The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1889-03-23
PRECIOUS 7 PERFUMES.
A Fragrant Subject Discussed in am INFER
esiing Way--Ti:o Flowers, Spices
and Herbs Employed by Per-
fumers Here aud Abroad.

yields rose water and the welElznown ottar,
and subjected TO enfleurage 1t gives oil,
pomadc a.ad alc0aoIatc The variety chiefly
used is the hundred eaved Rosa centifolia,
and is grown Tor commercial purposes most
extensively in Turkey, India and IN the
south Of France, says the San Francisco
Chronicle. The ottar of rose is light yell
low or shaw-colored liquid, possessing
high degree of concentration, the character
istic odor of he flower, and a diffusiveness
and persIe'cacy that render it OF great
service to the perfumer
or the citrino family, consisting Of the
two grcut divisions OF lemons and oranges,
the bitter or Seville orange is the most val
liable species TO the perfumcr Its flowers
yield the Ot,ar known as the oil OF neroli,
or neroly. and by enfleurage a pomadc and
alcohoaic of delightful fragrance. The
find ot the ripe iI1iiu contains u useful oil.
and the small unripo berries aad leaves
also furnish one Another orange Of in
portancc is that known as The Ber,,a!aIa,
from which the oil of bergamot Is Produced.
The common lemon gives an essence hay
ing both perfume and flavor, while from
the cltron is taken the truly delightful es-
sence known as the ottar of cedrat.
By enflcurage the modest violet yields an
odor which is universally admired for its
delicacy and sweetness. The chief violet
beds are at Nice, where the plants are bed
ded in the shade of orange or acacia groves.
Approximations Of the scent of the violet
are found i'll the acacla, the Orris, and III
myallw0od, a native of Australi. The acacia
referred to is small tree or shrub which
grows only IN southern latltudcs, ald the
flowers, which are yellow and about the
size OF large pea, are cassie flowers
These are treated by enfleurage. Cassie
must not be COMPOUNDED with cassia, which
is the common cinnamon.
The tuber-rose is a Dubious plaut, first no.
ticed by old writer's as the Indian hyacinth
The odor is obtained by enheurago, and is
not only favorlte in us pure state, but en-
tiers into the formation of the most rcCher-
che bouquet. France Italy aud Spain con
tain the chief gardens of the tuber-rosc al.
though there is 40 reason why III this in
dustry, as IN so many others, California
should not enter the competing Held.
The ylang yang Glover OF ilowcrs) Is the
blossom of a large tree native in the islands
OF the India archipelago. Its native Tagal
name is'the ihlans lhlang, the Malays call it
Sanonga, and to botanlsts it is known as
unona Odoratlsslma. The flowers remind
one somewhat of the locust blossom Thci.
color sa greenish yellow, and they possess
an odor resembling Il mixture Of jasmine
and lilac, so powerful that it scents the air
for miles. The ylang ylaug was first dis
covered by chemist at Manila in 1867. 1t
is now largely manufactured there and at
Singapore
Lavender, rosemary ana patchouiy are
all herbs. The two former are quite we'll
known in this country the last named is an
Indian plant resembling our garden sage,
To the natives it is known as putchapat,
both leaves and stem yielding an ottar of
great strength and very peculiar oaor.
VI the spice series cloves and cinnamon
are the only ones that are much used in per-
fumery, and these are CHIEFLY employed in
soaps. The Glove tree is largely cultivated
in the West Indies and the Malacca islands,
while the cinnamon is not the bark of COM
merce, but comes from a smaller tree, and
has mildcr odor and flavor, with a faint
touch OF muskiness. Cassa comes from
China, the true cinnamon from Ceyon.
Two odorous grasses, natives of India,
furnish ottars of extensive usefulness.
One is lemon grass, having a strong re-
semblance in odor to the lemon verona,
and from it nearly all our ''eXtracts of ver-
benan and '.verbena water are made.
The other ottar is citroneila, IA perfume
which most persons have made ac-
quaintance with in the so-caed "honcy
SOAP
The wood Of the sandal tree, native OF
the West Indies, gives a curious odor, great
" admired in Oriental countries and much
valued by US. 1t is both used IN substance
and distilled for its ottar. Vctivert. or l,us
kus, thread-lilie Indian root, furnishes
another perfume Of the same class us san
DIAL, but sharper and more approaching
floral odors. 1t is strong and durable
odor that gives its characteristic to the
cashmere bouquet soap. The ottar o.
vetivcrt IS much higher in cost than eve,
that of roses.
Bitter almonds, though containing NJ
ottar in their natural state yield one b. liz
reaction OF their constituents in the pres
ence OF water. Thus the still furnishes us
the almond odor, which, while sicllenng it
itself, finds place in minute quantities IL
many Of the finest floral compounds,
Vanilla is the capsule Of beautiful creep
ing plant native in Mexico and South Amer
lea. It is generally from six to ten inches
IN length, about one fourth of ar inch il
diameter, cylindrical in shape, ,apering 10
ward either end, and slightly tlattcned
iue coloT Is uiAfk urOWu. Inc interior con
tans sort Of pulp filed with little shinin!
black seeds Its flavor and udor arc botl
familiar.
The origin Of am0ergris was long mys
terry, but is now known to be a diseased Sc
erection OF the spermaceti whale. 1t is foun,
floating on the surface of the sea, and ha
IN odor which is extremely unpleasant whel
pure, but which gives mcllowness and per
manency to mixtures
Musk is also secretion, and is obtaine,
from the musk deer, pretty little anilna
inhabiting the higher mountain ranges o
Tonquin, China, and Tibet. The musk !!
found in a small pocket or pouch under III,