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and is a splendid genus of evergreen shrubs. E. Jdmbos 

 is now Jambosa vulgaris, which flowers and fruits freely 

 in our hot-houses. The fruit is about an inch in diameter, 

 eatable, and smelling like a rose, hence called " Rose 

 Apple." The petals of all the species are simple, and 

 may rather be considered the calyx ; the beauty of the 

 flowers is in the many erect spreading stamens, either 

 straw, white, rose, or green colour. J. malaccensis, Malay 

 Apple, is greatly esteemed for the delightful fragrance of 

 its fruit. We frequently see J. purpurdscens, which is a 

 native of the West Indies, going under J. m., which is an 

 Asiatic species, with white flowers and entire oblong leaves ; 

 whereas, the leaves of /. p. are small, ovate, acuminate ; 

 the young shoots and leaves are purple. J. macrophylla, 

 white, and J. amplexicaulis, green, have very large ob- 

 long, lanceolate leaves, and are of a strong, woody habit. 

 They are all easy of culture. (Soil No. 11.) 



Jasminum, Jasmine, is a favourite genus of shrubs, for 

 the exquisite fragrance of its flowers, of which none are 

 more delightful than J. sambac or Arabian Jasmine. There 

 are two other varieties of it, J. s. multiplex, perfectly 

 double; and /. s. trifolialum, double Tuscan Jasmine. 

 The latter requires a great heat to make it grow and flower 

 freely. There is also a semi-double variety in cultivation. 

 J. hirsiitum has cordate downy leaves ; flowers many, in 

 terminal sessile umbels. /. paniculatum, white, flowering in 

 terminal panicles from March to November ; leaves smooth, 

 oval, obtusely acuminate ; plant scarce. J. simplicifdlium 

 is in our collections under the name of J. lucidum; plant 

 spreading; leaves oblong and shining. .7. multiflorum is 

 a profusely flowering and beautiful species. There are 

 several others, all with white flowers, and generally easy 

 of culture. (Soil No. 11.) 



Jdtropha, Physic-nut, is a genus of six strong growing 

 shrubs, natives of the West Indies. J. multifida and /. 

 panduraefblia have the handsomest foliage, and both have 

 scarlet flowers : the appearance of the foliage of this genus 

 is the only object : the flowers are small, in coarse disfig- 

 ured panicles, and several of the species have not been 

 known to flower in artificial cultivation. The seeds of J. 

 curcas are often received from the West Indies; the leaves 

 are cordate, angular and smooth. /. manihot, now Ma- 



