JASMINE.^ 



5-lobed, often 6-7-partite, segments erecto-patent ; Stamens 10 ; Fruit a drupe, 

 globose, 1-celIed, generally 3-sided, green, ripe in October. 



Leaves alternate, oval-obovate, entire or serrated, often rounded at apex, 

 sub-acute at base, bright shining green above, hoary-tomentose beneath, 1^2 

 ins. long. 



A deciduous slniib or small t7-ee, 4-10 ft. ; rooAy very fine. 



Native of Levant; naturalised in S.W. Europe; introduced 1.597. 



Class I Dicotyledons 



Division III. . . . Gamopetalce 

 Natural Order . . . Jasminece 



IMostly twining shrubs, with opposite or alternate, exstipulate leaves, ternate, 

 imparipinnate, or simple ; Floxvers regular, often fragrant; Cali/.v 5-8-fid; Corolla 

 5-8-lobed, often hypocrateriform or infundibuliform, imbricate in bud ; Stamens 

 2, epipetalous ; Ovarij superior, 2-celled ; Fruit baccate or capsular. 



Closely related to, and often included in, the Order Oleaceic, differing 

 from them only by the imbricated {estivation of the corolla, and the ovules 

 being erect instead of pendulous. 



SHRUBBY JASMINE, Jasminum fruticans. 



Gardens, walls. .Tune — August. Prefers sunny situation, and shelter in 

 cold districts. The species are propagated by cuttings in well-drained pots 

 of sandy soil in cold frame or in sheltered border September — December ; 

 layering of shoots in summer. 



Flowers golden-yellow, in a terminal corymb ; Petals oblong, obtuse ; Fruit 

 a berry, blackish-purple. 



Leaves alternate, ternate, leaflets obovate or cuniform, obtuse. 



An evergreen shrub, 10-12 ft.; liranclics angular; Suckers numerous. 



Native of S. Europe; introduced 1.570. 



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