1 Apri, 1898.] QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. 297. 
fork is employed. ‘'o it is attached a chain whic’ is passed through a pully. 
in the beam aboye, the other end being taken to a windlass, and at a given 
signal the fork is let down into the body of the still or boiler. When properly 
adjusted or loaded, it is hoisted up and passed on through to the door and 
thrown down to the yard below. The contents of these stills are stated to be 
about 20 to 25 cwt. of the raw product, and the time occupied in extracting 
the oil from four to five hours. Many of the stills at Mitcham are held by 
individuals who let them out to the small growers at so much per charge, and 
during the seasons they are worked night and day. It is so arranged that the 
oil delivery is under lock and key, no one having access to it but the person 
whose produce is under treatment. This system works satisfactorily, and 
should be well adapted to our small communities, such as village settlements, 
where the one expense could serve for all. The cost of such distillery plants 
should not be much; any building would answer the purpose, and to many of 
those whose settlements are situated on inferior soils, it is only by such 
products as these that they can hope to compete with their more fortunate 
neighbours. 
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The following illustration gives the latest design of still which has been 
erected for the treatment of perfume plants generally, and when not! employed 
by the owners are hired out, the cost being about 20s. to 30s. per charge,’and 
the capacity from 1,200 to 1,500 gallons :— 
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The stills are used for various purposes; but, as previously stated, the 
cultivation is now confined chiefly to lavender, mint, and a limited area of 
camomile; the variety of lavender chosen being that of Z. Vera, which is 
found to give the best results. There are many varieties of lavender, the only 
ones which receive any attention worthy of note for perfume are those known 
