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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 fra- 

 grance of its fruit. We frequently see /. purpurdscens, 

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

 which is an Asiatic species, with white flowers and en- 

 tire oblong leaves ; whereas'the leaves of J. p. are small, 

 ovate, accuminate, young shoots and leaves purple. J. 

 macrophylla, white, and J. amplexicaulis, green, have very 

 large oblong, lanceolate leaves, and is of a strong woody 

 habit. They are all easy of culture. 



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

 the exquisite fragrance of its flowers, of which none are 

 more delightful than J. Sdmbac or Arabian Jasmine. 

 There are two other varieties of it, J. S. multiplex, semi- 

 double ; and /. S. trifoliatum, Double Tuscan Jasmine. 

 The latter requires a great heat to make it grow and 

 flower freely. We suspect there is another variety in 

 cultivation. /. hirsutum, has cordate downy leaves; 

 flowers many, in terminale, sessile umbels. J. paniculd- 

 tum, white, flowering in terminale panicles from March 

 to November; leaves smooth, oval, obtusely accuminate; 

 plant scarce. J. simplicifblium is in our collections under 

 the name of J. lucidum; plant spreading ; leaves oblong 

 and shining. There are several other species, all with 

 white flowers, and generally easy of culture. 



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

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



