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G A R D E N I A RADICANS.
Rootrno- Gardenia.
CLASS V. ORDER L
PENTANDRIA MONOGYNTA. Five Chives. One Polntal.
ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.
CALYX I-phyllus, S-fidus, persistens.
COROLLA contorta, monopetala, 5-partita.
STAMINA. Filamenta nulla. Antherae qu'mque.
Bacca infera, 2-locularis, polysperma.
Stylus elevatus, bilobus.
EMPALEMENT 1-leafed, S^parted, and remaining.
BLOSSOM twisted, one-leafed, 5-parted.
CHIVES. Threads none. Tips 5. Berry beneath,
2 loculamentSj many-seeded. Shaft
above, 2-lobed.
SPECIFIC CHARACTER.
GARDENIA foliis lanceolatis : corollis hypocrateriformibus,
albis, odoratissimis : calyce
angulato : caule radicante.
GARDENIA with lance-shaped leaves: blossom
pitcher-shaped, white, and very sweeiscented
: cup angular : stem rooting.
REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.
1. The empalement.
2 . The blossom spread open.
3 . Seed-bud and pointal.
THE Gardenia radicans is a native of Japan, and is figured by Thunberg in his Botanical Dissertation.
The fi<rure is small and coarse, but yet characteristic. We have represented a fine young plant, as its
fraarant 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 tlie nursery of Messrs. Whitley and Brames.