The herald., 1897-10-13
HOMEMADE PERFUMERY
g. G. Gilbert Thinks It Feasible-C
of G. Displays

Secretary Virgins of the chamber OF
commerce recss~sd the following self
explanatory communication yesterday
in answer 10 some inquiries he made
regarding the manufacturing of per-
fumery here or kereabouts. The letter
is dated Ontario, October 11th, and Is
signed George c. Gilbert Here it is'.
Your letter of the 9th inst. at hand. and
in reply would say that I am not prepared
to give you much information, as 1 have
only experimental in a small way l will
say that the odor of the flowers can be
successfully extracted with grease, by the
French process of eufiemage. which is ex-
ceedingly simple and does not take any
machinery.
There could be large business built
up here on the orange alone, as there is
none of it manufactured in this country.
and it can be made from orange blossoms
that drop. not interfering with the orange
crop at all.
Dried orange blossoms are worth s. cents
per pound in New York today. l am very
busy at the present time. and cannot give
you much attention, but If you know OF
anyone wishing to experiment, will glad
ly furnish them the process l am much
interested in this, as l have only been III
the perfumery business since 1881, and
know this industry could be carried on
with great success.
The only points against us for making
the pomades are that labor is cheaper in
France and they upderstand better the
purifying of the grease than we do here
but this can be overcome very readily by
getting their method of doing it.
The violet can be grown under the shade
of orange trees. shady hedges and all out
of-the-way places. free from the strong
sunlight and would really be an extra
crop, without taking very much from the
soil An acre of plants will yield ~
pounds weight of flowers. the value oil
which is about S5 cents to 40 cents per
pound. The kind used for manufacturing
purposes is the double Parma.
do not know as have complied with
your wish exactly, but in the near future
l will call on you and give you any infor-
nation I can.
A very curious display was made yes
terday by f. H. Ashley of Rivera, spec
imen of Roselle, an Australian jelly and
wine plant. The fruit is also used for
picking 1t is a new plant and the seed
was furnished from Berkeley last year,
although it is claimed to have Australian
origin. The jelly looks like currant and
tastes like guava, and can be made from
either the dry or green bud. The plant
grows ten feet high. has spread like the
castor bean, is a thrifty grower and
prolific bearer. The shoots are long.
with dark red stalks, and the fruit is
green, enclosed in red tulip-shaped
cup and grows at intervals of few
inches along the stalk at the intersection
Of the leaves.
Other recent additions are: Cluster of
grape fruit from E. o. Smith, Highland;
olives from 5-year-old trees, from ]. L.
Lansing, Alpine ranch, Palmdale; soft
shell wa,nuts. from ]. E. Conger. Palms;
Esterbeurre and Beurre Clairgeau
pears, from T. ]. Kerns, Downey; Eu-
'xka lemons, from the Azusa, Covina.
Glendora Lemon association; yellow
dent corn, from Henry Lowe, Palms;
pomegranates, Placentia; tree tomatoes
and pomegranates, from George W.
Ford, Santa Ana; peanuts on the vine,
from George T. Shafer Santa Ana, and
samples of Antelope valley apples. as
fine as New York or Michigan apples,
from Alex La Montere. Lllano valley.