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revolutum. the Yellow Jessamine, has bright eiiaen 

 flowers, and de es ies: trained again 5 : a wail The "Whi- 

 ter Jessamine. J. nu-diflorum. is another of the li-ely 

 things we owe to Mr. Fortune. Its multitudinous dear 

 yellow blossoms appear before the leaves, in January or 

 February, and it is hardy enough :; he lei: int-aiirs 

 against a wall, and may even ::;T r thai :: has stih 

 greater powers of endurance. In pots. :: makes ;. m:st 

 elegant parlour shrub, with the additional recommenda- 

 tion that it is scentless. :r nearly so. It may he ques- 

 tioned whether there are an~ rrulv scentless l. ewers : i: 

 is certain the: there are paraaixical flowers, which really 

 exhale a powerful earn:. :na: in some cases is extremely 

 offensive to the human system, in others jiaimlMi , 

 although the odour itself as a smell, is imperceptible 

 to ordinary nasal nerves. A correspondent :: the ila 

 deners Chronic' e (Jan. 6th j writes thus: — "This beau- 

 tiful Jasmine is certainly a ere at aecyaisitiin t: tie 

 flower-garden, inasmuch as it pr: duces its cheerful h right- 

 yellow flowers during autumn and winter, and : mrlnnes 

 blooming for several months in succession. It is also 

 very useful for cutting for bouquets, and the sprigs will 

 last in water a long time. It maybe grown in any com- 

 mon light s en : and no one fond of a garden ought to be 

 without it. for it does not take up much room. It is 

 best planted against a wail, and kept trained. It is a 

 free- growing plant, when it gets established, and quite 

 hardy. We have a specimen which has been planted 

 about five years. It is against a south wall about ten 

 feet high, and is covered with charming yellow flowers 

 from bottom to top. It has been in this condition from 

 the beginning if Is ov ember, ana appears likely to con- 

 tinue so for a long time to come. When grown in this 

 way. it is truly a splendid object.' The way we have 

 treated it is as follows: — It was planted in: in the 



a good growth, a: 

 ering. it was pn 



