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Symphoricarpus— continued. 
ordinary garden soil, and may be readily increased by 
suckers, which are thrown up in abundance. The flowers 
of S. racemosus are much sought after by bees; and its 
fruits form excellent food for game. 
S. micro: 
Ilus (small-leaved). fl. white, axillary, solitary. 
ugust, 
. roundish-ovate, slightly obtuse, pubescent. h. 4ft. 
A 
Mexico, 1829. (B. M. 4975.) SYN. S. montanus (B. i. 20). 
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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 
Symphoricarpus—continued. 
July to September. fr. white, large, persistent through a 
part of the winter. l. glaucous beneath. h. 4ft. to 6ft. orth 
America, 1817. (B. M. 2211 and L. B. C. 230, under name of 
Symphoria racemosus.) ' 
S. r. paucifiorus (few-flowered). fi., spike reduced to one or 
two flowers in the axils of the uppermost leaves. l. about lin. 
long. 
S. vulgaris (common). Coral Berry ; Indian Currant; Common 
Fie, 557, UPPER PORTION OF PLANT OF SYMPHYTUM ASPERRIMUM, 
S. montanus (mountain-loying), A synonym of S. microphyllus. 
S, ovohfontalio (Western). Wolf Berry. ji. white, tinged with 
rose-colour, more funnel-shaped than in S: racemosus 
e aueh > and axillary spikes; corolla much bearded 
and style protruded. Summer. fr. white 
1. oval, s petiolate, benea: i r- i 
or lobed on the young prior gg North ren pg sapei ee 
S. racemosus (racemoee: fi w Berry 
red, pe a ok rag Baisi 
spikes at the ends of the branches; corolla banded inside. 
St. John’s Wort. jl. red and yellow, small, in small, close clusters 
in the axils of all the leaves; corolla sparingly bearded, July to 
September. fr. dark red, the size of hemp-seed. J. elliptic-ovate, 
obtuse, glaucous, pubescent beneath. A. 3ft. to 6ft. North 
America, 1730. In the form foliis variegatis the leaves are finely 
variegated with green and yellow. 
. SYMPHYANDRA (from symphio, to grow together, 
and aner, andros, an anther; the anthers are connate) 
Orv. Campanulacew. A genus comprising seven species 
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