Jasmine or "Moonlight in the Grove"

Jasmine in Moonlight

Flower Fairy Alphabet, Cicely Mary Barker, 1934

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As I walked into the garden last night, the heady scent of Jasmine overwhelmed me. The bright white flowers with pink pinwheel centers shone brightly in the moonlight. How appropriate ... since I recently discovered that Jasmine is also called "Moonlight in the Grove"!

The intoxicating fragrance of this flower alters the mood and attracts you to it.  It wafts through the night air and while the flowers catch the moonlight - you often smell it before you see it!  No small wonder then that Jasmine is used in many attraction, love and good luck spells and also to enhance personal beauty and attractiveness.

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Jasmine Flowers

Bibliography: The Language of Flowers, Penhaligon's Scented Treasury of Verse and Prose, Sheila Pickles, 1989
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