358 MYRTACEiE. [part ii. 



ORDER LXXXIII PHILADELPHEiE— THE MOCK- 

 ORANGE TRIBE. 



There are three genera in this order : viz., 

 Philadelphus, the Mock Orange or Syringa ; 

 Decumaria and Deutzia, all which have white 

 flowers. There are many species of Philadel- 

 phus, all of which are easily known by their 

 large white flowers, and large coarse-looking 

 leaves. The flowers of the common species 

 {P. coronarius) smell like those of the Orange, 

 and the leaves taste like cucumber. There is 

 only one species of Decumaria (Z). barhara), 

 which is a native of Virginia and Carolina, and 

 is a climbing shrub, with terminal corymbs of 

 white, sweet-scented flowers. Deutzia scahra^ 

 though only introduced in 1833, is already 

 common in gardens ; and it is a general fa- 

 vourite from the great abundance of its flowers. 

 Though it said to be not a true climber, its 

 stems are too weak to stand without support. 

 It is a native of Japan, and though generally 

 kept in pots, it is supposed to be quite hardy. 



ORDER LXXXIV.— MYRTACE^.— THE MYRTLE 

 TRIBE. 



No plants are more easily recognized than 

 those belonging to this tribe ; as they are easily 

 distinguished by their entire leaves, which have 

 no stipules, and which, when held up to the 



