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flowers are white, leaves ovate, elongate, sessile; flowers 

 scarlet, in crowded round corjnnbs; is called /. coccinea in 

 the Botanical Magazine, bj which it is known in our collec- 

 tions, and we think is the same as / stricta. L fldramea 

 and /. qjecidsa. 1. Pavetta^ the flowers are white and sweet- 

 scented, the leaves of all the species are opposite ; there are 

 a few other species that we are not thoroughly acquainted 

 with, but have been thus explicit to prevent error as far as 

 possible in this beautiful genus. They are all evergreen, 

 low growing shrubs ; the plants grow best in Jersey black 

 sandy earth, but flower most abundantly with Soil No. 10. 



JamhosaSj about twelve species, which have been princi- 

 pally taken from EiKjhiia^ and contains its finest' plants, and 

 is a splendid genus of evergreen shrubs. E. Jdmbos is 

 now Jamhbsa viilgdn's, which flowers and fruits freely in our 

 hot-houses. The fruit is about an inch in diameter, eatable, 

 and smelling like a rose, hence called ^' Rose Apple/^ The 

 petals of all the species are simple, and may rather be con- 

 sidered the calyx; the beauty of the flowers is in the many 

 erect spreading stamens, either straw, white, rose, or green 

 color. J. maldccensiSy Malay Apple, is greatly esteemed for 

 the delightful fragrance of fts fruit. We frequently see J". 

 jourjjurdscensj which is a native of the West Indies, going 

 under J. m., which is an Asiatic species, with white flowers 

 and entire oblong leaves; whereas, the leaves of J. p. are 

 small, , ovate, acuminate ; the young shoots and leaves are 

 purple. J. macropliylla^ white, and J. amplexicaulis^ green, 

 have very large oblong, lanceolate leaves, and are of a strong, 

 woody habit. They are all easy of culture. (Soil No. 11.) 



Jasmlnuniy Jasmine, is a favorite genus of shrubs for the 

 exquisite fragrance of its flowers, of which none are more 

 delightful than J. sdmhac or Arabian Jasmine. There are 

 two other varieties of it, J. s. multiplex^ perfectly double; 

 and J. s, tri/oliatum, double Tuscan Jasmine or Grand 

 Duke ; J. s. Maid of Orleans^ large, very double, like a very 

 perfect white rose, and exquisitely fragrant. There is al^o 

 a semi-double variety in cultivation. J. midtiflbvum is a 

 profusely flowering and beautiful species. There are seve- 

 ral others, all with white flowers, and generally easy of cul- 

 ture. (Soil No. 11.) 



Jdtropha, Physic-nut, is a genus of six strong-growing 

 shrubs, natives of the West Indies. J. multifida and J. 



