**7.1 Eggs**

The eggs were elongated and cylindrically laid on the inner whorls of the petals in groups of 10–13 during night times. The eggs hatched in 1–2 days. The average egg period was 1.3, 1.2, 1.1, and 1.1 days in *J. sambac, J. auriculatum*, *J. grandiflorum,* and *J. nitidum,* respectively.
