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JAMBOSA 



Stove evergreen trees. Cuttings of half-ripened shoots 

 in the beginning of summer, in sand, over sandy peat, 

 and placed in bottom-heat, well shaded, or covered with 

 a bell-glass ; sandy peat, fibrous loam, with charcoal, to 

 keep the soil open. Summer temp., 60 to 85 ; winter, 

 45 to 50. In summer give plenty of water, but keep 

 them cool and dryish in winter. 

 /. bahame'nsis (Bahama). See J. C^ERULEA. 



brasilia'na (Brazilian). 20. Yellow. Brazil. 1820. 

 , caru'lea (blue). 10. Blue. July. W. Ind. 1824. 

 digitaliflo'ra (foxglove-flowered). Lilac, white. Brazil. 



1864. 

 a'lba (white). White. 



filicifo'lia (fern-leaved). 25. Blue. Panama. 1800. 

 mimoscefo'lia (Mimosa-leaved). See J. OVALIFOLIA. 

 ovalifo'lia (oval-leaved). 10. Blue. April. S. Amer. 



1818. 



pubescens (downy). See J. TOMENTOSA PUBESCENS. 

 tomento'sa (woolly). 20. Purple. Brazil. 1824. 

 pube'scens (pubescent). 15. Blue. 1825. 

 JACA, or JACK-TREE. Artoca'rpus integn'fo'lia. 

 JACK-IN-A-BOX. Herna'ndia. 



JACKSO NIA. (Named after G. Jackson, librarian to 

 A. B. Lambert, Esq. Nat. ord. Leguminous Plants 

 [Leguminosae]. Linn. io-Decandria t i-Monogynia. Allied 

 to Burtonia.) 



Greenhouse evergreen shrubs, with one exception, all 

 from Australia, and all, but that one, yellow-flowered. 

 Cuttings of half-ripened shoots in sand, under a glass, 

 in April ; peat and loam. Winter temp., 38 to 45. 

 Scopa'ria might be tried against a wall. 



densifio'ra (crowded-flowered). 

 , ftoribu'nda (many-flowered). 

 , furcella'ta (fork-branched). 1824. 

 , grandiflo'ra (large-flowered). April. 1838. 

 , ho'rrida (horrid). 3. April. 1825. 

 , ligustrifo'lia (privet-leaved). White. May. Nepaul. 



1839. 



reticula'ta (netted). See PULTEN^A RETICULATA. 

 scopa'ria (broom-like). 2. July. 1803. 

 seri'cea (silky). Leafless. W.Australia. 

 spino'sa (spinous). 2. July. 1803. 

 sternbergia'na (Sternberg s). April. 1837. 

 thesioi'des (Thesium-like). April. 1820. 



JACOBjE A. See SENECIO. 

 JACOB2EA LILY. See SPREKELIA FORMOSISSIMA. 

 JACOBI'NIA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Acanthaceae.) 



Stove, evergreen subshrubs. Cuttings of shoots getting 

 firm at the base, in sand, in a close caee, with bottom- 

 heat. Spring is the best time. Loam, leaf-mould, and 

 sand. Sericobonia is a hybrid between Sericogra'phis 

 ghiesbreghtia'na and Libo'nia floribu'nda, now named Jaco- 

 binia ghicsbreghtiana and /. pauciftora, respectively. 

 /. au'rea (golden). 4-6. Yellow. July. Mexico. 1848. 

 ca'rnea (flesh-coloured). See J. MAGNIFICA CARNEA. 

 chrysoste'phana (golden-crown). 1-3. Golden-yellow. 



Winter. Mexico. 1870. 



cilia' ta (eyelashed). See DIANTHERA CILIATA. 

 cocci' nea (scarlet). 1-5. Scarlet. Winter. Brazil. 



1770. 

 ghiesbreghtia'na (Ghiesbreghtian). 1-3. Scarlet. Winter. 



Mexico. 1843. 

 Linde'ni (Linden's). 2. Orange-yellow. Mexico. 



1870. 



magni'fica (magnificent). 1-4. Rose-purple. Brazil. 

 ca'rnea (flesh-coloured). 2-5. Pale rose. August. 



Rio Janeiro. 1827. 



mi'nor (lesser). Dwarfer. Purple. 

 pohlia'na (Pohlian). Purple. 

 veluti'na (velvety). Purple. 

 Mohi'ntti (Mohintl's). 3. Orange-yellow. July. 



Mexico. 1802. 

 ' pauciflo'ra (few-flowered). 1-3. Scarlet, yellow. 



Brazil. 1864. 

 penrhosie'nsis (Penrhosian). i. Red, tipped yellow. 



Hybrid. 1870. 



pohlia'na (Pohlian). See J. MAGNIFICA POHLIANA. 

 ,, subere'cta (sub-erect), i. Pale orange-yellow. Uru- 

 guay. 1900, 



1908. 



JACOB'S LADDER. Polemo'nium caru'leum. 

 JACQUEMO'NTIA. (Named after Victor Jacquemont, 

 a natural historian. Nat. ord. Bindweeds [Convolvu- 

 laceaa]. Linn. s-Pentandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to 

 Ipomcea.) 



Blue-flowered evergreen twiners ; cane'scens requiring 

 a moderately warm greenhouse, and viola'cea a stove. 

 Cuttings of small side-shoots in April or May, in sandy 

 soil, under a bell-glass, and placed in a sweet bottom- 

 heat ; peat and loam. 



/. cane'scens (hoary). See J. VIOLACEA CANESCENS. 

 viola'cea (violet). August. Mexico. 1808. 

 abbrevia'ta (shortened). Blue, white. Mexico. 



1808. 



cane'scens (grey). August. Mexico. 1845. 

 guyane'nsis (Guiana). 10. White. July. Trop. 



Amer. 1823. 



hirsu'ta (hairy). 5. Blue. August. Mexico. 1819. 

 tamnifo'lia (Tamus-leaved). 6. Pink. July. Trop. 



Amer. 1816. 



JACQUI'NIA. (Named after the celebrated botanist, 

 Jacquin. Nat. ord. Ardisiads [Myrsinaceae]. Linn. 5- 

 Pentandria, i-Monogynia. Allied to Theophrasta.) 



Stove evergreens. Seeds in a hotbed ; cuttings of 

 ripened shoots in summer, and in a moist bottom-heat, 

 in sand, covered with a bell-glass ; sandy peat, with a 

 very little fibrous loam. Summer temp., 60 to 90 ; 

 winter, 58 to 65. They require a highish temperature 

 at all times. 



/. arbo'rea (tree-like). 10. White. July. Trop. Amer. 

 arista ta (awned). 4. Orange. June. W. Ind. 1796. 

 armilla'ris (bracelet). 6. White. June. W. Ind. 



1768. 

 auranti'aca (orange). 4. Orange. June. Sandwich 



Islands. 1796. 

 ,, linea'ris (narrow-leaved), i. Red. June. W. Ind. 



1823. 

 macroca'rpa (large-fruited). 6. Orange. June. 



Trop. Amer. 1825. 



mexica'na (Mexican). Crimson. Mexico. 1866. 

 ,, ruscifo'lia (Ruscus-leaved). 3. White. W. Ind. and 



Mexico. 1729. 

 smara 'gdina (emerald green). See DEHERAINIA 



SMARAGDINA. 



JZE SCHKEA. (A commemorative name. Nat. ord. 

 Gentianacea2.) 



Hardy annual, with the habit of Gentiana moorcroftiana. 

 Seeds. Loam, leaf-mould, and sand, or a light moist 

 soil. 

 /. gentianoi' des (gentian-like), i. Violet. Himalaya. 



JALAP. See IPOMCE'A PU'RGA. 



JAMAICA EBONY. Bry'a E'benus. 



JAMAICA HORSE BEAN. Canava'lia ensifo'rmis. 



JAMAICA MDLKWOOD. Bro'simum spu'rium. 



JAMAICA PEPPER. Pime'nta vulga'ris. 



JAMAICA REDWOOD. Lapla'cea Hcemato'xylon. 



JAMAICA ROSE. Meria'nia. 



JAMBO SA. (From schamber, the native name. Nat. 

 ord. Myrtteblooms [Myrtaceae]. Linn. i2-Icosandria, i- 

 Monoynia. United to Eugenia.) 

 /. acumina'ta (pointed-leaved). See EUGENIA ACUMINATA. 



amplexicaulis( stem-clasping). See EUGENIA AMPLEXI- 

 CAULIS. 



a'quea (watery). See EUGENIA AQUEA. 



,, austra'lis (southern). See EUGENIA MYRTIFOLIA. 



,, laurifo'lia (bay-leaved). See EUGENIA BIFARIA. 



macroca'rpa ('large- fruited). See EUGENIA MACRO- 



CARPA. 



,, macrophy'lla (large-leaved). See EUGENIA MALAC- 



CENSIS. 

 ,, malacce'nsis (Malay Apple-tree). See EUGENIA 



MALACCENSIS. 



purpu'rea (purple). See EUGENIA MALACCENSIS PUR- 



PUREA. 

 ,, ternifo'lia (three-leaved). See EUGENIA FORMOSA 



TERNIFOLIA. 



,, veno'sa (veined). See EUGENIA VENOSA. 

 vulga'ris (common). See EUGENIA JAMBOS, 



