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mountains. Height 10 ft. to 15 ft. Int.-oducccl in 1812. riowci'S bright
yellow, very fragrant; May to October.
Readily propagated hy cuttings, and a free grower
and flowerer in any common soil and exposure.
5. r t (a .) p u i i i 'g e r u m D . Don, The downy
Nepal Jasmine.
I d a it^ a lio n . D. Don Prod. Fl. Nop., p. 106. ; Don’s Mill,, 4.
^ J . 'WnUicìu'ànum Lindi. Bot. Reg. t. 1409. ; Cliinali-
Engravings. Bot. lleg., t. 1409. ; and o u r * . I27G,
Spec. Char., 4c. Leaves alternate, pinnate. Leaflets
7* 9 ; ovate-lanceolate or oblong, acuminated,
■sessile, downy while young. Branches angular,’
downy. Peduncles elongated, I-flowered, terminal,
subcorymbose, downy. Teeth of calyx short.
Segments of corolla 5—C, obtuse. Flowers yellow,
and smaller than those of rt. rcvohitiim.
(Doris Mill.) A rambling sub-evergreen shrub.
Nepal. Height 10 ft. to 12 ft. Introduced in
1827. Flowers yellow ; May to October. -
o 1 t 1 1 1 1276. J. (r.) pulifeerun).
So closely resembles the preceding one, that we cannot doubt its beino- onlv
a variety of it. “
1 L 0. rt. O F F IC IN A 'L E L. The o f f i c in a l , or common, Jasmine.
Identficaiion. Lin. Sp., 1. p. 9. j Vahl Enum.. 1 n M • Don’« m;ii w oi>
Bot. Mag., t. Si. ; ’Schmidt Banm f i t % 0 ¿ Z i
t e t o ?■’ ' " f re® «ppre'fo. p in a te ; leaflets ovate, acuminated, terminal
one longest. Young buds erectLh. Plant glabrous. Braiiclies
angnlara Calycine segments 5, subulate. Corolla wbite, 4_5-cleft sweet
scented, s M id ) A climbing shrub, evergreen from the colou’r of its
to To ft Caucasus, in woods. Stems 40 ft.
to 50 It. Inti od. 1j96, or long before. Flowers white, highly odoriferous •
June to August. Fruit black, only produced occasionally in Emdand.
Varieties. °
Z fl- J. o. 2 foliis argéntcis Loclcl. Cat. — Lcaves
striped with white.
-I L J. 0. 3 foliis aúreis Lodd. Ca t .Le a v e s
S t r i p e d w i t h y e l l o w .
-I Í- L m 4 flòribm pirns Hort, — Flowers
double, very rare.
The common jasmine generally loses its leaves in
the winter season, especially in exposed situations;
but, as Its young shoots are of a fine deep green and
the plant is generally covered with them, it has' the
appearance at that season of an evergreen The
slioots are frequently produced 7 or 8 feet in length
and upwards, in one season ° ’
1277, rt. olHcinàle.
O r d e r L . k iP O C Y N A 'C E Æ .
Ord. Char. C a / r 5-cleft, persistent. Coro/to 6-lobed, deciduous • æstivi
tion imbricate. Stoicns 5, epipetalous. sol tary or !w n ?uUÎy
many-seeded Sty es 1 or 2. Slignuts, where 2, applied ? ™ ii o S
follicular, drupaceous, or baccate; solitary or twin; H o ? ? ?
seeded. Albumen generally present.-Histinguished from rts c k p ià d £ ffi the
structure of the anthers and stigmas. {G. Don.) m ttie
L. rtPOCYNA'cEÆ : FpNCA. 6,57
Lcaves simple, opposite, exstijmlatc, evergreen; entire, shining. Flowers
axillary. Irailing, snftriiticose, evergreen shrubs ; natives of Europe.
G e n u s L
Fl'NCA L. T h e P e r i w i n k l e . Lin. Syst. Pentaiidria Monogynia.
hh'n/ificntion. Lin. Gen., No. 29.5. ; Juss., 144. ; Don’s Mill., 4. p. 9.5.
t. 45. ; la Pcrvenche, Fr. ; Sunngrün, Ger.; Vinca, or Fior da
Derivation. In Don's Miller, this word is said to be derived from vinco, to conquer ; because the
species subdue other plants by their creeping roots, or bind them by their runners : but a much
hotter origin seems to be 1‘rom vinculum, a band,
tiie purpose of making bands. 1 account of the suitableness of the shoots for
hen. Char., t^-c. Calyx 5*cleft. Corólla .salvei*-,shaped ; tube longer than the
calyx ; throat bearded ; segments of the limb flat, oblique, truncate at tlie
apex. Stamens Ò, inserted in the throat, enclosed. Anthers ending each
m a hairy membrane at the apex, which connive over the stigma. Stigma
bearded, seated on a flat orbicular disk, which is grooved round the circumference.
Glands 2, alternating with the ovaries, glabrous, as W'cll as
they. Follicles 2, erect, terete, narrow, dehiscing lengtliwise, few-seeded
Seeds cylindrical, naked. Albumen fleshy. {Doris Mill.)
Lcaves as in the Order. Flowers axillary, solitary, alternate, pedunculate ;
blue, piirple, or white. — Shrubs, evergreen, suffruticose, cfeejHng or trail-
ing; natives of Europe ; of the easiest culture; and readily propagated by
division, layers, or cuttings : valuable in pleasure-grounds, as thriving under
the dense shade of trees and shrubs.
^ Ì. V. m a ' j o r -L. The greater Periwinkle.
Identification. Liu. Sp., p. 304. ; Don’s Mill., 4. p. 95. ; Lodd. Cat., ed. 183C.
Synonymes. Finca mèdia Dclile ; Jfrervinoa màjor Scop. Carn. No. 274.
hngravmgs. Eng. Bot., t. 514. ; Baxt. Brit. Fl. PI., vol. 2. t. 158. ; and our Jigs- 1278. and 1279.
Spec. Char.., 4c. Stamens erectish. Leaves ovate, acute, ciliated. Calycine
teeth linear-.subulate, ciliated, usually with a small tooth on each side at
the base. Segments of corolla broad, obovate.
This species is larger in all its
parts than the following sort.
Flowering stems erect; barren
ones trailing. {Doris Mill.) A
low, trailing or creeping, .suffruticose
evergreen. Middle
and South of Euro[)e, and
apparently wild in some part.s
of Britain. Heiglit 2 ft., forming
a dense, dark green, low,
trailing bush, growing freely
under the shade of other trees,
and produoing its fine blue
flowers from March to Sept.
1279. V. màjor..
i,« V. m. 2 variegata Hort.—Lcaves variegated witli white and yellow,
iv, 2. V. m i 'n o r L. The less Periwinkle.
Mentfication. Lin. Sp., 304. ; Don’s Mill., 4. p. 95. ; Lodd. Cat., ed. 1836.
Pervinca minor Scop. Carn. No. 273. ; Pervinca vulgàris Park. Thcatr. 311. f. !. ;
Clematis daphnoldcs Dodon. Fem.pt. 401.
Eng. Bot., t. 917. ; Hayne Abbild, t. 26. ; and o u r /g . 1280.
Spec. Char., 4'C. Stems procumbent. Leaves elliptic-lanceolate, glabrous.
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