LIST OF PERFUMES, ETC., AND PLANTS WHICH AFFORD THEM. 159 



Elettaria Cardamomum (Cardamoms). — A warm greenhouse 

 plant resembling Ginger in habit, but hardier, and having 

 richly aromatic foliage. It is a good room plant during the 

 summer months, and is easily grown. 



Escallonia macrantha (Shelter Bush). — With sticky, aromatic 

 foliage. One of the best of all evergreen plants for shelter 

 hedges in wind-swept localities. 



Eucalyptus. — Eucalyptus globulus, E. citriodora, and many 

 other (seventy to eighty) species. All the species are 

 aromatic, and yield essential oils ; but E. citriodora is one 

 of the sweetest. E. globulus and others yield " Eucalyptol." 



Euryangium Sumbul. — A strong-growing umbelliferous plant 

 of Turkestan and North India used medicinally. The 

 rhizome smells of angelica and musk. 



Fennell. — Fceniculum dulce, F. officinale, &c. 



Fragaria elatior (Strawberry). — The scent of dying Strawberry 

 leaves in the early sunshine of a frosty morning is one of the 

 rarest and most delicious of all the scents or perfumes of the 

 garden. 



Frangipani (Plumiera rubra, P. allia, P. fragrantissima, &c). — 

 Commonly planted on graves in Borneo and Malayan islands. 

 The Italian scent named "Frangipani" is a powder, or 

 sachet, made of equal proportions of all known spices mixed 

 with Orris-root and 1 per cent, of Musk and Civet. An 

 alcoholic extract of this "pot-pourri" is the most enduring 

 scent known. 



Frankincense (Olibanum).— Boswellia serrata. 



French Honeysuckle (Hedysarum coronarium). 



Freesia refracta (Freesias). — All the Freesias emit a subtle and 

 delicious perfume, although by some who are partially anosmic 

 their odour cannot be detected. 



Galangal (Alpinia officinarum). — A Ginger-like plant having 

 aromatic rhizomes and seeds. 



Galbanum (Ferula galbaniflua). — A gum resin resembling that 

 of F. narthex, the source of Asafcetida. 



Galipea odoratissima. — A Brazilian tree that yields the Angos- 

 tura bark of commerce, sometimes used as a tonic bitter, 

 especially in the colonies and abroad. 



Gardenia (Cape Jasmines) (Gardenia florida and G. radicans). — 

 Known as the " Cape Jasmine." These shrubs have highly 



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