394 
oil was 0.8531 at 20 c and was of a light yellow color and character- 
istic juniper odor. — J. Ana. Cliern. Soc.. 1906. v. 28. p. 1201. 
Schimmel & Co. point out that oil of juniper berries is frequently 
lighter: a lowest limit of 0.854 would be more suitable. The speci- 
fication of solubility is mostly only answered by quite fresh dis- 
tillates : even when kept in a rational manner the solubility of oil of 
juniper berries diminishes rapidly. — Semi- Ann. Rep.. 1906. Apr- 
Mav. p. 74. 
Evans Sons Lesc-her and TCebb report the examination of a sample 
of juniper berry oil which had a specific gravity considerably higher 
than the Ph. Brit. IV limit. Seven samples of foreign origin are 
reported on which had specific gravity of from 0.861 to 0.869. and 
rotation of from — 2 C 10' to — 16 c 30' : only one of these samples was 
soluble in 4 volumes of 95 per cent alcohol. — Analytical Votes. 1906. 
E.. L. & TV. Bond.. 1907. p. 22. 
Smith. Kline & French Co. report the results of the examination 
of 14 samples of oil of juniper berries in which the sp. gr. ranged 
from 0.8585 to 0.8703 at 15 : C.. the optical rotation from — 0° 55' to 
— 12 c 28'. and 8 were insoluble in 95 per cent alcohol, the other 6 
soluble. They point out that it is said that oil of juniper berries is 
adulterated with Hungarian oil. which is a by-product in the manu- 
facture of gin. — Lab. Rep.. S.. K. & F., 1906. p. 43. 
OLEUM LAVENDUL^: ELORUM. 
Schimmel & Co. quote A. Baudot, who asserts that so far back as 
1371 the Duchess of Burgundy had lavender stalks planted in the 
garden of the Castle of Rouvres and attempted at the same time the 
cultivation of lavender by sowing out seed. — Semi-Ann. Rep. Schim- 
mel & Co.. 1906. Apr -May. p. 42. 
Umney. John C.. illustrates and describes the distillation of laven- 
der. — Brit. & Col. Drug.. Lond., 1906. v. 50. p. 255. 
Birckenstock. A.. (Monit Scient. 1906. v. 20. pp. 352-356) states 
that some specimens of lavender oil. obtained from the French and 
Italian Alps, showed a sp. gr. of 0.878 to 0.8829. optical rotation. 
— 8° to — 9 C : they contained about 50 per cent of Tlinalool and 20-30 
per cent of linalyl acetate. — Abstr. in J. Soc. Chem. Ind.. Lond.. 1906. 
v. 25, p. 495. 
Schimmel & Co. discuss some of the economic conditions prevail- 
ing in connection with oil of lavender and review the more recent 
literature. — Semi-Ann. Rep. Schimmel & Co.. 1906. Oct.-Vov.. pp. 
42—15. (See also Apr.-May. p. 42.) 
Lackey. R. H.. quotes a correspondent who asserts that there is a 
demand for ** cheap " oil of garden lavender, which is another word 
for ** adulterated “ oil. T Ce supply this grade of oil on demand and 
