Iris florentina

-- The dried rhizome of _Iris florentina_ has a very pleasant odor, which, for the want of a better comparison, is said to resemble the smell of violets; it is, however, exceedingly derogatory to the charming aroma of that modest flower when such invidious comparisons are made.

The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants George William Septimus Piesse 1851