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fragrance of its flowers, and finds a place in every gar- 
den. 
Jas. Odo ratissim um. Sweetest Jasmine ; with leaves 
alternate, bluntish, ternate, and pinnated; a native of 
Madeira, but common in the greenhouses of this coun- 
try, and displaying its yellow flowers from May to No- 
vember. The trivial name is far from being appropri- 
ate, for it is inferior in fragrance to the common jas- 
mine. 
Jas. Fruticans, Yellow or Berry-bearing Jasmine % 
with alternate, ternate, and simple leaves, and angular 
stems, leaflets ob-ovate ; a native of the Levant and 
the south of Europe ; is easily distinguished by the rich 
green of the foliage, and fine yellow colour of the blos- 
soms, which are succeeded by black berries, 
Ligustrum, Privet. Gen. char. — Cor. four cleft ; 
berry superior, two celled, four seeded. 
Lig. Valgare, Privet, or Prim-print ; leaves ellipti- 
cal, lance-shaped, obtuse, and somewhat dagger-point- 
ed. This beautiful evergreen is a native of Britain and 
other parts of Europe, and shews its white flowers in 
May and June, which are succeeded by black berries 
of a very bitter taste. 
Syringa, Lilac. Gen. char. — Cor. four- cleft ; caps, 
two celled. 
Syr. Vulgaris, Common Lilac j with entire, ovate, 
heart-shaped leaves. This fine shrub, a native of Per- 
sia, is universally cultivated in this country, and is al- 
ways admired on account of the beauty of its large 
bunches of blue, violet, or white flowers. 
Syr . Persica, Persian Lilac; with entire lance- 
shaped leaves j is also, as the name indicates, a native 
