On 8/19/2014 10:42 AM, sf wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Aug 2014 08:41:41 -0400, Nancy Young
> > wrote:

>> Commercial roses are sprayed. They've been bred to last longer
>> at the cost of the scent.
>>
>> I had one bunch they sprayed so much I couldn't bear to be
>> near them. Gag.
>>
>
> I've never experienced that with roses. I do have a couple of friends
> who are florists and will ask them what the heck it is you're talking
> about.

A quick search came up with this.

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/W...ng-2912022.php

or

http://tinyurl.com/oefmb8c

> Some flowers, like Margarites, have a bad smell naturally.
> When I used to grow them to cut and use as bouquets inside the house,
> I had to place sprigs of rosemary in the vase with them to overpower
> their odor. I loved looking at them, but they smelled awful.

I know I'm commented on this before, I once grew the famously
scented paperwhites. Oh, I think they are just gorgeous. Walked
into the house once they bloomed and started looking for what
was making that dirt smell.

Someone told me there are different varieties, but the fact is,
I'm happy if flowers look pretty. It's okay for lilacs to have
a scent, but I don't care otherwise. One persons fragrance is
another person's overpowering smell, I guess.

nancy