Show pr Pro serving erving rose roc scent attar of roses Is obtained by bt dis til lation from small white roses known ns its Alu sata and a dark red variety known as hosa Pa mascena usuna usually y it takes pounds of rose petals to make an ounce of rose oil but twice this amount has been used of at times iP pending upon the quality of the flowers and the climatic conditions at harvest time the harvesting of the roses occurs during the latter part of may and the beginning of june A good harvest lasts about twenty five days and requires damp cool weather as the flowers are picked in the morning while the dew Is still on them A period of hot sunshine during the harvest harrest time will seriously damage a good crop |