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wliite, and have a sirong sccnl, which at sonic dislancc icsenihlcs 

 thai of oningc-ilowcrs; but near, it is too powcrliil Ibr most persons: 

 ihe Howeis apj)ear at the; end of l\lay, and continue a great part ol' 

 June. Jt is a native, probably, ol' the South of lUirope. 



There are two varieties: the Dwarf Syringa, which seldom risers 

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

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

 of liie branches, anil have a double or (rel)le row of p(;tals of the 

 same sv/.c and foiin as the oilier, and (he llowers have the same 

 sceni ; but dowering very randy, it is not so nuich in estimation. 



The Carolina Syringa, which rises wilh a shrubby stalk about 

 sixteen feet high, sending out slender brancdics Irom the sides, oj)po- 

 site to (*ach other: ihe leav(>s smoolh, shaj)ed like those of the pear- 

 tree, entire, opposite, on |)relly long footstalks: the Howers are pro- 

 duced at the ends of the l)ranches; they are large, but without scent; 

 each has four white oval petals !s|)ieading open, and a large calyx 

 composed of lour acute-[)oinled h allets. 



Culture. These plants may be increased by suckers, layers, anil 

 cuttings. 



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

 be taken from the old |)lants in aulninn, :nid be planted in a nursery, 

 to grow one or two yeai's till they liave obtained sulHcient strength, 

 when they may be i-emn\ed lo ihe places where they arc to remain. 



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

 the young twigs. These nuiy be taken otf in the following aulunm, 

 when well rooted, being |)lanled out where they are to remain. 



The cullings of the young shoots may be planted in the autnnm, 

 in a shady situation, where ihey soon form jilants. 



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

 situation, but grow taller in lii^ht good ground than in that which 

 is stiff. 



'j'hcy are commoidy disposed in |)lanlations of flowering shrubs, 

 among others of the same growth; n)ixing very well with lilacs, 

 guelder roses, and laburnums; and particularly \aluable from their 

 thriving under the shade of trees, and forming a blockade against 

 low buildings, where persons have no objection to their strong smell. 



