136 JASIONE 



Jasio'ne — continued. 



There is only one member of this family that is 

 annual, and that is the native. 



J. monta'na. A pretty bright purplish- blue tufted 

 flower, about 1 ft. high, which comes out in 

 June. Though native of the British Isles, it 

 is by no means to be despised even in a 

 garden, though it is best kept to the wild or 

 woodland part. 



Sow tV in. deep in April or September in a 

 sunny position. 



Joseph's Coat. See Amakanthus tricolor splendens. 



Kaulfussia amelloi'des (called after Dr G. F. Kaulfuss, 

 a German botanist). Nat. Ord. Compositw. 



This is a free-flowering plant of dwarf growth, 

 having purple-blue daisy-like flowers which rise 

 about 9 ins. above the ground. It is a capital 

 little plant for a small bed when massed together 

 or as an edging. S. Africa, 1819. Syns., Chari'eis 

 heterophyl'la and Amel'lus an'nuus. 



Sow J in. deep in a hotbed in March, prick off 

 and plant out in May; or sow outdoors in April 

 and thin out to 8 ins. apart. These should bloom 

 in June. It is fairly hardy. 



Koch'ia tricho'phila — The Mock Cypress or Belvedere 

 and Broom Cypress (named after Prof. W. Koch). 

 Nat. Ord. Chenopodiacece. 



A remarkable, and till lately, little known plant. 

 Although it is said to have been introduced as long 



