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branches, in loose bunches, eacli on a short pedicel; they are white, 

 and have a strong scent, which at some distance resembles that of 

 orange-flowers.; but near, it is too powerful for most persons: the 

 flowers appear at the end of May, and continue a great part of June. 

 It is a native, probably, of the South of Europe. 



There are two varieties: the dwarf syringa, which seldom rises 

 above three feet high: the leaves are shorter, more ovate, and little 

 indented on their edges: the flowers come out singly from the side 

 of the branches, and have a double or treble row of petals of the 

 same size and form as the other, and the flowers have the same scent; 

 but flowering very rarely, it is not so much in estimation. 



'J'he Carolina syringa, wliich rises with a shrubby stalk about 

 sixleeen feet high, sending out slender branches iVom the sides, op- 

 posite to each other: the leaves smooth, shaped like those of the 

 pear-tree, entire, opposite, on pretty long footstalks: the flowers are 

 produced at the ends of the branches; they are large, but without 

 scent; each has four white oval petals spreading open, and a large 

 calyx composed of four acute-pointed leaflets. 



Culture. — These plants may be increased by suckers, layers, and 

 cuttings. 



The suckers are sent from the roots in great plenty; these should 

 be taken from the old plants in autumn, and be planted in a nur- 

 sery, to, grow one or two years till they have obtained sufficient 

 strength, when they may be removed to the places where they are to 

 remain. 



The layers may be laid down in the autumn, being made from 

 ihe young twigs. These may be taken off in the following autumn, 

 when Avell rooted, being |)lanicd out where they are to remain. 



The cuttings of the young shoots may be planted in the autumn, 

 in a shady situation, where they soon form plants. 



The plants are extremely hardy, and thrive in almost any soil or 

 situation, but grow taller in light good ground than in that which is 

 stiff. 



They are commonly disposed in plantations of flowering shrubs, 

 among others of the same growth; mixing very well with lilacs, 



