Science papers : chiefly pharmacological and botanical / by Daniel Hanbury ; edited, with memoir, by Joseph Ince.

  • Daniel Hanbury
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1876
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Credit: Science papers : chiefly pharmacological and botanical / by Daniel Hanbury ; edited, with memoir, by Joseph Ince. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1863, substance which appears to constitute the precious incense used at Easter in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre at Jeru- salem, and of which small pieces are sold to the pilgrims at an enormous price,—not indeed for burning, but cliiefly to be carried as a charm. In conclusion, I wish to express an earnest desire that any traveller visiting Asia Minor or Northern Syria, or resident in either of those countries, would carefully examine the stems of Styrax officinale with a view to discover any adherent resin,—still more that he would perforate the trunk of that tree and observe after the lapse of some time whether such perforation is fol- lowed by an exudation of resin. [iV. Repert. f. Pharm. xii. 241.] SOME NOTES ON THE MANUFACTUEES OF GEASSE AND CANNES. {Manufaduren von Grasse and Cannes—dtherische Oele.) That portion of the South of Erance which borders the Mediterranean between Toulon and Nice is noted for its mild, salubrious climate, and also for the growth and manufacture of several productions of interest to the druggist and the perfumer. A recent visit to the district in question, and especially to the towns of Griasse and Cannes, having given me the oppor- tunity of seeing something of the manufactures there carried on, T have thought that a few lines on the subject might prove acceptable to English readers. Let it be remembered they are but the notes of a passing stranger, and as such not to be taken for more than they are worth. Grasse. Grasse is a town of some 13,000 inhabitants, lying at the foot of a range of mountains, and open to the Mediterranean from which it is distant about eight or nine miles. The olive is cultivated in great abundance in all the adjacent country, and grows far more luxuriantly than in many other olive districts of the South of France. The mildness of the climate is still more manifested by the orange trees, which, with here and there a date-palm, form a striking ornament of the little town gardens
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