SS BiANDiiiA MONOGYNiA. JasminumA. 



as in some species of Gardenia. — Flon'ers terminal, generally form- 

 ing small, trichotomous umbellets, ^^hite, iVagrant. — Caii/x border- 

 edvvith from live to nine, long, subulale^ permanent segments. Stig" 

 ma clubbed. Germ tvvo-lobed, one oviiliim in each, attached to the 

 lower part of the partition. — Berries twin ; each round, smooth, 

 juicy, one-seeded, when ripe of a beautiful shining black. — 5cec? con- 

 form to the berry ; integument single. — Periaperm none. — Embryo 

 erect. — Cotj/kdo/is conform to the seed. — Radicle small, inferior. 



Obs. From this species we have the common double ; and rose, or 

 great flowered, and full Moogaries, {Arabian, or Tuscan Jasmines ;) 

 these are always raised from layers, and have bceu improved by cul- 

 ture into their present state as above noted. 



The plant that bears the common double sort still retains its 

 twining habits, but it is lost in the great rose, or full dowered sort: 

 here the branches are erect, or spreading, but never twining. 



I am inclined to think that Nj/clanlhc$ undnlata, Sp. PI. 2. p. 8. 

 is only a variety of this species, arisnig from soil, culture, iivc. tor 

 M'ith the utmost attention, 1 could never discover any thing like, a 

 fixed specific character to distinguish it from Zambac, as the number 

 of petals or divisions of the corol are inconstant, and at most murk, 

 only the variety. 



2. J. scandens. Willd. 1. 37. 



Shrubby, twining, and scandent, smooth. Leaves opposite, sim- 

 ple, cordate-oblong, entire, taper-pointed. Con/ntbs terminal, glo- 

 bular, trichotomous. Calijcine segments si.\ or seven, bristle-shaped, 

 of the corol six to eight, lanceolate, very acute, nearly the length o^ 

 the clavate tube. Stigma bilobate. 



Nyctanthes scandens, Retz. obs. fasc. 5. p. Q. 



A native of the southern parts of Bengal. The plants in the Bo- 

 tanic Garden near Calcutta were reared from seed sent from Cltilta- 

 gonp' ; which after they were two years old began to blossom in Janu- 

 ary and February, and continue so to do, but have not produced 

 •rood seed. 



