years 1895 and 1896. So-called mustard-cakes — the pressed- 
out mustard-seed which has been freed from fatty oil — were supplied 
in truck-loads from Russia at moderate prices. Expressed oil of mustard 
is used in Russia for alimentary purposes. 
Mustard Oil, artificial. Since our new factory - buildings offer 
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Myrtle Oil. There has been such a strong demand for the fine 
Spanish distillate, that we have only been able to execute the orders 
in part. The myrtle grows at some spots on the Riviera in enormous 
