Re: scent, boxwood, privet, Brussels sprouts

 >>Ain't it interestin', Bill, what scents some hate and others don't?
To me, the scent of box means summer in the south:-)  To others it's
anathema.  Now, I loathe and despise the scent of privet
blooms...makes me gag; others say how sweet they are...

If I had one smell left to smell, it would be boxwood--one of the greatest
aromas on the planet.  I hate the little holly look-alike (to the uneducated
eye) because it doesn't have the smell.  I too, hate privet and its cousins.
Paperwhites are initially nice but turn rancid to me pretty quickly.

A wondering, then:  Fact:  there is a component in Brussels sprouts that
some people can taste/smell, and others can't, and the difference is
genetic.  I CAN smell it, and I HATE Brussels sprouts.  Wonder if there's a
mapping from there to privet and boxwood?
and do you find any strange smells associated with asparagus? That one does map to the Brussels Sprouts one! BTW, I love both!
Cheryl
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Cheryl Isaak
Londonderry, NH
AHS Region 4, USDA Zone 4B/5A
growing, stitching and reading in NH

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