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JASMINE. 



plant. It is a native of the East Indies and S. 

 Europe. It is a climbing shrub with neat foliage 



and white and yellow flowers of exquisite fragrance, 

 due to the essential oil which pervades them, and 

 for which some of the species are extensively culti- 

 vated. They usually bloom from February to June ; 

 some varieties from the East Indies bloom the year 

 round. 



SOIL, AND GENERAL TREATMENT. 



The jasmine does well in soil of equal parts of 

 sandy loam and peat or leaf-mold. 



They should have a plentiful supply of water. 



They thrive in the usual temperature of living 

 rooms. 



Cuttings of the ripened wood root freely in sand 

 or soil under glass. 



They are sometimes infested with scale, which 

 may be removed by frequent washings. They 

 should be trained to a trellis and the branches al- 

 lowed to droop. 



VARIETIES. 



Jasmine Grandiflomm, or Catalonian Jasmine, a winter-flowering 

 variety, blooming constantly from October to May ; flowers pure 

 white, deliciously fragrant, a species cultivated for the essential 

 oil. 



J. Odoratissimum^ yellow flowers. 



Rei'ohitum, a rapid grower, attaining a height of ten feet ; 

 flowers yellow, very fragrant. 



