Moso’Oi’S Value.
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From Our Own Correspondent.
Apia, Nov. 25.
DURING a visit to Samoa in 1931, Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Hosking, of the New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, investigated the possibilities of the commercial pro duction of essential oil in the Territory.
The flower of the local Moso’oi has been found to produce an oil similar to ylang-ylang which is of considerable value to perfume makers. A small par cel has been prepared and sold by a local resident.