OTTO OF ROSES. 79 peror, who received me in (the Jenan En neel) the garden of the Nile, a small garden adjoining the palace, containing all the fruits and plants from the Nile of Egypt. The (yoordeJillelly) Tafilelt-rose grows in great luxuriance in this garden, resembling that of China ; the odour is very grateful and strong, perfuming the air to a considerable distance. This is the rose, from the leaves of which the celebrated {attar el worde) L e, distillation of roses is made, vulgarly called in Europe, otto of roses.

The emperor declared the port of Santa Cruz to be shut ; and that no European merchant of any nation should continue there. He gave me my choice, either to quit the country, or establish a house at Mogodor. I entreated a short time to consider which I should choose, which was readily granted.

The prince Abd El Melk was magnificent in his apparel, the Emperor dressed very plain ; these were two incompatible propensities, the latter had probably heard of the prince's extravagance in this respect, and chose to moralise with him by comparing his own parsimonious and plain apparel to his costly attire ; and insinuating that the iron buckle to his belt answered every purpose of a gold one, reprimanded the prince for the extravagance and vanity of his wardrobe, and acquainted his Highness that the port of ** This orthography, Nile, has been imported from France ; with the French it is pronounced as we pronounce Neel ; and this, is the intelligible pronunciation in Africa.