how would you know which plants can be used as perfume?

Question

using the senses immediately available to you (sight,smell,touch)

Answer 1

by Smell.

Perfume makers are chemists with incredibly sensitive noses. They can distinguish a wide range of material only by the smell and they can grade rose petals in several different shades of their order; when to me they pretty much smell the same. This is why one of the very first perfumes was probably rose water, crushed rose petals in a water solution.

According to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_perfume
"France quickly became the European center of perfume and cosmetic manufacture. Cultivation of flowers for their perfume essence, which had begun in the 14th century, grew into a major industry in the south of France."

According to: http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=212432005&format=print
"MUSKY, with a woody tone and spicy hints of cinnamon - the perfect fragrance for a Bronze Age date.

Italian archaeologists have discovered the world’s oldest perfumery and have identified the smells popular with the people of the time."

Answer 2

You would crush the leaves of the plant or strip the bark off the root and smell it.

If you Look for the sweet gum tree in your area. It looks like this:

http://www.nysite.com/nature/flora/sweetgum.htm

Crush some leaves in your hand and note the pleasant smell.

Answer 3

plants with essential oils are good plant that you can used as a perfume...... make the best out of it!!!

Answer 4

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfume#Plant_sources