130 Ornamental Shrubs. 



determined, but it bids fair to be a boon to the gardens 

 of that section. 



S. gigantea, as its name suggests, is probably the largest 

 member of the family. When grown in good, moist soil 

 it reaches an altitude of eight or ten feet, with a well- 

 rounded, bushy form. Its flowers are in large white clus- 

 ters, and very effective. It is especially suited to planting 

 by running streams and bodies of water, or in positions 

 where a showy plant is wanted to hide obnoxious objects. 

 Except in very large grounds it is not adapted to the border. 

 The plant is seldom found in cultivation, or even named 

 in nurserymen's catalogues. 



S. ari&folia is a native of the Pacific slope, ranging in 

 its habitat from southern California to Manitoba. Though 

 found as far north as the 49th degree of latitude, and 

 on the Rocky Mountain slopes, it has been accounted 

 somewhat tender in New England, and as needing slight 

 protection in winter. This estimate of its weakness is not 

 borne out by experiments in Newport, though it is doubt- 

 less well to give it as favorable conditions as practicable. 

 As seen there it grows as a small shrub, with numerous 

 branches covered with ashy-gray bark which later assumes 

 a darker hue. The foliage is so plentiful that in a well- 

 grown specimen the stems are scarcely visible. The 

 flowers are individually small, white tinted with green and 

 yellow, and in quite large terminal panicles, continuing 

 about three weeks from the first of July. They have a 

 peculiar odor which has been compared to that of chest- 

 nut blossoms or sweet birch. The plant is especially 

 valuable as an under-shrub, and it grows well in shady 



