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Otago Daily Times, Issue 19527, 9 July 1925, Page 10

In Bulgaria, France, Italy, Algeria, and India attar of roses is produced. It is estimated that from the middle of May till the end of July more than 750,000 people in South-eastern Europe make a living by f ilneiiug roses and assisting in the preparation of the essence. About 3000 kilos, of rose leaves, the yield of two and a-half acres of land, give one kilo, of attar. The ved rose only is used for making th e essence; the white rose and the yellow rose appear to lack the oil which is essential to the product. There is a lack of uniformity in tho thickness of a Bank of England note. It is thicker in tho left-hand corner than in any other part, to enable it to receive a sharper impression of the vignette there. This aids in the discovery of counterfeits, as the latter arc invariably of one thickness.