Robinia Pseudacacia absolute

#### Robinia Pseudacacia. A small tree, a native of the United States of America, was utilized by the early settlers for its solid wood from which were made railway ties, stagecoaches, parts of ships, furniture, etc. The tree, **Robinia Pseudacacia, **also known as “**False Acacia**”, carries beautiful clusters of creamy white flowers, but it was primarily its useful wood that led the immigrants to send seed and cuttings of the tree back to Europe several hundred years ago. Early in the twentieth century, the very fragrant flowers were extracted experimentally in various countries in central Europe. It has been claimed that the absolute is produced at present in Bulgaria. The author has been unable to confirm this (private communication). For inexplicable reasons, the concrète (or the absolute from concrète) of **Robinia**** ****Pseudacacia**** **has not yet succeeded in catching the interest of creative perfumers. The tree is very common all over the northeastern USA., all over Europe and parts of Asia, etc. The flowers are abundant. and the tree grows even in poor soil. The yield of concrète by petroleum ether extraction is not unusually small, and the product is intensely fragrant and has an individual character. The odor of **Robinia Pseudacacia **absolute is somewhat reminiscent of the absolutes of mimosa or cassie, but it has an orange flower sharpness, and a sweeter, spicier dryout than the two mentioned materials. The author has based this description upon the study of experimental batches as he was unable to obtain a commercial product. The outstanding tenacity and highly versatile character of the odor of this perfume material should make it an interesting item for almost all types of floral, floral-aldehydic and Oriental-floral perfume types, particularly lilac, jasmin variations. lily, apple blossom, rose variations, etc. Robinia Pseudacacia absolute blends well with ylang-ylang. jasmin, orange flower absolute, mimosa, cassie. sage clary, petitgrain, bois de rose, Peru balsam oil, styrax products, olibanum, labdanum, hydroxyl-citronellal, isoeugenol, cassione, heliotropine, nitromusks, cyclamal, amyl salicylate, etc. The author would predict a good future in perfumery for a true absolute of robinia pseudacacia if it were made regularly available in reasonable quantities.