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Artist
- Name:
- Unknown
Illustration
- Subject:
- Plants
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
Book
- Title:
- Nouveau dictionnaire encyclopédique universel illustré
- Author(s):
- Trousset, Jules (under the direction of)
- Publisher:
- Paris: La Librairie Illustrée, 1885-1891
- Open Library:
- View record.
Description
Common jasmine (Jasmin communum) is a vine in the Oleaceae family with white or near white flowers known for their strong and sweet fragrance. Jasmine is cultivated to make perfume and to flavor tea or as a tea substitute.
The caption reads in the original: Jasminum officinale.
Keywords: 1880s, 19th century, black & white, flower, Oleaceae, reference book, vine
