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ribbed ; having the limb equally toothed or parted, rarely trun- 

 cate. Tube of corolla cylindrical. 



12 G. MUTA'BILIS (Reinw. in Blum, bljdr. p. 1016.) unarmed ? 

 leaves oblong, acuminated, glabrous, but pubescent in the axils 

 of the ribs on the under surface ; flowers axillary, solitary; limb 

 of calyx rather truncate ; corolla with an elongated glabrous 

 tube, and a 5-cleft limb. fj . S. Native of the island of Ce- 

 lebes. Said to be allied to G. carinata and G. tubiflora. 



Changeable-fiowered Gardenia. Tree. 



13 G. CALVCINA ; leaves oblong-lanceolate, rather coriaceous, 

 glabrous, on short petioles ; flowers axillary, solitary, almost 

 sessile ; corolla with a long tube, and a 5-cleft equal border ; 

 calyx 5-cleft. Jj . S. Native of Sierra Leone, on the edges of 

 woods. Flowers pale red, pentandrous. 



Large-calyxed Gardenia. Shrub. 



14 G. REINWARDTIA'NA (Blum, bijdr. p. 1913.) unarmed? 

 leaves oblong, attenuated at both ends, bluntish at the apex, 

 coriaceous, glabrous ; corymbs axillary, trifid, shorter than 

 the leaves; limb of calyx obsoletely 5 -toothed, rather trun- 

 cate ; corolla with an elongated glabrous tube, and a 5-cleft limb. 

 1? . S. Native of the Moluccas. Ignatia, Reinw. herb, ex 

 Blum. Ovarium half 2-celled, many seeded. 



Reinmardt's Gtrdenia. Shrub. 



15 G. LATIFOLIA (Ait. hort. kew. 1. p. 294.) arboreous, un- 

 armed ; leaves almost sessile, ovate or obovate : in the axils of 

 the veins beneath are hollow glands with hairy margins ; flowers 

 terminal, 1 -4-together, almost sessile, salver-shaped, 7 -11 -part- 

 ed ; limb of calyx short, subdentate ; berry drupaceous, round, 

 1 -celled, 5-valved. Jj . S. Native of the East Indies, on bar- 

 ren rocky hills, in the Circars and Carnatic. Roxb. cor. 2. p. 18. 

 t. 134. fl. ind. 2. p. 552. G. enneandra, Koen. mss. ex 

 Roxb. Flowers very large and very fragrant, when they first 

 open in the morning white, gradually growing yellow before 

 night. Berry size of a pullet's egg, crowned by a small part 

 only of the tube of the calyx. Leaves opposite or 3 in a whorl. 

 G. latifolia, Gsertn. fr. 3. p. 78. t. 193. is a distinct species 

 from the fruit being crowned by the whole of the calyx, not with - 

 part of it. 



Broad-leaved Gardenia. Clt. 1787. Tree 10 feet. 



16 G. iifciDA (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 553.) subarboreous, un- 

 armed, with resinous buds ; leaves oblong, smooth, shining, with 

 lateral simple parallel veins ; flowers almost terminal, solitary, 

 on short pedicels : lobes of calyx 5, subulate, 3 times shorter 

 than the tube of the corolla ; berry drupaceous, containing a 2- 

 valved shell. Jj S. Native of Chittagong, and various other 

 parts of India ; and of the island of Luzon. Leaves about 6 

 inches long and 3 broad. Peduncles clavate, 1 to if inch long. 

 Flowers large, pure white, fragrant, 5-parted. 



Shining-leaved Gardenia. Clt. 1819. Shrub or tree. 



17 G. ARBOREA (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 554.) arboreous, un- 

 armed; leaves ovate- oblong ; flowers terminal, almost sessile, 

 usually by threes ; corolla with a filiform tube, and a 5-parted 

 limb ; berry drupaceous, smooth, containing a 4-5-valved shell. 

 Ij . S. Native of the East Indies, among the Circars. The 

 leaves are deciduous during the cold season, and the shrub con- 

 tinues naked till the hot season is pretty far advanced. From 

 the buds and wounds made in the bark there exudes a very 

 beautiful yellow resin, like that from G. gummifcra. The size, 

 number, fragrance, mutability, and beauty of the flowers of this 

 species render it more deserving of a place in the garden than 

 any other species. The natives eat the fruit when ripe. 



Arboreous Gardenia. Tree. 



18 G. GUMMI'FERA (Lin. fil. suppl. 1. p. 164.) shrubby, un- 

 armed, with resinous buds ; leaves oblong, bluntly acuminated, 

 (hairy, ex Lin.) ; flowers sessile, solitary, almost terminal ; seg- 



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ments of the calyx ovate, acute, very short ; tube of corolla equal 

 in length to the limb. Tj . S. Native of Ceylon and Coro- 

 mandel. Thunb. diss. gard. no. 4. t. 2. f. 3. Rottl. and Willd. 

 in act. bonn. 4. (1803) p. 198. G. inermis, Dietr. lex. 4. p. 

 285. Allied to G. arborea. Flowers white, sweet-scented. 

 From the bark of this tree exudes a yellow resin, similar to gum 

 elemi. 



Gum-bearing Gardenia. Shrub 3 to 4 feet. 



] 9 G. CLUSLEFOLIA (Jacq. coll. append. 37. t. 4. f. 3.) shrubby, 

 unarmed, glabrous ; leaves obovate, retuse, and somewhat emar- 

 ginate, coriaceous, on short petioles ; peduncles almost terminal, 

 racemose ; flowers on long pedicels ; limb of calyx short, 5- 

 toothed ; corolla salver-shaped, with 5 linear acute segments, 

 which are about the length of the tube, fj . G. Native of the 

 Bahama islands, where it is called by the inhabitants seven years 

 apple, ex Catesb. car. 1. p. 59. t. 59. Flowers white, sweet- 

 scented, with a greenish tube. Berry large, oval. Seeds im- 

 bedded in the pulp. The internal structure of the berry is un- 

 known. It differs from Gardenia in the shape of the stigma and 

 disposition of the flowers. 



Clusia-leaved Gardenia. Shrub 5 feet. 



20 G. ? TETRASPE'RMA (Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 555.) shrubby, 

 unarmed ; leaves obovate-cuneated, smooth ; flowers axillary, 

 solitary, on short pedicels, pentandrous ; calycine segments 5, 

 subulate ; limb of corolla 5-parted ; berry round, 4-seeded. 

 fj . S. Native of the East Indies, on the mountains near Shree- 

 nugur. Gardenia, no. 3. Hardw. in asiat. res. 6. p. 354. Leaves 

 on short petioles. Flowers greenish yellow, sweet-scented, with 

 a long tube, which widens upwards," and partly closed about the 

 middle by a ring of silky down. 



Four-seeded Gardenia. Shrub 2 feet. 



21 G. TUBI'FERA (Wall, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 562.) subar- 

 boreous, unarmed ; leaves cuneate-oblong, petiolate, slightly 

 scabrous above, and pubescent beneath ; drupe round, uneven, 

 crowned by the very long truncate calycine tube. Pj . S. Native 

 of the East Indies, in Singapore. All the young parts of the 

 tree are resinous. Leaves 5-6 inches long. Drupe containing 

 a putamen, which is divisible into 8 valves. Flowers unknown. 



Tube-bearing Gardenia. Tree or shrub. 



22 G. ? ANISOPHY'LLA (Jack, in Roxb. fl. ind. 2. p. 561.) 

 arboreous, unarmed ; leaves elliptic, those opposite each other 

 unequal, densely clothed with vilii ; stipulas concrete at the 

 base, bearded inside ; corymbs axillary, villous ; limb of calyx 

 5-toothed ; tube of corolla short ; drupe oval, villous. Jj . S. 

 Native of the islands of Pulo-Penang and Singapore, on the hills. 

 Leaves tapering to the base, 6-12 inches long. Flowers rather 

 small, white, by threes, villous outside: limb 5-parted. Stigma 

 clavate, 2-lobed. Drupe size of a walnut, containing a 2-valved 

 putamen. Perhaps a species of Genipa or Fosoqueria. 



Unequal-leaved Gardenia. Tree. 



23 G. FORMOSA (Cham, et Schlecht. in Llnnsea. 4. p. 200.) 

 unarmed ; leaves on short petioles, nearly orbicular, terminating 

 in a very short acumen each, clothed with canescent tomentum 

 along the veins on the upper surface, but clothed with hoary 

 tomentum underneath, as well as the petioles, cymes, and flowers ; 

 calyx 5-toothed ; stigma bilamellate. ^ . S. Native of Brazil. 

 Corolla white, having the tube about 1 inches long, and the throat 

 an inch in diameter; limb 5-parted. Fruit unknown. 



Beautiful Gardenia. Shrub. 



24 G. SELLOWIA'NA (Cham, et Schlecht. 1. c. p. 198.) un- 

 armed, glabrous ; leaves broad-lanceolate, on short petioles, 

 shining above ; stipulas connate between the petioles ; cymes 3- 

 5-flowered ; calyx 5-toothed ; stigma bilamellate. >j . S. Native 

 of Equinoxial Brazil. Corolla white, hairy ; the tube about 3 

 inches long and coriaceous, and the limb 5-parted. Fruit sphe- 

 rical, smooth. ' 



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