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nurseries, are descendents of //. Syriacus, a free flower- 

 ing, but rather coarse grower. There are single and 

 double flowering varieties of white, red, purple, pink, 

 rose, violet, and other colors, and some are beautifully 

 striped or blotched. The double flowering sorts are 

 generally the handsomest shrubs. One of the most val- 

 uable of the double flowering kinds is the Variegated- 

 leaved Hibiscus (fig. 5), with leaves which are conspicu- 

 ously marked with light-yellow, on a green ground, and 

 one of the very best variegated-leaved shrubs; flowers 

 purple, but not showy, F. 



THE MOCK ORANGE OR SYRIXGA. PMladell)llUS. E.-H. 



How the name Syringa ever came to stand so improp- 

 erl}', yet generally for this genus, it is hard to tell, and 

 its nse both for these shrubs, and for the Lilac, where it 

 rightly belongs, tends to confusion in names. However, 

 it may be said that no collection of shrubs can be con- 

 sidered complete without the presence of the Mock 

 Oranges. They are noted for their sweet and showy, 

 white, or nearly white, flowers, single and double, their 

 handsome and free growth, and their remarkable adapta- 

 bility to any place and soil. 



The Common or Garland Mock Orange (P. coro- 

 narui^), also called Garland Syringa, is a rapid-growing, 

 slightly coarse shrub, well known for its showy and fra- 

 grant, white flowers, E. Double -flowering Mock Orange 

 is an attractive semi-double-flowering form of the above. 

 The Dw^arf Mock Orange (var. nana) is a handsome, and 

 very dwarf -growing variety, more valued for its generally 

 fine and cleanly appearance, than for its flowers, which 

 are shyly produced, H. The Golden-leaved Mock 

 Orange is a very pretty dwarf variety, with yellow-tinged 

 foliage ; valuable for single specimens, clnmps, or for 

 contrasts of foliage, H. The Dwarf Double-flowering 



