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P. tnultijlorus (many-flowered) ; hardy climbing perennial ; 10 

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

 South America ; 1633. 



Pheasant's-eye. See Adonis. 



Philadelphus. Mock Orange^ or Syringa. [Philadel- 

 phaceae.] Ornamental deciduous flowering shrubs, Confli- 

 sion sometimes arises from the fact that the common name 

 of this shrub, 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 (Syringa 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 (Philadelphus ), 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, w-here 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 

 \vorth planting ; but the following are the most distinct and 

 handsome : — 



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

 in May; south of Europe ; 1596. P. Jloribundus {m.2Ln.y-fio\\- 

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

 America; 181 5. P. Gordonianus (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 ; 



