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lasmilUlllt offutnak. Natural Order: yasmiiiacciC — yasmiiic Family. 



IllTE JASMINE is a splendid shrub, climbing on supports 

 I .1 JKMi^ht of tilteen or twent}' feet, and is much used in 

 ' Euiope tor the covering of arbors and trellises. It is not 

 sutliciently hardy to endure the winters of our Northern 

 Mates \\ ithout the protection of a wall or other building to 

 defend it tiom the fierce breath of the ungenial north wind, 

 rs are beautiful and fragrant, and their praises have been beau- 

 Lord Morpeth (afterward earl of Carlisle), who says: 



■'I ;isk not, while I ntar thee dwc 



Arabia's spice or Syria's rose; 



Tliy bright festoons more freshly 



Thv viri;in white more freshlv 



There is in the tropical parts of the United States a tine Jasmine with beautiful 

 yellow blossoms, that is hea\-il3- laden with delightful perfume. It is now culti- 

 vated in all warm climes, but was unknown in Europe until 1560, when it was 

 introduced by the Spaniards from the East. 



^miatiiiii^. 



ing jessiiniine and blushing rose 



ivish grace their morning scents disclose. 



-Pr, 



AND oft whe 

 • In after ye 

 He pictured hi: 



from that scorching shore, 

 .rs those odors came, 

 green cottage door, 



Far, 



The shady porch and window frame, 



TTOW lovelily the jasmine flower 



Blooms far from man's observing eye 

 And having lived its little hour, 



There withers, — there sequester'd dies! 



\- across the loam : 

 The very jasmine-flower that crept 

 Round the thatched roof about his home 

 Where she he loved then safely slept. 

 -Miller 



Though faded, yet 'tis not forgot; 



A rich perfume, time cannot sever. 

 Lingers in that unfriended spot. 



And decks the jasmine's grave forever. 

 -Ryau 





