On 8/18/2014 6:16 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Aug 2014 08:14:47 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 18 Aug 2014 08:22:34 -0600, Janet Bostwick
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> I see no point in growing roses without a lovely scent.
>>
>> It used to be that commercial cut roses didn't have any smell, but
>> I've noticed that even the roses sold at the grocery store these days
>> have enough scent to make a room smell very nice.
>
> Probably chemical, like room deodorizer... Febreeze has like 50
> different flavors, I'm positive they must have rose

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.

nancy