JASMINES. 79 



screen in summer, wreathing its festoons through 

 trellis work ; and it appears to me that Nature pre- 

 sents not, in our colder climes, a more fragrant and 

 beautiful bouquet than a mixture of roses and jas- 

 mines. 



The common jasmine is hardy, and loves a good 

 soil, by which term I mean kitchen garden soil. 

 Trench round the stem occasionally to lighten the 

 earth, and it will grow very freely. Put litter 

 round the jasmine in severe frost ; and if a very 

 rigorous season destroy the branches, the root will 

 be saved, and its shoots in the spring will soon re- 

 place the loss. If they shoot out with displeasing 

 irregularity and confusion, take off the least, healthy 

 looking branches, and cut away those which grow 

 rumpled, for they only consume the juices of the 

 plant to no purpose. The common jasmine is 

 propagated by layers and slips. 



The Arabian jasmine is very fragrant, but it does- 

 not endure cold, or much heat, therefore an eastern 

 aspect suits it best. If the Arabian jasmine is 

 grown in a large pot or box, it eould be placed 

 under cover during frost in the winter months; but 

 do not place it in a greenhouse, which would be in; 

 the other extreme again. 



The yellow jasmine may be treated like the^ com- 

 mon jasmine. It is not very fragrant^ but it forms 

 an elegant variety. 



I have seen very fanciful and beautiful devices 

 invented to display the beauty of the jasmine. 

 Their shoots grow so rapidly and luxuriantly, that 

 if the plant is allowed to luxuriate, it will soon 

 cover any frame-work with its drooping beauty. 

 The jasmine loves to hang downwards ; and I have 

 admired inventive little arbors, where the plant has 



