80 



JASMINUM azoricum. 



Azorian or Ivy-leaved Jasmine. 



DIANDRIA MONOGYXIA*. 



• JASMINUM. Supra foL 1. 





Div. Foliis compos it is. 



J. azoricttm, foliis termtjs; foliolis ovatis subcordatisqtic, calycibfU cam- 

 panulatis glabra, coroilae laciniis tubo a?qualibus. / ahl emun. 1. 911 



Jasmiimm azoricum. Linn. sp. pi. I. <J. A////, tftcf. et/. 8. /*. (j. //o//. 

 Jfcflft J. 9. i"rf. 2. 1. J7. Wiiul. sp. pi. K 39. 



J. azoricum iiifoliatum, llore albo odoratissimo. CommeL hort. 1. 159. 



t. 82. 



Frutcx sempervirens in hortis adminiculate longitudinem viginti pedum 

 acquirens, ramosissinins ; rami terries glaberrimi folia pedunculi calycesqu* 

 virore Iceto nitentes. Hamuli I axe paniculatojlorijcri, in foliis superioribus 

 axillares, villis minutissimis subpubescentes ; pedunculi sube/astico-rigrntes 

 brachiato-oppositi et terminates / pedicellis trichotomis v. unifloris, extimis 

 basi bracteolatis. Folia ternata, remota, Jirmius membranacea superjicie et 

 consistentidjere Citri Aurantii ; foliolis petiolatis, subundulatis, subcordato- 

 attenuatis, acuminatis, terminali duplo viajore, prolixius petiolato, sesqui- 

 triunciali : petiolus communis divaricatus, subflexuosus, rigidiusculus. Cal. 

 turbinato-campanulatus, estriatus, brevis, dcnticulis 5 minutis erect is, ovato- 

 acutis* Cor. alba, longitudine vix excedens trinas partes uncice,Jbris ali- 

 quandb purpnreo suffusa ; tubus subsemuncialis ; limbics parilm brcvior, laciniis 

 5 explanatis, oblongo-lanceolatis, acutis, basi suboxatis. Anth. fiavcc, medio 

 tubo sessiles, latentes. Stigma tubo exsertum, clarato-bijidum, comprcs- 

 sum, viride. Bacca nigra, globosa magnitudine fere Pruni Cerasi minoris. 

 Flores odoratissimi. 



Grows naturally in the island of Madeira, and has hecn 

 known in the dutch gardens according to Commclin from 



lt>£)3, in 



the english from about 1724. 



No plant presents 



The 



itself more constantly in our greenhouses than this. 

 bright lively hue of its evergreen foliage, the fragrance and 

 long succession of the bloom, render it a favourite with all 

 gardeners. When planted in the border of a conservatory 

 it may be trained to the height of 20 feet and more, and 

 will frequently ripen its berries, which are about the size, 

 form, and colour of a small common black cherry. Our 

 milder winters do not destroy it when planted in a warm 

 border against a southern wall ; and so treated it thrives 



better than in any other situation. 



An evergreen shrub. Stem slender, requiring to be sup 



2 



