44th order, Sepiarieae. The corolla is quinquiflled, the berry dioecious; the seeds arillated, the anthera within the tube.

Species. 1. The officinalis, or common white jasmine, hath shrubby long slender stalks and branches, rising upon support 15 or 20 feet high, with numerous white flowers from the joints and ends, of a very fragrant odour. There is a variety with white-stripped, and another with yellow-striped leaves. 2. The fruticans, or shrubby yellow jasmine, hath shrubby angular, trailing stalks and branches, rising upon support eight or ten feet high; trifoliolate and simple alternate leaves; with yellow flowers from the sides and ends of the branches, appearing in June; frequently producing berries of a black colour. This species is remarkable for sending up many suckers from its roots; often so plentifully as to overspread the ground, if not taken up annually. 3. The humilis, or dwarf yellow jasmine, hath shrubby firm stalks, and angular branches, of low, somewhat robust and bushy growth; broad, trifoliate, and pinnated leaves; and large yellow flowers in July; sometimes succeeded by berries. 4. The grandiflorum, or great-flowered Catalonian jasmine, hath a shrubby firm upright stem, branching out into a spreading head from about three to six or eight feet high, with large flowers of a blush-red colour without, and white within, appearing from July to November. Of this there is a variety with semi-double flowers, having two series of petals. 5. The azoricum, or azorian white jasmine, hath shrubby, long slender stalks and branches, rising upon support 15 or 20 feet high, with pretty large flowers of a pure white colour; coming out in loose bunches from the ends of the branches, and appearing most part of the summer and autumn. 6. The odoratissimum, or most sweet-scented yellow Indian jasmine, hath a shrubby upright stalk branching erect, without support, six or eight feet high, with bright yellow flowers in bunches from the ends of the branches; flowering from July till October, and emitting a most fragrant odour.

Culture. The three first species are sufficiently hardy to thrive in this climate without any shelter. They may be easily propagated by layers and cuttings; and the striped varieties by grafting or budding on stocks of the common kind.—The other three species, which are tender, may also be increased by layers, or feeds, or by grafting and budding them upon the common white and shrubby yellow jasmine. They require shelter in a green house in winter, and therefore must always be kept in pots to move them out and in occasionally. The pots must be filled with light, rich earth, frequently watered in summer, and about once a week in winter, but always moderately during that season. Prune off all the decayed wood at any time when it appears, and shorten or retrench the rambling shoots as you see occasion, to preserve the heads somewhat regular; managing them in other respects as the common greenhouse plants.the Greek hero who undertook the Argonautic expedition, the history of which is obscured by fabulous traditions, flourished about 937 B.C. See Argonauts.