Tulip

The tulip, a bulb flower that came from Central Asia by way of the Ottoman Empire, reached the Netherlands at the end of the 16th century and set off a famous speculative frenzy there in the following century. Most varieties smell faintly; a few give off a light, green, slightly honeyed scent. No essence is extracted from it: the perfumer rebuilds its note.

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