Jasmine, a woody climber, native to the South. The Carolina jasmine grows in rich woods from Virginia to Texas. It has shining evergreen leaves, and a wealth of bright yellow, exquisitely fragrant, handsome flowers, opening in March and April while the north is yet frost bound. The blossoms are deeply funnel shaped, with wide lobed borders. A cottage with jasmine over the door is certainly a poet-ical conception. Like our American "robín" and many other ñames of plants and animáis, jasmine is not strictly speaking a jasmine at all. A tincture of the root is used as a remedy for nervousness and spasms. An overdose produces paralysis.
