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Jeete, Jettee, Jiti, and Chiti (Ind.). Marsdenia tenaeissima. 

 Jenequen. Same as Henequen. Agave rigida. 

 Jequitiba (Braz.). See Co ur atari. 

 Jew's mallow, Jute (see Cor chorus). 

 Jipijapa (Cent. Am.). See Garludovica palmata. 



Jocuiste majahua (Mex.). See Bromelia pinguin and Karatas pkimieri. 

 Jolocin (Mex.). See Uelioearpus arbor escens. 

 Jonote (Mex.). See Helioearpus americanus. 



ITig. 69.— Jubcea spectabilis, greenhouse plant. 



Jerusalem thorn. ParMnsonia aculeata. 

 Jouze-hindie (Arab.). Cocos nueifera. 

 Jubbulpore hemp (Ind.). See Grotalaria tenuifolia. 

 Jubsea spectabilis. The Coquito Palm. 



Central Chile. A sweet sirup is formed from the sap of this palm, known as Miel 

 de PaJma. The nuts are employed by Chilian confectioners as sweetmeats, and the 

 natives use the leaves for thatching. (A. Smith.) (See fig. 69.) 



Jucca (It.) = Yucca. 



Juncus spp. The Bush Group. 



A large genus of Juncacece, which for the most part are marsh plants, and which 

 are found in many countries. Their economic use is in the manufacture of mats or 

 matting, though the representatives of allied genera are also used for these purposes. 



