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Jasmine has been made into a well-known scent around the world. It was introduced as a perfume in Europe in the 16th century. The flowers create an aroma that exudes a calm atmosphere, relieving mental and emotional strains. [11] Due to the pleasing scent, J. grandiflorum are commonly made into essential oils, perfumes, soaps, and cosmetics ...
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Jasmine is cultivated commercially for domestic and industrial uses, such as the perfume industry. [26] It is used in rituals like marriages, religious ceremonies, and festivals. [27] Jasmine flower vendors sell garlands of jasmine, or in the case of the thicker motiyaa (in Hindi) or mograa (in Marathi) varieties, bunches of jasmine are common ...
Breathless is the sixth studio album by American saxophonist Kenny G, released on November 17, 1992, on Arista Records.It reached number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and number 2 on the Billboard 200 and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. [6]
Jasmine absolute has a heavy, sweet scent valued by perfumers. The flowers release their perfume at dusk, so flowers are picked at night and a tiny amount of oil is obtained from each blossom by solvent extraction. The result is an expensive oil which can be used in low concentrations. [citation needed]
Millingtonia hortensis, the tree jasmine or Indian cork tree, is the sole species in the genus Millingtonia, [2] a tree native to South Asia and South East Asia. In the name Millingtonia hortensis , Millingtonia is named for Sir Thomas Millington who was an inspiration to Carl Linnaeus the Younger who first described the genus. [ 3 ]
The flowers are fragrant and are arranged in loose groups, each flower on a pedicel 1–1.5 mm (0.039–0.059 in) long. There are five (sometimes four) sepals about 1 mm (0.039 in) long and five (sometimes four) white or cream-coloured petals 13–18 mm (0.51–0.71 in) long. and the fruit is an oval, glabrous, orange-red berry 12–14 mm (0.47 ...
Jasminum nudiflorum, the winter jasmine, is a slender, deciduous shrub native to China (Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xizang , Yunnan). The flower's blossoming peaks right after winter, which is why it is also named Yingchun ( 迎春 ) in Chinese, which means "the flower that welcomes Spring".