596 Order 98.— JASMINAOE^. 



setaceous bractlets at top ; petals (3" long) ohiong, obtuse or acute, minutely pu- 

 berulent outside ; follicles muricate. — Woods, Can. to Fla. and Ala. Lvs. as in 

 the last, froin which this species technically differs only in its broader (dark 

 purple) petals and prickly fruit. Lvs. seldom exceeding 4' by 3'. Petals about 

 3" by l|" May — Aug. 



3 G. proatr&tus Ell. Branched at base, hirsute-pubescent ; tranches heriaceom, 

 prostrate ; lvs. small, broadly ovate-reniform, acute, sinus broad, auricles rounded, 

 inflesed ; umbels sessile, 3 to 5-flowered ; sep. lanceolate, hairy ; cor. sefm. evaie, 

 oiiuse, (1'' long), very hirsute inside; crown 5-lobed, very short. — E. 6a in sands 

 (Feay). Sts. 6 to 12' long. Lvs. 1' or less long, nearly as wide, the upper some- 

 what acuminate. Els. dark purple, 3" broad. (Chthlamia pubiflora Decn.) 



9. HOYA, R. Br. Wax Plant. (Named for Thomas Hoy, an 

 English florist.) Calyx small, 5-sepaled ; corolla rotate, flat, valvate in 

 bud ; staminato crown of 5 depressed, spreading segments ; anthers 

 membranous at tip ; pollinia fixed by the base, oblong, connivent ; fol- 

 licles smooth, seeds comous. — Shrubs twining, with fleshy lvs. and fls, 

 in extra-axillary umbels. 



H. carnosa R. Br. Eranchlets puberulent ; lvs. thick, glabrous, oval- 

 oblong, short-pointed ; ped. shorter than pubescent pedicels ; cor. fleshy, papiUouB . 

 inside, segm. triangular, refiexed at the apex ; corona segm. oval, acute, edges 

 revolute. — Garden and greenhouse. Els. pink-colored, in dense umbels, very 

 fine, t ^- ^^'^■ 



10. STAPE'LIA, L. (Named for Bodceus d Stapel, a, physician of 

 Amsterdam.) Calyx 5-parted; corolla rotate, 5-cleft, fleshy •,^ crown 

 double, raie exterior of leaves entire or parted, the interior of horn-like 

 segments ; pollinia erect, 6 pairs, turgid ; follicles smooth, erect ; seeds 

 compus. — Plants of S. Africa, fleshy, branching, leafless ; branches 

 angular, angles toothed, bearing large, fleshy, dark red, rugous flowers, 

 of a most disgusting odor. Some are cultivated in our greenhouses, as 

 A. hirsuta, A. bufonia, &c. 



Order XCVIII.— JASMINACE^ Jasminworts. 



Shrubs often twining, with opposite or alternate, mostly compound leaves. Oalyx 



and corolla 5 to 8-parted, the latter imbricated in aestivation. Stamens 2, in the 



tube of the corolla. Ovary free, 2-ceUed, 2 to 8-ovuled. Fruit a berry or capsule. 



Seeds erect, with little or no albumen. Fig. 18. 



O&nera 6, species 100. Ornamental shrubs abounding in tropical India. The essential oil 

 which pervades the order, residing chiefly in the flowers, is exquisitely fragrant. On this ac- 

 count, as well as for their beauty, these plants are cultivated. 



JASMPNUffl, L. Jasmine. (Gr. tdafirj, perfume.) Calyx tubular, 

 5 to 10-cleft ; corolla hypocrateriform, tube long, limb flat, 6 to 10- 

 cleft ; berry double ; seeds 2, solitary, ariled. — Shrubs bushy or climb- 

 ing. Lvs. opposite, rarely alternate, compound. Petioles articulated, 

 Fls. paniculate. 



1 J. frtiticans L. Yellow Jasmine. Smooth, erect ; branches angular ; 

 lvs. alternate, trifoliate, rarely simple, Ifta. curved; fis. few, subterminal; caJ. 

 segm. subulate ; cor. tube twice longer than the calyx, limb of 5 obtuse lobes. — 

 St. 3f high. Els. yellow, inodorous, tube about 6" long. Propagated by lavers. 

 f S.Eur. 



2 J. ofBcinale L. WniTB Jasmote. Smooth, scarcely climbing ; branches 

 Bttbangulate ; lvs. opposite, compound, Ifts. 3 to Y, lanceolate, acuminate ; pani- 

 cles terminal, few-flowered, corymbous ; cor. tube twice longer than the calyx. 

 Stem several feet in lengtlL Flowers white. Both species are beautiful and 



