Tab. 4343. 
GARDENIA nitida. 
Glossy-leaved Gardenia. 
Nat. Ord. Rubiaceje.—Pentandkia Monogynia. 
Gen. Char. {Vide mpra. Tab. 4307.) 
Gardenia nitida ; inermis glaberrima, foliis oppositis temisve submembranaceis 
lato- seu oblongo-lanceolatis acuminatis petiolatis undulatis nitidis, stipulis 
late ovatis acutis, floribus terminalibus solitariis sessUibus, calycis tubo 
cylindraceo ecostato, lim bo 6-partito laciniis obovatis fobaceis patentibus 
tubo aequilongis coroUse tubo ter brevioribus, corollse speciosae albae tubo 
cylindraceo (3 poll, longo) limbi 7-partito laciniis oblongis cito reflexis 
marginibus revolutis, staminibus 6—7 inclusis, stylo exserto apice bifido, 
sLigmatibus cuneatis bifidis. 
From the stove of Messrs. Lucombe and Pince, who raised 
it from seeds taken from a dried specimen gathered by Mr. 
Whitfield at Sierra Leone. It proves to be a perfectly new 
and most distinct species, possessing handsome, dark ^een, 
glossy foliage, flowers among the larger of the genus, deliciously 
scented, the calyx furnished with large leafy segments, the 
corolla of the purest white, its limb cut into seven long segments 
which are soon reflected, as shown in our figure. Though 
shrubby, it is eminently suited to “ pot culture ”, and deserves a 
place in every stove. It blossoms in October and November, 
and will probably be found to do so at other seasons. 
Descr. The flowering plant from which our figure was taken 
is remarkable for its dense, compact, and sturdy habit, not more 
than two feet high, but three feet across, so as even without 
blossoms to be a beautiful object; young branches herbaceous, 
glabrous, as is every part of the plant. Leaves oblong-lanceolate, 
tapering at both extremities, below into a short petiole^ penni- 
nerved and reticulated, undulate, very glossy and dark green 
above, paler beneath. Stipules broadly ovate or triangular, 
acuminate, appressed. Flower axillary, solitary, sessile, large, 
white, dehciously fragrant. Calyx-tube much elongated, cylin¬ 
drical : limb of seven rather spreading obovate, or spathulate 
DECEMBER IST, 1847. 
