CESTRUM, BASTARD JASMINE: A genus of the monogynia order, belonging to the pentandria class of plants; and in the natural method ranking under the 28th order, Luride. The corolla is funnel-shaped; the stamens each sending out a little tooth about the middle of the inside. There are six species, all of them natives of the warmest parts of America; so cannot be preserved in this country without artificial heat. They are flowering shrubs, rising in height from five to twelve feet, with flowers of a white, herbaceous, or pale yellow colour. The flowers of one species commonly called Badmington Jasmine, have the property of sending out a strong scent after sunset. They may be propagated either by seeds or cuttings.