. Sweet-scented flowers and fragrant leaves, interesting associations gathered from many sources, with notes on their history and utility . t is kno^^^ii as the Frangipani scent plant. Plunkenetia corniculata.—A climber from tropical Asia, with aromaticleaves. Pogostemon patchouli.—An herbaceous shrub, found mostly in plant aflords the celebrated perfume of the Hindus, andalthough its odour is certainly peculiar and even disagreeable tosome people, it is highly popular amongst certain classes not onlyin Europe, but oAer all the civilised world. The odoriferous partof th
. Sweet-scented flowers and fragrant leaves, interesting associations gathered from many sources, with notes on their history and utility . t is kno^^^ii as the Frangipani scent plant. Plunkenetia corniculata.—A climber from tropical Asia, with aromaticleaves. Pogostemon patchouli.—An herbaceous shrub, found mostly in plant aflords the celebrated perfume of the Hindus, andalthough its odour is certainly peculiar and even disagreeable tosome people, it is highly popular amongst certain classes not onlyin Europe, but oAer all the civilised world. The odoriferous partof the plant is the leaves ; Aaluable Indian shawls used to bedistinguished by their odour of Patchouli, but since the perfumehas become so common, this test is unreliable evidence of theirgenuineness. Polanisia graveolens.—An herbaceous plant from Xorth America,bearing pink, scented flowers, borne in clusters. * The scented Tuberose aiid Jonquil declareThe stronger impulse of an evening air.—Prior. Polianthes tuberosa (Tuberose).—A bulbous plant from India, greatlyprized for its waxy white tubular flowers, which emit a powerful. ent Brooks, Day & Son, Lith. 5 WEE T-SMELLING PLA NTS 97 fragrance, on this account it is called by the Malays • Mistress ofthe Night, as its scented favours increase tenfold after sunset. Ithas been greatly improved by cultivation, and now some sweetlypretty forms are grown in enormous quantities for supplying cutflowers during winter and spring. The sweet TuberoseThe daintiest flower for scent that blows.—Shelley. Polyanthus. See Primula. Polygonatum officinalis.—A variety of Solomons Seal, bearing fragrantflowers. Its native habitat is Scotland, but it has almost gone outof cultivation. Polyosma.—A family of evergreen trees from the Eastern Archipelago,bearing sweet-scented flowers, generally white in colour, followedby a berry. Populus balsamifera.—A Xortli American Poplar tree, remarkable for the pleasant balsamic odour of its buds
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