JASMINBACB.fi. I. JASMIXUM. 



^ . rN . S. Native of? Leaflets unequal at the base, somewhat 

 repand, having the veins confluent near the margin. 

 Campanulate-ca\\\ed Jasmine. Clt. 1822. Shrub cl. 



58 J. LANCEOLA'RIA (Roxb. fl. ind. 1. p. 97.) erect; leaves 

 ternate ; leaflets lanceolate ; corymbs terminal. Jj . F. Native 

 of Silhet, in the jungles and coppices. 



Lanceolate Jasmine. Clt. 1826. Shrub erect, 



59 J. PAMCULA'TCM (Roxb. fl. ind. 1. p. 97.) erect, polished 

 in every part ; leaves ternate ; leaflets oval, bluntly acuminated; 

 panicles terminal. Tj . G. Native of China. Lodd. bot. cab. 

 469. Flowers small, white, numerous. 



Panicked Jasmine. Fl. Jan. Cll. 1818. Shrub. 



60 J. DISPE'RMI-M (Wall, in Roxb. fl. ind. 1. p. 99. pi. asiat. 

 rar. 3. t. 274.) scandent, glabrous ; leaves opposite, pinnate, 

 rarely ternate ; leaflets 5, rarely S, ovate-oblong or ovate-lan- 

 ceolate, acuminated, cordate at the base, 3-5 -nerved ; corymbs 

 terminal and lateral, brachiate ; calyx campanulate, with subu- 

 late teeth ; segments of corolla 5, oblong, lanceolate, obtuse ; 

 berries twin, 2-seeded. fj . ^,. G. Native of Nipaul, where it 

 is called Goojee-soali, as well as of Kamaon and Sirmore. J. lati- 

 folium, Hamilt. mss. J. quinquenerve, Lamb. herb. Branches 

 angular. Leaves membranous ; lateral leaflets smaller. Flowers 

 large, frajrant, white, with opposite subulate bracteas at their 

 base. Pedicels short. Berries twin, 2-seeded. 



Tiro-seeded Jasmine. Clt. 1825. Shrub cl. 



* * * * Leares ternate, alternate. 



61 J. VRC'TICANS (Lin. spec. 1. p. 9. syst. ed. 14. Vahl, 

 enum. 1. p. 33.) leaves alternate, ternate, and simple ; leaflets 

 obovate or cuneiform, obtuse ; branches angular ; calycine 



nents subulate. Tj . H. Native of the south of Europe, 

 and throughout the Levant. Curt. bot. mag. 13. t. 461. 

 Schmidt, aest. baumz. 3. t. 148. J. heterophyllum, Moench, 

 Lob. adv. p. 389. f. 390. Leaves glabrous. Peduncles ter- 

 minal by threes. Corolla yellow : with oblong, obtuse segments. 

 This jas mine is often planted against walls, pales, &c. It, how- 

 ever answers better for shrubberies than the common jasmine. 

 Shrubby Jasmine. Fl. May, Oct. Clt. 1570. Sh. 10 to 12 ft. 



62 J. HU'MILE (Lin. spec. 1. p. 9. Vahl, enum. 1. p. 33.) 

 leaves alternate, acute, ternate and pinnate ; branches angular ; 

 calycine segments very short. tj . H. Native of Madeira. Ker. 

 bot. reg. t. 350. Besl. eyst. 40. f. 2. Knor. thes. 1. t. 1. 

 Schmidt. se?tT. bauroz. t. 149. Plant glabrous. Peduncles ter- 

 minal, tw in, or tern, 3-flowered. Corolla yellow : with oblong, 

 obtuse segments. 



Humble or Italian Yellow 

 Jasmine. Fl. Ju. Sept. Clt. 

 1656. Sh. erect, 3 to 4 feet. 



63 J. ODORAiissiMUM (Lin. 

 spec. p. 10. Vahl, enum. 1. p. 

 33.) leaves alternate, bluntish, 

 ternate, and pinnate ; branches 

 terete : calycine segments very 

 short. ^ . ^. H. Native of Ma- 

 deira. Curt. bot. mag. 8. t. 

 2R5. Barr. icon. t. 62. Plant 

 glabrous. Peduncles terminal, 

 by threes, 3-flowered. Corolla 

 yellow : with 5 oblong, obtuse 

 segments, (f. 11.) 



Very sneet-tcented or Indian 

 Yellow Jasmine. Fl. July, Sept. 

 Clt. 1656. Shrub cl. 



64 J. HETEROPHY'LLUM (Roxb. fl. ind. 1. p. 99. and 164.) 

 arboreous ; leaves alternate, simple, or ternate, oblong-elliptic 

 or broad-ovate, acuminated, waved, lucid, firm, glabrous ; pani- 



12 



FIG. 11. 



cles terminal, trichotomous, fastigiate, corymbose, downv ; calyx 

 urceolate, with short, subulate teeth ; segments of the corolla 

 oblong, equal to the tube in length. I? . H. Native of Nipaul, 

 where it is called Goojee and Jarana. Wall. pi. asiat. rar. 3. t. 

 275. J. arboreum, Hamilt. mss. This species grows to a middle- 

 sized tree, with long, terete branches, which have a tendency 

 to become rambling. Leaves varying in size and form. Flowers 

 very numerous, yellow, fragrant. 



Parlous-leaved Jasmine. Fl. Ju). Aug. Clt. 1820. Tr. middle- 

 sized. 



65 J. CALLOPHT'LLUM (Wall. cat. no. 2889.) glabrous ; leaves 

 alternate, trifoliate, on long petioles ; leaflets roundish-ovate, 

 and ovate-lanceolate, shining, acuminated and mucronate, on 

 long petiolules ; peduncles terminal, compound, trichotomously 

 branched, with almost sessile flowers in the extreme forks, some- 

 what racemose ; calyx slightly 5-toothed ; segments of corolla 

 5, acute, oblong-lanceolate. J; . ^. S. Native of the East 

 Indies, on the mountains of Madura. Bracteas small, setaceous. 

 Flowers white. 



Beauliful-leated Jasmine. Shrub cl. 



* * * * Leaves pinnate, opposite. 



66 J. OFFICIXA LE (Lin. spec. 1. p. 9. Vahl, enum. 1. p. 34.) 

 leaves opposite, pinnate ; leaflets ovate, acuminated ; buds 

 erectisb. ^. v- ,. H. Native of the south of Europe, in hedges. 

 Curt. bot. mag. 1. t. 31. Lam. ill. t. 7. f. 1. Bull. herb. 

 t. 231. Schmidt, aestr. baumz. 3. t. 150. Plant glabrous. 

 Branches angular. Calycine segments 5, subulate. Corolla 

 white, 4-5-cleft, sweet-scented. Terminal leaflet the longest. 

 The common jasmine has been a favourite wall shrub from time 

 immemorial. Its native country, as well as the date of its intro- 

 duction, are unknown. Gerarde, in 1597, says it was in com- 

 mon use for covering arbours. There are golden and silver- 

 edged-leaved varieties of the common jasmine, as well as a 

 double-flowered variety. 



Common Jasmine. Fl. June, Oct. Clt. 1548. Shrub cl. 



67 J. GRANTHFLORUM (Lin. spec. 1. p. 9.) leaves opposite, 

 pinnate ; leaflets bluntish, outer 3-5 confluent ; buds horizontal. 

 ^ . v _ / . S. Native of the East Indies. Ker. bot. reg. 91. J. 

 Hispanicum, Hort. Rheed. mal. 6. t. 52. Merian. sur. t. 46. 

 Knor. thes. 1. t. 1. Very like /. officinal^, but differs in the 

 equal size of the leaflets, and in the exterior ones being confluent, 

 and in the flowers being larger, and rddish underneath. 



Great-jloKered or Catalonian Jasmine. Fl. June, Oct. Clt. 

 1629. Shrub cl. 



68 J. AC'REUM (D. Don, prod. fl. nep. p. 106.) leaves oppo- 

 site ; leaflets 9-11, ovate, acute, almost sessile, 3-nerved, gla- 

 brous ; panicles terminal and lateral, few-flowered, glabrous ; 

 branches 5-angled, glabrous. Fj . H. Native of Nipaul. 

 Flowers yellow. 



GoWew-flowered Jasmine. Shrub. 



69 J. BIGKOSIA'CEUM (Wall. cat. no. 2886.) leaves opposite, 

 pinnate ; leaflets small, oblong, or oblong-obovate, or attenuated 

 at both ends, glabrous : odd one usually acuminated ; peduncles 

 aggregate, 3-flowered, terminal ; corolla funnel-shaped, with 

 roundish-reniform short segments ; calyx 5-toothed. (j . G. 

 Native of the Nellighery mountains, where it was collected by 

 Noton. The leaflets are sometimes binate. 



Bignonia-like Jasmine. Shrub. 



****** Leaves pinnate, alternate. 



70 J. NERVOSUM (Lour. coch. p. 29.) scandent, glabrous ; 

 leaves pinnate ; leaflets ovate, acuminated, 3-nerved, shining ; 

 calycine segments 5-8, subulate ; segments of corolla 5-8, ob- 

 long, obtuse, fj . ^,. H. Native of Cochinchina, in hedges. 

 Flowers white, scentless. Branches terete. Flowers terminal. 



