THE VALLEY OF ROSES
I In Turkey and the Balkans the rose harvest is being gathered in, and millions are coming 4 to the Turkish faiwri of Karlovo from' the Valley of' Roses, 80 miles long. The petals are made into, rose water,, and from the surface of the rose water the bubbles of oil are skimmed to make ,the- famous attar of roses. ..-. '. . , For one pound of rose oil 2000 pounds of fed roses pr 3000 pounds of white roses are needed. It is said that attar of roses took its name from At-' tar Djiahn Kir, the husband of a princess who discovered the bubbles of oil in the fountains of rose water substituted for ordinary water at their wedding.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 144, 14 December 1940, Page 19
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122THE VALLEY OF ROSES Evening Post, Volume CXXX, Issue 144, 14 December 1940, Page 19
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