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JASMINUM GLAUCUM. 

 Class, Diandria. Order, Moxogynia. 



Jasmines. 



Native of Cape of Good Hope, 1774. — Propaga- 

 tion, cuttings. 



A very fragrant plant, blooming in abundance 

 during this and the next month, when treated as 

 follows. Cuttings should be struck early in the 

 spring, potted into No. 60, and placed in a gentle 

 bottom heat until rooted ; then they should be 

 removed into the greenhouse and shifted into 

 the next sized pots, as they fill their pots with 

 roots, during the summer. In November, gra- 

 dually diminish the supply of water, and keep them 

 in as dormant a state as possible until the follow- 

 ing March, at which time shift them into pots as 

 large again as those they are in, but previous to 

 this operation let the ball be well watered, that it 

 may not be hard and dry. Let the plant remain 

 in this pot all the season. In November, proceed 

 as recommended for young plants; in March fol- 

 lowing, reduce the ball to half its size, and repot in 

 the same sized pots as before. 



The plants will require to be kept tied to trellises 

 or stakes, and to be pruned every spring, by 

 shortening the long shoots and cutting those which 

 are weaker to one eye. 



Soil. — Bog, peat, and loam, equal parts, with a 

 little rough sand. 



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