^% 35IANDRIA MOKO&YNIA. JasmVlUtl 



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three-nerved, polished. F/ozi-ers axillary and terminal, solitary. Ca- 

 lydne segments six or seven, subulate ; those oi the corol six or eight, 

 bub-tihforni and longer than the long tube. 



A native of ll'.e forests near SH/ief, Avhere it blossoms in March 

 and April, and the berries ripen in .lime. 



Stem, and brandies together, some fathoms in extent, running up, 

 and over large shrubs and trees. Bark of the old woody parts 

 ash-coloured and rather rough ; tender shoots polished deep green. 

 — Leaves opposite, petioled, ovate-iunceolatc, long, fine-pointed, 

 Ihm and glossy, three-nerved, three or four inches long, and one or 

 one and a half broad. — -Pe/Zo/es short, with a remarkable joint near thu 

 middle. — Flozcers terminal and axillary, solitary, sub-sessile, very 

 large, white and sweetly fragrant. — Calyx with a short, smooth tube, 

 border of about six subulate segments which are nearly half the 

 length of the tube of the corol. — Corol ; Tube long, widening above 

 tlie middle for the stamina ; Border of six to eight slender, spread- 

 ing segments, which are an inch and a half in length. — Filament 

 .short. Anthers linear, lodged about the middle of the tube of the 

 corol. — Germ oval, two-lobed, two-celled, with one ovultua in each, 

 attached to the partition. — Stijle length of the tube of the corol. 

 Stigma bifid. 



Obs. The flowers were solitary the first year the plaiits were ia 

 the Botanic Garden, but during the rainy season of the second year 

 there were usually nine. 



8. J. brae teat urn. R. 



Twining. Leaies opposite, ovate-oblong, acute, villous. Flowers 

 in terminal bracted fascicles of three, live, or eleven ilowers. Calycine 

 setrments from five to seven, subulate ; those of the corol from five to 

 eight, oblong, with rounded acuminate apices. Sli/le longer than the 

 tube. Stigraa entire. 



A native of the island of Sumatra. From Bencoolen Dr. C. 

 Campbell sent plants to the Botanic GardeU; under the name Coast 



