I would like to know what are the best roses for making a potpourri.

I would think Gamble award winners such as Double Delight, SunSprite,
Mr. Lincoln, Fragrant Hour etc. You can find the list of many fragrant
roses with a Google search. I read somewhere that fragrant roses have
thick petals that hold extrs scent oils that release slowly. Old Garden
roses and Austin roses would be a good bet also. The search engines are
a real boon in finding this information, also try ars.org. Let me know
how you make out. Also I see advertised on the web various rose
fragranct oils, that may be of help.
JoeT
Baytown TX.

This from ReaganNursery.com

Mmm... Fragrant Roses
All roses used to be very fragrant. Then colorful roses without much
fragrance became popular for a while. Now fragrant roses are back in
demand. These fragrant roses smell good indoors and out. Click on the
name of one of these fragrant roses for more information or to order.
Hover your cursor over a code in parentheses for a definition.

Mister Lincoln (HT)

Name (class)
Most Antique Roses
Most English Roses
Alpine Sunset (HT)
Angel Face (Fl)
Double Delight (HT)
Fragrant Cloud (HT)
Frederic Mistral (HT)
French Perfume (HT) Intrigue (Fl)
Jacqueline du Pr=E9=A0=A8Sh)
Jardins de Bagatelle (HT)
Lemon Spice (HT)
Margaret Merrill (Fl)
Moon Shadow (HT)
Mister Lincoln (HT)
New Zealand (HT) Papa Meilland (HT)
Perfume Delight (HT)
Sheer Bliss (HT)
Sheila's Perfume (Fl)
Sutter's Gold (HT)
Sweet Surrender (HT)
Tiffany (HT)
Yves Piaget (HT)

The Importance of Fragrant Roses
What greater sense than smell can bring back a flood of memories? Who
is not happier upon entering a room and taking in the fresh, fragrant
aroma of roses in a vase, awaiting for you to smell them? When you want
to give a gift that lasts a lifetime, what better gift than a fragrant
rose that will smell the same in adulthood as in childhood?

Thanks for the info. As I have some of these roses mentioned below. I will
be experimenting.
Thanks.
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This from ReaganNursery.com

Mmm... Fragrant Roses
All roses used to be very fragrant. Then colorful roses without much
fragrance became popular for a while. Now fragrant roses are back in
demand. These fragrant roses smell good indoors and out. Click on the
name of one of these fragrant roses for more information or to order.
Hover your cursor over a code in parentheses for a definition.

Mister Lincoln (HT)

Name (class)
Most Antique Roses
Most English Roses
Alpine Sunset (HT)
Angel Face (Fl)
Double Delight (HT)
Fragrant Cloud (HT)
Frederic Mistral (HT)
French Perfume (HT) Intrigue (Fl)
Jacqueline du Pr?Sh)
Jardins de Bagatelle (HT)
Lemon Spice (HT)
Margaret Merrill (Fl)
Moon Shadow (HT)
Mister Lincoln (HT)
New Zealand (HT) Papa Meilland (HT)
Perfume Delight (HT)
Sheer Bliss (HT)
Sheila's Perfume (Fl)
Sutter's Gold (HT)
Sweet Surrender (HT)
Tiffany (HT)
Yves Piaget (HT)

The Importance of Fragrant Roses
What greater sense than smell can bring back a flood of memories? Who
is not happier upon entering a room and taking in the fresh, fragrant
aroma of roses in a vase, awaiting for you to smell them? When you want
to give a gift that lasts a lifetime, what better gift than a fragrant
rose that will smell the same in adulthood as in childhood?

I once had what was promised to be a Margret Merrill, it was near
odorless. Sometimes roses are mislabeled, will have to try again!
Jtill
Baytown Texas