Commercial and scientific notes on essential oils. 37 



Rose Oil, Anatolian. — An English report 1 ) on the oil of rose industry of 

 Asia Minor expresses the opinion that the rose culture of Anatolia would be much 

 older than that of Bulgaria. This statement may appear justified in so far as the rose 

 cultivation and industry spread about the 17 th century from Persia not only to the 

 south, but also towards the north, into Asia Minor, Turkey and Bulgaria 2 ). When we 

 consider the statements of the Turkish geographer Hadji Chalfa 3 ), however, there were 

 extensive rose fields in southern Bulgaria near Adrianople already in the first half of 

 the 17 th century, and the conclusion appears justified that this cultivation cannot for 

 any long period have been restricted to Asia Minor. On the other hand G. Brede- 

 mann 5 ) asserts that the rose oil industry of Asia Minor was only founded in Anatolia 

 by Turkish rose-peasants who had immigrated in the year 1894 from Bulgaria. We 

 further regard the statement of the English report, that up till recently Anatolian rose 

 oil had found its way westward under the designation of Bulgarian oil of rose, as 

 very improbable. We are not acquainted with any evidence as to a rose culture 

 existing in Asia Minor during the 18 th and 19 th century. 



Since we reported at length a few years ago on a comprehensive paper by G. Brede- 

 mann 4 ) on "the oil of rose industry of Turkey and Asia", we need here only mention 

 that P. Jeancard 5 ) has recently dealt with the same subject in an article which does 

 not contain any new information. 



Rose Oil, Bulgarian. — Reports coming from Bulgaria agree that we had correctly 

 estimated the total yield of the harvest of 1920 in our last Report at 1100 kg. It 

 is true that it is officially maintained, that this figure is too high, and that the last 

 harvest had only yielded about 900 kg. It is certainly a fact that the yield has 

 remained considerably below that of the year 1919. The price for pure oil is quoted 

 at above 26000 levas, including a pure profit of 10 per cent, which would be equivalent 

 to a price of about 22000 Mark in German money. The exports from Bulgaria are said 

 to have amounted to not less than 2100 kg. in 1920. That would clearly show that 

 there must still be a brisk trade with adulterated ware. Large bulks of all possible 

 mixtures are said to be offered by smugglers in the producing districts. Within our 

 own frontiers there also remained large stocks, partly objects of pledge, the examination 

 of which makes the greatest caution advisable with respect to apparently-profitable offers. 

 The chances for 1921 are still more unfavourable. In consequence of gross neglect 

 during the war, the plantations are reported to be in a simply-miserable condition and, 

 though restoration is anxiously being pushed, it is still considered that at least 4 years 

 will pass before a somewhat normal yield of flowers may again be expected. 



Under these conditions we may again reckon upon a lively demand for our well- 

 known and approved Miltitz rose products in the course of this year. We offer these 

 in several nuances under the designations: — 



Rose "Schimmel § Co." (Red Rose) 



Rose "Schimmel § Co." (Marechal NielJ 



Rose "Schimmel 8* Co." (Moss Rose) 



Rose "Schimmel $ Co." (Tea Rose) 



Rose "Schimmel § Co." (White Rose). 

 The basis for the preparation of these eminent floral oils is the extract which we 

 prepare in our own plantations from the flowers of Rosa damascena and other sorts- 



*) Perfkm. Record 11 (1920), 210. — 2 ) Cf. Gildemeister and Hoffmann, The Volatile Oils, 2 nd ed., vol. 1, 

 p. 141. — 3) Cf. Report 1916, 47. — *) Cf. Report 1917, 42. — 5 ) Perfum. Record 11 (1920), 210. 



