THE first examples of the" direct" synthesis of ftavone and flavonol derivatives by aroylation of substituted o-hydroxyacetophenones were reported by the present authors (J., 1924, 125, 2192), and the method has already been applied to the syntheses of myricetin (Kalff and Robinson, J, 1925, 127, 181), galangin methyl ether (ibid.), datiscetin (KaW and Robinson, J., 1925, 127, 1968) and kaempferol (Robinson and Shinoda, J., 1925, 127, 1973) among naturally occurring members of the group. In the present communication the synthesis of fisetin and of quercetin along similar lines is described. These colouring matters have been previously synthesised by Kostanecki, Lampe and Tambor (Bey., 1904, 37,