O r d e r X L IX . JASMINA'CEÆ.
Or d . Ch a r . Calyx tubular, divided or toothed. Corolla salver-sliaped, 5-cleft ;
æstivation imbricate and twisted. Stamens epipetalous. Ovarium 2-celled!
Cells 1-seeded. Style 1. Stigma 2-lobed. Fruit a didymous berry, o ra
biparted capsule. Albumen sparing, or wanting altogether. This differs
from Oleineæ, to which it is nearly allied, bv the erect ovula, structure of
seeds, and æstivation of corolla. {Doris Mill.')
Leaves simple or compound, opposite, exstipulate, deciduous or evergreen
; ternate or imparipinnate, with the petioles for the most part articulated.
Flowers opposite, in corymbs. — Shrubs, deciduous or evergreen ;
natives of Europe, Asia, and America.
G e n u s I.
./ASMTNUM Foj’iÆoeZ. T h e J a sm in e . Lin. Syst. Diándria Monogynia.
Identification. Forskoel Ægyp. Arab., p. 59. ; Don’s Mill., 4. p. 59. '
’ Jasmin, F r. and Ger. ; Schasmin, Ger.-, Gelsomine,
D-rivation. Linnæus derives this name from ion, a violet, and osmë, smell : but the scent of the
flowers has no resemblance to that of the violet. Forskoel, in his Æstm. Arab. u. .59 savs that
It IS taken from the Arabian name of the plant, Ysmym, which appears much more probable.
Gen. Char., 4c. Calyx tubular, 5—8-toothed or 5—8-cleft. Corolla 5 8-cleft.
Stigma 2-lobed or bifid. Deny didymous, having one of the lobes usuallv
abortive. Seeds without albumen. (Don’s Mill.)
Leaves simple or compound, opposite, exstipulate, mostly sub-evcrgreen ;
mostly entire. Petioles articulated. Flowers white or yellow, axillary or
terminal, odoriferous. — Shrubs, usually sub-evergreen, and twining or rambling
; natives of Europe, Asia, or Africa. Propagated readily by cuttings
in common garden soil, and usually grown against walls.
^ f r u ' t i c a n s L. T h e S p r i g - p r o d u c i n g , o r J a s m i n e .
Ideniification. Lin. Sp., 1. p. 9., Syst., ed. 14. ; Don’.s Mill., 4. p. 63.
Synonyme. J . heterophÿllum Mcench, Lob. Adv. p. 389. f. 390.
Baum., 3. t. 148. ; our fig. 1271., a n d /g . 1Ç72. from a
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves alternate, trifoliolate, and
simple, glabrous; leaflets obovate or cuneiform,
obtuse. Branches angular,
Calycine segments
subulate. Peduncles
terminal, by
threes. Corolla yellow,
with oblong obtuse
segments. {Don’s
Mill.) A sub-evergreen
shrub. South of
Europe, and throughout
the Levant.
Height 6 ft. to 8 ft.
Introduced in 1570.
Flowers yellow ; May
to October. Fruit
black ; ripe Nov. 1272. j. frciHcan».
A v e / desirable sub-evergreen, either for planting in borders, or against
walls ; flowering freely, and ripening abundance of fruit. It sends up numerous
suckers ; which, when it is desired that the plant should assume a gardenesque
character, should all be removed, leaving the branches to proceed from
a single stem, or from two, three, or any other small and limited number ot
stems.
tt. 2. J . h u 'm ile L . The humble, or
Italian yellow. Jasmine.
Identification. T-in. Sp., 1. p. 9 .; Vahl Enum., 1.
p. 33.J Don’s Mill., 4. p. 63.
Engravings. Bot. Reg., t. 350.; Schmidt Baum.,
t. 149.; and o u r/g . 127a
Spec. Char., 4c, Lcaves alternate, acute,
trifoliolate, and pinnate. Branches
angular. Calycine segments very
short. Plant glabrous. Peduncles
terminal, twin or ternary, 3-flowered.
Corolla yellow, with oblong obtuse
segments. {Doris Millf) An erect
sub-evergreen shrub. Madeira. Height
3 ft. to 4 ft. Introduced in 1056.
Flowers yellow; June to September.
Sk & S. J. h e t e r o p h y 'l lu m Roxb.
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1273. J . htmile.
The various-leaved Jasmine.
Identification. Roxb. Fl. Ind., I. p. 99. and 164.; Don’s Mill., 4. p. 63.
Smonymes. J- arbureum Hamilt. MSS. ; Goojec and Javana in Nepal.
Engravings. Wall. PI. Asiat. Rar., 3. t. 275. ; and o u r /g . 1274.
Spec. Char., 4’C. Aibore-
oiis. Leaves alternate,
simple or trifoliolate,
oblong-elliptic or broad-
ovate, and acuminated,
waved, lucid, firm, glabrous.
Panicles -terminal,
trichotonious, fastigiate,
corymbose, and
downy. Calyx urceolate,
with short subulate
teeth. Segments of the
corolla oblong, equal to
the tube in length.
Leaves variable. {Doris
Mill.) A middle-sized
tree ; in England a sub-evergreen shrub. Nepal. Height 6 ft. to 20 ft.
Introduced in 1820. Flowers bright yellow, fragrant; July and August.
áfe « 4. J . r e v o l u ' t u m Ker. The revolute-
fiowered Jasmine.
Identification. Ker Bot. Reg., t. 178.5 Don’s Mill., 4.
Synonymes. J. chrysanthemum Roxb. Fl. Jnd. 1. p. 93.;
the Nepal yellow Jasmine.
Engravings. Bot. Reg., t. 178.; Bot. Mag., t. 1731.;
Bot. Cab., t. 966. -, and o u r/g . 1275.
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves alternate, pinnate.
Leaflets 5—7, ovate-lanceolate or elliptic,
glabrous, on short petiolules. Corymbs
terminal, compound. Calycine teeth very
short, mucronate. Branches angular, glabrous.
Leaves shining, and flowers bright
and yellow, and very fragrant. {Don’s
Mill.) A rambling sub-evergreen shviib.
North of Hindostán and Nepal, on 1275. J . revoliitum.