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HIBBERTIA 
H. volubilis. Australia. Twining vine with large, 
ov» rgjci-n leaves and curiously formed, yellow flow- 
c*rs. of unusual appearance and very rare. 
HOYA 
H. carnosa. WAX PLANT. Beautiful climber 
oi moderate growth, with large, smooth, glossy, 
de< p green leaves. Flowers white with pink center, 
fragrant. 
HUMULUS: Hop 
H. I u pul us. COMMON HOP VINE. Europe and 
X. America. Herbaceous perennial vine of ex¬ 
tremely rapid growth. Leaves large, rough and 
deeply lobed. Fseful for temporary, quick effects. 
IPOMEA 
I. mexicana. This name is applied to many dif¬ 
ferent plants. Ours is a herbaceous perennial from 
a tuberous root. Leaves very deeply seven-lobed. 
the lobes long and narrow. Flowers largo, shaped 
like Morning Glory, deep purple. Growth very 
Strong. Tubers become enormous with age. 
JASMINUM: Jasmine; Jessamine 
Twining vines with white or yellow flowers, 
most of which are very fragrant. 
J. azoricum. Growth rather compact. Foliage 
very dark green and glossy. Leaves of three small 
leaflets. Flowers in dense clusters, purest white, 
fragrant. In bloom most of the time. Evergreen. 
One of the handsomest. 
J. gracillimum. Borneo. Moderate climber. 
Branches and leaves downy. The latter are simple, 
small and pointed. Flowers large, fragrant and 
pure white. The five calyx teeth are long and slen¬ 
der. remaining at ends of branehlets in odd-looking 
tufts after flowers have fallen. Evergreen. 
J asm in u m pri m u li n it m 
Double Yellow Jasmine 
.1 /uehlcnbcckia complcxa 
Maiden Hair Vine, etc. 
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J. grandiflorum. CATALONIAN JASMINE. In¬ 
dia. Pinnate leaves. Flowers pink in bud, white 
when open, very large and double, delightfully fra¬ 
grant. Blooms most of the time. Evergreen. 
J. humile (J. revolutum). ITALIAN YELLOW 
JASMINE. Asia. Strong grower. Pinnate leaves. 
Leaflets slender and pointed. Flowers bright yellow 
in open clusters. Evergreen. Very fine. 
J. ligustrifolium. India. Densely branched and of 
compact growth. Leaves light, glossy green, almost 
exactly the shape of those of Privet and closely re¬ 
sembling them. Flowers creamy white, intensely 
fragrant, borne profusely during spring and summer. 
Evergreen. 
J. nitidum. Remarkable for the size and shape 
of the flowers, which are often over an inch and a 
half broad and have about ten long, pointed seg¬ 
ments instead of the usual five. Branches very 
slender and twining. Leaves glistening, not divided, 
long and very narrow. Quite unique among the 
Other jasmines. Evergreen. 
J. nudiflorum (J. sieboldianum) . China. Leaves 
of three very small leaflets. Flowers yellow, not in 
clusters, produced freely during winter. Deciduous. 
Especially handsome in early spring when covered 
with bright yellow flowers before leaves appear. 
J. officinale. JESSAMINE; COMMON JASMINE. 
Persia; India. Slender vine with finely divided pin¬ 
nate leaves and numerous small, white, fragrant 
flowers. Summer bloomer. Partly evergreen. 
J. primulinum. DOUBLE YELLOW JASMINE. 
China. A recent and very valuable introduction. 
It is not onlv the fastest growing Jasmine, but al¬ 
most the quickest growing climber in our entire list. 
Leaves of three good-sized leaflets. Flowers clear 
piimrose yellow, very large and usually double. 
Evergreen. 
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