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The Iris, the Orris Root, & Firenze

by | Places, Scent | Jul 11, 2008

Digging iris, rooting them, I remember that, as a child — the scent of sliced iris rhizomes, cut and seeping fragrance, as they came to the warm soil out of the cool earth beneath. There’s a history of the fleur de lys and the relationship to Firenze....