Jasminum laurifolium f. nitidum

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Jasminum nitidum, skan. slender-branched, somewhat pubescent, half-twining: lvs. opposite, shining. 2-3 in. long, elliptic-lanceolate, short-acuminate, the base somewhat cuneate, green above and pale beneath, lightly pilose along the rib, primary veins 3, the petiole less than ｼ in. long and very pilose: fls. white, in small cymes, very fragrant, the pedicels about 1/3 in. long; calyx pilose, the teeth linear and recurved and about 1/6 in. long; corolla-tube narrow, ｾ in. long; lobes of corolla 9-12, linear-lanceolate, spreading. 1 ｽ in. broad. Admiralty Isls. (Bismarck Archipelago). R.B. 32, p. 182. R.H. 1907, pp. 110, 111. J.H. III. 60:237. Gn. 63, p. 61. A.F. 15:1237.An excellent warmhouse climber. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.