Scent

I can't roll my tongue but savour most flower scents now, including
fritallaria imperialis bulbs which other people working in our packing shed
can't abide. Mind you we don't have foxes here in NZ; only know them from
Brer Rabbit et al! Was always doubtful about hyacinth till this year, when
I have found to my surprise that Woodstock, a purple flower, is actually
pleasant! Maybe our sense of smell changes as we age? On the other hand I
have often believed my sense of smell to be more acute than many other
folks, especially where dampness in a building is concerned- a bit like
being able to detect a slightly 'off'' musical note. I go for the genetic
theory!

Cheers,
Juliet Leigh (...in NZ where the autumn gales assail but erlicheer and other
jonquils are beginning to bloom.; and the next-door neighbour's plum tree
was flowering last month! Global warming proof?)

----- Original Message -----
From: "C.J. Teevan" <gardenstreet184@yahoo.com>
To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 12:29 PM
Subject: Re: [pbs] Scent

I've heard (and my experience at work in an office confirms this) that
some people find the fragrance of paperwhite narcissus utterly
revolting -- describing it as a "stench". Sounds to me like floral
fragrance is largely genetic.

This thread however makes me wonder if this explains why my daughter, who
can roll her tongue, loves pickles, prefers vanilla and strawberry and
peach to chocolate or banana or apricot, can eat a straight lemon ("so
refreshing") but feels none of that w/ an orange. She can roll her
tongue. I cannot.

One of us would like Fritillaria... which one?

"brown.mark" <brown.mark@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
I have a very good sense of smell and can roll my tongue,but don't care
too
much for the scent of Fritillaria imperialis nor the similar scent of
Phuopsis stylosa.They just too much remind me of foxes!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Judy Glattstein"
To:

Sent: Friday, May 16, 2008 2:11 PM
Subject: [pbs] Scent

I like the scent of Fritillaria imperialis. My husband finds it
unpleasant. But then I also like butyl mercaptan (skunk) if not fresh
application - did have a de-scented skunk for a house pet for 5 years.

I also do not detect fragrance from Tulbaghia simmleri (= T. fragrans).

Isn't there some correlation between the ability to taste a certain
flavor (as Lee Poulsen mentioned) and the ability to curl the sides of
your tongue to form a sort of tube?

And when my cat comes indoors on a cold winter day is there some scent
of "cold" that clings to his fur for a few moments, or is it my
imagination.

Judy in New Jersey where the rainy morning is intensifying the scent of
fresh green growth.
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