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Order LXXIII. JASMINEJE. 



Flowers mostly bisexual, rarely apetalous or polypetalous. 

 Calyx monophyllous. Corolla regular, 4- or many-lobed. 

 Stamens 2, on the corolla-tube. Ovary free, 2-celled ; ovules 

 definite ; style 1. Fruit either a double berry, a drupe, or a 

 capsule. — Trees or shrubs, rarely herbaceous, with opposite, 

 entire or pinnate leaves. 



Suboi'der 1. Oleinese. Corolla valvate in bud, sometimes polypetalous. 

 Ovules pendulous. Seeds pendulous, with copious albumen. 



Corolla with a short tube and 4-parted limb 1. Olea. 



Suborder 2. Jasminese. Corolla twisted, imbricate in bud. Ovules 

 erect. Seeds erect, with Httle or no albumen. 



Shrubs. Corolla salver-shaped. Stamens included. Fruit 



a twin berry 2. Jasminum. 



Shrubs. Corolla salver-shaped. Stamens exserted. Fruit 



a woody capsule, splitting lengthwise 3. Schrebeka. 



Small undershrubs. Corolla funnel-shaped. Fruit of 2 



globose, membranous capsules, splitting across ... 4. Menodoea. 



1. OLEA, Tourn. 



Calyx short, 4-toothed. Corolla with short tube and 4- 

 parted, spreading limb. Stamens 2, inserted at the base of 

 corolla-tube, shortly exserted. Ovary 2-celled ; style short ; 

 stigma 2-fid or subcapitate. Drupe fleshy, with a bony, mostly 

 1-seeded stone. — DC. Prod. viii. p. 283. 



The Olive. — 6 or 8 species, dispersed. 



2. JASMINUM, Tourn. 



Calyx tubular, 5-8-lobed parted or toothed, or subentire. 

 Corolla salver-shaped, wdth a long tube and 5-8- or more- 

 parted, spreading limb. Stamens 2, included. Ovary 2-lobed ; 

 style simple, 2-lobed. Berry didymous ; cells 1-seeded. — DC. 

 Prod. viii. p. 301. 



The Jasmine. Leaves simple or pinnate. Flowers white or yellow. — 5 

 or 6 species, Eastern or at Natal. 



3. SCHREBERA, Eoxb. 



Calyx cup-shaped, subentire or toothed. Corolla salver- 

 shaped, with a long tube and 5-7-parted, spreading limb. Sta- 

 mens 2, shortly exserted. Ovary 2-lobed ; style simple, 2- 

 lobed. Capsule thick and woody, obovate, loculicidal, split- 

 ting into 2 boat-shaped valves. Seeds with an oblong, 

 membranous wing. — DG. Prod. viii. p. 674 ; Thes. Cap. t. 103. 



S. SaundersicB^ H., our only species, is a beautiful jasmine-like shrub, with 



