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Jasminum Grandiftorum, Hind, Chumbalee, or Latee lai. This 

 species is very much prized by the Natives ; the large white 

 flowers having a most powerful scent, and being in blossom 

 throughout the year, are used as garlands on all festive occasions. 

 Is propagated and grown as the former. 



Jasminum Jasminacece, Jasminum Odoratissimum. The yellow 

 Jasmine, an elegant shrub, with small shining leaves, flowers bear- 

 ing a sweet scent, a nativfe of Madura introduced into India. 



Jasminum Officinale. Common white, with a much more 

 powerful scent ; used generally for covering trellis work by 

 Europeans. The Natives grow it in bushes, and use the flowers 

 at most of their festivals. Is propagated by layers ; the plant 

 does not require any particular care, further than watering. 



'Jerusalem Sage. Vide Phlomis. 

 Jungle Geranium. Vide Ixora. 



Kaulfussia Compositce, Kaulfussia Amelloides. This is a 

 small annual plant, with bright blue flowers, the florets of which 

 curl back after they have been expanded a short time, it requires 

 a light soil, and the seed may be sown at the end of the rains. 



Kennedy a Leguminosce. A genus of beautiful plants, with lilac 

 and crimson coloured flowers, with short keels, whilst the K. Cocci- 

 nea have long ones, they are propagated by seed in any good soil. 



Lantana Verbenacece, Lantana Sellowi. These are large shrubs 

 producing pink, yellow, orange coloured heads of flowers, they 

 blossom at all seasons, and are found in most gardens, the leaves 

 have the scent of black currants, the berries are eaten, may easily 

 be propagated by seed or suckers. 



Lark Spur. Vide Delphinium. 



Lasthenia Compositce. These plants are natives of California, 

 flowers yellow, and adapted for borders. 



Lathyrus Leguminosce, Lathyrus Odoratus, Sweet Pea. The 

 English Sweet Pea seed, rarely flowers in the Deccan and 

 Southern India, but acclimatised seed from Nagpore and north- 

 wards will do fairly, sown in September or October. 



