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A fragrant Chinese gardenia, some kinds of which have flowers that are used to perfume tea.
Genus Gardenia, family Rubiaceae: several species, in particular G. jasminoides
‘The young women wear fragrant Cape jessamine & pink tea roses in their hair or pinned at the bodice.’
‘Gardenias, or Cape jasmines, have been adorning the gardens of the South for generations.’
‘At last we arrived at our destination, a bungalow literally covered with Cape jessamine, bougainvillea, thumbergia and other lovely creepers, built on a small plateau overhanging the gorge.’
‘The Cape jasmine is a tropical plant grown for its heavily-scented, ivory-white flowers (usually produced in late summer and autumn, and its dark, glossy, evergreen foliage.’
‘The oleander, the Cape jessamine and the crepe-myrtle, puny shrubs and hot-house plants at the North, here are trees, that grow to the height of twenty feet.’