. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. THE AVINTE]! JASMINE. J a :< III In inn itiHl'iflornrii. ^ ER\ known jasmine is wovth t;ii)win<4' if space ciui be found foi it taste inclines to it. \i o cannot expect everybody to i^iow cvcrytbino', and therefore ^^e dejirecate the earnestness of those writers in horticultural pap(n-s who de\-ote their fine (nerg'ies to the al luse of people ^\\\t) grow what suits themselves 111 defiance of the dictates of their egotistical critics. The jasmine now under consideration is not adapted for any o-i-eat variety of u


. Familiar garden flowers . Flowers; Plants, Ornamental; Floriculture. THE AVINTE]! JASMINE. J a :< III In inn itiHl'iflornrii. ^ ER\ known jasmine is wovth t;ii)win<4' if space ciui be found foi it taste inclines to it. \i o cannot expect everybody to i^iow cvcrytbino', and therefore ^^e dejirecate the earnestness of those writers in horticultural pap(n-s who de\-ote their fine (nerg'ies to the al luse of people ^\\\t) grow what suits themselves 111 defiance of the dictates of their egotistical critics. The jasmine now under consideration is not adapted for any o-i-eat variety of uses^ but it is a pretty thing to glow on a wall near doors and windows, because in the dark days of winter it will be all alive and full of golden light with its generous disjilay of yellow flowers. As these appear when the plant is as yet with- out a leaf, it is called the naked flowering jasmine (Janiiiivuni iiiiflifni'inii). This jasmine was introduced from China by the late Mr. Robert Fortune, as one of the results of his memorable M. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hibberd, Shirley, 1825-1890; Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward), 1841-1909. London : Cassell


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