JASMI'NUM AFFI'NE. 
KINDRED JASilXNE. 
Class. Order. 
diandria. monogynia. 
Natural Order. 
jasminacea;. 
Native of 
Height. 
Flowers in 
Duration 
Introduced 
£. Indies. 
15 feet. 
July, Aug. 
Perennial. 
in 1842. 
Mo. 1030. 
The word Jasminum is generally supposed to 
be derived from two Greek words, signifying violet- 
scented. Or, as was obseiwed by Dr. Royle, it 
may have had its origin in the Arabic name, 
Yasmeen. 
The Jasminum affine was raised in the London 
Horticultural Society’s gai’dens, from Indian seeds, 
and proves to be completely hardy. Its flowers 
are longer than those of the J asminum officinale — 
the common species of our gardens, and the tube 
of the flower is pink ; still, those distinctions 
which may be considered permanent, are so tnvial, 
that it may be reasonably doubted whether the plant 
be really entitled to the rank of a distinct species. 
The common, or officinal Jasmine, is the flower 
of the palace and the cottage, and has long been 
esteemed for its fragrance. Our newly-introduced 
plant is even more fragrant than the older inhab- 
itant of our gardens ; and will be more valuable to 
those who use the flowers in any preparations for 
the toilet. The French are noted for their numer- 
ous compositions of sweet-scented oils, pomades, 
and essences, and the following are two that are 
