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Common Lavender Water

English oil of lavender, 3 ounces; rectified spirit (90 per cent.), 1 gallon. Dissolve. Cordial, and fragrant. them should in no case be weaker than 75 The spirit of wine employed for per cent., and for spirit of roses (esprit de rose), it should be, at the least, 90, or else little of the attar will be dissolved. These proportions may be adopted for all the simple spirits of the perfumer for which separate formulæ are not given in this work, and even in place of those so given, at the convenience of the operator, when intended for the use just mentioned. When flowers, leaves, seeds, &c., are employed; the proportions may be 1½ to 3, or even 5 pounds to the gallon of the