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JASMINUM afline. 
Kindred Jasmine. 
DIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
Nat. ord. JASMINACEZ. 
JASMINUM, L. 
J. afine ; foliis oppositis imparipinnatis 2-3-jugis foliolis lateralibus ovatis 
acuminatis terminali duplo majore, floribus ternis terminalibus longè 
pedunculatis, calycis lobis subulatis, corollæ tubo calyce paulo longiore 
lobis oblongis obtusis acutisque. 
J. affine, Royle mss. 
Is this the wild officinal Jasmine? We suspect so. It 
differs in very little, and would under ordinary circumstances 
be looked on as a mere variety with pink-tubed flowers some- 
what larger than usual. But it is a wild plant, having 
been raised in the Garden of the Horticultural Society from 
seeds sent from the north of India by Dr. Royle under the. 
name here adopted. This much is certain, that it is quite 
capable of braving the climate of an English winter. 
The native country of the common Jasmine is said to be 
the foot of Caucasus, whence it is supposed to have spread 
eastward; but the latter point is conjectural ; unless this 
plant should establish its truth. In order to enable a Judg- 
ment to be formed about it, an extract from Dr. Royle’s 
Illustrations of the Himalayas is subjoined. 
“The Jasmines are found in small numbers in tropical 
islands, in Africa and South America, as well as in China 
and New Holland; but in great numbers in the East Indies; 
whence they extend into Arabia and Persia, and from that to 
the South of Europe, where J. fruticosum is found, as well 
as J. odoratissimum, introduced from the island of Madeira. 
J. officinale has become so naturalized in the gardens of” 
England, that we cannot believe it, as generally supposed to 
be, a native of India; as we know no other instance where a 
shrub from the plains or southern parts of that country has 
become acclimated so far north; but the common name of the 
Jasmine in the languages of Europe indicates its origin from 
the Arabic name Yasmeen. J. grandiflorum is the most 
nearly allied species, and this flourishes in the hottest parts 
of India: Dr. Wallich has, however, obtained specimens 
