Various Rondeletia Formulas

Essence of Rondeletia Perfume:

Mix together:

• 1 gallon Spirits (brandy 60 percent.)
• 2 oz otto of lavender
• 1 oz.otto of cloves
• 3 drams. otto of rose
• 1 oz otto of bergamot
• 1/4 pt extract of musk
• 1/4 pt extract of vanilla
• 1/4 pt extract of ambergris

 The mixture must be made at least a month before it is fit for use. Very excellent rondeletia may also be made with whiskey.


Essence of Rondeletia:

• Essence of bergamot 1 dr
• essence of lemon 1 dr
• oil of cloves 1 dr
• otto of roses 6 drops 
• rectified spirit 1 pint

Extra Essence of Rondeletia; Extrait de Rondeletia:

Various formulae are current for this exquisite perfume, of which scarcely any produce an article approaching in excellence the proprietary one. The following is an exception: 

Take:

• 3/4 ounce oil of lavender (Mitcham)
• 5 drachms oil of cloves (finest)  
• 4 drachms oil of bergamot
• 1/2 drachm each of the finest essence of ambergris  
• 1/2 drachm musk
• 1 pint rectified spirit (strongest)

Agitate them together until completely united. Some persons add 1/2 drachm of neroli, or of oil of verbena (Indian lemon-grass), with or without 10 or 12 drops of otto of roses. Very fine.

Extrait de Rondelatia:

• 1 pint extract of cassie
• 1 pint extract of rose
• 1/2 pint tincture of ambrette
• 1/4 pint tincture of vanilla
• 1/4 pint tincture of musk
• 1 oz oil of English lavender
• 1/2 oz oil of cloves
• 1/2 oz oil of bergamot
• 1/2 dram oil of rose
• 12 oz rose water, double

French Extrait de Rondeletia Perfume:

Take:

• 12 drachms avoirdupois oil of lavender (Mitcham)
• 5 drachms oil of cloves
• 4 drachms oil of bergamot
• 1 drachm oil of verbena (or neroli)
• 1/2 Imperial fluid drachm essence of ambergris 
• 1/2 Imperial fluid drachmessence of musk 
• 1 pint rectified spirit (90 per cent.)

Mix. A rich and highly esteemed perfume.

Bouquet de Rondeletia:

Mix:

• 2 ounces attar of lavender
• 1 ounce attar of cloves
• 1 ounce attar of bergamot 
• 3 drachms attar of roses
• 4 ounces tincture of musk
• 4 ounces tincture of vanilla
• 4 ounces tincture of  ambergris
• 1 gallon deodorized alcohol 

After a month's repose, filter.

Rondeletia #2:

• Clove Oil 1/4 dr 
• Lavender Oil 3/4 dr
• Rose Oil 3/4 dr
• Zibethin Tincture 3/4 dr
• Bergamot Oil 1 1/2 dr
• Linalool Oil 1 1/2 dr
• Sandal Oil 1 1/2 dr
• Geranium Oil 1 1/2 dr
• Musk Tincture 3 1/2 dr 
• Vanillin Tincture 8 dr
• Cumarin Tincture 1 1/4 oz 
• Orris Tincture 2 oz
• Jasmine 2 oz
• Rose 4 1/2 oz
• Orange Flower 5 oz

Rondeletia #3:

• Tincture of orris 10 ounces 
• Tincture of jasmine 10 ounces 
• Tincture of musk 4 ounces 
• Oil of lavender 1 dram 
• Oil of bergamot 15 minims 
• Oil of cioves 5 minims 
• Oil of rose 40 minims 

Mix and filter if necessary