Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-05-14

from some other vegetable product
There are, for instance, certain
Vlolets with little or no odor, but very
beautiful as to form, while there are
others that are poor to look upon but
very rich in perfume. The transfer OF
the odor from one species to the other
has been successfully performed In
Paris.
Again, the African marigold, which
Is a handsome flower, has been robbed
Of its evil odors and given a perfume
that makes it really valuable and de-
iicious. This fad for pertaining flowers
has even been pushed to the absurd
length Of imparting the odor OF the
rose to the sunhower, while chrysanthe-
nuns have been made to smell like the
violet.
A. NJ. Vilon Of Paris, Is the gentle
man who has brought this system TO
perfection. He has invented a ma
chine for pertaining flowers which has
worked some recent Partisan marvels'
According to the method pursued by
M. Villon, the flowers are placed in a
box, the interior of which has been
cooled with ice Leading into this
box is a pipe, with holes bored in 1t.
Through this pipe current OF car
bOnic gas perfumed with the desired
odor is sent The current Is produced
by the evaporation of the liquid car
bonic acid, which is passed through a
worm" like that used in distilline
whisky. The heated carbonic acid
bubbles up through a mass of the es-
sential oil containing the perfume and
takes on the properties Of the odor
which is then impaired to the flowers IL
the box.
This machine is most commonly useC
In strengthening the natural perfume
Of certain flowers, like violets anC
roses. In this way an intense perfume
Is obtained, which will last for man!
days.
When it is desired to first rob
flower of it's natural odor before CIV
ing It that Of some other flower, it i
STEPPED in bromated water and thel
washed. In the case Of the African
marigold, which was robbed OF 1t
smell, the seeds were frst allowed t
soak for two days in rose water con
tanning little musk. They were thel
partially dried and sown.
The flowers that grew in time wer
not entirely deprived of their bad odol
but one was able to detect, mingle
with the original smell, the agreeabl
) odors Of the rose and the musk, TIL
seeds of these plants being again SOW
after similar treatment, it was foun
that there was a still further improve
meEt.
In this way it is claimed that Afr
can marigolds have been produce
which in odor rival the jasmine an
the violet. 1t has also been found tha
to constantly water flowers with a dill
ton of musk imparts the perfume
the flowers.
Even trees, it is claimed, can b
treated in somewhat similar name
A hole is bored in the trunk befor
the sap rises. This hole runs dowr
: ward. Into the hole is poured q THO
LIQUID containing the odor which II
desired to impart to the tree.
Perfumes are also impaired to flower
by pouring over them an alcoholic 81
luton of the essential oil of an artificit
+ perfume. This is practiced in Paris o
a large scale on violets, roses and hav
thorne. Glycerine is added to fix Il
odor.
The perfumes for flowers may /
bought in Paris, where they are pl
up in neat packages prepared by IL
n leading perfumers. NJ. Villon sa!
f that a good violettine should be con
posed Of 100 grammes of alcohol, Il
grammes of glycerine and 10 gramm
a of essential oil of violet. Geraniolil
g is a similar preparation, in which Il
essential oil of violet is replaced |
geraniol.
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