Leaves worth smelling Subshrubs: Agastache rupestris Root-beer plant root beer; licorice-mint Artemisia Abrotanum Southernwood camphor-lemon Artemisia Absinthium Wormwood potently bitter Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’ Silver Wormwood pleasingly bitter-sage Comptonia peregrina Sweetfern sweetly aromatic Gaultheria procumbens Creeping Wintergreen wintergreen Helichrysum plicatum Curry Plant curry Hyssopus officinalis Hyssop bitter sage Lavandula spp. Lavender lavender Osteospermum Ecklonis African Daisy akin to Calendula Pelargonium citronellum ‘Mabel Grey’ Scented Geranium intense lemon Pelargonium tomentosum Scented Geranium peppermint Prostanthera spp. Mint Bush Vick’s vap-o-rub Ruta graveolens Rue citrus-like Salvia officinalis Garden Sage the sage of cooking Santolina Chamæcyparissus Lavender Cotton pleasantly “herbal” Satureja Douglasii Western Yerba-Buena pennyroyal smell (native here) Satureja montana Winter Savory taste it for a sharp surprise Teucrium Marum Catnip (the real thing) makes cats deliriously joyful Tagetes Lemmonii Mexican Bush-Marigold also called Copper Canyon Daisy Thymus camphorata CamphorThyme camphor Thymus citriodora Lemon Thyme cv. ‘Doone Valley’ is superb Thymus Herba-barona Caraway Thyme smells like candy Thymus pannonicus Savory-scented Thyme savory scented Thymus vulgaris French Narrowleaf Thyme the chef’s choice Deciduous shrubs and small trees: Aloysia citriodora (triphylla) Lemon Verbena lemony Calycanthus spp. American Allspice warm spicy odor Clerodendrum trichotomum Harlequin Glory-Bower peanut-butter odor Cotinus Coggygria Smoke Tree smells like Sweet Gum Elsholtzia ciliata Mint Bush minty Lindera obtusiloba Japanese Spicebush spicy Œmleria (Osmaronia) cerasiformis Indian Plum; Oso-berry cucumber scented (native here) Ptelea trifoliata Hoptree citrusy Ribes bracteosum Stinking Currant spicy (native here) Sassafras albidum Sassafras like root beer Vitex Agnus-Castus Chaste Tree sweet and soapy Zanthoxylum spp. Prickly-Ash Szechwan pepper Broadleaf evergreen shrubs and trees: Artemisia tridentata Sagebrush the smell of The West Ceanothus velutinus Sticky Laurel; Greasewood cinnamom-balm (native here) Cedronella canariensis Canary Island Balm citronella Choisya ternata Mexican Orange citrusy Cinnamomum Camphora Camphor Laurel camphor smell Citus Limon ‘Meyer’ Hardy Lemon Tree lemony Escallonia illinita = E. viscosa Curry Escallonia maple syrup or curry smell Eucalyptus citriodora Lemon-scented Eucalypt lemony; not hardy here Eucalyptus Nicholii Peppermint Gum minty; not hardy here Eucalyptus Perriniana Spinning-Gum Eucalypt Vick’s vap-o-rub Illicium spp. Anise Tree anise-like Laurus nobilis Bay Laurel the bay used in cooking Leptospermum Petersonii Lemon Tea-tree lemony; not hardy here Luma apiculata = Myrtus Luma Orangebark Myrtle recalls Myrtus communis smell Pittosporum eugenioides Lemonwood; Tarata lemony Rhododendron russatum Rhododendron rub the buds to get oregano scent Ribes viburnifolium Catalina Currant pine-like; spicy Rosmarinus officinalis Rosemary rosemary Ugni Molinæ = Myrtus Ugni Chilean Guava oregano-myrtle Umbellularia californica Oregon Myrtle; California Bay ultra strong bay smell Deciduous trees: Toona (Cedrela) sinensis Chinese Toon onion-scented Tetradium (Euodia) spp. Euodia citrus-like Juglans nigra Black Walnut-Tree acrid walnut Liquidambar Styraciflua Sweet Gum resinous Magnolia salicifolia Anise Magnolia anise leaves; lemony twigs Pistacia chinensis Chinese Pistachio smells like Sweet Gum Conifers: Abies lasiocarpa & A. bifolia Alpine Fir balsam Abies grandis Grand Fir tangerine; native here Juniperus occidentalis Western Juniper strongest juniper scent Thuja koraiensis Korean Arborvitæ “rich almond-filled fruitcake” Thuja plicata Western Red Cedar recalls pineapple Torreya californica California Nutmeg-tree acrid, sage-like Torreya nucifera Japanese Nutmeg-tree sweet, sage-like Arthur Lee Jacobson 2215 E. Howe Street • Seattle, WA 98112 (206) 328-TREE [email protected] • www.arthurleej.com.