Reduce the grains to a fine powder, bring the powder into a bottle, and add the alcohol. This _tincture abelmoschi_ fulfils its object as a fixing agent only when about one year old, when it possesses a very fine aroma. Abelmosk grains are the seeds of a plant (_Abelmoschus moschatus Mönch_; _Hebiscus abelmoschus, L._) indigenous to Central Africa, Arabia, and India. They are reddishgray, kidney-shaped, slightly corrugated on the surface, and of an agreeable musk-like odor. The substance producing the musk odor lies in the seed coat. The odor becomes very pronounced on rubbing the seeds between the hands. _Angelica root tincture._--Angelica root 16 ozs., best quality of alcohol 2 quarts. Bruise or rasp the root, bring it into a bottle, add the alcohol, and shake frequently. _Orris-root tincture._--Pulverized orris root of best quality 2 lbs., alcohol of best quality 3 quarts. Pulverize the root, bring it into a glass flask, and add the alcohol. The powder having a great tendency to ball together, it is necessary to shake five or six times daily, and continue to do so for 14 days. In straining off the tincture, it is advisable to bring the entire contents of the flask upon a close linen cloth stretched over a tin vessel. The orris-root powder remaining upon the cloth after the tincture has run off is returned to the flask, and fresh alcohol added in order to obtain a second extract. _Musk-root_ or _sumbul-root tincture_.--Sumbul root 1 lb., best quality of alcohol 2½ quarts. Proceed in the same manner as given under angelica-root tincture. _Tonka-bean tincture._--Tonka beans 8 ozs., alcohol of best quality 3 pints. The tonka bean is of great importance for perfumery. The tincture prepared from it has an agreeable, penetrating odor, and in mixing it with other odors, great care has to be exercised, so that the tonka odor is not too prominent. The tincture is prepared as follows: Bring the beans, without comminuting them or removing the white coating adhering to them, into a flask, add the alcohol, and let the whole macerate, with frequent shaking, for about 14 days. Then filter off the fluid. The tincture prepared in this manner only contains the cumarin found as a white coating upon the beans, and is used only for the finest products. Now take the beans from the flask, comminute them, return them to the flask, and add 1¼ quarts of alcohol. This extract gives an excellent tincture suitable for products of medium quality. _Cumarin tincture._--Cumarin 5½ drachms, best quality of alcohol 1 quart. _Heliotropin tincture._--The white crystals of heliotropin yield with alcohol a solution clear as water, which is much used in the preparation of _Extrait héliotrope_. _Vanilla tincture._--Best quality of Bourbon vanilla 5¼ ozs., alcohol of best quality 2 quarts.