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Indigbfera ; Indigo tree^ about twenty species, belong to 

 the green-house, and are chiefly pretty free-flowering shrubs. 

 1. denudatay I. amsena, I. austrdUs, I. anguldtay I. cdndi- 

 cans^ and I. JilifdUa, are very fine; flowers papilionaceous, in 

 long panicles; color various^ red; blue^ yellow and pink. 

 (Soil No. 6.) 



JacksdmaSj a genus consisting of five species. The foliage 

 is varied, and all natives of New South Wales. J. scoj^dria, 

 J. horrida, and J. reticiddta^ are the finest; the small flowers 

 come out of the young shoots, are yellow and papilionaceous ; 

 the pots should be well drained. (Soil No. 6.) 



Jambbsa vulgaris or Eugema jdmbos is a splendid ever- 

 green tree, producing a fruit of an agreeable odor and called 

 rose apple. J. austrdlis has a very neat habit, and produces 

 purple fruit; they are of the earliest culture in soil No. 12. 



Jasmmum, Jasmine. A few species of this genus are 

 celebrated either for the green-house or rooms, J. odoratis- 

 simum, Azorian, has very sweet-scented yellow flowers, 

 blooming from April to November. J. revolutiim is the 

 earliest flowering one, and of the same color ; it is apt to 

 grow straggling, and should be close pruned as soon as done 

 blooming, which will be in May. J. puhigerum is also yellow. 

 J. grandiftdrum is frequently called Catalonian, and should 

 be pruned early in spring to make it bloom well, especially 

 old plants. J. midtiflbrum^ profuse flowering white. These 

 plants are all perfectly hardy in the Southern States. J". 

 officindle is a hardy climbing plant for arbors, walls, &e. 

 There are several varieties of it. (Soil No. 3.) 



Justicias. Only a few of these belong to the green-house. 

 J. carnea is the most splendid, being crowned with its bright 

 rosy pink spikes of flowers nearly the whole year. Give it 

 good large pots, well drained. J. Adhdtocla, Malabar-nut. 

 These are the only ones that are worth observation, and are very 

 easily cultivated in any soil. 



KennediaSj about twelve species, all beautiful evergreen 

 climbers of the easiest culture, and flower abundantly. K, 

 moiiophylla, blue-flowered, and K. ruhiciindaj crimson-flow- 

 ered, are common in our collections. K. prostrdta, one- 

 flowered scarlet, and K. coccinea, many-flowered scarlet, are 

 very pretty. K. Comptonidiia has splendid purple flowers^ 

 K. nigricans, black flowers, and K. spUndeyis and marry- 

 dtta are thought the most superb. They have bright crimson 



