See also:

• ATTAR [or OTTO] OF ROSES (Pers. 'atar, essence)

ATTAR [or See also:

• OTTO

OTTO] OF See also:

• ROSES, WARS OF THE

ROSES (Pers. 'atar, essence)  , a perfume consisting of essential oil of See also:

• ROSES, WARS OF THE

roses, prepared by distilling, or, in some districts, by macerating the See also:

• FLOWERS, ARTIFICIAL

flowers . The manufacture is chiefly carried out in See also:

• INDIA
• INDIA, FRENCH

India, See also:

• PERSIA

Persia and the Balkans; the last named supplying the bulk of the See also:

• EUROPEAN

European demand . It is used by See also:

• PERFUMERY (Lat. per, through, and fumare, to smoke)

perfumery manufacturers as an ingredient . The genuine See also:

• ATTAR [or OTTO] OF ROSES (Pers. 'atar, essence)

attar of roses is costly and it is frequently adulterated .