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GARDENIA RADICANS. ' 
Rooting Gardenia. 
GLASS V.. ORDER‘. 
: “4 : Pp ENTANDR [A MON OGYN Id. Five Chives. ‘One Pointal. 
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Catyx ies 5-fidus, persistens, EmpacemenT 1-leafed, 5-parted, and remaining. 
‘Corowa contorta, monopetala, 5-partita. Brossom twisted, one-leafed, 5-parted, 
Sramina. Filamenta nulla. Anthere quin- Cuives, Threads none. Tips 5. Berry be- 
que. Bacca infera, 2-locularis, polysperma. neath, 2 loculaments, many-seeded., Shaft 
Stylus elevatus, bilobus, above, 2-lobed. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 
Ganpenia foliis lanceolatis : corollis hypocra- GarpentA with lance-shaped leaves: blossom 
teriformibus, albis, odoratissimis : oe pitcher-shaped, white, and very swee® 
angulato : caule radicante, scented: cup angular; stem rooting. 
REFERENCE TO°THE PLATE, 
‘Tue Gardenia radicans is a native of Japan, and is figured by Thunberg in his Botanical Dissertation. 
The figure is smal] and coarse, but yet characteristic. We have represented a fine young plant, as its 
fragrant flowers are then much better relieved by the surrounding leaves. It is at present cultivated in 
the hot-house ; but we are inclined to think it might succeed in the protection of the green-house, 
The luxuriance of its petals frequently absorbs nearly all the parts of fructification, But our specimen 
fortunately afforded three anthera out of the five, and the pointal entire. 
Our figure was made from a plant in the nursery of Messrs. Whitley and Brames, 
