76 THE BOOK OF ROSES. 



It is now ascertained that neither root nor 

 petals contain any peculiar chemical properties. 

 The fruit is still used under the name of cynor- 

 rhodon, or cynosbatos, having a sweetish but 

 somewhat acrid taste, and no smell. 



The fruit of the Dog rose is gathered for 

 drying in the month of September. The heps 

 of the Rosa rubiginosa, lutea, or arvensis, may 

 be used in the same manner. 



The petals of the Rosa moschata, formerly 

 used in medicine, are still in repute in the south 

 of Europe ; and the petals of the double Pom- 

 pon rose of Champagne, and of the monthly 

 rose, are occasionally used for the same pur- 

 poses as those of the Provins. From the 

 petals of the Hundred-leaved rose, and still 

 more of the rose of Four Seasons, rose-water is 

 made; syrup of roses, oil of roses, and other 

 medicaments are prepared from the same flower, 

 more especially the essence so exquisitely dis- 

 tilled from the Damask roses of Persia and 

 Turkey, under the name of atar gul, or attar 

 of roses. 



For purposes of perfumery, the Rosa Belgica 

 is cultivated in France as the Rose de Put- 

 eaux ; which village abounds with hedges and 

 even fields of roses. The Rosa Portlandica is 

 sometimes used in England for the same pur- 

 pose ; but the petals of the Belgian rose yield 

 the greatest quantity of essential oil. 



