Atlas of Perfumed Botany

by Jean-Claude Ellena

Pub date 5 April 2022 by MIT Press

Perfumed botany. A phrase that conjures up the magic, beauty, elegance and wonders of flowers that smell heavenly! That’s partly why this book appealed to me, and I was not disappointed.

I enjoyed the history and stories, some from the author’s own experiences, and just getting to know about the plants and the perfumes they make possible. They made me want to visit the places with fields and fields of colours and scents.

The art is not too bad, but I would have loved to see more traditional floral arts, preferably in watercolor.