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Rosa damascena is more full-bodied and wine like, Rosa centifolia (cabbage rose) a little lighter, and Rosa odorata (the Latin name for tea roses) is definitely the most peachy-perfect of them all.
Tea Rose Ayala Sender 2009
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Rosa damascena is more full-bodied and wine like, Rosa centifolia (cabbage rose) a little lighter, and Rosa odorata (the Latin name for tea roses) is definitely the most peachy-perfect of them all.
Archive 2009-02-01 Ayala Sender 2009
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I am assuming that the name refers to the Rosa damascena, more commonly known as the Damask rose or even just Damask.
Archive 2007-05-01 Marina Geigert 2007
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Thus the otto-yielding rose is variously styled _Rosa damascena, R. sempervirens, R. moschata, R. gallica, R. centifolia, R. provincialis_.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881 Various
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_Rose oil (otto of rose) _, distilled from the flowers of Rosa damascena, though occasionally the white roses (Rosa alba) are employed.
The Handbook of Soap Manufacture H. A. Appleton
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[1] The Indian rose-water is made principally from _Rosa damascena_ about
Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society Mrs. Meer Hasan Ali 1885
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The Bulgarian oil-bearing rose, or Rosa damascena, has 30 petals and is the richest in essential oil.
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