JUSTICIA 



are Jacobinias. Consult Jaoobinia, for example, for 

 Justici/i nmiinifica, J. carnen.J. Pohlinnn. J. f^Kthin. 

 J.coecinea.J. Ghifsbreghtknxi and,/. Liu,!.-,,;. Juslh-in 

 Ailhiitoda is Adhatoda r<tsk-ii. Others uv.iy l.t-lmi- to 

 Thyrsaeaiithus and Da>dalacantlms. ThvJ iisti.-ju r.n/. - 

 gatij of catalogues is probably not the ./. v(irii,jiit,i of 

 Aublet and the botanists, but is very likely a variegated- 

 leaved form of some Jacobinia. From Jaeobinia the spe- 

 cies are distinguished by the spurred or appendaged 

 anthers. The corolla is red, purple or white, tubular, 

 deeply 2-parted or lipped: stamens 2: seeds normally 4, 

 in an ovate or oblong capsule : fls. in bracted heads or 

 fascicles. 



The remarks on the culture of Jacobinias will apply 

 here. Plants are secured readily from cuttings made in 

 late winter or'spring, and these should bloom the com- 

 ing fall or winter. After blooming, discard the plants, 



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except such as are to be kept for furnishing cuttings. 

 Unless well headed back, old plants become loose and 

 weedy, and they take up too much room. 



It is not known that any true Justicias are in the 

 Amer. trade. J. flava is probably not the J. flava of 

 the botanists, but perhaps a Jacobinia or some other 

 acanthad. "It is covered for months with large, feather- 

 like clusters of pure yellow flowers, remaining perfect 

 for a very longtime, and enhanced by dark green, shiny 

 foliage " L. h. B. 



JUTE is a fiber plant, of easy culture in warm climates. 

 It has been successfully grown in the Gulf states, but, 

 according to the Department of Agriculture, the want 

 of a suitable machine for separating the fiber is the 

 great obstacle which prevents the growth of the Jute- 

 fiber industrv in America. See Corchorus. 



