39019. IRIS CLARKEI. From 

 L. J. 3Iackintosh, Darjeeling, India, 

 through J. F. Rock. Grows at an alti- 

 tude of 6,000 to 11,000 feet, in a limit- 

 ed area in northwestern India. Flow- 

 ers purple or blue. The plant is found 

 in swampy land and should do best 

 in damp, rich soil. 



38154. JASMINUM FLORI- 



DUM. Jasmine. From La Mortola, 

 Yentimiglia, Italy. Nearly evergreen 

 shrub of rambling habit, with smooth 

 angled branches and alternate leaves 

 of 3 to 5 nearly oval leaflets, 1-2 to 

 1 1-2 inch long. Flowers golden yel- 

 low, borne in terminal cymose clusters, 

 usually produced from July until late 

 in the fall. Black fruits are about the 

 size of small peas. Native of China. 

 Hardy as far north as Washington. 



39120. JASMINUM HUMILE. 



Jasmine. From G.H. Cave, Darjeeling, 

 India. Diffuse shrub, attaining a 

 height of 20 feet in the south, but in 

 glass houses usually grown as a pot- 

 bush. Branches glabrous, angled. 

 Leaflets 3 to 7, nearly oval. Bright 

 yellow flowers borne in open clusters. 

 This plant is somewhat hardier than 

 /. floridwn but is very similar in ap- 

 pearance. Blooms in summer and fall. 

 Needs cool house if grown under glass. 



