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Canadian Horticulturist 





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THE SWEET SYRINGA. 



^WEW of the newly introduced flowering' 

 il0ii shrubs surpass the old and well known 

 i^^o Sweet Syringa, or Mock Orange. 

 Scientifically it is known as Philadelphtis 

 Coronarius, a genus of the botanical order 

 Saxifrageae, which contains about a dozen 

 ornamental shrubs. 



The Syringa is easily cultivated and 

 thrives well in almost every condition of 

 soil and climate. Nothing is prettier than 

 it when in bloom in the month of May, and 

 its rich green foliage makes it an attriactive 

 shrub even when bare of blossom. 



It is easily propag^ated by suckers, so 

 that any one may easily increase the num- 

 ber of his plants and use them for a screen, 

 or a clump on the lawn. 



Our frontispiece shows a spray of a very 

 beautiful species, viz., Philadelphus Grandi- 

 florus, or large flowered Sweet Syringa, 

 natural size. This is of American origin, 

 having been produced in the Southern 

 States in 1811, and now widely distributed 

 both on this Continent and in Europe. The 

 bush is a more vigorous grower than 

 P. Coronariusy often reaching a height of 



10 or 12 feet, under favorable conditions, 

 and its season of blooming is two or three 

 weeks later than the common variety. 



Fig. 1912. Sweet Syringa. 



