Synthetics
Amyl salicylate has a sweet, aromatic scent with herbal, hay-like notes, a hint of chamomile, a light floral touch, and a subtle medicinal, green, woody-earthy base.
Luebke, William tgsc, (1986): Herbal floral clover azalea green sweet chocolate
Givaudan: Floral, sweet, herbaceous, balsamic
Amyl salicylate has a floral and sweet, herbaceous and balsamic character, with a greenish tone. it is extensively employed in florals and can be an important ingredient for fougeres.
Moellhausen: Sweet, camomile, curative, ethereal
PerfumersWorld: Sweet aromatic herbaceous hay chamomile mild-floral medicinal green woody-earthy
Pell Wall Perfumes: Herbal, floral-clover, azalea, green, sweet, chocolate, salicylate
Here is arctander on the odour and usage: “sweet herbaceous-green, slightly floral odor. very tenacious, somewhat woody-earthy, sweet dryout notes. refined qualities of this ester may show a marked difference in odor, particularly richer in sweetness and floral tones. … extensively used in floral and non-floral perfume types: very often in carnation, hyacinth, orchid, trefle, and almost inevitably in fougere types. its low cost and world-wide availability makes it one of the most important perfume chemicals.”