The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-03-27
ALTAR OF YLANG-YLANG
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS THE SOURCE
OF THIS PERFUME.


s55 a Pound, and tho Demand Ez-
ceeds the supply.
Among other things, It appears now
that By capturing the Philippines we
have captured the chief source Of the
famous altar OF ylang.ylang, almost as
costly as altar Of roses and equally
delicious IN perfume.
The Division OF Insular Affairs Of
the War Department has compiled
some information about it. Altar OF
ylang-ylang is obtainec from the fow-
ers Of the ylang-ylang tree, a cultivated
ana wild tree often attaining a height
OF sixty feet. 1t belongs to the custard
apple family, and its dropping greenlsh
yellow flawers three inches long are
OF extraordinary fragrance.
The popularity OK violet as the latest
fGvorito i'm the list Of perfumes Is
threatened by the altar OF ylanS-ylang
OF the Philippines. COlonia AGripplna,
the choice perfume OF TIE Romans so
named in honor OF the wife OF the EN-
peror Claudus, after enjoying in mod
~ a AANANH an uAll ~ hlNh AtuAl LUZ ufdllA
two centuries as the eau de Cologne
from the city Of he Rhine, the first
place OF its modern manufacture on
an extensive scale, yielded to the more
lasting fragrance OF the sachct in evil
dcnce IN all forms, in all places and
among all classes and conditions Of
women.
The altar Of roses, the famed es-
scntial oil OF the Ganask rose Of IA
zanlik on the sunny slope OF the BAL
llans, finds its equal in perfume in the
Philippine product, aud the ylang-
ylang tree Is a better yeldes OF es-
sence from the flower, and therefore q
less costly basic essence for the per-
tuners art.
The yiaDg.yiang, sometimes spelled
| ilanS-ilang, while indigenous to many
parts OF tropical Asia, reaches its great
est perfection In the Philippine Islands,
where 1t Ia q favorlte among the ma.
| tives. Besides its value as an altar
in preparations for the hair and toilet
waters, it is also held to possess cura-
! tive virtues in tooth and other aches
and pains. In n preparation Of cocoa.
nut oil known to commerce as Macas-
sar oil, for the hair, altar Of ylang-
ylapg is the perfume.
The perfumers OF Europe and, TO a
less degree, of the United States, makes
| 1t the base Of some Of their most costly
extracts. The Manila oil Is practically
without competition in the markets
OF the Western nations on account Of
superiority, and even at from $40 to
500 q pound the supply is unequal to
the demand.
Hitherto the United States supply
has come through Germany or France.
Together with England those countries
have monopoly Of the product, which
is generally secured In advance under
contract for the entire output.
The tree is common to many localI-
ties south Of Manila. 1t is found chief
ly in the well populated provinces and
islands, and the natives say that it
thTives best near the habitations Of
man. The propagation in plantations,
by seed or cuttings about twenty feet
apart, each way Q0S trees to the acre.,
Is easy and the growth rapid in al
most any soil. The first flowers ap-
pear In the third year, the eighth year
yielding often as high as 100 pounds,
the bloom occurring in every month.
The greatest yield is from July to De.
cember.
The process Of converting the long,
greenlsh yellow fragrant petals of the
flower INFO essence is by the simplest
form Of distillOtlon, using merely water
and the choicest flowers. No chemicals
Of any kind are required. The best
quality is clear as distilled water and
fragrant. The second Quality is yell
lowish and smoky. The oil is drawn
from the bottom OF a glass separator,
the water remaining. The oil is then
filtered through talcum, and is ready
for the market.
Seventy-fye pounds of flowers yield
about one pound Of oil. Flowers are
worth from eight to fifteen cents gold
per pound. The cost Of manufacture
Is placed at S4 a pound. The yield IN
the case of altar Of roses is small
$50 pounds Of rose leaves producing
but one ounce Of oil.
There are whole Towering groves OF
ylang-ylang trees in many parts OF
Southern Luzon and the Visayan Isl
ands.-New York Herald.
Against Law to XIII Eagles.
The discovery has just been made
through the prosecution Of q hunter