Old-Fashioned Moist Pot-Pourri

This is essentially a moist version of the English rose pot-pourri, as nothing suits this method so well as the scent of old roses. Remember always to choose the blooms of fragrant, old-fashioned roses, and do not be tempted to let them pass their best before picking them. Flowers and leaves for moist pot-pourris should be left whole and dried until they are leathery, not papery. You can make more or less of this pot-pourri simply by keeping the proportions of flowers, fixative and essentia