Spirituous extract of vanilla,1/2 pint.
" " French rose pomatum,1/4 "
" " orange-flower pomatum,2 oz.
" " ambergris,1 oz.
Essential oil of almonds,5 drops.

A preparation made in this manner under the name of Extract de Heliotrope is that which is sold in the shops of Paris and London, and is really a very nice perfume, passing well with the public for a genuine extract of heliotrope.

Honeysuckle or Woodbine:—

"Copious of flower the woodbine, pale and wan,
But well compensating her sickly looks
With never-cloying odors."

What the poet Cowper here says is quite true; nevertheless, it is a flower that is not used in practical perfumery, though there is no reason for abandoning it. The experiments suggested for obtaining the odor of Heliotrope and Millefleur (thousand flowers) are also applicable to this, as also to Hawthorn. A good Imitation of Honeysuckle is made thus:—

Spirituous extract of rose pomatum,1 pint.
" " violet "1 "
" " tubereuse "1 "
Extract of vanilla,1/4 "
" Tolu,1/4 "
Otto neroli,10 drops.
" almonds,5 "

The prime cost of a perfume made in this manner would probably be too high to meet the demand of a retail druggist; in such cases it may be diluted with rectified spirit to the extent "to make it pay," and will yet be a nice perfume. The formula generally given herein for odors is in anticipation that when bottled they will retail for at least eighteen-pence the fluid ounce! which is the average price put on the finest perfumery by the manufacturers of London and Paris.

Hovenia.—A perfume under this name is sold to a limited extent, but if it did not smell better than the plant Hovenia dulcis or H. inequalis, a native of Japan, it would not sell at all. The article in the market is made thus:—

Rectified spirit,1 quart.
Rose-water,1/2 pint.
Otto lemons,1/2 oz.
Otto of rose,1 drachm.
" cloves,1/2 "
" neroli,10 drops.

First dissolve the ottos in the spirit, then add the rose-water. After filtration it is ready for sale. When compounds of this kind do not become bright by passing through blotting-paper, the addition of a little carbonate of magnesia prior to filtering effectually clears them. The water in the above recipe is only added in order that the article produced may be retailed at a moderate price, and would, of course, be better without that "universal friend."