Jacobinia 



(453 ) 



Jacobinia 



Principal Species : 



sco|Miriii, 12', Je., nearly hcly., yel. (tun. Viniinaria 



'latriillura). 



JACOBINIA. 



Stove perennials (ord. Acanthaceae) of shrubby 

 liabit, closely allieil to .Iiisticia. Natives of South 

 America. Propagation, by cuttings, in sandy soil, 



Principal Species and Varieties : 



chrysostephana, 3', win., 

 yel. (nun. Cyrtanthera 

 chrysostephana) . 



ghiesbreghtiana, 2', Dec., 

 so. (syns. Justicia and 

 Sericographis ghies- 

 breghtiana). 



magnifica, l'to-13', Aug 

 ro. 



caruea, 3' to 9', sum., 

 pale ro. (tya. Justicia 

 caruea). 



pohliana, 3' to 9', 

 aut., red. 



IxOKA MACKOTHYItSA (syn. DuFFII, see f. 452). 



in a close pit. Soil, good loam, peat or leaf soil. 

 a little dried cow manure, and sand. Excess of 

 moisture at the roots must be avoided in the 

 case of young plants. Pinch out growing points 

 to secure shapely plants. Keep close to the 

 $;lass so as to prevent spindly shoots. 



Jackanapes-on- Horseback (see Polyanthus). 

 Jack-in-a-box (m-e Hernnndia). 

 Jaclt-in-tlie- Green (nee Polyanthus). 

 Jack Tree (fee Artocarpm iiirina). 



Other Species : 

 aurea, 6', Jy., yel. (*//" 



Cyrtanthera catalpn 



folia). 

 rnr.-inca, !>', Feb., so. (//. 



Justicia coccinea). 



Liiuleni, 2J', spr., or. yel. 

 jiauciflora, 3', spr.. sc., 



yel. (*.'/. Libonia 



pauciflora). 

 penrhosiensis (*ce Libo- 



(see ft 



Lily (see fiprclteUa 

 JacuVs Jjidtler (sec I'uleninniiim ctentleum). 

 Jacob's Stajf (see Vfrbascitm Tliapsus). 



