JAYANTI (Aeschynomene Sesban).--A small yellowish flower, held to be sacred to Shiva.
JHA'NTI.--A small white flower possessing medicinal properties. The leaves of the plants are used in curing certain ulcers.
JA'NTI (Jasminum Grandiflorum).--Also a small white flower having a sweet smell. The uttar called Chumeli is extracted from it.
JUYIN (Jasminum Auriculatum).--The Indian Jasmine. It is a very small white flower remarkable for its sweetness. It is also used in making a species of uttar which is highly prized by the natives, as also in forming a great variety of imitation female ornaments.
KADAMBA (Nauclea Cadamba).--A ball shaped yellow flower held to be particularly sacred to Krishna, many of whose gambols with the milkmaids of Brindabun are said to have been performed under the Kadamba tree, which is in consequence very frequently alluded to in the vernacular poems relating to his loves with those celebrated beauties.
KINSUKA (Butea Frondosa).--A handsome but scentless white flower.
KANAKA CHAMPA (Pterospermum Acerifolium).--A yellowish flower which hangs down in form of a tassel. It has a strong smell, which is perceived at a great distance when it is on the tree, but the moment it is plucked off, it begins to lose its fragrance.
KANCHANA (Bauhinia Variegata).--There are several varieties of this flower. Some are white, some are purple, while others are red. It gives a handsome appearance to the tree when the latter is in full blossom.
KUNDA (Jasminum pulescens).--A very pretty white flower. Indian poets frequently compare a set of handsome teeth, to this flower. It is held to be especially sacred to Vishnu.
KARABIRA (Nerium Odosum).--There are two species of this flower, viz. the white and red, both of which are sacred to Shiva.