248 OLEACEAE 



FRAXINJJS— continued 



9-13-fol; Iflts. lane, 3, jaggedly toothed, hairless, stalkless; common stalk 

 grooved. Fruit i, calyx deciduous. South Europe and North Africa. 

 F. excelsior. Common Ash. 140. April. D. Buds black. Ls. 9-13-fol.; Iflts. 

 lane, 4, evenly and distantly toothed, stalkless; common stalk grooved. 

 Fruit I, hanging in large bunches. Sexes often on different trees. 

 Europe (including Britain) and North Africa. (Fig. 8 a.) 



JASMINUM. Jasmine. Ls. or Iflts. entire. Fls. yellow or white, rarely pink, 

 corolla tubular with four to nine spreading lobes, solitary or in pairs or branched 

 clusters. Fruit a black berry. 



(a) Ls. opposite, simple ; fls. pink 



J. Beesianum. 3. June-July. D. Semi-climber. Branchlets green, angular. 

 Ls. ov., 2, pointed, slightly downy on both sides. Fls. f, solitary or in 

 2-3-flowered terminal clusters, sepals linear. China. (Fig. 69 c.) 



{h) Ls. opposite, compound 



J, nudiflorum. Winter Jasmine. 15. November-February. D. Rambler. 

 Branchlets angled, long, slender and drooping. Ls. 3-fol., short-stalked; 

 Iflts. ov., I, rough or hairy near margins, stalkless. Fls. f , yellow, 6-lobed, 

 solitary in 1. -axils, sepals linear. China and Japan. (Fig. i f.) 



J. officinale. Common Jasmine, Jessamine. 20. June-October. D. Climber. 

 Stems very slender, angled, hairless. Ls. pinnate, 5-9-fol.; Iflts. ov., 2, 

 downy near margins, lateral ones stalkless. Fls. f , white, fragrant, 4-5- 

 lobed, in terminal branched clusters, sepals linear. Persia and North-west 

 India. (Fig. 9 A.) 



Variety affine {J. grandiflorum). Larger fls., with purple tinge. 

 Variety /o//m aureis. Ls. golden yellow. 



* y. primulinum. Primrose Jasmine. 10. January-March. E. Rambler. Ls. 

 3-fol.; short-stalked; Iflts. lane, 3, dark glossy green, short-stalked. 

 Fls. 1 1, yellow, 6-io-lobed, solitary; sepals short, lane. China. (Fig. i G.) 



(c) Ls. alternate, compound 



J.fruticans. 15. June-September. -^ E. Stems angled. Ls. 3-fol.; Iflts. lane, 

 \, edged with small hairs. Fls. \, yellow, calyx bell-shaped, 5-lobed; in 

 3-5-flowered clusters at end of side twigs. Mediterranean region. 



J. Giraldii. 8. May-June. E. Stems angled. Ls. 3-fol.; Iflts. lane, terminal 

 one up to 4, lateral ones much smaller, wrinkled above, downy below. 

 Fls. f , yellow, not fragrant, in terminal branched clusters, sepals tri- 

 angular. China. 



J. Parkeri. i. June. E. Stems grooved. Ls. 3-fol. or pinnate; Iflts. i, stalk- 

 less. Fls. f , yellow, solitary, calyx cup-shaped. North-west India. 



J. revolutum. 6. June-August. \ E. Stems slightly angled. Ls. 3-fol. or 

 pinnate; terminal Iflts. 2, dull dark green above. Fls. i, yellow, fragrant. 

 North-west Himalaya. (Fig. 12 b.) 



J. Wallichianum. 6. June-August. | E. Like J- ^^^'o/m/m/«, but Is. 7-13-fol.; 

 Iflts. lane, i. Nepal. 



LIGUSTRUM. Privet. Ls. opposite, entire, short-stalked. Fls. small, white, 

 tubular, in conspicuous terminal panicles. Fruit a black berry. 



