ENCYCLOPHDIA OF GARDENING. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts peat, loam, leaf-mould & sand. 
Position, well-drained pots in light stove Sept. to June, sunny frame 
June to Sept. Pot, March to April. Water moderately Sept. to March, 
freely other times. Temp., Sept. to March 55° to 65°; March to June 
65° to 75°. Prune shoots to 1 in. of base after flowering. Nip off points 
of young shoots occasionally May to Aug., to induce bushy growth. 
Apply liquid or artificial manure twice a week to plants in flower. Pro- 
pagate by cuttings of young shoots inserted singly in small pots of 
sandy soil under bell-glass in temp. 75°, March to July. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: J. chrysostephana, yellow, winter, 3 ft., Mexico; ghies- 
breghtiana (Syn. Sericographis ghiesbreghtiana), scarlet, Dec., 2 ft., Mexico; mag- 
nifica carnea (Syn. Justicia carnea), rose, summer, 3 to 4 ft., Brazil. 
Jacob’s-ladder (Polemonium cxruleum).—See Polemonium. 
Jacob’s-rod (Asphodelus luteus).—See Asphodelns. 
Jalap-plant (Mirabilis jalapa).—See Mirabilis. 
Jamaica Allspice (Pimenta officinalis).—Pimenta. 
Jamaica Sago-tree (Zamia purpuracea) —See Zamia, 
Jamesia.—oOrd Saxifragacer. Hardy deciduous flowering 
shrub. First introduced 1820. 
CULTURE: Soil, ordinary. Position, sunny rockeries or borders. 
Plant Oct. to Feb. Prune directly after flowering. Propagate by cut- 
tings inserted under hand-light or in cold frame in autumn. 
oo CULTIVATED: J. americana, white, spring, 6 to 8 ft., Rocky Moun- 
Japan Allspice (Chimonanthus fragrans).—See Chimonanthus. 
Japan Clover (Lespedeza bicolor).—See Lespedeza. 
Japanese Aralia (Fatsia japonica).—See Fatsia, 
Japanese Barberry (Berberis japonica'’.—See Berberis. 
Japanese Cedar (Cryptomeria japonica’.—See Cryptomeria. 
Sapenere Climbing Fern (Lygodium scandens).—See Ly- 
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Clover (Lespedeza bicolor).—See Lespedeza. 
Cucumber a sativus).—See Cucumis. 
Golden Bell Tree (Forsythia suspensa).—See 
Groundsel (Senecio japonicus).—See Senecio. 
Hare’s-foot Fern (Davallia Mariesi). — See 
Hop (Humulus japonica).—See Humulus. 
Lady’s-slipper (Cypripedium japonicum).—See 
Larch (Larix leptolepis)—See Larix. ' 
Lilac (Syringa japonica).—See Syringa. 
Maple (Acer palmatum).—See Acer. 
Monk’s-hood (Aconitum japonicum).—See Aconi- 
Primrose (Primula japonica).—See Primula. 
Privet (Ligustrum japonicum).—See Ligustrum. 
Quince (Pyrus japonica).—See Pyrus, 
Rose (Rosa rugosa).—See Rosa. 
Snow-flower (Deutzia gracilis).—See Deutzia. 
Speedwell (Veronica subsessilis)—See Veronica. 
Spindle-tree (Euonymus japonicus).—See Euony- 
Japanese Toad Lily (Tricyrtis hirta)—See Tricyrtis. 
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