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Essences,

Spc.

155

Essence

of

Pine-apple.

Pine-apple

oil

(butyric

ether),

^

oz.

;

rectified

spirit,

3-^

oz.

Essence

of

Spruce.

Boil

in

water

the

young

tops

of

the

black

spruce-fir

(

Abies

nigra),

and

concen-

trate

the

decoction

by

evaporation.

Essence

of

Spruce.

A

decoction

prepared

from

the

young

tops

of

the

Pinus

larix,

boiled

till

it

evaporates

to

a

thick

syrup

;

this,

fermented

with

molasses,

makes

spruce

beer.

Essence

of

Violets.

2

fluid

drachms

orris

root

oil

;

rectified

spirit,

5

oz.