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VARIETIES. 
Eau  de  Portugal. 
Kectified  spirit  (60  over  proof).  ...  1  gallon. 
Essential  oil  of  orange  peel     .  .  .  .  6  oz. 
"        "    lemon  peel     .  .  .  .  1  oz. 
**        "    lemon  grass    .  .  .  .  i  oz. 
"        "    bergamot       .  .  .  .  1  oz. 
"        "   otto  of  rose    .  .  .  .  |  oz. 
It  should  be  noted  that  these  perfumes  are  never  to  be  filled  into  wet 
bottles,  for  if  in  any  way  damp  from  water,  a  minute  portion  of  the  essen- 
tial oils  are  separated,  which  gives  an  opalescent  appearance  to  the  mixture. 
Indeed,  all  bottles  should  be  spirit  rinsed  prior  to  being  filled  with  any 
perfume,  but  especially  with  those  containing  essences  of  orange  or  lemon 
peel. 
Olibanum:  is  a  gum  resin,  used,  to  a  limited  extent  in  this  country,  in  the 
manufacture  of  incense  and  pastilles.  It  is  chiefly  interesting  as  being  one 
of  those  odoriferous  bodies  of  which  frequent  mention  is  made  in  the  Holy 
Volume. 
"  It  is  believed  to  have  been  one  of  the  ingredients  in  the  sweet  incense 
of  the  Jews ;  and  it  is  still  burnt  as  incense  in  the  Greek  and  Romish 
churches,  where  the  diffusion  of  such  odors  round  the  altar  form  a  part  of 
the  prescribed  religious  service." — Burnett. 
Olibanum  is  partially  soluble  in  alcohol,  and  has  an  odor  similar  to  tolu 
and  benzoin,  and,  like  most  of  the  balsams,  probably  owes  its  perfume  to 
the  benzoic  acid  it  contains,  slightly  modified  by  the  presence  of  a  small 
portion  of  a  peculiar  essential  oil. 
For  making  the  tincture  or  extract  of  olibanum,  take  1  pound  of  the  gum 
to  1  gallon  of  the  spirit. 
Orris  Palm. — The  odor  of  palm  oil — the  fat  oil  of  commerce — is  due  to 
a  fragrant  principle  which  it  contains.  By  infusion  in  alcohol,  the  odori- 
ferous body  is  dissolved,  and  resembles,  to  a  certain  extent,  the  tincture  of 
orris,  or  of  extract  of  violet,  but  is  very  indifferent,  and  is  not  likely  to  be 
brought  into  use,  though  several  attempts  have  been  made  to  render  it  of 
service  when  the  cultivation  of  the  violets  have  failed  from  bad  seasons. 
Orris,  properly  Iris. — The  dried  rhizome  of  Iris  Florentina  has  a  very 
pleasant  odor,  which,  for  the  want  of  a  better  comparison,  is  said  to  re- 
semble the  smell  of  violets ;  it  is,  however  exceedingly  derogatory  to  the 
charming  aroma  of  that  modest  flower  when  such  invidious  comparisons 
are  made.  Nevertheless  the  perfume  of  iris  root  is  good,  and  well  worthy 
of  the  place  it  has  obtained  as  a  perfuming  substance.  The  powder  of  orris 
root  is  very  extensively  used  in  the  manufacture  of  sachet  powders,  tooth 
powder,  &c.  It  fathers  that  celebrated  "  oriental  herb"  known  as  "  Odonto." 
For  tincture  of  orris,  or,  as  perfumers  call  it, 
EXTRACT  OF  ORRIS, 
Take  orris  root,  crushed        ....        7  lbs. 
Rectified  spirits         .         ....        1  gallon. 
