Kenar oil and meeheeria oil are equally coarse, and are quite unfit for any but native purposes.
Lemon-grass oil, which is known in commerce as citronella oil, is a delightful extract from the rank lemon grass, which covers most of' the hillsides in the more open districts of Ceylon.

An infusion of the grass is subsequently distilled; the oil is then discovered on the surface.

This is remarkably pure, with a most pungent aroma.

If rubbed upon the skin, it will prevent the attacks of insects while its perfume remains; but the oil is so volatile that the scent quickly evaporates and the spell is broken.
Clove oil is extracted from the leaves of the cinnamon tree, and not from cloves, as its name would imply.

The process is very similar to that employed in the manufacture of citronella oil.
Cinnamon is indigenous throughout the jungles of Ceylon.