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the Arbour Vine, is also a Jalap-producing plant ; it lias trusses 

 of pretty pink flowers, and grows freely in our hothouses. 



Jambolana [Eugenia Jamholana), a large tree of the Myrtle 

 family (Myrtacese), native of the East Indies. Its wood is hard 

 and durable, and the bark, which is used for dyeing, is astringent. 

 The fruit is about the size of a pigeon's egg, and is eaten. 



Japanese Clover (^Lespedeza striata), a perennial clover-like 

 herb of the Bean family (Leguminosee), native of Japan. It 

 has become naturalised in the Southern States of North America, 

 where it is known by the name of Japan Clover, and is used for 

 feeding horses and cattle. 



Jarool. {See Bloodwood, Indian.) 



Jarrah, a name in New South Wales for the wood of 

 Eucalyptus Marginata, a tall tree of the IMyrtle family (Myr- 

 tacese). 



Jasmine, Common White (Jasminum officinale), a slender- 

 stemmed, wing - leaved, trailing shrub of the Olive family 

 (Oleaceae), supposed to be originally a native of India, but to 

 have become early indigenous in Southern Europe, and it also 

 appears to have been known in this country about the middle 

 of the sixteenth century ; its sweet-smelling white flowers make 

 it a general favourite, and being perfectly hardy, its rambling 

 growth makes it well adapted for covering arbours. J. Samhac 

 is a native of India, generally known by the name of Arabian 

 Jasmine ; it has simple opposite leaves, and white fragrant 

 flowers, of which there are single and double varieties. Allied to 

 the preceding are J. azoricum, native of Madeira, and J. liirsutum, 

 said to be native of China, all well suited for growing on treUises 

 and walls in greenhouses. J. nucliJloru7ii, native of China, is 

 nearly hardy, and is interesting as producing its pretty yellow 

 flowers early in the spring, before the leaves expand. J. grandi- 

 folium is a wing-leaved, large-flowered, fragrant species, native of 

 the East Indies, known by the name of Spanish or Catalonian 

 Jasmine. The flowers of the J. officinale, J. Samhac, and others, 

 yield fragrant oils, known as Oil of Jasmine. 



Jelly Plant of Australia, a name in Australia for Eucheuma 



