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.—Foeniculum 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, &e.).— 
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 Asafoetida. 
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 
