A_AT1 Fragrant_JJ Harvest_NN1 At_II some_DD point_NN1 ,_, nearly_RR every_AT1 gardener_NN1 has_VHZ paused_VVN over_II a_AT1 flower_NN1 and_CC experienced_VVN an_AT1 epiphany_NN1 :_: If_CS I_PPIS1 could_VM capture_VVI the_AT scent_NN1 of_IO that_DD1 jasmine_NN1 in_II a_AT1 bottle_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VM be_VBI a_AT1 millionaire_NN1 ._. 
The_AT next_MD day_NNT1 the_AT petals_NN2 are_VBR gone_VVN ,_, and_CC the_AT aroma_NN1 with_IW them_PPHO2 ._. 
Thanks_NN2 for_IF the_AT memories_NN2 ._. 
See_VV0 you_PPY next_MD year_NNT1 ._. 
Andrine_NP1 Olson_NP1 ,_, however_RR ,_, has_VHZ a_AT1 pickle_NN1 jar_NN1 in_II her_APPGE refrigerator_NN1 that_CST holds_VVZ the_AT invigorating_JJ scent_NN1 of_IO jasmine_NN1 blossoms_NN2 from_II her_APPGE overgrown_JJ garden_NN1 ._. 
There_EX are_VBR some_DD 60_MC other_JJ scents_NN2 ,_, too_RR ,_, foraged_VVD and_CC assembled_VVN from_II her_APPGE yard_NN1 on_II Vashon_NP1 Island_NNL1 ,_, Wash._NP1 ,_, overlooking_VVG the_AT Puget_NN1 Sound_NN1 ._. 
These_DD2 tinctures_NN2 are_VBR a_AT1 highlight_NN1 of_IO Ms._NNB Olson_NP1 's_GE creations_NN2 as_II a_AT1 natural_JJ perfumer_NN1 ,_, making_VVG scents_NN2 without_IW any_DD of_IO the_AT synthetic_JJ aromas_NN2 used_VVN in_II commercial_JJ perfumery_NN1 ._. 
Each_DD1 solution_NN1 comes_VVZ from_II a_AT1 laborious_JJ process_NN1 of_IO steeping_VVG plants_NN2 in_II 190-proof_JJ alcohol_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 drink_NN1 that_CST could_VM drop_VVI a_AT1 horse_NN1 ._. 
Other_JJ flowers_NN2 have_VH0 been_VBN pressed_VVN into_II fats_NN2 ,_, like_II palm_NN1 oil_NN1 shortening_VVG ,_, in_II an_AT1 old-fangled_JJ process_NN1 called_VVN enfleurage_NN1 ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 witch_NN1 hazel_NN1 tincture_NN1 from_II the_AT herb_NN1 garden_NN1 that_CST smells_VVZ curiously_RR sweet_JJ ,_, nothing_PN1 like_II the_AT drugstore_NN1 astringents_NN2 used_VMK to_TO punish_VVI teenagers_NN2 with_IW spotty_JJ skin_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 tincture_NN1 of_IO smoked_JJ clamshells_NN2 ,_, gathered_VVN from_II the_AT seashore_NN1 down_II the_AT hill_NN1 ,_, recalls_VVZ a_AT1 pot_NN1 of_IO Lapsang_NP1 Souchong_NP1 tea_NN1 ._. 
Or_CC the_AT smell_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 lover_NN1 's_GE T-shirt_NN1 after_II a_AT1 bonfire_NN1 on_II the_AT beach_NN1 ._. 
Creating_VVG perfumes_NN2 ,_, soaps_NN2 and_CC deodorants_NN2 from_II her_APPGE four-acre_JJ grounds_NN2 has_VHZ not_XX made_VVN Ms._NNB Olson_NP1 a_AT1 millionaire_NN1 ._. 
Or_CC a_AT1 thousandaire_NN1 ,_, for_IF that_DD1 matter_NN1 ._. 
Which_DDQ is_VBZ too_RG bad_JJ ,_, because_CS Ms._NNB Olson_NP1 ,_, 47_MC ,_, left_VVD her_APPGE career_NN1 as_II a_AT1 Seattle_NP1 technical_JJ writer_NN1 for_IF the_AT likes_NN2 of_IO Boeing_NP1 and_CC Microsoft_NP1 ,_, and_CC she_PPHS1 has_VHZ started_VVN to_TO worry_VVI about_II losing_VVG her_APPGE home_NN1 to_TO foreclosure_VVI ._. 
Frankly_RR ,_, she_PPHS1 would_VM n't_XX mind_VVI selling_VVG the_AT house_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 1,000-square-foot_FO ,_, "_" Band-Aid-pink_JJ modular_JJ home_NN1 "_" that_CST she_PPHS1 has_VHZ come_VVN to_TO think_VVI of_IO as_II a_AT1 beached_JJ houseboat_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 'd_VHD had_VHN a_AT1 mind_NN1 to_TO scrap_VVI it_PPH1 after_CS she_PPHS1 moved_VVD to_II Vashon_NP1 Island_NNL1 nine_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA ._. 
But_CCB first_MD her_APPGE library_NN1 of_IO antiquarian_NN1 books_NN2 took_VVD over_II the_AT second_MD bedroom_NN1 ,_, and_CC then_RT her_APPGE perfuming_JJ kit_NN1 colonized_VVD the_AT kitchen_NN1 ._. 
The_AT house_NN1 put_VVD down_RP roots_NN2 ,_, and_CC these_DD2 days_NNT2 she_PPHS1 lacks_VVZ the_AT energy_NN1 to_TO dislodge_VVI it_PPH1 ._. 
At_II the_AT end_NN1 of_IO 2005_MC ,_, Ms._NNB Olson_NP1 suffered_VVD "_" a_AT1 massive_JJ "_" heart_NN1 attack_NN1 --_NN1 a_AT1 blockage_NN1 of_IO the_AT left_JJ anterior_JJ descending_JJ artery_NN1 that_CST doctors_NN2 called_VVN "_" a_AT1 widow-maker_NN1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 survived_VVD and_CC decided_VVD that_CST "_" it_PPH1 was_VBDZ time_NNT1 to_TO do_VDI something_PN1 different_JJ ._. "_" 
Since_CS she_PPHS1 took_VVD up_RP natural_JJ perfuming_NN1 ,_, Ms._NNB Olson_NP1 has_VHZ discovered_VVN a_AT1 fervent_JJ community_NN1 of_IO other_JJ souls_NN2 exploring_VVG the_AT craft_NN1 ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO her_APPGE mentors_NN2 ,_, Anya_NP1 McCoy_NP1 ,_, 59_MC ,_, sells_VVZ her_APPGE original_JJ scents_NN2 under_II the_AT name_NN1 Anya_NP1 's_GE Garden_NN1 (_( anyasgarden.com_NNU )_) ,_, and_CC runs_VVZ a_AT1 Yahoo_NN1 group_NN1 devoted_VVD to_II natural_JJ perfuming_NN1 ._. 
The_AT subscription_NN1 list_NN1 has_VHZ more_DAR than_CSN tripled_VVN since_II 2005_MC ,_, Ms._NNB McCoy_NP1 said_VVD ,_, and_CC currently_RR numbers_NN2 almost_RR 2,000_MC members_NN2 ._. 
The_AT great_JJ majority_NN1 of_IO these_DD2 perfumers_NN2 buy_VV0 all_DB their_APPGE ingredients_NN2 from_II natural_JJ scent_NN1 companies_NN2 ,_, in_II stores_NN2 or_CC on_II the_AT Web_NN1 ,_, and_CC then_RT blend_VV0 them_PPHO2 at_II home_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB Ms._NNB McCoy_NP1 also_RR uses_VVZ a_AT1 heady_JJ variety_NN1 of_IO homegrown_JJ scents_NN2 from_II her_APPGE lush_JJ garden_NN1 in_II Miami_NP1 Shores_NN2 ,_, Fla._NP1 ,_, a_AT1 village_NN1 just_RR north_ND1 of_IO Miami_NP1 ._. 
The_AT desire_NN1 to_TO smell_VVI good_JJ --_NN1 without_IW the_AT aura_NN1 of_IO chemicals_NN2 --_NN1 did_VDD not_XX seem_VVI to_TO wane_VVI in_II the_AT flop_NN1 sweat_NN1 of_IO the_AT recent_JJ economic_JJ panic_NN1 ._. 
Ms._NNB McCoy_NP1 sells_VVZ her_APPGE creations_NN2 at_II $60_NNU to_II $125_NNU for_IF a_AT1 half-ounce_NNU1 --_NN1 not_XX cheap_JJ ._. 
Yet_RR "_" since_II 2007_MC ,_, I_PPIS1 'd_VM say_VVI my_APPGE sales_NN have_VH0 increased_VVN 25_MC percent_NNU every_AT1 year_NNT1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
Mandy_NP1 Aftel_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS helped_VVD spur_NN1 the_AT modern_JJ natural_JJ perfumery_NN1 movement_NN1 with_IW her_APPGE 2001_MC book_NN1 "_" Essence_NN1 and_CC Alchemy_NN1 ,_, "_" said_VVD she_PPHS1 has_VHZ "_" observed_VVN an_AT1 absolute_JJ explosion_NN1 of_IO interest_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM an_AT1 artisan_NN1 ,_, though_CS ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 added_VVD ,_, referring_VVG to_II her_APPGE perfume_NN1 line_NN1 ,_, Aftelier_NP1 ._. 
"_" So_RR an_AT1 explosion_NN1 for_IF me_PPIO1 is_VBZ n't_XX like_II an_AT1 explosion_NN1 for_IF Macy_NP1 's_GE !_! "_" 
Ms._NNB Aftel_NP1 ,_, 62_MC ,_, connects_VVZ the_AT popularity_NN1 of_IO natural_JJ perfumes_NN2 to_II interest_NN1 in_II organic_JJ gardening_NN1 and_CC local_JJ food_NN1 ._. 
"_" People_NN are_VBR so_RG often_RR in_II31 front_II32 of_II33 their_APPGE computer_NN1 screens_NN2 and_CC detached_VVN from_II the_AT sensual_JJ world_NN1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
Synthetic_JJ perfumes_NN2 do_VD0 a_AT1 poor_JJ job_NN1 of_IO awakening_VVG that_DD1 connection_NN1 to_II green_JJ things_NN2 ,_, according_II21 to_II22 some_DD natural_JJ perfumers_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 argue_VV0 that_CST commercial_JJ perfumes_NN2 can_VM have_VHI all_DB the_AT subtlety_NN1 of_IO the_AT men_NN2 's_GE room_NN1 at_II Yankee_NN1 Stadium_NN1 ._. 
And_CC that_DD1 synthetic_JJ fragrances_NN2 cling_VV0 indelibly_RR to_II the_AT body_NN1 for_IF 12_MC hours_NNT2 or_CC more_RRR ,_, like_II a_AT1 one-night_JJ stand_NN1 who_PNQS demands_VVZ brunch_VV0 the_AT next_MD morning_NNT1 ._. 
Jeanne_NP1 Rose_NP1 ,_, 73_MC ,_, a_AT1 natural_JJ perfumer_NN1 and_CC aromatherapy_NN1 practitioner_NN1 in_II San_NP1 Francisco_NP1 who_PNQS has_VHZ written_VVN on_II the_AT subject_NN1 since_II 1969_MC ,_, puts_VVZ it_PPH1 this_DD1 way_NN1 :_: "_" People_NN are_VBR walking_VVG around_RP in_II our_APPGE Chinatown_NN1 who_PNQS smell_VV0 like_II fermented_JJ watermelons_NN2 ._. "_" 
Ms._NNB Rose_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS teaches_VVZ classes_NN2 nationally_RR ,_, and_CC out_II21 of_II22 her_APPGE four-story_JJ Edwardian_JJ home_NN1 ,_, said_VVD the_AT students_NN2 who_PNQS enroll_VV0 do_VD0 so_RR because_CS "_" they_PPHS2 think_VV0 people_NN stink_VV0 ._. "_" 
That_DD1 opinion_NN1 may_VM seem_VVI fragrant_JJ ,_, but_CCB Ms._NNB Rose_NP1 's_GE spring_NN1 series_NN of_IO courses_NN2 on_II tincturing_VVG ,_, distillation_NN1 and_CC perfuming_NN1 has_VHZ been_VBN fully_RR subscribed_VVN for_IF several_DA2 years_NNT2 now_RT ._. 
She_PPHS1 recently_RR added_JJ classes_NN2 in_II June_NPM1 and_CC October_NPM1 to_TO accommodate_VVI more_DAR students_NN2 ._. 
Conventional_JJ perfumers_NN2 ,_, it_PPH1 should_VM be_VBI said_VVN ,_, would_VM not_XX agree_VVI that_CST they_PPHS2 are_VBR mired_VVN in_II stench_NN1 ._. 
"_" In_II the_AT '80s_MC2 ,_, perfumes_NN2 were_VBDR very_RG potent_JJ ,_, over-the-top_JJ and_CC long-lasting_JJ ,_, "_" said_VVD Mary_NP1 Ellen_NP1 Lapsansky_NP1 ,_, vice_JJ president_NN1 of_IO the_AT Fragrance_NN1 Foundation_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 nonprofit_JJ education_NN1 and_CC trade_NN1 group_NN1 in_II New_NP1 York_NP1 ._. 
Unlike_II the_AT commercial_JJ perfumes_NN2 of_IO yesteryear_NNT1 ,_, today_RT 's_GE versions_NN2 are_VBR "_" not_XX so_RG in-your-face_JJ ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
MS_NN1 ._. 
McCOY_NP1 ,_, of_IO Anya_NP1 's_GE Garden_NN1 ,_, heads_VVZ a_AT1 trade_NN1 group_NN1 called_VVN the_AT Natural_JJ Perfumers_NP1 Guild_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 creates_VVZ custom_NN1 scents_VVZ for_IF hotel_NN1 cosmetics_NN2 and_CC teaches_VVZ natural_RR perfuming_VVG online_RR ._. 
But_CCB the_AT inspiration_NN1 for_IF her_APPGE work_NN1 lives_VVZ outside_RL in_II the_AT garden_NN1 ._. 
Before_CS she_PPHS1 started_VVD creating_VVG natural_JJ body_NN1 products_NN2 in_II the_AT early_JJ '90s_MC2 ,_, Ms._NNB McCoy_NP1 trained_VVD and_CC worked_VVD in_II landscape_NN1 architecture_NN1 and_CC urban_JJ design_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 've_VH0 turned_VVN every_AT1 inch_NNU1 of_IO my_APPGE house_NN1 lot_NN1 in_II Miami_NP1 into_II a_AT1 fragrant_JJ production_NN1 area_NN1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
One_MC1 of_IO the_AT first_MD plants_NN2 to_TO greet_VVI visitors_NN2 by_II the_AT front_JJ walk_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 rare_JJ 15-foot-tall_JJ Chinese_JJ perfume_NN1 tree_NN1 ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 has_VHZ the_AT tiniest_JJT flowers_NN2 you_PPY have_VH0 ever_RR seen_VVN ,_, "_" Ms._NNB McCoy_NP1 said_VVD ,_, "_" about_II the_AT size_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 match_NN1 head_NN1 ._. "_" 
Gathering_VVG these_DD2 yellow_JJ blooms_NN2 ,_, by_II her_APPGE account_NN1 ,_, sounds_VVZ like_II it_PPH1 's_VBZ about_RG as_RG much_DA1 fun_NN1 as_CSA picking_VVG cat_NN1 hair_NN1 off_II an_AT1 angora_NN1 sweater_NN1 ._. 
But_CCB the_AT bouquet_NN1 is_VBZ peerless_JJ :_: a_RR21 little_RR22 "_" like_II whole_JJ warm_JJ uncut_JJ lemon_NN1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
There_EX 's_VBZ plenty_PN of_IO actual_JJ citrus_NN1 growing_VVG ,_, too_RR ._. 
The_AT star_NN1 attractions_NN2 of_IO Kaffir_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 2008_MC perfume_NN1 ,_, are_VBR tinctures_NN2 from_II the_AT leaves_NN2 and_CC fruit_NN of_IO a_AT1 Kaffir_NN1 lime_NN1 tree_NN1 ._. 
The_AT supporting_JJ cast_NN1 includes_VVZ tinctures_NN2 from_II eight_MC uncommon_JJ jasmines_NN2 ._. 
Two_MC of_IO these_DD2 shrubs_NN2 pour_VV0 over_RP the_AT 30-foot-long_JJ fence_NN1 in_II the_AT backyard_NN1 ,_, like_II chest_NN1 hair_NN1 on_II a_AT1 '70s_MC2 sex_NN1 symbol_NN1 that_CST can_VM not_XX be_VBI kept_VVN under_II the_AT collar_NN1 ._. 
"_" My_APPGE neighbors_NN2 are_VBR used_JJ to_II seeing_VVG me_PPIO1 out_RP there_RL harvesting_VVG any_DD time_NNT1 from_II 8_MC in_II the_AT morning_NNT1 until_CS midnight_NNT1 ,_, "_" Ms._NNB McCoy_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 works_VVZ on_II the_AT blossom_NN1 's_GE clock_NN1 ,_, whenever_RRQV the_AT bouquet_NN1 is_VBZ strongest_JJT ,_, but_CCB sees_VVZ it_PPH1 not_XX as_RG obsessive_JJ labor_NN1 but_CCB as_II a_AT1 kind_NN1 of_IO "_" artistic_JJ curiosity_NN1 ._. "_" 
Where_RRQ else_RR but_CCB in_II her_APPGE own_DA garden_NN1 will_VM she_PPHS1 find_VVI the_AT pure_JJ ,_, unadulterated_JJ aroma_NN1 of_IO Michelia_NP1 champaca_NN1 or_CC plumeria_NN1 ?_? 
The_AT enfleurage_NN1 she_PPHS1 has_VHZ made_VVN out_II21 of_II22 her_APPGE plumerias_NN2 "_" smells_VVZ extraordinary_JJ ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" Better_RRR than_CSN anything_PN1 you_PPY can_VM buy_VVI from_II a_AT1 supplier_NN1 ._. "_" 
Making_VVG jojoba_NN1 oil_NN1 infusions_NN2 out_II21 of_II22 her_APPGE flower_NN1 beds_NN2 is_VBZ partly_RR a_AT1 matter_NN1 of_IO thrift_NN1 for_IF Diana_NP1 Burrell-Shipton_NP1 ,_, a_AT1 47-year-old_JJ "_" work-at-home_JJ mom_NN1 "_" in_II Hubbard_NP1 ,_, Ohio_NP1 ,_, on_II the_AT outskirts_NN2 of_IO Youngstown_NP1 ._. 
An_AT1 ounce_NNU1 of_IO wild_JJ lavender_NN1 essential_JJ oil_NN1 ,_, for_REX21 instance_REX22 ,_, might_VM cost_VVI more_DAR than_CSN $20_NNU from_II an_AT1 Internet_NN1 catalog_NN1 ._. 
And_CC a_AT1 common_JJ perfuming_JJ aroma_NN1 like_II orris_NN1 butter_NN1 ,_, made_VVN from_II the_AT iris_NN1 rhizome_NN1 ,_, costs_VVZ $200_NNU for_IF just_RR a_AT1 quarter-ounce_NNU1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 had_VHD no_AT extra_JJ money_NN1 to_TO be_VBI buying_VVG the_AT organic_JJ infusions_NN2 even_CS21 if_CS22 I_PPIS1 could_VM find_VVI them_PPHO2 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 wrote_VVD in_II an_AT1 e-mail_NN1 message_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 prefers_VVZ to_TO know_VVI the_AT origin_NN1 of_IO all_DB her_APPGE ingredients_NN2 ,_, anyway_RR ._. 
Ms._NNB Burrell-Shipton_NP1 has_VHZ tired_JJ of_IO seeing_VVG "_" 'all-natural'_JJ or_CC 'organic'_JJ claims_NN2 on_II the_AT front_NN1 of_IO the_AT label_NN1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 wrote_VVD ,_, "_" only_RR to_II turn_NN1 the_AT product_NN1 over_RP and_CC discover_VV0 the_AT real_JJ ingredients_NN2 by_II reading_VVG the_AT whole_JJ label_NN1 ._. "_" 
And_CC she_PPHS1 said_VVD she_PPHS1 is_VBZ suspicious_JJ of_IO any_DD "_" faceless_JJ company_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS has_VHZ the_AT main_JJ goal_NN1 of_IO making_VVG money_NN1 ._. "_" 
True_JJ to_II those_DD2 beliefs_NN2 ,_, Ms._NNB Burrell-Shipton_NP1 does_VDZ n't_XX charge_VVI enough_DD to_TO turn_VVI a_AT1 profit_NN1 on_II the_AT solid_JJ perfumes_NN2 and_CC sewn_VVN handicrafts_NN2 that_CST she_PPHS1 makes_VVZ in_II a_AT1 1973_MC Coachmen_NN2 travel_VV0 trailer_NN1 and_CC sells_VVZ online_RR (_( at_II )_) ._. 
Her_APPGE workshop_NN1 is_VBZ parked_VVN behind_II an_AT1 1825_MC homestead_NN1 that_CST once_RR belonged_VVD to_II her_APPGE grandmother_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 lives_VVZ there_RL on_II an_AT1 acre_NNU1 of_IO land_NN1 with_IW her_APPGE husband_NN1 and_CC two_MC daughters_NN2 ._. 
In_II economic_JJ terms_NN2 ,_, this_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 captive_JJ market_NN1 ._. 
Where_RRQ else_RR is_VBZ her_APPGE family_NN1 going_VVGK to_TO buy_VVI natural_JJ perfumes_NN2 ?_? 
But_CCB her_APPGE household_NN1 is_VBZ also_RR well_RR served_VVN ._. 
Her_APPGE 12-year-old_JJ ,_, Elaina_NP1 ,_, said_VVD that_CST she_PPHS1 wears_VVZ her_APPGE garden-grown_JJ lavender_NN1 balm_NN1 to_TO relax_VVI before_II a_AT1 big_JJ exam_NN1 or_CC a_AT1 choral_JJ concert_NN1 ._. 
Ms._NNB Burrell-Shipton_NP1 's_GE mother_NN1 ,_, meanwhile_RR ,_, has_VHZ her_APPGE own_DA custom_NN1 blend_NN1 of_IO plum-_NN1 and_CC peach-peel_JJ infusions_NN2 from_II the_AT yard_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 source_NN1 of_IO comfort_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, as_CSA her_APPGE mother_NN1 copes_VVZ with_IW Stage_NN1 4_MC cancer_NN1 ._. 
Natural_JJ perfuming_NN1 ,_, in_II some_DD regards_VVZ ,_, is_VBZ an_AT1 offshoot_NN1 of_IO aromatherapy_NN1 ._. 
According_II21 to_II22 Ms._NNB Aftel_NP1 ,_, the_AT proliferation_NN1 of_IO aromatherapy_NN1 oils_NN2 online_RR in_II the_AT '90s_MC2 inspired_VVD new_JJ perfumers_NN2 to_TO experiment_VVI ._. 
Scent-makers_NN2 like_II Yonnette_NP1 Fleming_NP1 ,_, 42_MC ,_, of_IO Bedford-Stuyvesant_NN1 ,_, Brooklyn_NP1 ,_, continue_VV0 to_TO bridge_VVI the_AT worlds_NN2 of_IO aesthetics_NN1 and_CC healing_NN1 ._. 
Ms._NNB Fleming_NP1 ,_, an_AT1 urban_JJ farmer_NN1 and_CC community_NN1 organizer_NN1 who_PNQS grew_VVD up_RP among_II farming_NN1 people_NN in_II rural_JJ Guyana_NP1 ,_, planted_VVN a_AT1 40-by-20-foot_JJ herbal_JJ plot_NN1 at_II the_AT Hattie_NP1 Carthan_NP1 Community_NN1 Garden_NN1 at_II the_AT corner_NN1 of_IO Marcy_NP1 and_CC Lafayette_NN1 in_II Bedford-Stuyvesant_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 sells_VVZ her_APPGE body_NN1 products_NN2 and_CC scents_VVZ at_II the_AT Saturday_NPD1 farmers_NN2 '_GE market_NN1 she_PPHS1 founded_VVD there_RL last_MD year_NNT1 ._. 
Ms._NNB Fleming_NP1 spends_VVZ "_" probably_RR about_RG 70_MC hours_NNT2 a_AT1 week_NNT1 at_II the_AT garden_NN1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
But_CCB she_PPHS1 creates_VVZ her_APPGE oil_NN1 infusions_NN2 and_CC tinctures_VVZ at_II home_NN1 ,_, in_II a_AT1 garden-floor_JJ brownstone_NN1 apartment_NN1 a_AT1 block_NN1 away_RL ._. 
She_PPHS1 makes_VVZ a_AT1 "_" grieving_JJ oil_NN1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, by_II slowly_RR simmering_JJ white_JJ rose_NN1 petals_NN2 in_II virgin_JJ olive_JJ oil_NN1 ._. 
To_II this_DD1 ,_, she_PPHS1 marries_VVZ vitamin_NN1 E_ZZ1 oil_NN1 ,_, a_AT1 stabilizer_NN1 ._. 
"_" Someone_PN1 may_VM feel_VVI melancholy_NN1 without_IW a_AT1 reason_NN1 ,_, "_" Ms._NNB Fleming_NP1 said_VVD ,_, but_CCB "_" there_EX are_VBR all_DB these_DD2 memories_NN2 that_CST come_VV0 up_RP when_CS they_PPHS2 use_VV0 the_AT oil_NN1 ._. "_" 
Her_APPGE rue-and-sage_NN1 spritzer_NN1 --_NN1 a_AT1 blend_NN1 of_IO alcohol-based_NN1 tinctures_VVZ --_NN1 is_VBZ more_DAR of_IO a_AT1 bummer-exorcist_NN1 ._. 
Let_VM21 's_VM22 say_VVI a_AT1 brooding_JJ "_" neighbor_NN1 comes_VVZ over_RP ,_, "_" Ms._NNB Fleming_NP1 said_VVD ,_, "_" and_CC after_CS she_PPHS1 leaves_VVZ ,_, it_PPH1 still_RR feels_VVZ like_CS she_PPHS1 's_VBZ sitting_VVG in_II your_APPGE living_NN1 room_NN1 ._. "_" 
That_DD1 's_VBZ a_AT1 situation_NN1 that_CST definitely_RR calls_VVZ for_IF the_AT scent_NN1 of_IO rue_NN1 ._. 
AS_II a_AT1 teenager_NN1 in_II her_APPGE native_JJ Iran_NP1 ,_, Maggie_NP1 Mahboubian_NN1 started_VVD making_VVG "_" kitchen_NN1 cosmetics_NN2 ._. "_" 
Henna_NN1 mixed_VVN with_IW coffee_NN1 created_VVD one_MC1 hair_NN1 color_NN1 ;_; henna_NN1 with_IW chamomile_NN1 ,_, another_DD1 ._. 
Ms._NNB Mahboubian_NP1 is_VBZ in_II her_APPGE late_JJ 40s_MC2 now_CS ,_, living_VVG with_IW her_APPGE husband_NN1 and_CC their_APPGE 5-year-old_JJ daughter_NN1 in_II a_AT1 West_ND1 Hollywood_NP1 ,_, Calif._NP1 ,_, bungalow_NN1 ._. 
And_CC she_PPHS1 's_VBZ still_RR mixing_VVG up_RP body_NN1 products_NN2 in_II the_AT kitchen_NN1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 also_RR has_VHZ an_AT1 architecture_NN1 degree_NN1 from_II Harvard_NP1 's_GE Graduate_NN1 School_NN1 of_IO Design_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 training_NN1 gave_VVD her_PPHO1 an_AT1 almost-mystical_JJ vocabulary_NN1 to_TO discuss_VVI her_APPGE inventions_NN2 as_II a_AT1 natural_JJ perfumer_NN1 ._. 
Her_APPGE twinned_JJ perfumes_NN2 ,_, Noesis_NP1 and_CC Noema_NP1 ,_, for_REX21 instance_REX22 ,_, represent_VV0 "_" act_NN1 of_IO thought_NN1 "_" and_CC "_" object_NN1 of_IO thought_NN1 "_" in_II phenomenology_NN1 ._. 
As_CSA descriptions_NN2 go_VV0 ,_, this_DD1 actually_RR seems_VVZ more_RGR evocative_JJ than_CSN saying_VVG the_AT first_MD smells_VVZ a_RR21 little_RR22 like_II men_NN2 's_GE soap_NN1 and_CC the_AT second_NNT1 like_II flowers_NN2 ._. 
Ms._NNB Mahboubian_NP1 is_VBZ not_XX immune_JJ to_II a_AT1 little_JJ enchantment_NN1 in_II the_AT garden_NN1 ,_, either_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 overhauled_VVD the_AT yard_NN1 after_CS she_PPHS1 moved_VVD in_II five_MC years_NNT2 ago_RA ._. 
(_( The_AT only_JJ original_JJ plant_NN1 ,_, she_PPHS1 said_VVD ,_, is_VBZ a_AT1 bird_NN1 of_IO paradise_NN1 ,_, supposedly_RR a_AT1 gift_NN1 from_II Elvis_NP1 Presley_NP1 to_II the_AT house_NN1 's_GE first_MD owner_NN1 ,_, his_APPGE hairdresser_NN1 ._. )_) 
And_CC she_PPHS1 took_VVD up_RP biodynamic_JJ gardening_NN1 ._. 
According_II21 to_II22 Ms._NNB Mahboubian_NP1 ,_, this_DD1 practice_NN1 involves_VVZ following_VVG a_AT1 lunar_JJ calendar_NN1 for_IF sowing_VVG seeds_NN2 and_CC treating_VVG the_AT soil_NN1 with_IW herbal_JJ preparations_NN2 ._. 
Periodically_RR ,_, she_PPHS1 'll_VM also_RR create_VVI her_APPGE own_DA vortex_NN1 and_CC bury_VVI a_AT1 cow_NN1 's_GE horn_NN1 ._. 
"_" There_EX 's_VBZ a_AT1 certain_JJ aspect_NN1 of_IO witchcraft_NN1 to_II it_PPH1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ fun_JJ ._. "_" 
In_II any_DD event_NN1 ,_, there_EX must_VM be_VBI some_DD sort_NN1 of_IO sorcery_NN1 involved_JJ in_II Ms._NNB Mahboubian_NP1 's_GE loveliest_JJT fragrance_NN1 ._. 
The_AT label_NN1 on_II the_AT tiny_JJ vial_NN1 is_VBZ plain_RR enough_RR :_: "_" tincture_VV0 perfume_NN1 ._. "_" 
Inside_RL are_VBR preparations_NN2 of_IO native_JJ plants_NN2 she_PPHS1 has_VHZ collected_VVN and_CC flowers_NN2 and_CC herbs_NN2 from_II the_AT yard_NN1 ._. 
California_NP1 sagebrush_NN1 ,_, rosemary_NN1 ,_, bay_NN1 laurel_NN1 ,_, yarrow_NN1 ._. 
First_MD a_AT1 breath_NN1 ,_, then_RT the_AT scent_NN1 :_: It_PPH1 's_VBZ Maggie_NP1 's_GE garden_NN1 ,_, ever_RR in_II bloom_NN1 ._. 
Creating_VVG A_AT1 Tincture_NN1 Of_IO Flowers_NN2 SAMPLING_VVG some_DD of_IO the_AT essential_JJ oils_NN2 that_CST go_VV0 into_II natural_JJ perfumes_NN2 could_VM n't_XX be_VBI easier_JJR :_: just_RR look_VV0 for_IF an_AT1 herb_NN1 or_CC a_AT1 blossom_NN1 in_II the_AT garden_NN1 ._. 
"_" If_CS you_PPY take_VV0 a_AT1 leaf_NN1 and_CC fold_VV0 it_PPH1 up_RP in_II your_APPGE hand_NN1 and_CC smell_VV0 your_APPGE palm_NN1 ,_, it_PPH1 's_VBZ a_AT1 wonderful_JJ aroma_NN1 ,_, "_" said_VVD Mandy_NP1 Aftel_NP1 ,_, an_AT1 author_NN1 and_CC leader_NN1 in_II the_AT natural_JJ perfume_NN1 movement_NN1 ._. 
