Magnolia

#### Magnolia. To the best of the author's knowledge, there are no true, natural **Magnolia **foyer products commercially available for perfumery use. But since various products under the label **Magnolia**** ****Absolute **or the like are occasionally offered by a few perfume material suppliers, a few lines will discuss **Magnolia**. Out of a wealth of magnolia species, only a few come into consideration as possible perfume plants: **Magnolia**** ****Grandiflora**** **is a tree indigenous to the southeastern states of the U.S.A., but cultivated quite commonly in southern Europe for its beautiful flowers. Experimental batches of magnolia oil and **Magnolia Absolute **have been prepared in Italy. The flowers of this magnolia have an extremely delicate, sweet fragrance, reminiscent of rose, violet and orange flowers or, in the opinion of others, like rosa canina, the common hedgerose (dogrose, hiprose). In Japan and China, various magnolias are cultivated as ornamental trees and shrubs. To the author's knowledge, these magnolias are not exploited for perfume oil production. The northeast-American Tulip Tree, the beautiful Liriodendron Tulipifera, best known for its wood ("whitewood"), produces a wealth of characteristic cup-shaped, yellow flowers of a faint, but very pleasant odor. The tree is occasionally called **Magnolia**** **when offered for sale in European tree nurseries. It does belong to the same family, but it is not a magnolia species, and it is not used as a perfume plant. Other perfume plants of the genus Magnoliaceae are **Champaca **and **Star Anise **(see monographs). An essential oil has been distilled from the leaves of **Magnolia Grandiflora **in China and experimentally in Italy. The **Michelia**** ****Leaf**** ****Oil**, see **Champaca**, is produced from the leaves of a related tree in China.