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* TEC6mA jasminoides. 



Jasmine-leaved Tccoma. 



DIDVNAMIA ANGIOSPERMIA. 



Nat. ord. Bignoniace^. 



TECOMA. Supri, vol. l3.fol. 1117. 



T. jasminoides ; foliis pinnatis 2-jugis foliolis ovatis glabris nitidis, racemis ter- 

 niinalibus densis paniculatis, corolla tubuloso-carapanulata limbo piano sub- 

 aquali pubescente laciniis rotundatis undulatis. 



Bignonia jasminoides. Horl. 



This charming greenhouse climbing shrub is an ever- 

 green, not uncommon in collections, but so seldom flowering, 

 that it was only in August last I heard for the first time 

 of its blossoms having been formed in Messrs. Chandler's 

 nursery. From these the drawing was made, and subse- 

 quently a plant from the same collection obtained a medal 

 at one of the Horticultural Society's meetings in Regent 

 Street. 



It is said to be a native of New Holland, and to havebeen 

 originally received at the Royal Gardens at Kew ; but I find 

 no trace of it in books, and, in fact, have had no opportunity 

 of examining the plant, except in a very cursory way. 



The tendency to produce a flower with six segments to 

 the corolla, instead of five, is remarkable, but probably 

 accidental. 



* An improvement upon the Mexican name Tecomaxochitl, applied to 

 one of the species. 



