( 1842 ) 

 Gardenia radigans. Rooting Gardenia. 



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Class and Order. 

 Pentandria Monogynia. 



Generic Character. 



Bacca infera, 2-IocuIaris, polysperma. Anthera sessilcs 

 in fauce corollae. Stigma bilamellatum. 



Specific Character and Synonyms. 



Gardenia radicans ; inermis, foliis lanceolatis, corollis hy- 

 pocrateriformibus obtusis calyce angulato, caule radi- 

 cante. Willd. Sp. PL I. p. 1225. Hort. Kew. ed. alt. 1. 

 p. 368. Bot.Repos. 491. 



Gardenia radicans ; inermis, corollis obtusis, calyce angu- 

 lato, foliis ellipticis, caule radicante. Thunb. Gard. n. 1. 

 t.l.f.l. Thunb. Jap. 109. t. 20. 



Kutsjinas altera, folio minori, flore niveo pleno, cujus 

 gemma nondum explicata speciosam cochleae oblongai 

 figuram exprimit. Kcempf. Aman. p. 808. 



In the way that Gardenia radicans is treated in our 

 stoves, the stems show no disposition to put forth roots; 

 but probably would, were they suffered to come in contact 

 with the earth. It is doubtful, whether it has ever been 

 seen in this country, or even in China, with a single flower. 



There is great affinity between this species and Gardenia 

 jlorida, from which it differs very little, except in the lesser 

 size of its flowers and leaves, which last are narrowed at 

 both extremities. The flowers have nearly the same fragrant 

 smell, and the plant flowering more freely and being more 

 easily propagated than the true Cape Jasmin, it has of late 

 very much taken the place of this last, and is frequently sold 

 for it. 



Flowers in June and July. Communicated by Messrs. 

 kopfciGEs and Sons, 



