GATHERING JASMINE NEAR GRASSE (ALPES-MARITIMES) 



The quaint picturesque town of Grasse in the South of Prance is the chief centre of perfumes manufacture. At Bruno Court's es- 

 tablishment in the spring flower season about 250, ooo Ib. of roses are received each month. On an average, Bruno's make use of 1,860 

 tons of orange-blossom, about I. ooo tons of roses, 150 tons of violets, and 130 tons of jasmine. The area of flower farms for perfumery 

 is 1 15,000 acres. Fat. grease, or oil takes part in the delicate process of miking perfumes. But artificially constructed perfumes, with 

 nothing to do with roses, may be used to eke out natural perfumes, or as substitutes for them. The question is whether they smell as 

 sweet. 



