GARDEN VEGETABLES AND FLOWERS 333 



Perfumes, the agreeable odors we use in handkerchiefs, 

 are largely made from flowers, such as those of oranges 

 and lemons, roses, heliotropes, etc., and are procured 

 from them in various ways. Rose and orange-flower 

 waters are made by driving steam through the flowers; 

 but these must be grown in a hot climate, not on the 

 coast, where the odors are faint and inferior. 



It is a great art to make from these aromatic essences 

 just the right mixtures for cologne water, violet water, 

 and others, in which these essences are dissolved in 

 alcohol. The finest of 4he flower perfumes are not 

 made with steam, but by catching the odors in pure fat, 

 spread on glass panes in close boxes, to which are con- 

 stantly added fresh supplies of flowers, such as violets 

 and heliotrope. You can make delicious pomatum in 

 this way, or the odor can be drawn out of the fat by pure, 

 weak alcohol, which can then be used for handkerchief 

 perfumes. 



