Historical reference: Do not rely on this information. It is very old. About this collection
Orris Root, the rhizome of Iris gevmanica, 1. pallida, and I. florentina, which has an odour of violets, and has long been used for tooth-powder, hair-powder, and liqueurs. It is imported from Leghorn, Trieste, and Mogador, that from the first-named port being most esteemed.