Am'ju0nUer*Sarm"}    Iodine  Absorption  of  Essential  Oils. 
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rated,  a  very  permanent  green  solution  was  obtained,  which  had  a 
marked  red  fluorescence,  and  also  that  certain  samples  of  English  oil, 
and  all  the  samples  of  American  oil  in  my  possession,  gave  a  magnifi- 
Name  of  Oil. 
Oil  of  almonds,  essential  
'*        "        prusslc  acid  removed  .. 
"   aniseed,  Russian,  1888  
"  bergamot,  1888  
"   chamomile,  1887  
"  1886  or  earlier, 
caraway,  English  , 
Whence  Obtained. 
Oil 
'  celery  
"  cinnamon  
"   clove  (a)  1887  
"      "     (b)half  from  clove  stems, '85 
"      "     (c),  1885  
"  (d),1889  
"   cubebs  (a),  1888  
(b)  ,  1885   
(c)  ,  1889  
'  cardamoms  
'  cummin,  1877  or  earlier  
'    dill,  1888  
'   fennel,  1877  or  earlier  
'  juniper,  1889  
'        "       foreign  i  
'   lavender,  English,  1886  
Mitchain,  1888  
'        "        (Mitcharn  grown) 
French  variety  
of  lavender  (French  grown)  , 
'        '■        French  (best)  
'        "        mixed    equal  parts 
French  and  English. 
of  lemon,  special  from  agent  (a;  
(b),1883  r  
"  (c) 
;    "    (d),  "   
"      (e)  "   
;;    "   (f),  "   
"      vg).  "   
"   nutmeg,  English,  1889  
foreign,  1888  
"   parsley,  English,  1889  
"   peach  kernel,  English  
"   pennyroyal,  foreign,  1887  
"  peppermint,  English  (a),  1887  
(b)  ,  1887  
(c)  ,  1888  
"  American  (a),  1887.. 
(b)  ,1888.. 
(c)  ,  188S.. 
"                 "  Mitch,  (d), 
1888.. 
of  peppermint,  Japanese  (a),  1887... 
(b)  (Eng- 
lish grown),  1888. 
of  rosemary,  foreign.  1887  
"   sandal  wood,  English  (a),  1888  
  •'  (b),1888  
"   savin,  foreign,  1881  
"  turpentine  
"   spearmint,  English  
"   calamus,  1888  
English  distiller. 
Purchased. 
English  distiller. 
Purchased. 
English  distiller. 
Purchased. 
English  distiller. 
Purchased. 
English  distiller. 
Unknown. 
English  distiller. 
Unknown. 
English  distiller. 
Purchased. 
Distiller. 
Purchased. 
Purchased. 
Sample  submitted. 
English  distiller. 
Purchased. 
Distiller. 
Purchased. 
Distiller. 
Purchased. 
Sample  from  importer. 
Purchased. 
From  distiller. 
Purchased. 
From  distiller. 
Purchased. 
Iodine 
Absorption 
per  cent. 
No  absorp. 
276-1 
681 
72'1 
65-5 
254-9 
159-5 
311-6 
1895 
362-5 
366-6 
355  1 
349  5 
226-8 
223-1 
226-0 
139-3 
81-6 
257-1 
158-3 
337  3 
363  9 
265-5 
2749 
273-9 
294-5 
262-7 
340-3 
345-3 
348  9 
348-0 
345-6 
355-1 
308-3 
321-5 
255-0 
No  absorp. 
188-9 
5f2 
49  6 
57-7 
132-2 
143-9 
121-8 
81-9 
481 
43-5 
325-0 
226-6 
233-9 
279-5 
377-0 
207-3 
181-4 
Estimations  made, 
Mean  of  2  results. 
2 
2 
2 
2 
One  result. 
Mean  of  3  results. 
One  result. 
Mean  of  6  results. 
3  " 
2 
5 
One  result. 
Mean  of  3  results. 
2  " 
One  result. 
Mean  of  3  results. 
3  " 
2  " 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
2 
One  result. 
Mean  of  2  results. 
2 
«  3 
"         2  " 
12 
2  l« 
2 
In  addition  to  these  oils,  the  following  solid  derivatives  of  essential  oils  have  been 
examined  :— 
59  .  Anethol  from  English  oil  of  aniseed, 
old  ! 
•60  .  Anethol  from  English  oil  of  aniseed, 
new  
61 .  Anethol    from     English  star-anise 
oil  
62 .  Camphor  
63  .  Menthol  
64  .  Thymol  
Prepared. 
Purchased. 
Prepared. 
Purchased. 
177-4 
182-9 
177-8 
0-46 
0-12 
171-5 
One  result. 
Mean  of  2  results. 
2 
2 
