46 PLANTS OF BERMUDA. 



Nat: Ord: 39. Oleacea. (Tribe Oleinese). 



Trees or shrubs with opposite, usually simple, leaves ; calyx four- 

 toothed, corolla regular, four-lobed, valvate ; stamens two ; ovary 

 superior, two-celled, with two pendulous ovules in each cell ; fruit 

 a fleshy drupe. 



This order is sparingly represented in Bermuda. The Privet 

 (Ligustrum mlgarej is employed, though rarely, as a hedge, and the 

 Olive as an ornament in shrubberies. 



1. 0. Europcea (Olive). An evergreen tree, ten to twenty feet 

 high, with opposite, angular branches ; leaves two inches long and 

 quarter-inch wide, leathery, quite entire, oblong, pointed, hoary 

 beneath. Racemes few-flowered, axillary; flowers supported by 

 small bracts; corolla-tube short, limb flat, four-parted; stamens 

 two, arising from base of corolla-tube ; ovary one to two seeded by 

 abortion. Distribution, Southern Europe ; habitat. South cliffs, 

 Paget, and in plantations. Flowers white, odorous ; February to 

 May. 



Nat : Orel : 40. Jasminacece. 



Shrubs with slender, often twining, stems, and opposite or alter- 

 nate leaves ; flowers in cymes ; calyx and corolla five to eight parted, 

 lobes of corolla overlapping each other ; stamens two ; ovary supe- 

 rior, two-celled, two-seeded ; ovules erect ; fruit a berry or capsule. 



I. JASMINIUM. 



1. J. gracilc (Wild Jasmine). A smooth, climbing shrub, with 

 slender, cylindrical branches ; leaves opposite, simple, ovate, 

 pointed ; cymes with triple branches ; calyx bell- shaped, with mi- 

 nute teeth ; corolla with a slender tube and about six narrow, oblong 

 lobes. Distribution, Jamaica, &c. ; habitat, near caves. Flowers 

 white, odorous ; June to September. 



The three following species of Jasmine are also frequently met 

 with in gardens and shrubberies, the sweetness of their flowers 

 throughout the summer months causing them to be general 

 favourites : — 



2. /. Samhac (Arabian Jasmine) . A low, bushy shrub, with rusty, 

 pubescent stems, and entire, heart-shaped, downy leaves ; flowers 

 nearly sessile ; calyx-teeth slender, lialf-inch long ; corolla with six 

 to eight ovate lobes. Flowers white, one inch in diameter. 



3. /./m^/mw* (Yellow Jasmine). An erect, bushy shrub, much 

 branched from the base ; leaves alternate, pinnate, leaflets three to 

 five, ovate, entire; cymes terminal; calyx-teeth short, awl - shaped ; 

 corolla-tube half-inch long, limb five-lobed, lobes oblong, blunt. 

 Flowers one inch in diameter, bright yellow. 



