It is true that a rose by any other name would still smell as sweet. However, I think that some roses smell much sweeter than others. Take these full blown ‘Mister Lincoln’ roses. I cut them today when I saw that they had gotten a bit overwhelmed by the rain we had, and some were head-down in the dirt. Bringing them in, they smelled fabulous, but after they had warmed up a bit (helped along by the sunshine streaming in my westerly facing windows), they really turned up the scent and filled my house with an almost citrusy fragrance. It wasn’t cloying or overly perfumey, just very subtle and refreshing.
