Re: Florentine Iris? Orris?
- To: i*@rt66.com
- Subject: Re: Florentine Iris? Orris?
- From: S*@SNYBUFAA.CS.SNYBUF.EDU
- Date: Wed, 28 Aug 1996 23:00:59 -0500 (EST)
Richters herb Catalogue lists orris (Iris X germanica florentina) --
Produces nearly white flowers with traces of blue or purple. (doesn't say
whether it is plicata or luminata!!) Dried powdered rhizome is sthe major
source of orris, used inperfumery and potpourris.
Plant - $3.00 (Cdn)
Dreied roots (p - not GP) ( Idon't know what that means) 50 g/$5.00,
1kg/$43 (Cdn)
Carolyn Schaffner in Buffalo, where the evening is cold, again!!
