The Art of Perfumery eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 224 pages of information about The Art of Perfumery.

The Art of Perfumery eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 224 pages of information about The Art of Perfumery.

HELIOTROPE SACHET.

Powdered orris, 2 lbs. 
Rose leaves, ground, 1 lb. 
Tonquin beans, ground, 1/2 lb. 
Vanilla beans, 1/4 lb. 
Grain musk, 1/4 oz. 
Otto of almonds, 5 drops.

Well mixed by sifting in a coarse sieve, it is fit for sale.

It is one of the best sachets made, and is so perfectly au naturel in its odor to the flower from which it derives its name, that no person unacquainted with its composition would, for an instant, believe it to be any other than the “real thing.”

LAVENDER SACHET.

Lavender flowers, ground, 1 lb. 
Gum benzoin, in powder, 1/4 lb. 
Otto of lavender, 1/4 oz.

SACHET A LA MARECHALE.

Powder of santal-wood, 1/2 lb.
   " orris-root, 1/2 lb. 
Rose-leaves, ground, 1/4 lb. 
Cloves, ground, 1/4 lb. 
Cassia-bark, 1/4 lb. 
Grain musk, 1/2 drachm.

SACHET A LA MOUSSELAINE.

Vitivert, in powder, 1 lb. 
Santal-wood, }
Orris, } each, 1/2 lb. 
Black-currant leaves (casse), 1/2 lb. 
Benzoin, in powder, 1/4 lb. 
Otto of thyme, 5 drops. " roses, 1/2 drachm.

MILLEFLEUR SACHET.

Lavender-flowers, ground, }
Orris, } each, 1 lb. 
Rose-leaves, }
Benzoin, }
Tonquin, }
Vanilla, } each, 1/4 lb. 
Santal, }
Musk and civet, 2 drachms. 
Cloves, ground, 1/4 lb. 
Cinnamon, } each, 2 oz. 
Allspice, }

PORTUGAL SACHET.

Dried orange-peel, 1 lb. " lemon-peel, 1/2 lb. " orris-root, 1/2 lb. 
Otto of orange-peel, 1 oz. " neroli, 1/4 drachm. " lemon-grass, 1/4 "

PATCHOULY SACHET.

Patchouly herb, ground, 1 lb. 
Otto of patchouly, 1/4 drachm.

Patchouly herb is often sold in its natural state, as imported, tied up in bundles of half a pound each.

POT POURRI.

This is a mixture of dried flowers and spices not ground.

Dried lavender, 1 lb. 
Whole rose-leaves, 1 lb. 
Crushed orris (coarse), 1/2 lb. 
Broken cloves, }
  " cinnamon, } each, 2 oz.
  " allspice, }
Table salt, 1 lb.

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