Essence of Tu′′berose

Prep. The flowers are stratified with sheep’s or cotton wool, impregnated with the purest oil of ben or of olives, in an earthen ve el, closely covered, and kept for 12 hours in a water bath; the flowers are then removed, and fresh ones substituted, and this is repeated until the oil ( HUILE AU TUBEROSE ) is sufficiently scented. The wool or cotton is then mixed with the purest spirit of wine, and distilled in a water bath; or it is first digested in a warm situation, and in a well-closed ve el, for several days, during the whole of which time frequent agitation is had recourse to. A similar plan is followed for the preparation of e ences of jasmine, violets, and other like flowers. See Spirit .