90 DIANDRIA MONOGYNIA, Jasminum, 
- Nyctanthe scandens: Retz. Obs. fase. 5. p. 9. i 
A native’of the southern parts of Bengal. The plants in 
the Botanic garden near Calcutta were reared from seed'sent 
from Chittagong ; which after they were two years old 
began to blossom"in January and February, and continue 
so to'do, but have not produced good seed. 
Trunk none, but» many,- long, ligneous, at first scandent, — ee 
but finally: twining, round, smooth branches of considerable 
extent. Leaves simple, opposite, short-petioled, cordate-ob- 
long, tapering from near the somewhat re-entering base, fine- 
pointed, entire, smooth, and rather lucid on both sides: from 
one to six inches long, and from half an inch to two inches 
broad. Petioles flattened, channelled.  Corymbs terminal, : 
sub-globular, dense, that which terminates the larger branches 
more’ compound, . Peduncles short, with the pedicels. still — 
shorter, all are villous. F/owers numerous, pure white, de- 
lightfully: fragrant. Calya: villous, border of six, or seven, 
bristle-shaped, spreading, villous segments. Tube of the co- 
rol widening to the mouth, and. more than twice the length of 
the segments of the calyx. Border of from six to eight, lan- 
ceolate, acute segments, which are rather«shorter than the 
tube. Germ turbinate, two-celled, with one seed in each, at- 
tached to the thickened middle of the partition. 
3. J. elongatum. Linn; sp. pl. ed: Willd..1. 37, sel 
Scandent. « Leaves: opposite; and alternate, lanceolate, 
villous on both sides. - -Corymbs terminal. Corol eight or 
twelve-cleft ; segments linear. Stigma bifid. 
Nyctanthes elongata. Linn, suppl. 82. 
A native of the forests about Hidgelee, near the mouth of ; 
the Hooghly in Bengal... ee time so = of = 
hot season. z 
Stem woody, straggling toa eonaitideatite putoit, or. clini 
ing. Bark of the woody parts light ash colour; of the — 
young shoots very villous. \ Leaves opposite, and alsexiaien! ‘ 
short-petialed, from lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate ; j venyiooft : 
