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mixture  of  essential  oil  of  lavender  and  rectified  spirit;  and  the  other — 2. 
By  merely  mixing  the  oil  and  the  spirit  together. 
The  first  process  yields  the  finest  quality  ;  it  is  that  which  is  adopted  by 
the  firm  of  Smyth  &  Nephew,  whose  reputation  for  this  article  is  such  that 
it  gives  a  good  character  in  foreign  markets,  especially  in  India,  to  all  pro- 
ducts of  lavender  of  English  manufacture.    Lavender  essence,  that  which 
is  made  by  the  still,  is  quite  white,  while  that  by  mixture  only,  always 
has  a  yellowish  tint,  and  which  by  age  becomes  darker  and  resinous. 
Smyth's  Lavender. 
To  produce  a  very  fine  distillate,  take — 
Essential  oil  of  English  lavender        .        .        .        4  oz. 
Rectified  spirit  (60  over  proof)  ...        5  pints. 
Rose  water  .  :        .        .        .        1  pint. 
Mix  and  distil  five  pints  for  sale.     Such  essence  of  lavender  is  expensive, 
but  at  10s.  a  pint  of  14  oz. !  there  is  a  margin  for  profit.    It  not  being  con- 
venient to  the  general  dealer  to  sell  distilled  lavender  essence,  the  following 
form,  by  mixture,  will  produce  a  first-rate  article: — 
Essence  of  Lavender. 
Essential  oil  of  lavender.        .        .        .        .        3^-  oz. 
Rectified  spirit  .....        2  quarts. 
Rose  water         ......         i  pint. 
Tincture  of  orris  .....        |  pint. 
If  not  quite  bright,  filter  the  mixture  through  a  little  carbonate  of  magne- 
sia strewed  upon  an  ordinary  filtering  paper. 
The  perfumers  retail  price  for  such  quality,  is  8s.  per  pint  of  14  oz. 
Lavender  "Water. — Take — 
English  oil  of  lavender        .        .        .        .        .        4  oz. 
Spirit      .        .        .        .         .        .        .        .        3  quarts. 
Rose  water      .        .        .        .        -        .        .        1  pint. 
Filter  as  above,  and  it  is  ready  for  sale. 
Common  Lavender  Water. — Same  form  as  above,  substituting  oil  of 
French  lavender  for  the  British. 
Recipes  for  Rondeletia,  Lavender  Boquet,  and  other  lavender  compounds, 
will  be  given  when  we  come  to  compound  perfumes,  which,  to  be  bene- 
ficial to  the  practical  reader,  will  be  reserved  until  we  have  finished 
explaining  the  method  of  making  the  simple  essences. 
Lemon. — This  fine  perfume  is  abstracted  from  the  Citrus  limonum,  by  ex- 
pression, from  the  rind  of  the  fruit.  The  essential  oil  of  lemons  in  the 
market  is  principally  from  Messina,  where  there  are  hundreds  of  acres  of 
"  lemon  groves.''  Oil  of  lemons,  like  all  the  oils  of  the  Citrus  family,  is 
rapidly  prone  to  oxidation  when  in  contact  with  air  and  exposure  to  light ; 
a  high  temperature  is  also  detrimental,  and  as  such  is  the  case  it  should  be 
preserved  in  a  cool  cellar.  Most  of  the  samples  from  the  gas-heated  shelves 
of  the  druggists'  shops  are  as  much  like  essence  of  turpentine  to  the  smell 
