208 FLORA DOMESTICA. 



in depth, will be large enough for these plants : the bulbs 

 should be covered about an inch deep. 



JERUSALEM-SAGE. 



PHLOMIS. 



LABIATE. DIDYNAMIA GYMNOSPERMIA. 



Called also Tree-sage. French, bouillon blanc de Sicile [white 

 mullein of Sicily] ; sauge en arbrisseau ; sauge en arbre. 



THIS shrub retaining its leaves all the year, and its 

 bright yellow flowers the greater part of the summer, is 

 very desirable. It should be sheltered from severe frost ; 

 but in mild winters, if not convenient to house it, a little 

 saw-dust laid over the roots will be a sufficient protection. 

 In dry summer weather it may be allowed a little water 

 every evening : once or twice a week will suffice in the 

 winter, and none during frost. 



JESSAMINE, 



JASMINUM. 



JASMINES. DIANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 



The name of this plant is derived from the Greek, and signifies an 

 agreeable odour. Nearly all the European languages have the same 

 name for it. In French, it is jasmin : in Italian, gelsomino: Spanish, 

 jasmin : Dutch, jasmyn, &c. &c. In English it is sometimes fami- 

 liarly called Jessamy, Jessima, and Gesse. 



THE kinds of Jessamine most frequently grown in pots 

 are the Yellow Indian, and the Spanish or Catalonian. 



