Show PRODUCE OILS AND PERFUMERY of 0 special utensils ila have resulted in discovery of oaf Meth methods ioda for odors from plants of the countless numbers of plants 1 in the vegetable k kingdom many possess peculiar aromatic odors before the art of distillation was known the ancient peoples used odoriferous plants and spices in their dried forms for their agreeable odors gradually however the development ct 4 special utensils for other domestic purposes may have resulted in the discovery of methods tor for the separation of odors from plants and plant products the first mention in ancient greek writings of the separation of an odor from a crude substance Is that of the oil of cedar which was waa separated from the oleoresin oleo resin by means of the crudest form of apparatus with the development of the necessary apparatus extensive perfumery industries nave arisen in southwestern franca a general perfumery industry of great importance based on the production 0 o of f lavender cassia rose rase violet and other lother perfumery err plants has grown up the attar of roses from Dul bulgaria garla an and d turkey the rose olla oils from algeria reunion and other fr french a h col colonies onles the lavender and other essential oils from england and the citrus rua olla oils from italy as well as the lemon grass eltro nells ven vent lver and other volatile oil and perfume producing products from india may be mentioned as important industrial products in the united states and in japan the production of peppermint oil and its products constitutes an important industry at the present time the nu number m her of plants in the united states yielding elding olla oft in a commercial way la Is very small but tho the number capable of yielding oils of probable value Is correspondingly despondingly ly great at present the cultivated plants are principally the mints peppermint and spearmint together gether with small quantities ot of wormwood tansy and wormseed the wild plants include sassafras wintergreen sweet birch canada fleabane blue gum wild bergamot horsemint and pennyroyal oil of turpentine has been distilled commercially for more than a century a and d Is produced on a very extensive scale unlike most volatile oils the oil of turpentine Is not distilled directly from the plant but results as one of the products of the distillation ot of the oleoresin obtained from several va detles af pine trees treca information concerning plants yield in materials mater lala used in the manufacture of perfumery products also concern in the processes and apparatus re av red to utilize these oil bearing flints ants Is given in bulletin Hullet ln no of tho the dureau bureau oc plant industry U S D department part ment of agriculture recently Is aed |