She was sleeping soundly – so soundly that even my coming did not wake her. But the room was awfully stuffy. There were a lot of those horrible, strong-smelling flowers about everywhere, and she had actually a bunch of them round her neck. I feared that the heavy odour would be too much for the dear child in her weak state, so I took them all away and opened a bit of the window to let in a little fresh air. You will be pleased with her, I am sure.
– Bram Stoker
Dracula, Chapter 11. Mrs. Westenra boasts that she has helped sick daughter Lucy get a better night’s sleep and recover by dumping the horrible, smelly flowers from her room and hanging around her neck. But she has inadvertently sabotaged her daughter’s safety by interfering with Van Helsing’s folk remedies against the supernatural powers of Dracula.