Parts 1 - The Compleat Botanica

Compleat Botanica - Fragrance classifications used in The Compleat Botanica
Fragrance classifications used in The Compleat Botanica
The eighteen different fragrance classifications provided as a starting point come from "The Book of
Perfumes", Eugene Rimmel, Chapman and Hall, London, 1865.
An alternative classification scheme by William A. Poucher is his scale of 100 based on the evaporative rate of a plant's
volatile aromatic compounds. Originally published in 1923, now in it's 10th edition 77 years later: "Perfumes,
Cosmetics and Soaps", 10th edition, William A. Poucher, Hilda Butler editor, Kluwer
Academic Publishers, Norwell, MA 2000.
For a good list of plants used in the perfume industry see "The Perfume Handbook", Nigel Groom, Chapman
& Hall, London, 1992. This book includes descriptions of the essential oils provided by plants used in the
perfumery world, both historic and contemporary.
An alternative list of fragrance classifications also comes from "The Book of Perfumes":
Classification
Almondy
Amber
Anise
Balsamic
Camphoraceous
Caryophyllaceous
Citrine
Fruity
Jasmine
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