JACOBEA. See Senecio. 

 Jacobean Lily. See Sprekelia. 



Jacob's Ladder. See Polemonium. 



Japan Allspice. See Chimonanthus. 



Japan Cedar. See Cryptomeria. 



Japan Yew. See Cephalotaxus. 



Jasione. Sheep's Scabious. [Campanulaceae.] Pretty 

 dwarf herbs, bearing blue flowers collected in heads. The 

 annuals may be sown in the borders in May, and require no 

 other care than thinning if the plants come up too thick. 

 The perennials are increased by seeds, or by division, and 

 require but to be planted in a warm border, in sandy soil, 

 and winter protection in the Northern States. 



J. motitana (mountain) ; hardy annual ; I foot ; flowers pale- 

 blue, in June ; England. J. perennis (perennial) ; half-hardy per- 

 ennial ; I foot ; flowers blue, in June ; France ; 1787. 



Jeffersonia. [Berberidaceae.] A neat hardy herba- 

 ceous perennial. Soil, sandy loam. Increased by division 

 of the plant, which should be done in spring, or by seeds. 



y. diphylla (two-leaved) ; hardy perennial ; 6 inches ; flowers 

 white, in May ; North America ; 1792. 



Job's Tears. See Coix. 



Jonquil. See Narcissus. 



Judas-Tree. See Circis. 



Juglans. [Juglandaceae.] Hardy or half hardy decidu- 

 ous ornamental trees. Soil, deep loam. Propagated by 

 seed ; the rarer sorts by grafting and budding. 

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