the essence of many perfumes comes from the oils in the petals of fresh flowers,such as the rose, carnation, and orange blossom .however, frances can also come from the leaves of plants lavender , peppermint , and geranium leaves . in addition , the oils of cinnamon and balsam are derived from dark , while the oil of cedar comes from its wood. the fragrance of ginger and sassafras comes from roots, where as that of orange , lemon , and nutmeg come from seeds . clearly, we derive fragrances for perfumes from various parts of plants.