BOOKS AND NOTES ON THE SUBJECT OF PERFUMES, ETC. 173 
1892. Sawer, J. Ch., “ Odorograpkia.” 2 vols. London: 
Gurney & Jackson, 1 Paternoster Row. The author is still 
engaged on the subject, and hopes to publish a third volume. 
This work may be considered the most modern and reliable 
work on perfumes, and one to which I am largely indebted in 
the preparation of this paper. 
1893. Schimmel & Co., Leipzig, “ List of Essential Oils, Organic 
and Synthetic Products.” A very handy pamphlet enume¬ 
rating about 150 essential oils and about fifty organic and 
synthetic products, showing what parts of the plant yield the 
oils, and the main constituents of the products derived from 
the oils and their chemical composition. 8vo. Leipzig: 
Frederick Groher. 
1895. M‘Donald, Donald, “ Sweet-scented Flowers and Fragrant 
Leaves.” Being interesting associations gathered from many 
sources, with notes on their history and utility. With an 
introduction by W. Robinson, and 16 coloured plates. This 
is a charming little book on the subject, and contains a very 
full list of perfumed or scented plants for the garden. There 
are good lists of Scented-leaved Geraniums (Pelargonia), 
Roses, and Orchids. The introduction alone is well worth the 
price of the book, being a nervous and well-studied bit of prose 
by a past master in fragrant plants and gardens beautiful. 
1896. Ellacombe, Henry N. Canon, &c., “ The Plant Lore and 
Garden Craft of Shakespeare.” New edition, illustrated. 
London and New York : Edwin Arnold. One of the very best 
of the many works dealing with the plants of Shakespeare’s 
time, and full of interest to all garden lovers. 
1897. Earle, Mrs. C. W., “ Pot-pourri from a Surrey Garden.” 
London : Smith, Elder & Co. This is a charming book, with 
original notes on gardening, &c. On p. 8 the authoress 
says: “On the backs of my armchairs are thin Liberty silk 
oblong bags, like miniature saddle-bags, filled with dried 
lavender, sweet verbena, and sweet geranium leaves. This 
mixture is much more fragrant than the lavender alone. 
The visitor who leans back in his chair wonders from where 
the sweet scent comes.” 
1897. Sternberg, “ Text-book of Bacteriology.” Seep. 199, &c., 
for records of experiments with essential oils, &c., and bacilli, 
Grant Allan, “ Physiological Esthetics,” p. 77, 
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