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"The plant known in America as the "Carolina jasmine" is not a true jasmine. other hardy species commonly cuultivated in gardens are the low or Italian yellow-flowered jasmine, J. humile, an erect shrub 3 or 4 feet high, with angular branches, alternate and most ternate leaves, blossoming from June to September; the common yellow jasmine, J. fruticans, a hardy deciduous shrub, 10 to 12 feet high, with weak, slender stems requiring support, and bearing yellow, odorless flowers from spring to autumn; and J. nudiflorum, with flowers before the leaves appear." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

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"The plant known in America as the "Carolina jasmine" is not a true jasmine. other hardy species commonly…

"Botanically Jasminum, a genus of shrubs or climbers constituting the principal part of the natural order Jasminaceae, and comprising about sixty species, of which forty or more occur in the gardens of Britain. The plants of the genus are mostly natives of the warmer regions of the Old World, but there are one or two South American species. The leaves are pinnate or ternate, articulted to the petiole. The flowers, usually white or yellow, are arranged in terminal or axillary panicles, and have a tubular 5 or 8-cleft calyx, and a cylindrical corolla-tube, with a spreading limb, two included stamens, and a two-celled ovary." — The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Jasmine

"Botanically Jasminum, a genus of shrubs or climbers constituting the principal part of the natural…

"Salver-shaped corolla of jasmine." -Bergen, 1896

Jasmine Flower

"Salver-shaped corolla of jasmine." -Bergen, 1896

The common name of jasminum is jasmine. The floridum variety has yellow flowers a half inch in diameter. It is a hardy, ornamental shrub.

Flowering Branchlet of Jasminum Floridum

The common name of jasminum is jasmine. The floridum variety has yellow flowers a half inch in diameter.…

The common name of jasminum is jasmine. The grandiflorum variety has white flowers that are reddish underneath. The flowers bloom June to October.

Flowering Spray of Jasminum Grandiflorum

The common name of jasminum is jasmine. The grandiflorum variety has white flowers that are reddish…

Jasmine is the common name of jasminum. The nudiflorum variety has yellow flowers. The flowers grow opposite each other, with one on each stem.

Flowering Branch of Jasminum Nudiflorum

Jasmine is the common name of jasminum. The nudiflorum variety has yellow flowers. The flowers grow…

Jasminum officinale affine differs from common white jessamine because it has larger flowers and a more copious inflorescence. This variety is probably of garden origin.

Inflorescence of Jasminum Officinale Affine

Jasminum officinale affine differs from common white jessamine because it has larger flowers and a more…

The common name of jasminum officinale is common white jessamine. The flowers are white and fragrant. The flowers bloom June to September.

Small Inflorescence of Jasminum Officinale

The common name of jasminum officinale is common white jessamine. The flowers are white and fragrant.…