First prepared by a druggist in the late 1800s, Rosebud Salve and the Rosebud Perfume Company have a long history of providing quality products at reasonable prices. The Rosebud Perfume Company was founded by my great-grandfather, George F. Smith, in 1895. The business began as a small drug store, then moved across the street to occupy a large brick building (formerly a hotel) that has since become known as The Rosebud Building. After seeing its local popularity, he began to advertise in tabloids and within a few years had a thriving mail-order business that continues today into the Internet Era