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CXLI. JASMINES. 



Jessamine. (Jatmininn chryianthum.) 



Jasmin urn grandiflonim. 

 Corolla limb. 



Jwamine. 

 Ovary cut vertically (mag.). 



Jessamine. 

 Transverse section of fruit (mag.). 



Jessamine. Flower. 



JflMunine. Diagram. 



Jessamine. 



Transverse section of ovary 

 (mag.). 



Jessamine. 

 Stigma (mag.). 



Jessamine. 

 Embryo (mag.). 



Jatmininn fi-uticam. 

 Fruit. 



Oceanic, and a few inhabit the Mediterranean region. The genus Menodora alone is American [as is 

 BoUvaria], 



Jasminete are prized for the elegance of their foliage and their sweet-scented flowers; their 

 perfume, due to a volatile oil, is fixed by means of Ben-oil [Morinya pterygotperma], which dissolves and 



