No, 1786, 
OLEA FRAGRANS. 
~ Class. Order. 
DIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
This most odoriferous plant is cultivated 
in Japan, Cochin China, and China, where 
it is greatly esteemed, and the flowers are 
said to be used for scenting Tea. With us 
it requires the greenhouse, in which it 
should be constantly preserved. It is in- 
creased by layers or cuttings, and flourishes 
in loam and peat, with a portion of vegeta- 
ble earth: the flowers are produced at va- 
rious seasons. When their small size is 
considered, the scent is astonishing, and so 
diffusive, that we distinctly noticed it when 
in bloom on the back wall of our green- 
house, at considerably more than one hun- 
dred yards distance. 
The variety of fragrance in flowers is a 
most wonderful proof of the power of our 
Almighty Creator, and of His unspeakable 
taking of those enjoyments, how much are 
