232 Tall Bearded Iris 



Henceforth each Gallic feminine 

 Will feel she looks a fright, 

 And shiny noses soon become 

 A common Paris sight. 



Margaret Mason. 



Toilet-uses of orris-root are thus referred to by an 

 English poet, in describing a painting — 



* * * vestments and white faces, sweet 



As pufF on puff of grated orris-root 



When ladies crowd to church at mid-summer. 



Browning: Fra Lippo Lippi. 



The dried root is sometimes thrown upon a fire to 

 give out a pleasant odor. Pieces are sometimes placed 

 with clothing in chiffoniers, trunks and chests, to 

 impart to it an agreeable perfume. The French peas- 

 ants string pieces together, pour boiling water on 

 them, and immerse their bed linen in the liquid, in 

 order to give it a pleasant odor. After use the pieces 

 are re-dried and stored away for future use. 



In some European countries (especially in Germany 

 and Austria) finger-like pieces of thoroughly dried 

 orris-root are given to infants to bite on, to facilitate 

 teething. 



Beads for personal adornment are sometimes made 

 of orris-root. Not long ago Paris and Leghorn ex- 

 ported twenty millions of them in a year. 



