JASMINEiE. 



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stalked, cuspidate, obtusely denticulate. Fl. 

 panicled. s.T. 5. Woods. Als. Prov. s. G. 

 Italy. 



B. Flowers naked. 



3. parvifolia. Lts. sessile, 3-7 pair, sub- 

 rotundo-ovate or oblong, attenuate, quite en- 



tire at the base, sbarply serrulate at top, mu- 

 cronate. s.T. Sic. 11 Pizzo, Cal. 



3. excelsior. Lts. sessile, lanceolate, ser- 

 rate. l.T. 4, 5. Woods and hedrjes : common. 



13. heterophylla. Many of the L. simple. 



LXIV. APOCYNE^. 



Fruit of 2 foUicles, each of 1 cell, biu-sting on the inside. Seeds imbricate, pendulous on 

 margin of follicle. Styles 2, at base uniting in a common Stigma. 



540. NERIUM. 



1. Oleander. L. in threes, lanceolate: 

 veins paa-allel. Div. of Cal. spreading. Teeth 

 of Crown trifid. S. 7-9. Beds of torrents 

 near the sea. 

 Sic. Sard. Cors. 



Nice. Prov. Moute Argentario. 



541. VINCA. 



1. major. Procumbent, creeping. L. ovate 

 or semicordate, ciliate. Stalks solitary, 1- 

 flovvered. Div. of Cal. long, bristle-shaped, 

 cUiate. p. 5. Woody hills, s. and w. Pr. 



2. acntifiora. Decumbent or ascending. 

 L. ovate, attenuate at each end, hairless. Segm. 

 of Cal. linear, narrow, haMess ; (of Cor. ob- 

 liquely ovato-acuminate, Bert.) p. 3,4. Hills. 

 Sarzana. Rome. Sard. 



3. minor. Procumbent, creeping. Ij. el- 

 liptico-lanceolate, not ciliate. StaUcs 1 flow- 

 ered, solitai-y, axillary. Segm. of Cal. lanceo- 

 late, hairless, p. 5. Bushy, and woods. 



4. herbacea. Stems many, procumbent, 

 not rooting. Lower L. ovate ; upper lanceo- 

 late. Div. of Cal. ciliate. Young L. rough 

 on margin, p. 4, 5. Open hills. Bisamberg 

 near Vienna. 



542. APOCYNUM. 



1. venetum. Stem spreading. L. oblongo- 

 lanceolate, obtuse, mucronate, rough on edge. 

 Fl. in a panicle. Cor. downy, p. 6-8. 

 Shore. Ven. Trieste. 



543. CYNANCHUM. 



A. Croimi vnth 5 interior appendages. 



1. monspeliaeum. Stem twisting, herba- 

 ceous. L. reniformi-cordate, acute, smooth. 



all broader than long. Div. 

 late. Stalk as long as L. p, 

 Fr. Rochelle. 



of Cor. lanceo- 

 Coasts. mdt. 



2. acutum. Twisting. L. deeply cordate, 

 acuminate; the lower longer than broad. 

 Div. of Cor. oblongo -lanceolate. Stalk shorter 

 than L. p. 6-9. Shores. Nice. Ven. Cal. 

 Sic. — Beet. 



These two species do not seem to me well 

 described. The specimens I have from Mont- 

 peUier have a triangular outline to the L., with 

 a deep narrow sinus at the base, and some- 

 times a small point, but no proper acumen. 

 Those from Sicily have a L. with a rounded 

 outline, a much broader sinus at the base, and 

 a large acumen. 



S. Crown without appendages. 



3. Vineetoxicum. Erect. Middle L. 

 cordate, largely acuminate, cOiate. Cor. beard- 

 less. Segm. ovate. Lobes of Crown 5, not 

 touching, but connected by a pellucid mem- 

 brane, p. 7, 8. Rocky hills. Fr. G. It. 



4. laxum. Stem nearly erect. Middle L. 

 oblongo-lanceolate, on a cordate base, acu- 

 minate, cUiate? Cor. beardless. Segments 

 oblong, with reflexed margin. Lobes of the 

 Crown 5, not touching, but connected by a 

 pellucid membrane, p. 7, 8. Warm. Cam. 

 — Koch. 



5. contiguum. Stem erect. Middle L. 

 cordate, acununate, ciliate. Cor. beardless. 

 Lobes of the Crown 5, close together, not 

 connected by a membrane, p. 5-7. Meadows. 

 Trieste. Istr. — Koch. 



6. nigrum. Stem twisting at top. L. 

 ovate, acute, bearded at base. Rac. terminal. 

 Cor. bearded. Crown acutely 10-cleft. Fl. 

 dark purple, p. 5-9. Barren hills, mdt. 

 Fr. Nice. 



