Report Conclusions: In view of the success which has been achieved in the United States along a number of special lines, the outlook for a very considerable extension of the volatile-oil industry in general seems promising. Favorable conditions of soil and climate seem to be obtainable. With an increased practical knowledge of how to handle the crops of greatest promise and with a working familiarity with the forms of apparatus used in separating the oils, the preliminary steps leading to such an extension will have been taken. Before a full-fledged industry can be expected to appear, however, much preliminary experimental work must be done over a wide area in order to ascertain the most successful combinations of soil, climate, and labor conditions. From the standpoint of the consumption of products derived from volatile oils obtained from plants, the commercial statistics show a large and active market. They also show that the demand is now supplied in very large part from foreign sources, and an active interest in testing the possibilities of our land is suggested.
Details
Title
The Production of Volatile Oils and Perfumery Plants in the United States
Record Identifier
https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/337208
Language
English
Total Pages
58
Note
Contents: Introduction -- Aroma of plants (Nature of odors, Localization of odors, Development of aroma) -- Extraction of aroma (Separation of perfumes by solution - Extraction with volatile solvents - Extraction with liquid fats - Extraction with solid fats, Separation of perfumes by expression, Separation of perfumes by steam distillation - Apparatus - Method of operation) -- Handling of volatile oils (Purification - Separation, filtration, and drying - Preservation -- Growth and harvesting of perfume plants (Climate and soil - Growth and cultivation – Harvest) -- Volatile oil plants of the United States (Cultivated plants - Wild plants --Sassafras --Wintergreen and sweet birch -- Canada fleabane -- Eucalyptus -- Monardas – Pennyroyal - Miscellaneous aromatic plants capable of cultivation) -- Commercial aspect of the industry (Value and consumption of volatile oils - Imports and exports of volatile oils - Present sources and cost of production of volatile oils) -- Conclusions -- Index
Series Statement
Bureau of Plant Industry Bulletin No. 195