The spirit employed in perfumery should be selected with great care; it should be perfectly free from grain-oil and other impurities. It should be 60 over-proof, unless otherwise directed. The distillation should be effected by steam, or by the heat of a water-bath.

Simple Spirit of Lavender. Lavender-flowers (free from stalks) 2 lbs., rectified spirit 8 pints, water 16 pints; distil 8 pints.

Smyth's Distilled Essence of Lavender. Essential oil of English Lavender 4 oz., rectified spirit (60° over-proof) 5 pints, rose-water 1 pint: mix, and distil 5 pints for sale.

Essence of Lavender (by mixture). Essential oil of lavender 3 1/2 oz., rectified spirit 2 quarts, rose-water 1/2 pint, tincture of orris 1/2 pint.

Lavender Water. English oil of lavender 4 oz., spirit

3 quarts, rose-water 1 pint; mix and filter. (A commoner and cheaper preparation may be made with the French oil).

Odoriferous Lavender Water. 1. Rectified spirit 5 gallons, essential oil of lavender 20 oz.. oil of bergamot 5 oz., essence of ambergris 1/2 oz. Sometimes 4 oz. of orris-root are digested with the above. - Mr. Brande.

2. Oil of lavender, oil of bergamot, of each 3 drs.; otto of roses and oil of cloves, of each 6 drops; musk 2 grs., true oil of rosemary 1 dr., honey 1 oz., benzoic acid 2 scruples; rectified spirit a pint, distilled water 3 oz, - Dr. Pereira.

3. Oil of lavender 2 oz., essence of ambergris 1 oz., eau de Cologne a pint, rectified spirit a quart.

4. Oil of lavender 4 drs.; essence of bergamot, essence of lemon or cedrat, and otto of roses, of each 20 minims; essence of ambergris 1 dr., rectified spirit 3 pints, orange-flower water 4 oz., rose (or distilled) water 12 oz., burnt alum 20 grs. Agitate frequently, then let it stand in a cool place for some days before filtering.

5. Oil of lavender 3 drs., oil of bergamot 20 drops, neroli 6 drops, otto 6 to 12 drops, essence of cedrat 8 or 10 drops, essence of musk 20 drops, rectified spirit 28 fluid oz., distilled (or orange-flower) water 4 oz.

6. Eau de Lavande aux Millefleurs. Oil of lavender 4 drs.; essence of bergamot, essence of lemon, otto of roses, of each 12 drops; essence of millefleurs 3 drs., essence of ambergris 1 dr., rectified spirit a pint and a half.

7. English oil of lavender 8 oz.; essence of musk 4 oz.; essence of ambergris and oil of bergamot of each 1 1/2 oz., rect. spirit 2 gallons. Mix well. Very fine. - Mr. Cooley.

Note. - The oil of lavender in all the above should be the finest English oil; that which first comes over is said to be the most fragrant. It should be kept for 12 months before using, either alone or mixed with an equal quantity of alcohol. Some makers prefer a mixture of old and new oil. The lavender water improves by age. Eau de Cologne - Cologne Water. 1. English oil of lavender, oil of bergamot, oil of lemon, oil of neroli, of each 1 oz.; oil of cinnamon 1/2 oz.; spirit of rosemary, and spirit of balm (Eau des Carmes), of each 15 oz.; highly rectified spirit 7 1/2 pints. Let them stand together for 14 days, then distil in a water-bath. - Dr. Geanville.

2. Oil of bergamot, citron, and lemon, each 3 oz.; oils of rosemary, neroli, and lavender, of each 1 1/2 oz.; oil of cinnamon 6 drs., rectified spirit 24 pints; compound spirit of balm (Eau des Carmes, below) 3 pints, spirit of rosemary 2 pints. Mix, and after standing a week, distil 24 pints. - French Pharmacopoeia.

3. Essential oils of bergamot, of lemon, of neroli, of orange peel, and of rosemary, each 12 drops; cardamom seeds a dr.; rectified spirit a pint. It improves by age. - Thrommsdorf.

4. Essence of bergamot 40 minims, essence of lemon 45 minims, oil of rosemary 6, oil of orange 22, neroli 12 minims, highly rectified spirit 6 oz.

5. Alcohol a pint, oil of bergamot, oil of orange-peel, true oil of rosemary, cardamom seeds, of each a drachm; orange-flower water a pint. Mix, and distil a pint by water-bath. - Dr. A. T. Thomson.

Eau des Carmes - Eau de Melisse. Fresh flowering balm 24 oz.; yellow rind of lemon, cut fine, 4 oz., cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg (bruised), of each 2 oz.; coriander seed (braised) 1 oz., dried angelica root 1 oz., rectified spirit a gallon. Macerate for 4 days, and distil in a water-bath.

Aquebusade Water. 1. Sage, angelica, wormwood, savory sweet fennel, hyssop, balm, sweet basil, rue, thyme, marjoram, rosemary, angelica seed, origanum, red calamint, creeping thyme, lavender flowers, of each 10 oz.; sweet flag root 5 oz., rectified spirit 2 gallons, water q. s. Distil

3 gallons.

2. (Simplified.) Balm, rosemary, thyme, calanms root, angelica seeds, lavender flowers, of each 4 oz.; rectified spirit 3 pints, water q. s. Macerate for a day, and distil

4 pints.

Queen of Hungary's Water. Spirit of Rosemary. 1. Rosemary tops 2 lbs. rectified spirit a gallon, water q. s. Distil carefully 1 gallon.

2 Spirit of rosemary (as No. 1) 4 pints, orange-flower water 1/4 pint, essence of neroli 4 drops.

3. Simple spirit of rosemary 3 pints, simple spirit of lavender a pint, rose-water 8 oz.

Eau d'Ange. Flowering tops of myrtle 16 oz., rectified spirit a gallon; digest, and distil to dryness in a water-bath. Or dissolve 1/4 oz. essential oil of myrtle in 3 pints of rectified spirit. Mr. Gray gives under this name a water without spirit: Water 2 pints, benzoin 2 oz., storax 1 oz., cinnamon 1 dr. cloves 2 drs. Calamus a stick, coriander seeds a pinch: distil.

Honey Water. Eau de Miel. 1. Rectified spirit 8 pints, oil of cloves, oil of lavender, oil of bergamot, of each 1/2 oz., musk 15 grs., yellow sanders shavings 4 oz., digest for 8 days, and add 2 pints each of orange-flower and rose waters,

2. Oil of santal 20 drops, tincture of musk 2 1/2 oz., essence of bergamot 2 1/2 oz., oil of cloves 5 drs., oil of lavender 5 drs., rose-water 2 pints, orange-flower water 2 pints, spirit of wine a gallon; mix, and filter.