The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-04-17
ASSIST NATURE
Flowers Perfumed by Artificial
Means in Paris.
AN INGENIOUS DEVICE USED
That cortsst. the Mistakes ofDams Ma
ture-Psrfumss Can row be Purchased
a, the Psrfumsr. and Applied atayll.
The same Plan Applied 10 Trees Caa,ss
Change Ia the FIowsr's Scent.

To artfully perfume flowers ls,the la
test lad in Paris, says the New York
World. 1t has been found possible not
only to take away from a flower the
odor given to 1t by nature, but actually
make 1t yield q perfume derived from
some other vegetable product.
There are, for instance, certain vio-
lets with little or no odor. but very
beautiful, as to form, while there are
others that arc poor 20 look upon, Dut
very rich in perfume The transfer Of
the odor from one specie TO the other
has been successfully performed IN
Paris.
Again. the African marigold, which Is
handsome flower, has been robbed OF
its evil odors and given perfume that
makes 1t really valuable and delicious.
This fad for pertaining flowers has even
been pushed ~ the absurd length Oh
lmparting the odOr of the rose to the
suntiower, while chrysanthemums have
been made 10 smell like the violet.
a. NJ. Villon, OF Paris Is the gentle,
man who has brought this system to
perfection. He has invented machine
for pertaining flowers which has work
ed some. OF these recent Partisan mar
els
According to the method pursued by
NJ. VillOn, the flowers are placed In a
box, the interior Of which has been cool
ed with ice. Leading into this box Is
pipe, with holes bored in 1t.
Through this pipe current OF car
bOnIc acid gas perfumed with the de-
sired odor Is sent. This current IS pro.
duced by the evaporation OF the liquid
carbonIc acid, which is passed through
worm" like that used in distllllng
whisky. The heated carbonic bubbles
up through a mass Of the essential oil
containing the perfume, and takes on
the properties OF the odor, which is then
Impaired to the flowers In the box.
This machine Is most commonly used
in Strengthening the natural perfume OF
certain flowers, like Violets and roses
In this way an intense perfume is OBJ
talned, which will last for many days,
When 1t is desired to first rob flower
OF It's natural odOr before giving 1t that
OF some other flower, II is STEPPED In
bromated water and then washed. IN
the case of the African marigold. which
was robbed OF It's smell. the seeds were
first allowed 70 soak for two days IN
rose water containing a little musk.
They were then partially dried ana
sown.
The flowers that grow in time were
not entirely deprived Of their bad odor,
but one was able TO detect, mingled With
the original smell. the agreeable doors
of the rose and the musk. The seeds
OF these plants being again sown a[ter
similar treatment, II was found that
there was a still further Improvement
In this way 1t is claimed that African
marigQlds have been produced, which IN
odor rival the jasmlne-and the violet. It
has also been found that to constantly
water flowers with dilution OF musk
lmparts the perfume to the flowers.
Even trees, 1t is claimed, can be
treated in a somewhat similar manner.
A hole Is bored In the trunk before the
sap rises. This hole runs downward
| Into the hole Is poured a thick liquid
containing the odOr which 1t Is desired
to impart to the tree.
Perfumes are also impaired to flowers
by pouring over them an alcoholic soll-
ton of the esstial oil OF an artih-
cial perfume. This is practlced in Paris
on a large scale on violets, roses and
hawthorne. GlycerIne Is added TO hF
the odor.
The perfumes for flowers may be
bought in Paris, where they are put up
in neat packages prepared by the lead
1 Ing perfumers. NJ. VillOn says that q
good vIolettine should be composed of
| 100 grammes Of alcohol, 100 grammeS OIL
Elycerine and ten grammes of essen
tial oil Of violet. Geraniollne Is sim
liar preparation, in which the essential
oil OF violet Is replaced by geraniol.