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Extract of Celery
Bruise 2 1045.) ounces celery seeds, and put into a percola- 1054. Apple Essence. To 4 parts glytor; pour on 1 pint deodorized alcohol, then cerine, 1 part chloroform, and 1 part of nitric pour on water till a pint of extract has passed through; triturate with 1 drachm carbonate of magnesia, and filter. ether, add 2 parts aldehyde, 1 part acetate of ethyl, 10 parts valerianate of amyl, and 1 part saturated solution of oxalic acid. (See