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Title: The Cuba review
Identifier: cubarevie20muns (find matches)
Year: 1907-1931. (1900s)
Authors: Munson Steamship Line
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Publisher: New York : Munson Steamship Line
Contributing Library: New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library
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T H E CUBA REV IE TV 21
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Frangripani in Barbadoes Before the Leaves Appeared The fragrance in these flowers is due to a volatile oil present, and it is of special inter- est to know that up to the present this oil has not been extracted from the flowers in a commercial way, as in the case of champaca or the ylang-ylang. Efforts toward this end were made with the flowers of a Philippine species, but nothing definite has been accom- plished in the attempt. The commercial frangipani perfume is not a product of the fran- gipani flowers, as one would suppose, but is prepared by mixing ten or more Avell-known fragrant oils imitating the odor of the frangipani flowers. For those interested in the propagation of any of the Plumierias it wiU be well to bear in mind that these beautiful trees succeed best in rich bright loam and require very little water at any time; in fact they must be kept very dry when not in a growing state which will have a tendency to throw it into flowers. While they may be reproduced by seed it is best to propagate them by cuttings. Large cuttings will strike root readily in the same kind of soil that the growing plants require, but it is important to dry the cut- tings first for several weeks before planting them, and care must be taken not to plant in moist soil or the cuttings will rot and die.

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