THE BOOK OP ROSES. 77 



Should an amateur possessing a plantation 

 of this rose, feel inclined to use it for pur- 

 poses of distillation, the following process will 

 suffice : 



Take an earthen pot or jar, well glazed inside, 

 wide in the mouth, narrow at the bottom, about 

 fifteen iriches high ; and place over the mouth 

 a strainer of clear coarse muslin, to contain a 

 considerable quantity of rose-leaves, of some 

 highly fragrant kind. Cover them with a 

 second strainer of the same material, and close 

 the mouth of the jar with an iron lid, or tin 

 cover, hermetically sealed. On this lid place 

 hot embers, either of coal or charcoal, that the 

 heat may reach the rose-leaves without scorch- 

 ing or burning them. The aromatic oil will 

 fall drop by drop to the bottom, with the water 

 contained in the petals. When time has been 

 allowed for extracting the whole, the embers 

 must be removed, and the vase placed in a cool 

 spot. Rose-water obtained in this mode is not 

 so durable as that obtained in the regular way 

 by a still ; but it serves all ordinary purposes. 



Small alembics of copper with a glass capi- 

 tal, may be used in three different ways. 



In the first process, the still or alembic must 

 be mounted on a small brick furnace, and fur- 

 nished with a worm long enough to pass through 

 a pan of cold water. The petals of the rose, 

 being carefully picked so as to leave no ex- 



