Re: Re: jasmine

Hey Cathy--ain't that a governor somewhere?  Rich just kidding in Z-5
----- Original Message -----
From: "cathy carpenter" <cathyc@rnet.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 5:28 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: jasmine


> Ah, pikake! The blossoms are picked before opening to form a dense,
> fragrant lei. The most common lei flower is the plumeria, though the
> Hawaiians originally would not use them because the trees were commonly
> planted in graveyards.
> Cathy
> On Sunday, February 9, 2003, at 05:37 PM, Kitty Morrissy wrote:
>
> > Cere,
> > Your jasmine is pictured on p 46 of the Jan American Gardener. Pretty.
> > The
> > article says it is also the one used in Hawaiin leis and they call it
> > Arabian Jasmine.  It is native to India, Burma, Sri Lanka.
> > Kitty
> >
> >
> >> [Original Message]
> >> From: Island Jim <jsinger@igc.org>
> >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >> Date: 2/9/2003 5:24:07 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Re: jasmine
> >>
> >> hi, ceres,
> >>
> >> the sambac is a great--if somewhat unruly--plant. that's the jasmine of
> >> jasmine tea and jasmine rice. most in the trade are double [diploid?]
> >> or
> >> triple [triploid/] flowers, which give up fragrance and essential oils
> > for
> >> petal form. tis a pity. the original is wonderful.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> At 05:04 PM 2/9/03 -0500, you wrote:
> >>> Jim, I have one that is labeled as follows:
> >>>     Jasminum Sambac 'Maid of Orleans'
> >>> and on the back side of the label it says
> >>>      Star of India
> >>>         Ceres
> >>> Listed as a zone 10 plant.
> >>>     Ceres
> >>>
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