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Indigbfera ; Indigo tree, about twenty species, belong to 
tbe green-house, and are chiefly pretty free-flowering shrubs. 
I. denuddta, I. amsena, I. austrdlis, I. miguldfa, I. cdndi- 
cans, and I. filifblia, are very fine ; flowers papilionaceous, in 
long panicles; colour various, red, blue, yellow and pink. 
(Soil No. 6.) 
Jachsonias, a genus consisting of five species. The foliage 
is varied, and all natives of New South Wales. J. scojjdria, 
J. liorrida, and J. reticulata, 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.) • 
Jambdsa vulgaris, or Eugenia jdmhos is a splendid ever- 
green tree, producing a fruit of an agreeable odour 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. 
Jasmlnum, 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. revoliitum is the 
earliest flowering one, and of the same colour ; it is apt to 
grow straggling, and should be close pruned as soon as done 
blooming, which will be in May. J. jmbigerum is also yel- 
low. J. grandiflbrum is frequently called Catalonian, and 
should be pruned early in spring to make it bloom well, 
especially old plants. J. multijibmm, profuse flowering white. 
J. nudifiorum, a beautiful winter blooming species, recently 
from Japan. These plants are all perfectly hardy in the 
Southern States. J. officinale is a hardy climbing plant for 
arbours, walls, &c. There are several varieties of it. (Soil 
No. 3.) 
Justicias. Only a few of these belong to the green-house. 
J. cornea 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. adhdtoda, Malabar-nut. 
These are the only ones that are worth observation, and are 
very easily cultivated in any soil. 
Kennedias, about twelve species, all beautiful evergreen 
climbers of the easiest culture, and flower abundantly. K. 
moncrphylla, blue-flowered, and K. rubiciinda, crimson-flow- 
ered, are common in our collections. K. prostr.dta, one- 
flowered scarlet, and K. cocctnea, many-flowered scarlet, are 
very pretty. K. Comptonidna has splendid purple flowers, 
K. nigricans, black flowers, and K. splendens and K. marry- 
