Certain oils present in the petals of Flowers give the flowers their fragrance....These oils are produced by the plant as part of its growing process.....These oils are very complex...Under certain conditions, these oil are decomposed and are formed into a volatile oil....
When this oil evaporates, we get the fragrance from the flowers. Different Chemicals present in the volatile oil are responsible for the difference in the scent of flowers. This oil is also found in the leaves, barks, roots, fruits and seeds. For example, oranges and lemons have this oil in their fruits; Almonds in their seeds and cinnamon in its bark.....The First people to distil rose petals with water in order to produce rose water were the Arabians......This took place about 1,200 years ago......
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