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to the air the fucceeding, year, wtttcohie up as Well j flowers, which have very Ihort empalemerits, wW 



. asnewfeeds. - ^ --^ - ; ',_ 



CE STRUM. Lin, Gen. Plant, 231. Jalmmoides. 

 Dill. Nov. Gen. 170. Baftard Jafmine. ■ '- >' * 



., The Characters are, %: O; ::-^ . -'';';". 

 ■ B batb ajhort tubular empalemeni of one leaf which is 



indented at the top into five fart s^ which are ere^.^ "The 

 ' jlmer is funneUfbaped, of one petal, having a hng ^ g- 



lindrical iube^ which fpreads open at the top^ where /V is 

 '- cut into five equal fegments -, it hath fiveflender ftamina 

 -ithe length of the tuhe^ to which they adhere^ and are ter- 

 L minqted by roundijh four-cornered fummits. ■ The oval cy- 

 , lindrical ger men isfttuated in the empafement^ fupporting 

 '. aflenderftyle the length of thejlamina, crowned by an ob- 

 - tufe thick ftigma. "The germen afterward becomes an 

 -■: oval oblong berry with onecelh inching fever alrotindtfJo 



' feeds. 



: This genus of plants is ranged in the firft feftion 



.^of Linn^us's fifth clafs, intitled Pentandria Mo- 



i noo-ynia, the flower having five (lamina and one 



. ftyle. • . ■ ' 



The Species are. 





i'. Cestrum (No^urnum) flofibus pedunculatis. Hort. 

 * Cliff. 490. Cejlrum with flowers ftanding upon foot- 



ftalks. Jafminoides foliis Pilhaminis, flore virefcente 

 noftu odoratiffimo. Hort.Elth. 183. tab. 153. Ba/iard 

 t Jafmine with leaves of Pifloamin^ and a greenifh flower^ 

 : fmelling very fweetly in the night. 

 I, Cestrum {Diurnum) floribus feffiUbus. Hort. Cliff. 

 ,^.49^.}Cefirum with flowers growing to the branches. 



; Jafminoides laureolae folio, flore candido interdiu 

 i odorato. Hort.Elth. 186. tab. 154. Baftard Jafmine 

 ■ with a Spurge Laurel leaf and a white flowery fmelling 



,f -f 



Jafmi- 



iH the day, ' ' . 



3, Cestrum {Nervofum) foliis lanceolatis oppofitis ner- 



vis tranfverfalibus, peduncuHs rzmoCis, Ceflrum with 

 fpear-Jhaped leaves growing oppoftte, having tranfverfe 

 veins^ and branching foot-ftalks to the flowers. 

 noides Americanum, lauri folio, flore albo odorato. 

 . Houft. MSS. Baftard Jafmine of America with a Bay 

 . \af^ and a white., fweet^ fmelling flower. 

 4; Cestrum {Spicatum) foliis ovato-lanceolatis, floribus 

 < fpicatis, alaribus & terminaiibus. Ceftrum with oval 

 I .^ear-/haped leaves^ and flowers growing in fpikes from . 

 - the fides and tops of the branches. 



5. Cestrum {Confertum) foliis oblongo-ovatis, obliquis, 

 . floribus alaribus confertis, tubo longiffimo & tenuif- 



fimo. Ceftrum with oblong oval leaves which are oblique^ 

 and flowers growing in clufters from the fides of the 

 » - branches^ with a very long fender tube. 



6. Cestrum {Venenatiim) foliis lanceolatis obliquis, flo- 

 ribus alaribus, pedunculis foliofis. Ceftrum with ob- 

 lique fpear-fhaped leaves^ flowers proceeding from the fides 

 of the branches^ and leafy foot-ftalks. Jafminum lauri- 

 nis foliis, flore pallide luteo, frudu atrocasruleo po- ' 

 lypyreno venenato. Sloan. Hifl:. Jam. 2. p. 196. 



. Jafmine with Bay leaves^ a pale yellow flower^ and a dark 

 . Mue fruit with many feeds ^ which are poifonous. 

 The firft fort was many years pafl: raifed in the cu- 

 rious gardens of the Duchefs of Beaufort, at Bad- 

 . mington, in Gloucefterfliire, and was from thence 

 communicated to feveral gardens in England and 

 Holland, where in the latter it pafTes under the title 

 ■ of Badmington Jafmine to this time. This grov/s 

 naturally in the ifland of Cuba, from whence I re- 

 ceived the feeds by the title of Dama de Noche,'i, e. 

 -Lady of the Night ; which appellation I fuppofe was 

 given it, from the flowers fending out afl:rong odour 

 after the fun is fet. 



It rifes with an upright fl:alk about fix or fevcn feet 

 high, covered with a grayifli bark, and divides up- 

 ward into many flender branches, which generally 

 incline to one fide -, and are garniflie^ with leaves 

 placed alternate, which are near four inches lonp;. 





t. 



and one and a half broad, fmooth on tlicir upper fide, 

 of a pale green, and on their under fide they have 

 leveral tranfverfe veins, and are of a fea-green colour, 

 having fliort foot-ftalks. The flowers are produced 

 at die wings of the leaves, in fmall clufters, ftanding 

 vjpon ftiort foot-ftalks, each fuftaining four or five 



long flender tubes, which are enlarged at the top, 

 where they are cut into five parts which are reflexed j 

 thefe aie. of an herbaceous colour ^ they appear \xi 

 Auguft, but ^are not fucceeded by berries in this 

 country V but thofe which I received from America 

 were fmall, and of a dark brown colour, inclofing 

 feveral feeds. 



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The.fefids.of the fecond fort were fent mc from the 

 Havannah, by the title of Dama de Die, or Lady of 

 the Day •, tliis rifes with an upright ftalk to the height 

 of ten or twelve fcet^ covered with a fmooth light 

 green bark, dividing upward into many fmaller 

 branches, garniflied with fmooth leaves near three 

 inches long, and one and a half broad, of a lively 

 green colour, and the confiftence of thofe of the 

 Spurge Laurel \ thefe are ranged alternately on the 

 branches. Toward the upper part of the fhoots come 

 out the flowers from the wings of the leaves, ftanding 

 in clufters clofe to the branches ^ they are very white, 

 fliaped like thofe of the former fort, and fmell fweet 

 in the day time, from whence it had the appellation 

 of Lady of the' Day. The berries of this are fmaller 

 than thofe of the firft fort. This flowers in Sep- 

 tember, Oftober and November. 

 The third fort was fent me from Carthagena in New 

 Spain, near which place it grows naturally ^ this rifes 

 with a flirubby ftalk five or fix feet high, covered 

 with a brown bark^ and divides upward into many 

 foiall branches, garniflied with fpear-fiiaped leaves, 

 about four inches long, and little more than one 

 broad; they are fmooth, of a fight green, and have 

 many horizontal veins running from the midrib to 

 the fides, and are placed oppofite. From the wings 

 of the leaves, toward the upper part of the branches, 

 are produced the flowers, ftanding upon branching 

 foot-ftalks, each fuftaining four or five flowers, whofe 

 tubes are fwelfing at their bafe, juft above the em- 

 palement, but contraft upward to the mouth, where 

 the petal is cut into five broad fegments which fpread 

 flat ; they are white, but without fcent. 

 The fourth fort was fent me from Carthagena with 

 the former. This rifes with a flirubby ftalk ten or 

 twelve feet high, covered with a light gray bark, and 

 fends out many branches the whole length, gar- 

 niflied with oval fpear-fiiaped leaves, ftanding 

 without order J they are two inches and a half long, 

 and one and a half broad, of a light green, 

 with flender foot-ftalks, nie flow^ers come out in 

 loofe fpikes from the fide, and alfo the end of the 

 branches, which are fliaped like thofe .of the firft fort, 

 and are of a whitifh green colour, without fcent, 

 Thefe are fucceeded by roundifli purple berries, the 

 fize of large Peafe, which have a foft juicy pulp, filled 

 with flat feeds.' 



The fifth fort rifes with feveral flirubby ftalks eight 

 or ten feet high, covered with a white fmooth bark, 

 fending out many irregular branches, garniflied with 

 oblong oval leaves, which at their bafe are longer on 

 one fide, fo that the foot-ftalk is oblique ^ they are 

 placed on the branches without order, and are of a 

 pale green. The flowers conic out in clufters from 

 the fide of the branches, many of them arifing from 



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the fame pointy thefe have very flender long tubes, 

 v/hich are -cut at the top into five acute fegments 

 which are ere6t. They are of a pale yellow, and 



without fcent. 



The fixth fort grows naturally in Jamaica, from 

 whence it was fent me by the late Dr. Houftoun. 

 This rifes with a woody ftem eight or nine feet high, 

 covered with a fmooth brown bark, and fends out 

 many branches on the fide which grov/ ereft, gar- 

 niflied with oval fpear-fliaped leaves, v/hofe foot-ftalks 

 are fliort •, they are five inches long, and two broad, 

 fmooth, of the confiftence with Bay leaves, and are 

 placed alternate on the branches. From the wingr. 

 of the leaves the flowers are produced, moft part of 

 the length of the branches \ the foot-ftalks of the 

 flowers are garniflied v/ith fmall leaves, ftanding 

 between each flower in a fingular manner, the flower* 



N n n rifing 



