Word: ylang-ylang
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...visitors a front-row seat at one of nature's greatest shows: the world's oldest continuously surviving rain forest. Dusk on any of Daintree's screened-in balconies is a noisy delight as an invisible chorus of birds, frogs and insects serenades nightfall from the giant vine-draped ylang-ylang trees...
...prime time with commercials, once by producing his own Christmas special on NBC and with an occasional invitation to perform on shows like televangelist Robert Schuller's Hour of Power. He has begun churning out an eclectic new line of products like melon-cucumber scented candles and a patchouli--ylang-ylang body lotion called Yam Seng, all inspired by his personal taste. "I guess I must be really representative of my fan demographic," he says. "They just like what I like...
...like fat in milk); sequestrants, which keep trace minerals from turning fats and oils rancid, and are also used to prevent some soft drinks from turning cloudy. In addition, the FDA has 80 "miscellaneous" GRAS substances from alfalfa to zedoary (an aromatic East Indian herb), from pipsissewa leaves to ylang-ylang, used as flavoring...
...short composition like Baldwin's it is easier to give a sense of cohesiveness; this piece, rather aptly titled Conversations with Gryllus in August, was a collection of handsome sounds. Behrman's delicious piece contained several subtly insinuating probes which occasionally gave off small clouds of ylang-ylang and incense, but left little doubt as to the sensitivity of the composer...
Between these high hopes and any important trade with the U.S. lie months, even years, of effort. It takes about two years to get essential oil from the tuberose, three years for jasmine, at least four for cassie or ylang-ylang. And it takes ancient skills and a Merlin's genius to produce just the right oils once the flower is ripe for its "enfleurage." But Latin America has the climate and the cheap labor to make a brave...