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its beautiful foliage, independently of its hand- 

 some large flowers ; for culture and propaga- 

 tion, see Psidium. 



buxif&lia . . Wht. 5, S. Ev. S. 6 I of Bourb. . 1822 

 inelastomoldea "Wht. 5, G. Ev. S. 10 Moreton B. . 

 mespiloldes . Wht. 5, S. Ev. S. 5 I. of Bourb. . 1826 

 orbioulata . . Wht. 6, S. Ev. S. 6 Mauritius . 1823 



Joutay. See Qutea. 



Jove's beard. See Hydnum barba Jdvis. 



Jove's fruit. See Laurus LHospjjros. 



Jpu, or Upas tree, is the A ntiaris toxicaria. 



Juanulloa, Ruiz and Pavon. In compliment 

 to Don George Juan, and Don Antonio Ulloa, 

 two distinguished Spaniards, who were sent to _ 

 South America, with Condamine, to measure 

 the meridian. Linn. 5, Or. 1, Nat. Or. Solan- 

 aceas. This is a very curious parasitical genus, 

 bearing showy tubular orange-coloured flowers. 

 Notwithstanding its parasitic nature, it will 

 nourish in a pot filled with turfy peat soil, and 

 kept in a moist stove ; it does not grow fast, 

 but is readily increased by cuttings planted in 

 sand, under a glass in heat. Synonymes: 1, 

 U llba parasitica, Brugm&nsia parviflbra, B. 

 Horibunda; 2, B. eximia. 



aurantlaca . Orange . 6, S. Ev. S. 3 S. Amer. 1S40 

 eximia 2 . . Green . . 6, S. Ev. S. 2 S. Amer. 1858 

 parasitica 1 . Scar. om. 6, S. Ev. S. 2 Peru . . 1824 



JUB.&A, H. B. and K. Named after Juba, king 

 of Numidia. Linn. 21, Or. 8, Nat. Or. Pal- 

 m&cece. Tall palm trees, bearing eatable nuts, 

 and requiring the same treatment as other 

 stove palms. 



spectabilis . . Striped 5, S. Palm. 30 Chili . . 1850 

 yuccoldes . Striped 5, S. Palm. 16 S. Amer. . 1848 



Jubatus, crested, maned. 



Judas ear. See Exldia Auricula-JUdce. 



J udas tree. See C&rcis. 



j UGA. See Pdrkia biglobbsa. 



J UGATUS, coupled together. 



JUGLANS, Linn. From Jovis qlans; literally 

 the nut of Jove. Linn. 21, Or. 9, Nat. Or. 

 Juglandacem. The well-known Walnut-tree is 

 among the species of this ornamental genus. 

 They are all tall, stately-growing trees, well 

 adapted for parks and lawns. They grow 

 freely in any rich loamy soil, and are raised 

 from seeds. /. cinirea is esteemed anthel- 

 mintic and cathartic. Synonyme : 1, /. he'tero- 

 phylla, J. filicifblia. See Carya and Pterocarya. 

 cinerea . . Apetal 4, H. De. T. 30 N. Amer. 1656 

 fraxinifdlia . Apetal 4, H. De. T. 40 N. Amer. 

 nlsra . . . Apetal 4, H. De. T. 40 N. Amer. 1629 

 pterocarpa . . Apetal 4, H. De. T. 40 N. Amer. 

 iejria .... Apetal 4, H. De. T. 50 Persia . 1562 

 laciniate 1 . Apetal 4, H. De. T. 50 Persia . 

 maxima . . Apetal 4, H. De. T. 50 Persia 

 serotina . Apetal 4, H. De. T. 50 Persia . 

 tenera . . Apetal 4, H. De. T. 50 Persia . 



Juglandacejs, or Walhuts. An order of 

 well-known trees, valuable both for their fruit 

 and timber ; the latter is much used for cabinet 

 work, and other purposes. 



Jujube tree. See Zizyphus Jujuba. t 



JuLiBRfssm, or Silk tree. See Acacia Juli- 



July flower. See Prosdpis jvMftbra. 



Juncales. See Juncdcece. 



JuNCACEiE, or Bushes. An order of well- 



known herbaceous plants, found in damp 

 places in all the cooler parts of the world. 

 They are used for various domestic purposes. 



Juncaginacejs, or Arrow-grasses. Herba- 

 ceous marsh plants, in some cases aquatics. 

 In this order is found the remarkable Ouvir- 

 anda fenestrates, or net plant, the leaves of 

 which are like open net-work, without any 

 parenchyma. 



Juncago. See Trigldchin. 



Juncus. Linnaeus derived the name from jvmgo, 

 to join ; in allusion to the first ropes being, 

 made from rushes. Linn. 6, Or. 1, Nat. Or. 

 Juncoxeos. All the species of Rush do best 

 cultivated in a moist situation, some of them 

 entirely in water, and others in a peat soil ; 

 they may be increased by seeds, or dividing 

 the roots. In Japan they cultivate /. effHsus 

 for making floor-mats. Synonymes: 1, J. 

 helbdes, drcticus; 2, /. compressus ; 3, J. gra- 

 cilis, tenuis ; 4, J. biglumis. See LUzula. 

 acutus . . Apetal 7, H. Grass. 4 Brit., sea coaBt. 



C rtttus me } A P Btal 6 ' H - Grass - 2 Brit > wot V* 3 ^ 

 effusus . . . Apetal 5, H. Grass. 3 Brit. , wet past. 

 Gesneri 3 . . Apetal 7, H. Grass. I Scot., dm p. mts. 

 glaticus . . Apetal 7, H. Grass. 2 Eng. , wet past, 

 maritimus . Apetal 8, H. Grass. 3 Brit., sea coast. 



acutifldrus, arcticus, aristatus, bdlticus 1, big- 

 lumis, bbttnicus, bufonius, bulbbsus 2, capi- 

 tatus, castaneus, cosnbsus, jhlifbrniis, Jacquini 

 4, lampocarpus, mondnthos, obtusiftorus, pauci- 

 fldrus, planifblius, plebeius, polyciphalus, pyg- 

 mceus, sguarrbsus, subverticillatus, supinus, 

 Tenagiia, tenuis, trifidus, triglumis, uliginbsus, 

 vaginatus, valvalus. 

 Jungermannia, Necs. In honour of the Ger- 

 man botanist, Louis Jungermann, who died in 

 1653. Linn. 24, Or. 6, Nat. Or. Jungermanni- 

 dcece. This is a very extensive genus of obscure 

 plants, found at all seasons of the year, and 

 generally in little patches, formed by their 

 creeping stems, upon trees, or rocks, or on the 

 earth in damp places. Synonymes: 1, Junger- 

 mannia epiphylla furcigera; 2, /. endivice- 

 fblia; 3, J. octets— albescens, albicans, an6- 

 mala, asplenioides, barbata, barbata minor, 

 bicuspidata, bidentata, Blasia, byssacea, caly- 

 clna 1, calyptrifblia, capitata, ciliaris, coch- 

 learifdrmis, complanata, conipre'ssa, concin- 

 nata, connivens, cordifdlia, crenulata, cunei- 

 fdlia, curvifdlia, decipiens, Dicks6ni, dilatata, 

 Doniana, emarginata, epiphylla, epiphylla 

 longif61ia 2, exclsa, exse'cta, Francisci, furcata, 

 hamatifblia, hamatifolia echinata, hamatifolia 

 exstipulata, heteroplrylla, hibernica, HookSri, 

 Hutchinsise, hyalina, inclsa, inflata, inulacea, 

 juniperiua, laevigata, lanceolata, laxilolia, 

 Mackaii, microscopica, niinuta, minutissima, 

 multifida, nenior&sa, obtusata, obtusifolia, orca- 

 densis, pinguis, planif61ia, platyphylla, platy- 

 pltflla Inuga, platyphylla major, polyanthos, 

 pub.escens, pumila, pusilla, Rsflfsii, r^ptans, 

 re'ptans bipinnata, resupinatus, scalaris, serpyl- 

 lifolia, setacea, setiformis, setifdrmis Britan- 

 nica, sphaerocarpa, Sphagni, spinul6sa, stipu- 

 lacea, Tamarisci, Tamarisci apiculata, Taylori, 

 tomentella, Trichomanis, trichophylla, trilo- 



