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P. rnultijloi'us (many-flowered) ; hardy climbing perennial ; la 

 feet ; flowers scarlet or white, or white and scarlet, in July ; 

 South America ; 1633. 



Pheasant's-eye. See Adonis. 



Philadelphus. Mock Orange or Syringa. [Saxifra- 

 gaceae.] Ornamental deciduous flowering shrubs. Confu- 

 sion sometimes arises from the fact that the common name 

 of this shmb, syringa, is the same word as the botanical 

 name of the lilac-bush ; and as both are shrubs, often intro- 

 duced into gardens and shrubberies from their free-flower- 

 ing qualities, the confusion is attended with inconvenience. 

 The plants are widely different. The lilac ( Syritiga vul- 

 garis), as is well known, bears numerous small flowers in 

 clusters, shaped something like an erect bunch of grapes. 

 The Syringa, or Mock Orange ( Fhiladelphus ), on the other 

 hand, bears its flowers, which are large, and composed of 

 distinct petals, either singly, or very few together ; and they 

 are called Mock Orange from the considerable resemblance 

 between their blossoms and those of the orange-tree. Most 

 of the species have a strong, but not very agreeable scent. 

 Their leaves, moreover, have a taste similar to that of cu- 

 cumbers. They are hardy shrubs, requiring no particular 

 culture, but growing in ordinary- garden soil, where it is not 

 too damp ; and are increased, either by means of layers, by 

 cuttings, or by suckers. The flowers of all are white, with 

 a bunch of yellow stamens in the centre. Nearly all are 

 worth planting ; but the following are the most distinct and 

 handsome : — 



P. coronarms (garland) ; hardy shrub ; 6 feet ; flowers white, 

 in May; south of Europe ; 1596. P. Jloribundtis {mz.ny-^o\\- 

 ered) ; hardy shrub ; 8 feet ; flowers white, in June ; North 

 America; 181 5. P. Gordoniamis (Gordon's); hardy shrub ; 6 

 feet; flowers white, in July ; North America ; 1830. P.inodo^ 

 rus (scentless) ; hardy shrub ; 6 feet ; flowers white, in July ; 



