GERAxXlUM OIL. — LEMON PLANT. 3L^ 



The scent of Geranium oil Is, on the contrary, almost exactly 

 like that of Roses ; it is made from the leaves of certain 

 species ot Pelargonium, chiefly P. odoratissinmni, capi- 

 talum, and rosciiin. We can prove this for ourselves by 

 taking a few leaves of this plant, which is often grown with 

 us in pots, and bruising them between the lingers. The 

 species that succeeds best on the Riviera is Pelargonimn 

 captiaiiDu. Its cultivation there has declined recently 

 owing to the competition of Algiers. The plants are 

 gathered from the middle of August to the middle of 

 September and delivered at the factories as quickly as 

 possible. The tirm of Schimmel and Co. are now very 

 successful with Rose-Geranium oil. They distill 2,500 

 kilogrammes of fresh Roses with one kilo of pure 

 Geranium oil and obtain a product that resembles the 

 liulgarian Oil of Roses very closely. 



In the gardens of the Riviera one often meets with 

 a Verbena, \'. tripli\ll(i or Lipia citriodora, which is 

 also known as Citronelle or Lemon plant. This beautiful 

 shrub may be seen in the gardens on the Italian Lakes 

 and its fragrant pannicles of violet-tinted flowers may be 

 examined in autumn. Il its leaves are rubbed between 

 the lingers the\- diffuse a delicious odour, which is inter- 

 mediate between Lemon, Melissa and \'erbena. This 

 shrub comes from South America, and is grown on a 

 large scale in several places on the Riviera. The genuine 

 \'erbena oil which is distilled from its lea\'es, is prized 

 h\ man\- perfumers. This is however difficult to obtain, 

 as Lemon-grass oil which has the same scent and is 

 much cheaper, is connnonl) substituted for it. This oil 



