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| 2019 Indian Perfumes - Orange blossom |
Frequently
used in perfumes, this flower has long been believed to bring good fortune and
as such is often seen in bouquets and wreaths at weddings.
Blossoms, fallen of a tree, can be dried and used for tea. Orange blossom water, is also used in cooking, and in cakes. The orange blossom even has it's own day. June 27 is Orange Blossom Day!
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| Oranges and orange blossoms |
The second sheetlet is also issued with a lovely fragrance, agar wood. This agar wood or eagle wood, comes from the aquilaria trees, is a typical product from the North Eastern part of India, and further on towards Thailand and even Viet Nam.
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| 2019 Indian Perfumes - Agar wood |
The natural wood of this tree is white and rather odourless. When the tree gets infected by a specific type of mold, the tree 'defends' itself by producing a type of resin, called agar or aloes. This results in a dark strong wood in the heart of the tree, and the very appreceated fragrance.
The fragrance is described in the bible, and used for religious and medical ceremonies by Hindus, Buddhists and Muslims for over two thousand years.
Nowadays, the trees are infected on purpose, to create it's unique fragrance.
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| infected agar wood in the centre of the tree |
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