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of all plants, as requisite, either with a I being drawn up about the stems. At 

 sponge or by watering.— J^nfer, soft | the close of July or early in August, cut 

 and warm as the house, apply as requi- i the stems off about their middle, to ad- 

 site; in pots, &c., keep constantly in | mit more freely the air and light, and 



the house. 



GREEN-HOUSE. 



Air, admit at every favourable time, 

 when the temperature outside is above 



in other respects to be beneficial to the 

 tubers. 



They may be taken up as wanted 

 during September; and in October, or 

 as soon as the stems have withered, 



32°. Earth in the pots and borders, i entirely, for preservation in sand tor 



stir frequently. — Fires to exclude frost ! winter's use. They should be raised 



and damp should be lighted as required ; 

 day temp. 50°, night temp. 40°.— fogs, 

 especially exclude. Leaves, wash, 

 when foiil ; (decayed), remove as they 

 appear. — Succulent Plants now scarce- 

 ly require any water. — Water sparingly, 

 and in mild weather, and about noon. — 

 Windows, keep closed both in foggy 

 and frosty weather; cover with mats 

 or shutters in rigorous seasons, even 

 in the day time. 



JASIONE. Two species. Hardy 

 herbaceous. Seed. Division and cut- 

 tings. Peat. 



JASMINUM. Jasmine. Thirty-two 

 species. Stove, green-house, and har- 

 dy climbers, twiners, and shrubs. Ripe 

 cuttings. The stove and green-house 

 species require sandy loam and peat, 

 but the hardy species any common soil. 



JEFFERSONIA diphylla. Hardy 

 herbaceous. Seed and division. Com- 

 mon soil. 



JERSEY THISTLE. Centaurea is- 

 nardi. 



JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE. He- 

 lianthus tuherosus. 



Soil and situation. — It flourishes most 



in a rich light soil with an open expo- [ See Walnut. 



as completely as possible ; for the small- 

 est piece of tuber will vegetate and ap- 

 pear in the spring. It is for this reason 

 that they are often allotted some remote 

 corner of the garden ; but their culinary 

 merits certainly demand a more favour- 

 able treatment. 



JERUSALEM SAGE. Fhlomis fruc- 

 ticosa. 



JET D'EAU. See Fountain. 



JOHNIA. Two species. Stove ever- 

 greens ; one a climber, the other shrub- 

 by. Ripe cuttings. Loam and peat. 



JOLLIFFIA africana. Stove ever- 

 green twiner. Cuttings of flowering 

 shoots. Sandy loam and peat. 



JONESIA. Two species. Stove 

 evergreens; one climbing, the other a 

 tree. Cuttings. Sandy loam and peat. 



JONQUILLE. See Narcissus. 



JOSSINIA orbiculata. Stove ever- 

 green shrub. Cuttings. Loam and 

 peat. 



JOVE'S FRUIT. Laurvs diospyros. 



JUDAS TREE. Cercis. 



JUGLANS. Walnut tree. Five spe- 

 cies, besides varieties. Hardy decidu- 

 ous trees. Seed and grafts. Rich loam. 



sure. Trees are particularly inimical 

 to its growth. 



Time and Mode of Planting. As it 

 never ripens its seed here, though it 

 blossoms sometimes in October, the 



JULUS. Snake millipede. 



J. terrestris. — Has about two hundred 

 legs. Lead colour. Scaly, like wood- 

 louse. Eats the roots of the pansy. 



J. pulchellus. — Ochreous colour, with 



only mode of propagation is by plant- j crimson spots down its sides. Legs, 

 ing the middle-sized bulbs, or cuttings about 170. Attacks roots of beans, 

 of the large ones, one or two eyes being \ cabbages, peas, and scarlet beans, 

 preserved in each. These are planted | J. complanatus. Lilac colour. Sixty 

 towards the end of March, though it j legs.— Card. Chron. 

 may be performed in February, or even 

 preferably in October. 



They are inserted by the dibble in 

 rows three feet by two feet apart, and 

 four inches deep. They make their 

 appearance above ground about the 

 middle of May. The only attention 

 necessary is to keep them free from 



weeds, and an occasional hoeing to, , ,, 



loosen the surface, a little of the earth sosv, h.— Borage, sow, e.— Borecole, 



JULY is a busy month, as will appear 

 from the following directions: — 



KITCHEN GARDEN. 



Alexanders, earth up. — Artichokes, 



. attend to. — Asparagus-beds, clean ; 



leave oft' cutting from. — Beans, plant, 



b.; leave some in production for seed. — 



Beet {Red), thin, b.; (Green and White), 



