Show ieni U ME OF FLOWERS 11 the perfume of 0 lowers flowers does not come from their petals as one would suppose instead it comes from an oil which the plant manufactures and as every variety flower makes a different oil so nearly every flower has a different odor though soine some ire very similar these oils are allce volatile oils that Is flying ils ili and merely means that it if the 11 is taken from the flower and bottled which happens in tho the manu facture of our toilet en the perfume will vanish into inlo the air if lie bottle is left uncorked so it is r really eally the flowers that manufacture nanu facture the delicate perfumes ve buy at tile the drug store tor for these lower oils are the base of every one it f them sweet as aa the odors odora are lad ibid valuable as they are to us the lowers have a motive of 0 their own or making them this motive of 0 ourse Is given to thern them oy ny nature in order to mako make the seeds so BO that he be flowers may produce other flow rs is ot the same bame species the ng year the pollen ot of one flown be mixed with the pollen of mother flower of 0 the same class in ome cases the wind catches up the ight powder and deposits it where it 11 leeds to go but many of tile the per umed flowers lie close to the 3 round and the wind can not get gel t the pollen to these flowers na iia ure has given the ability to make lie he sweet scented oil which attracts he notice of the honey bees who lurry down to gather the honey ome lome of the light pollen is brushed rom the flower and adheres to the ices ees legs so when lie he goes on his hio visiting other flowers fl finally to 19 will come to one in ili need ot of the ery pollen ho he has inadvertently earled off so the perfume so precious to us its 3 even more precious to tile the flonor manufacturer for without it the eeds could not be made |