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The  j isst  reputation  of  this  perfume  places  it  among  the  first  rank  of  the 
very  best  mixtures  which  have  ever  been  made  by  any  manufacturing  per- 
fumer. Its  odor  is  truly  flowery,  but  peculiar  to  itself.  Being  unlike  any 
other  aroma  it  cannot  well  be  imitated,  chiefly  because  there  is  nothing  that 
we  are  acquainted  with  that  at  all  resembles  the  odor  of  the  esprit  de  rose, 
as  derived  from  macerating  rose  pomade  in  spirit,  to  which,  and  to  the  ex- 
tract of  violet,  nicely  counterpoised,  so  that  neither  odor  predominates,  the 
peculiar  character  of  "  Spring  Flowers  "  is  due ;  the  little  ambergris  that 
is  present  gives  permanence  to  the  odor  upon  the  handkerchief,  although 
from  the  very  nature  of  the  ingredients  it  may  be  said  to  be  a  fleeting  odor. 
"  Spring  Flowers  w  is  an  Englishman's  invention,  but  there  is  scarcely  a 
perfumer  in  Europe  that  does  not  attempt  an  imitation. 
Tulip  Nosegay. 
Nearly  all  the  tulip  tribe,  although  beautiful  to  the  eye,  are  inodorous. 
The  variety  called  the  Due  Van  Thol,  however,  yields  an  exquisite  perfume, 
but  it  is  not  used  by  the  manufacturer  for  the  purpose  of  extracting  its  odor. 
He,  however,  borrows  its  poetical  name,  and  makes  an  excellent  imitation 
thus:  — 
Extract  of  tubereuse  )  f  nm   \       1  pint  J  Extract  of  orris       -       -       -       3  oz. 
via;**         V    iro™.    V         1  ni'nt  \  Otta  of  a!i 
pomade  I       1  pint,  j  Otto  of  almonds     -      -       -       3  drops. 
VlOLETTE  DU  BoiS. 
Under  the  head  Violet,  we  have  already  explained  the  method  of  preparing 
the  extract  or  essence  of  that  modest  flower.  The  Parisian  perfumers  sell 
a  mixture  of  violet,  which  is  very  beautiful,  under  the  title  of  the  Violette 
du  Bois,  or,  the  Wood  Violet,  which  is  made  thus : — 
Extract  of  violet      -      -       -       1  pint.    Extract  of  rose  (from,  pomade)        3  oz. 
"  orris        -       -       -       3  oz.      Otto  of  almonds       -       -       -       3  drops. 
*<         cassie      -      -      -      3  oz. 
This  mixture,  in  a  general  way,  gives  more  satisfaction  to  the  customer 
than  the  pure  violet 
Windsor  Castle  Bouquet. 
Extract  of  orris        ...       1  pin  t 
Alcohol  1  pint. 
Otto  of  nerolj 
each 
Extract  of  eanfal        ...       1  pint 
neroly       ...       1  piut 
aasmm  t  . 
ambergris  t  '  2* 
rose 
lavender 
bergamot 
cloves     -  "   -      -      .    8  drops. 
Yacht  Club  Bouquet. 
Extract  of  vanilla  -  -  -  t  pint 
Flowers  of  benzoins  |  pi,lL 
"         foT,  triple  \ each      "  «Pint- 
We  have  now  completed  the  branch  of  the  art  of  perfumery  which  relates 
to  handkerchief  perfumes,  or  wet  perfumery.    Although  we  have  rather  too 
much  encroached  upon  the  space  of  "  The  Annals  "  in  giving  the  composi- 
tion of  so  many  bouquets,  yet  there  are  many  left  unnoticed  which  are 
