Volume 7 — PLATE CCCCXCI.

GARDENIA RADICANS.

Rooting Gardenia.

CLASS V. ORDER I.

PENTANDRIA MONOGYNIA. Five Chives. One Pointal.

ESSENTIAL GENERIC CHARACTER.

Calyx 1-phyllus, 5-fidus, persistens.

Corolla contorta, monopetala, 5-partita.

Stamina. Filamenta nulla. Antheræ quinque. Bacca infera, 2-locularis, polysperma. Stylus elevatus, bilobus.

Empalement 1-leafed, 5-parted, and remaining.

Blossom twisted, one-leafed, 5-parted.

Chives. Threads none. Tips 5. Berry beneath, 2 loculaments, 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 sweet-scented: cup angular: stem rooting.

REFERENCE TO THE PLATE.

The Gardenia radirans is a native of Japan, and is figured by Thunberg in his Botanical Dissertation. The figure is small and coarse, but yet characteristic. We have represented a fine young plant, as its fragrant 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 antheræ out of the five, and the pointal entire.

Our figure was made from a plant in the nursery of Messrs. Whitley and Brames.