Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-07-02
ALTAR OF ROSES.
An Account OF the Manufacture of This Costly
Substance.

lacturc OF TINS interesting substance |
condensed from Il paper in tho Unite,
States consular reports. The annua
product in the district referred I,
reached three tons in 1884, scllin!
for Sj0O,OOO. In 1851 the produc
was 1900 pounds, but the cost Of man
utacturc has been greatly increased o
recent years, and it sold for SG25, 600
Altar of roses is produced on Il larg,
scale N the province of ROumelia, OF
the southern slopes OF the Balkans
and it is only the altar of these dis
iricts that is of any moment. Smal
quantities are produced in India and
Persia, but they are used for home
consumption, and the same is the case
with the altar OF roses produced in the
south of France, which, although OF
quite good quality, forms only very
small part OF the consumption of these
producing places. The altar of Tunis
is of the best quality, but the quantity
produced is comparatively small and
the price high. Very little is exported.
The altar produced in ROumelia is
made by distillation from rosa darias.
Gina, whose color is, rs a rule, bright
red it is sometimes, but rarely, white.
1t is not very full as flower, aud
blooms in May and June. The rose
trees, when full grown, reach n height
OF about six feet, and are planted in
rows. They have TO be tended very
carefully from the autumn to the time
OF gathering. The llowcrs when in
0 d
iull bloom are pInckcd before sunrise,
only in such quantities rs can be dis
titled ON the day they arc pluckcd.
The diStiIling apparatus consists of u
PLAIN timed stlII, from which 4 long
curved tube Is directed through Il tub
llllcd wllil fresh water, and cmptics in
u big bottle. Several such apparatus
are usually standing on stone hcarlhs,
by the side OF each other, and, if pos.
Slblc, close to brook in the shade Of
trees.
According 10 the size Of the appar-
AUS, the stlll may hold twenty-five to
MY pounds oi roses, on which about
double that quantity OF water is
poured, and is boiled briSRly for about
hall an hour. The distilled liquid is
collected IN the bottle that stands at
the mouth of the cooling tube, aud the
altar of roses, which separates from
the water appears on the surface.
where it is skinned. The distilled
water IL again used for diStlllatiOn,
and constitutes ultimately the rose
water which enters into trade.
Aitcru sufficient ou,otity of affair ia
produced. il has t6 bc tG,,lIv CrcoJ
from lhc wafer. and il ken, in cnnnnr
cans timed bnth ON thr hsiLo rdp,,i rp,i
out,idc.
The rose frees attain ,hoir vimur,
producino roporir, in thnir fnmrih
wear. say from . 100 to / ODD nnnnJs
rer aero. They are very scniil,In tn
cold. fms and r,in orr ,is, v"r,, fa,aI
to thc 6los,oms I'm, ,hr ,.iniJ ,Io
pcnds most upon thn weather Ju,inr
time of disrlIotion. tbn attcr Ins,22
sometimes len DAYS nnL, wh,r ,hn
weather is warm and rIror w.horoas
il nav ronuirc A month ami rmro , 'T -
thc sky !. cloudv. rsncrinIiv If rain
falls ol intervals In tLr Ir.t cnso 'I,m ihm
yiclJ il almost ,Iwoyy nmf,T"roIio nro ,i,o
MS fine rose, nre bIoomInr ,f ,bn sn,mn "Y,,
time, and os lncrn is milne tn ,I raiInr ,',i,,,
and work Them nil th" "Ior II " ,Ln
flower ,nop yopi,brs nnd tLc ',fnid in
altar + much los. in @ rnns"n,;nncn @ 'n," ln ln
thnt i. 600 io 7.OOO nnnrJs nf Ico,"o ~
orr nccJrd to ,iyo onn n|' m,mnJ " af 'o",US ai,am
When tbc weather i! fovnrahl" ,", anj