* MANDEVILLA suaveolens. 

 Sweet-scented Mandevilla. 



PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 

 Nat. orcl. Apocynace^, § Echite^e. 



MANDEVILLA . Calyx pentaphyllus, imbricatus, erectus, intus annulo 

 pectinate auctus. Corolla liypogyna, campanulato-infundibularis, fauce tubo- 

 que esquamatis, limbi o-fidi laciniis subsequilateris. Stamina 5, basi corollse 

 tubi inserta: antherce in conum circa stigma conniventes, apice membra- 

 naceas. Ovarium bilociilare, polyspermum. Stylus unus; stigma conicum, a 

 latere. 5-foveatum, basi campanulatum 5-lobum, apice bicuspidatum. An- 



nulus bypogynus 5-lobus, carnosus; lobis truncatis. Fructus .... 



Frutex Bonariensis, volubilis, foliis petiolatis membranaceis, stipulis pectinatis, 

 racemis secundis axillaribus multifloris. 



Mandevilla suaveolens. 



Caulis volubilis; ramis pennce corvince. crassitie, glabris, supra nodos pilo- 

 sis. Folia opposita, petiolata, cordato-oblonga, membranacea, subtiis glauca, 

 suprd. glabra, venarum paginal inferioris axillis villosis ; stipulse pectinatce. 

 Racemi axillares, longipedunculati, nutantes, multijlori ; floribus magnis, can- 

 didis, odoratissimis, secundis. Corollse lacinicB oblongae, undulatce, apiculatcs ; 

 tubus intus 1 0-plicatus. Filamenta pubescentia. Stigmatis lobi in tnargine 

 inferiore crenati. Annulus pectinatus inter corollce et calycis basis pallidus, 

 carnosus, annuli hypogyni longitudine. 



This new climber was sent from Buenos Ayres, by H. J. 

 Mandeville, Esq., H. M. Minister at that place, to the Hon. 

 W. F. Strangways, by whom seeds were presented to the Hor- 

 ticultural Society. It had been collected by Mr. Tweedy, 

 and sent home under the name of the Chile Jasmine. 



It has, however, no other relation to the Jasmine than 

 that it is a twiner, with white fragrant flowers. The latter 

 are most deliciously sweet ; and, from their large size and 

 snowy whiteness, very beautiful to look upon. It will pro- 

 bably form an abundant flowerer ; but, like all seedling 

 shrubs, its first stage of growth is more productive of foliage 

 than blossoms. 



* I have much pleasure in naming this beautiful twiner after Henry John 

 MandeviUe, Esq. H.B.M. Minister at Buenos Ayi-es, to whom we are in- 

 debted for the introduction of this and many other interesting plants. 



February^ 1840. d 



