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have never winter-killed and some of them are 
twenty-five feet high. 
The hardy yellow form (J. nudiflorum) is 
covered with little flowers in very early spring, 
often in March. It delights in, and north of 
Washington requires, a sunny location, well pro- 
tected on all sides by other shrubs or trees, 
and under favourable conditions will attain a 
height of fifteen feet. A stock of young plants 
may be worked up very easily. Merely lay a 
shoot along the ground, placing a brick or other 
weight on it to keep it in contact with the earth. 
It will quickly throw out roots and, as soon as 
these are well established, the new growths may 
be severed from the old plant. 
A large-flowering type of recent introduction 
is J. primulium, with yellow flowers much larger 
than those of the better known species. It is 
claimed to be equally as hardy, and if so, will 
soon become a favourite in our gardens. Jasmines 
can be transplanted in spring or fall, but spring, 
when they are in bloom, is the better season. 
The opening of the flowers does not indicate 
that root action has started; it is really the fruit 
of the previous season’s work brought into life 
by the increasing warmth of the season. 
The forsythia, or golden bell, has become so 
