596 ORDER 98. JASMINACE^E. 



setaceous bractlets at top ; petals (3" long) oblong, obtuse or acute, minutely pu- 

 berulept outside ; follicles muricate. Woods, Can. to Fla. and Ala. Lvs. as in 

 the last, from which this species technically differs only in its broader (dark 

 purple) petals and prickly fruit. Lvs. seldom exceeding 4' by 3'. Petals about 

 3" by li". May Aug. 



3 G. prostratus Ell. Branched at base, hirsute-pubescent; branches herbaceous, 

 prostrate ; Ivs. small, broadly ovate-reniform, acute, sinus broad, auricles rounded, 

 inflexed; umbeli sessile, 3 to 5-flowered; sep. lanceolate, hairy; cor. segm. ovate, 

 obtuse, (I 7 long], very hirsute inside; crown 5-lobed, very short. E. Ga. in sands 

 (Feay). Sts. 6 to 12' long. Lvs. 1' or less long, nearly as wide, the upper some- 

 what acuminate. Fls. dark purple, 3 ' broad. (Chthlamia pubiflora Been.) 



9. HOYA, E. Br. WAX PLANT. (Named for Thomas Hoy, an 

 English florist.) Calyx small, 5-sepaled ; corolla rotate, flat, valvatc in 

 bud ; staminate crown of 5 depressed, spreading segments ; anthers 

 membranous at tip ; pollinia fixed by the base, oblong, connivcnt ; fol- 

 licles smooth, seeds comous. Shrubs twining, Avith fleshy Ivs. and fls. 

 in extra-axillary umbels. 



H. carnosa R. Br. Branchlcts puberuleut ; Ivs. thick, glabrous, oval- 

 . oblong, short-pointed ; ped. shorter than pubescent pedicels ; cor. fleshy, papillous 

 inside, segm. triangular, reflexcd at the apex ; corona segm. oval, acute, edges 

 revolute. Garden and greenhouse. Fls. pink-colored, in dense umbels, very- 

 fine, f E. Ind. 



10. STAPE V LIA, L. (Named for Bodceus d Stapcl, a physician of 

 Amsterdam.) Calyx 5-parted ; corolla rotate, 5-cleft, fleshy; crown 

 double, the exterior of leaves entire or parted, the interior of horn-like 

 segments ; pollinia erect, 5 pairs, turgid ; follicles smooth, erect ; seeds 

 comous. Plants of S. Africa, fleshy, branching, leafless ; branches 

 angular, angles toothed, bearing large, fleshy, dark red, rugous flowers, 

 pf a most disgusting odor. Some are cultivated in our greenhouses, as 

 A. hirsuta, A. bufonia, <fcc. 



ORDER XCVIIL JASMINACE^E. JASMINWORTS. 



Shrubs often twining, with opposite or alternate, mostly compound leaves. Calyx 

 and corolla 5 to 8-parted, the latter imbricated in aestivation. Stamens 2, in the 

 tube of the corolla. Ovary free, 2-celled, 2 to 8-ovuled. Fruit a berry cr capsule. 

 Seeds erect, with little or no albumen. Fig. 78. 



Genera 6, species 100. Ornamental shrubs abounding in tropical India. Tbc essential oil 

 which pervades the order, residing chiefly in the flowers, is exquisitely fragrant. On this ac- 

 count, as well as lor their beauty, these plants are cultivated. 



JASMTNUM, L. JASMINE. (Gr. idapr/, perfume.) Calyx tubular, 

 5 to 10-cleft ; corolla hypocrateriform, tuba long, limb flat, 5 to 10- 

 cleft ; berry double ; seeds 2, solitary, ariled. Shrubs bushy or climb- 

 ing. Lvs. opposite, rarely alternate, compound. Petioles articulated. 

 Fls. paniculate. 



1 J. frdticans L. YELLOW JASMINE. Smooth, erect; branches angular; 

 Ivs. alternate, trifoliate, rarely simple, llts. curved; fls. few, subtenuinal; cal. 

 segm. subulate ; cor. tube twice longer than the calyx, limb of 5 obtuse lobes. 

 St. 3 f high. Fls. yellow, inodorous, tube about 6" long. Propagated by layers. 

 f S. Eur. 



2 J. officinale L. WHITE JASMINE. Smooth, scarcely climbing ; branches 

 subanu'ulate Ivs. opposite, compound, Ifts. 3 to 7, lanceolate, acuminate ; pani- 

 cles terminal, few-flowered, corymbous ; cor. tube twice longer than the calyx. 

 Stem several feet in length. Flowers white. Both species ara beautiful and 



