RE: Malodorous plants
- To: B*@monterey.edu, f*@aloha.net
- Subject: RE: Malodorous plants
- From: W*@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 09:15:56 EST
In a message dated 1/28/99 11:47:34 AM, Barry_Garcia@monterey.edu writes:
<< My grandfather was that way with Gardenias. The reason is, he worked as
a kid in a Funeral Home, and the main flowers they used were gardenias.
He couldn't stand their smell.
>>
In 1958, (I was 8yrs old) my younger brother was struck by a car and killed.
I can still remember the over powering sweet sticky smell of all of the
Gardenias. Over forty years later I still get a physical reaction from them.a
couple of years ago a friend shoved one under my nose saying how nice it
smelled, It made me retch.
Wayne scott
Wayne Scott
wascott@aol.com
250 Hickory St.
Napa, CA. 94558
