“6 BOOK OF THE SCENTED GARDEN 
Vitis riparia and other Wild Grape vines of North 
America have sweet-scented flowers. 
Wallflower (Cheiranthus cheiri).—One of the hardiest and 
sweetest of all our native flowers. 
Winter Green (Gaultheria procumbens); also from Betula 
lenta. 
Winter Sweet (Chimonanthus fragrans).—Waxy yellow 
flowers with a spicy perfume produced in winter. 
Wistaria sinensis (Chinese Wistaria, or Pergola Flower). 
—Drooping racemes of deliciously sweet purple or 
white Pea-like blossoms. 
Woodruff (Asperula odorata). 
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium). 
Ylang - Ylang, Mang - Ilang (Cananga odorata).— A tree 
growing in Java, Burma, etc., with very fragrant 
yellowish green flowers. The name literally means 
‘flower of flowers,” and the extracted perfume is 
more valuable than attar-de-rose. 
Zedoaria (Curcuma).—C. zerumbet and many other kinds. 
