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CXLI. JASMINES. 



Jessamine. (Jasminum chrymnthum.) 



Jasminum grandiflorum. 

 Corolla limb. 



Jessamine. 

 Ovary cut vertically (mag,). 



Jessamine. 

 Stigma (mag.). 



Jessamine. Flower. 



Jessamine. Diagram. 



Jessamine. 

 Transverse section of ovary 

 (mag.). 



Jessamine. 

 Transverse section of fruit (mag.). 



Jessamine. 

 Ovule (mag.). 



Jessamine. 

 Embryo (mag.). 



Jasmin um frvticans* 

 Fruit. 



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

 BoUvaria], 



Jasminees 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 [^Moringa pterygosperma], which dissolves and 



