MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 183 
Synadenium Grantii. Euphorbiaceae. Milk bush.—A 
succulent shrub of tropical Africa. The plant is smooth, 
thick-branched, with ovate leaves 3-4 inches long. The juice 
is milky. 
Thevetia nereifolia. Apocynaceae. Lucky beans. — A 
small tree, native of South America, bearing yellow flowers. 
The hard, oblong seeds are mounted and used as pendants 
and charms. 
Trachelospermum jasminoides. Apocynaceae. Star jas- 
mine.—A climber, native of southern China, where it is 
especially valued for its flowers. When in bloom the plant 
seems to be covered with a white sheet, the flowers almost hid- 
ing the foliage and filling the air with a peculiar, pleasant 
fragrance. 
Vitis capensis. Vitaceae. Grape.—An ornamental 
climber of the Cape of Good Hope. 
PERFUMES 
Acocanthera spectabilis. Apocynaceae. Winter-sweet.— 
A tender shrub of south Africa. It is cultivated in green- 
houses and outdoors in Florida and California. The leaves 
are long, leathery, and shiny. The flowers are numerous in 
dense, axillary racemes, pure white, with odor of jasmine, 
and much used in the manufacture of perfume. 
Jasminum Sambac. Oleaceae. Arabian jasmine. — An 
ornamental plant, native of tropical Asia, producing large 
double, white flowers with a strong, ae i odor. From the 
flowers of this species, as well as of the other jasmines, the oil 
of jasmine is prepared. They are further used by the Hindus 
for making garlands. 
Jasminum grandiflorum (oye! jasmine), India. J. cap- 
ense (Cape jasmine), South Africa. J. officinale, tropical 
Africa and Asia. J. simplicifoliwm, Pacific islands. J. pan- 
iculatum, China. J. fructicans, southern Europe. J. humile 
(yellow jasmine), southern Asia. 
Myrtus communis. Myrtaceae. Myrtle—A shrub or 
small tree, native of western Asia and naturalized in southern 
Europe. The wood-is hard and mottled, often knotty, and 
is much esteemed in Turkey. An oil is obtained from it 
which is used in perfumery, and the leaves are used to make 
sachet powder, potpourris, etc. The fruit is a pulpy black 
berry, and is used in some countries as an aromatic condi- 
ment. 
Plumeria rubra, and P. bicolor. Apocynaceae. Frangi- 
pani.—These are shrubs, native of South America, with de- 
