'815 Ui&ndhia monogynia. Jusminum. 



lower parts are angular; scabrous ; from three to five inches long^ and 

 from one to three broad. — Injiorescence a large, terminal, leafy, cross- 

 armed, 'panicky composed of small, five-flowered. terminal umbel- 

 lets. — Flowers numerous, middle-sized, exquisitely fragrant, open at 

 sun-set, and fall off at sun-rise ; the lube orange-coloured, and the 

 border white. — Involucre to the umbellets four-leaved, leaflets in- 

 verse-cordate, opposite, sessile. — Calyx canipanulate ; mouth a lit- 

 tle contracted, and lightly five-notched, downy, withering. — Coral. 

 . I'ube cylindric, length of the calyx. Border spreading, from five to eight, 

 but generally six or seven parted, contorted ; segments triangular, or 

 obliquely lobed, exterior margin scolloped. — Filaments scarcely any. 

 Anthers tvvo-lobed, sitting within the tube. — Germ above, compress- 

 ed. Stj/le\ength of the tube. Stigma headed, glandular. — Capsule size 

 of a man's thumb nail, obcordatc, or nearly orbicular, compressed, 

 two-celled, two-valved, opening transversely from the apex. — Seeds 

 one in each cell, compressed, &.c. as described and figured by Goei t- 

 ner; I have not, however, been able to detect any thing like a peris- 

 perm. 



Obs. The fllqwers of this tree are exquisitely fragrant, partaking 

 of the smell of fresh honey, and on that account the plant is much 

 esteemed; for when destitute of flowers it has but an indifferent ap- 

 pearance. — The orange tubes of the flowers dye a most beautiful 

 buff or orange colour, with the various shades between them, accord- 

 ing to the preparation, and mode of conducting the operation ; but 

 unfortunately, no way has yet been discovered of rendering this ele- 

 gant colour durable. 



JASMINUM. Schreb. gen. N. 22. 



Corol salver shaped. Germ two-celled, one seeded.* Berries one 

 or two, superior. Seed solitary. Embryo erect, without perisperm. 



* In all t!ie species hereafter mentioned, tliere is a two-lobed, two-celled j^erm, 

 with one seed in each, attached to the upper end of the partition ; and succeeded 

 fey two one-seeded berries, when both come to maturity. 



