Procure a quantity of fresh, fragrant leaves--both the stalk and the
flower leaves will answer. Cord very thin layers of cotton, and dip them
into fine Florence oil--put alternate layers of the cotton and leaves in
a glass jar, or large tumbler. Sprinkle a very small quantity of fine
salt on each layer of the flowers, cover the jar up tight, and place it
in a south window, exposed to the heat of the sun. In the course of a
fortnight a fragrant oil may be squeezed out of the cotton. Rose leaves,
mignonette, and sweet-scented clover, make fine perfumes, managed in
this way.