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their perfume ; in sucli a case a " fixing scent," such 

 as neroH, vanilla, orris, or musk, is generally em- 

 ployed, and this is supposed to strike the same 

 "key" on the olfactory nerve as the real essence, 

 and also to change its volatility 

 to permanence ; thus vanilla is 

 used as a basis for heliotrope 

 perfume. There are great flow- 

 er farms in the south of France 

 devoted to the interests of 

 French perfumery. Violets are 

 imitated by attar of almonds, 

 tuberose, and orris ; orris is 

 obtained from the Florentine 

 iris (/. Florentina). Helioti'ope 

 blooms from early summer 07i- 

 ward. 

 . Atamasco Lily. The Atamasco 



Amaryllis Atamasco. \\\y, SOmetimCS 



called zephyr flower, or zephy- 

 ranthes, is a native of the South, 

 common in low grounds, and is 

 now cultivated in the garden, 

 where it blooms in early sum- 

 mer; .its flowers are pure pink, 

 or white, in my garden I no- 

 tice they seem to bloom hurriedly or not at all. 



