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SOLANUM JASMINOIDES. 
After that period, it continued blooming during the month of December, and 
created a very pretty feature in the greenhouse through the winter season. In 
the summer of 1840, it again commenced flowering, and in yet greater profusion ; 
the plant being kept in its old position. A specimen at Mrs. Lawrence’s, Ealing 
Park, also blossomed in that year ; but we believe it was cultivated in a stove. 
The plant at Messrs. Young’s was taken from the greenhouse towards the autumn, 
and having been planted in an open bed appropriated to climbing roses and similar 
objects, it was released from the trellis, and fastened to an erect pole. It there 
flowered most freely for several months, and we observed it in undiminished beauty 
at the end of November. On examining it a fortnight ago, we found it had been 
totally destroyed by the frost ; although it is possible that new stems will be 
thrown up in the ensuing spring. 
From these statements, it is palpable that the species will succeed best as a 
greenhouse climber ; and to this class it is a peculiarly neat addition. The green- 
ness of the young shoots, and the size, form, and surface of the leaves, give it the 
aspect of some species of Jasminum , on which account the specific appellation has 
been bestowed. It thrives well in a loamy soil, with a trifling admixture of heath- 
mould and sand, and does not need a very large pot. It can be trained spirally 
round any small wooden trellis, and will produce a long succession of its delicate 
flowers through the autumnal quarter of the year, and even in some of the early 
winter months. It does not require much water through the winter. 
Cuttings, taken from the newly-formed shoots, and planted in sand or sandy 
loam, will root with facility, if placed in a moderate temperature, and covered 
with a hand-glass. And though extensive propagation should not be required, it 
will be advisable to prune the plants a little, lest they become too straggling. 
The generic name was given by Pliny ; but on what it is founded, it is 
impossible now to do more than conjecture. Many derivations have been offered, 
but none appear probable. 
