Oh, beloved Violette de Parma, though shalt never return
Oh, beloved Violette de Parma, though shalt never...
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Tuberose of Grasse
Tuberose of Grasse NewsletterAnd the jessamine faint, and the sweet tuberose,The sweetest flower for scent that blows;And all rare blossoms from every climeGrew in that garden in perfect prime....
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Jasmine of Grasse Newsletter
Jasmine of Grasse NewsletterWalking aimlessly through the town of Grasse... For a long time we follow low, crumbling walls, walls behind which we sense the presence of some garden from a Thousand and...
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Aromatic lichen resources in Guizhou Province, ChinaSo far, 2000-3000 species of aromatic plant resources have been discovered in the world, including lichens, mosses, ferns and higher plant [1], the...
View ArticlePerfumer’s Nose: Into the Woods With Oakmoss
Perfumer’s Nose: Into the Woods With OakmossIndispensable to chypre and fougère perfumes, oakmoss is combined with citrus (bergamot), floral (jasmine or rose), woody (patchouli), oakmoss, and amber...
View ArticleLichen extracts as raw materials in perfumery. Part 1: oakmoss
Lichen extracts as raw materials in perfumery. Part 1: oakmossABSTRACT: A comprehensive review is presented on extracts of a lichen, oakmoss (Evernia prunastri), that are used in the fragrance...
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OakmossLat. K9ngdom Plantae, division Bryophyta; Other names: Mousse de Chene, treemossOakmoss, also known as Evernia prunastri, is a species of lichen, a fungus found in mountainous temperate forests...
View ArticleOakmoss, Treemoss and Chypre: you've come a long way baby!
Oakmoss, Treemoss and Chypre: you've come a long way baby!Basically oakmoss is a type of light green to green black lichen, a fungus growing on trees found in many mountainous temperate forests...
View ArticleImportance of Sense Smell by Helen Keller
In my experience smell is most important, and I find that there is high authority for the nobility of the sense which we have neglected and disparaged. It is recorded that the Lord commanded that...
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Suddenly a change passed over the tree. All the sun's warmth left the air. I knew the sky was black, because all the heat, which meant light to me, had died out of the atmosphere. A strange odour came...
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Our cottage was a sort of rough camp, beautifully situated on the top of the mountain among oaks and pines. The small rooms were arranged on each side of a long open hall. Round the house was a wide...
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The next morning I awoke with joy in my heart. Everything Itouched seemed to quiver with life. It was because I saweverything with the new, strange, beautiful sight which had been given me. I was never...
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THE JOY OF FRAGRANCE-Part 1by Mary Webb"Chests of fragrant medicinal balmTo work cool ointments for the grievèd flesh."CHARLES WELLS.AS the colour-blind slowly learn to distinguish shades of blue and...
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THE JOY OF FRAGRANCE-Part 2The origin of flower scents is full of mystery. Sometimes they seem to run through the minute veins like an ichor, as in wallflowers, with their scented petals; sometimes...
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THE JOY OF FRAGRANCE-Part 3by Mary WebbFragrance is the voice of inanimate things. The air is full of the cries of leaves and grass, softer than those of the flowers. In the dark night of the cedar...
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THE JOY OF FRAGRANCE-Part 4by Mary WebbNature spreads her sweets for the poor: she gives them rosemary instead of sandal-buds, wild cassia instead of cinnamon, iris roots and ploughman's spikenard for...
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Roses-A Modern HerbalRoses are a group of herbaceous shrubs found in temperate regions throughout both hemispheres. All the Roses of the Antipodes, South Africa and the temperate parts of South America...
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The Flowers that Make Chanel No. 5In late spring, the bees arrive at Joseph Mul’s fields near Pégomas, France, at around nine-thirty each morning. The unmarked fifty acres border a gravel path, which...
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