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_ Jasminum OporatissimuM. SwEETEST JASMINE. — 
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Clas and Order. 
_,  Dianpria Monoeynia. 
Generic Chara@er. 
Corolla hypocrateriformis. Bacca dicocca. Semina folitaria, — 
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Specific Character and Synonyms. 
_ JASMINUM odoratiffimum foliis alternis obtufiufculis ternatis — 
io : pinnatifque, ramis teretibus, laciniis calycinis 
breviflimis. Ait. Hort. H. v.1. p.10. Linn © 
ee. OU Perel. Gal. 14, Murr. 9: 56. oe 
_ JASMINUM flavum odoratum. Barr. Ic. 62. 
The flowers of moft of the fpecies of Jafmine are odori- 
ferous, trivial names therefore expreflive of this quality are, 
ineligible, as wanting charater; the prefent name is pec 
arly objeétionable, inafmuch as feveral other {pecies are 
greatly fuperior to‘this in point of fragrance; a leffon for 
-Botanifts to abftain from trivial names of the fuperlative di 
gree, fuch as odoratifiinum, fetidifinum, maximum, minimum, & 
The prefent fpecies, according to Mr. Arron, is a native 
of Madeira, and-was cultivated by Mr. Mitxer, in17gO3 It 
is now a plant common in moft greenhoules: it will form 
fhrub of confiderable fize, which requires no fupports 1 
leaves are glofly, inclining to yellow, growing for the mo 
part three together, fometimes pinnated ;, its bloffoms, w 
are yellow, make their appearance from May to No 
in point of hardinefs it is fuperior to many greenhout 
_ and may be propagated without difficulty by cuttin, 
