316 SYLVA FLORIFERA. 



propagated by cuttipgs, which should be 

 planted early in the autumn, and the earth 

 covered with sand, ashes, or sawdust, to keep 

 the frost from entering the ground. 



In situations where it is necessary to prune 

 this plant, it must never be done until the 

 end of March, or when the frost is past. It 

 .should also be observed, that the flowers are 

 always produced at the extremity of the same 

 year's shoots, which are often cut off in the 

 summer, by those who are ignorant of its na- 

 ture ; and thus the plant is deprived of the 

 power of treating us with its fragrant flowers. 



The common yellow jasmine, J.fruticans, 

 is a native of the South of Europe; yet it did 

 not reach this country so early as the white 

 jasmine, as Gerard tells us, in 1597, that it 

 had not then been seen in this country ; and 

 Mr. Martyn is therefore mistaken in his state- 

 ment, that it was cultivated by Gerard in 

 that year. 



Parkinson tells us, in 1629, that the yellow 

 jasmine " will well abide in our London gar- 

 dens, and any where else." 



This shrub is easily increased by suckers or 

 layers ; but being deficient of odour, it is 

 much less cultivated than formerly. Sheep 

 eat the leaves and young branches of this 

 shrub with great avidity. 



