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Jasminum odoratissimum, Linm'.* 



Madeira, Shrubby like the rest. Flowers yellow. Used like 

 the foregoing and following for perfumery. This may be prepared 

 by spreading the flowers upon wool or co! ton, slightly saturated 

 with olive or other fixed oil, and covering them with other layers 

 so prepared. The flowers are renewed from time to time until the 

 oil is thoroughly pervaded by the scent, when the latter is with- 

 drawn by alcohol. Other modes of extracting the oil seem 

 feasible. 



Jasminum officinalc, Linne.* 



From the Caucasus to China. Flowers white. This is the 

 principal species cultivated in South-Europe for its scent. In 

 Cannes and Nice about 180,000 Ibs. of jasmin-flowers are produced 

 annually for distillation [ Hegel] . By Simmonnet's process the 

 essence of jasmin is solidified as jasminin. 



Jasminum Sambac, Alton. 



From India to Japan. It has the richest perfume of all. The 

 bush attains a height of 20 feet, and is almost climbing. The 

 flowers are white, and must be collected in the evening before 

 expansion. The relative value of many other species of jasmin, 

 nearly all from the warmest parts of Asia, seems in no instance to 

 have been ascertained, so far as their oils or scents are concerned. 

 The Australian species are also deliciously fragrant, amongst which 

 J. lineare, Br., occurs in Victorian deserts ; while also J. didymum, 

 Forst., J. racemosum, F. v. M., J. simplicifolium, Forst., J. cal- 

 careum, F. v. M., and J. suavissimum, Lindl., reach extra- tropical 

 latitudes. 



Joannesia princeps, Vellozo, (Anda Gomesii, A. de Jussieu.) 



Southern-Brazil. A large tree, likely hardy in any region free 

 of frost. The oil of the seeds serves like that of Bicinus, with the 

 advantage of its being of rather pleasant taste, and being required 

 in much lesser quantity [Martins]. This oil, on account of its 

 quickly drying, has come into use also for painting in oil-colors 

 [Rosenthal]. 



Jubaea spectabilis, iiumboldt. 



The tall and stout Coquito-Palm of Chili, extending spontaneously 

 to 37 South ; hardy still in Yaldivia. Adapted for mild extra- 

 tropical latitudes. A kind of treacle is obtained from the sap of 

 this palm. A good tree will give 90 gallons of mellaginous sap 

 [C. Darwin]. The small kernels are edible. Stem reaching a 

 height of 60 feet, turgid towards the middle ; leaves sometimes 10 

 feet long. Has endured at Montpellier a winter cold of + 10 F.. 

 [Osw. de Kerchove de Denterghem]. Jubeea Torallyi ascends the 

 Andes to 8,500 feet. First introduced into the colony of Victoria 

 by the writer of this work. 



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