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Manawatu Herald, 20 March 1902, Page 2

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THE SOULS OF THE FLOWERS.

Mr Grossmith, a great maker of perfumes said to an interviewer lately, “Do you not believe that flowers . have souls?” “The soul of the flower never dies, and the proof of this is very simple. Here,” said he placing bis band upon a great cylinder full of the essence of jonquils, “ you have the soul of the jonquil. You smell it in October, December, and January, and the strength of the scent remains the same; but when the vernal equinox

approaches, a strange, mysterious change begins to manifest itself in this colourless liquid. When the jonquils are in full flower under the May sunshine, the potency of th' Sb«ut is immensely increased, -in some mysterious manner the essencin our cylinders responds to the joyous influence of springtime, and the fragrance perceptibly increase--and remains at a higher pitch during the whole of the time of tha flowering than at any other time of the year.” Though lavender can bo grown anywhere in England, only at Mitcham can the genuine lavender be procured. None else has so rich and so fragrant an oil. Many have heard of, but few have seen and smelt the attar of roses. This is one of the staple exports of Bulgaria. An ounce is the product of If hundredweight of roses, and is as precious as liquid gold. Musk is obtained from an eggahaped gland found on the body of the musk deer of the Himalayas, and each deer yields but a small quantityThe price varies from £6 to £lO an ounce.