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.
1. The empalement.
2. The blossom spread open.
3. Seed-bud and pointal.
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.[Pg 119]
PLATE CCCCXCII.
OXYLOBIUM CORDIFOLIUM.