At Kew also it is cultivated in pots in a cold frame and 
exhibited when in flower, usually in April, in the Alpine 
House; for, although it is hardy and grows quite freely out 
of doors both in the rock-garden and in the Jris beds, it 
rarely flowers there. In this respect it differs from the 
remaining members of the Pumila section, to which it 
belongs, as they flower profusely in the open air every 
spring. Probably J. verna would be more at home in the 
warmer parts of England, such as South Devon and Corn- 
wall. The flowers are fragrant.—W. Warson. 
Figs. 1 and 2, anthers; 3, stigma :—enlarged. 
