JASMINUM. 



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JUNIPERS. 



added. They are propagated by offsets. 

 Hippcastrum formosissimum, or the Jaco- 

 bsea Lily, has dark-red flowers, which 

 appear in July ; and //. Equestre, or 

 Barbados Lily, flowers of various colours, 

 orange, green, and scarlet. There are 

 various hybrids which have been obtained 

 from these varieties, but which do not 

 require description here. 



Jasmi'nuni (nat. ord. oiea'ceaa). 



Of the fragrant free-flowering shrubs 

 called Jasmines, there are many hardy 

 varieties. The best known are Jas- 

 minum officinale, the common white 

 jasmine, which has white blossom ex- 

 haling a delicious perfume, and /. revo- 

 lution, with flowers of a brilliant yellow. 

 /. undiflorum^ so called because the yellow 

 blossoms appear in the winter months 

 before the leaves come, is also a hardy and 

 useful deciduous climber. There are several 

 hothouse varieties extremely beautiful, as 

 /. grandiflorum and J. odoratissimum. 

 All the jasmines are easily propagated by 

 cuttings in sandy soil, covered with a hand, 

 glass. 



Jerusalem Artichoke, 

 choke, Jerusalem. 



See Arti- 



Jonquil. 



The jonquils admit of the same culture aa 

 the other narcissi (see Narcissus). They aie 

 hardy bulbs, and may be left in the ground 

 several years without any injury ; care, 

 however, must be taken not to shorten or 

 cut off their leaves. Planted four, five, or 

 six in a pot, they are useful in a conserva- 

 tory on account of the beauty of the yellow 

 blooms and the fragrance they exhale. 



Junipers. 



The junipers, Juniperus, are very similar 

 to the above class, but much hardier. All 

 the taller varieties are striking in shrub- 

 beries and plantations, and the smaller 

 very ornamental on grass-plots and lawns. 

 Almost all junipers have a close habit, 

 which renders them valuable in small 

 gardens, funiperu*. excelsa> J. virginiana, 

 J. fragans, J. fhw ~iftr%^ are some of the 

 best and tallest ; J, Chimnsis is a hand- 

 some shrub, and so is J. Hibernica> th 

 Irish juniper. 



