3 SO GARDEN FLOWERS. 



SWEET SULTAN. See CENTAUREA MOSCHATA. 



SWEET WILLIAM. See DIANTHUS BARBATUS. 



SYMPHIANDRA. [Campanulaceae.] Hardy perennial. Dry- 

 ish sandy loam. Propagated by seeds or cuttings. 



S. pendula (pendulous) ; hardy perennial ; i foot ; flowers 

 white, in July ; Caucasus ; 1823. 



SYMPHORIA. [Caprifoliaceae.] Pretty deciduous shrubs, 

 remarkable for the white berries which succeed their flowers, 

 and remain through the winter. Common soil. Increased 

 by suckers. 



S. glomerata (clustered) ; hardy shrub ; 4 feet ; flowers whit- 

 ish, in August ; North America ; 1730. A variegated variety is 

 very ornamental. S. racemosus (racemed) ; hardy shrub ; 5 

 feet; flowers pinkish, in August ; North America ; 1817. 



SYMPHYTUM. Comfrey. [Boraginaceae.] Coarse-grow- 

 ing, but in some instances showy hardy perennials. Com- 

 mon soil. Propagated by division or seeds. 



S. asperrimum (rough) ; hardy perennial ; 6 feet ; flowers red 

 and blue, in June ; Caucasus ; 1799. S. Caucasicum (Cauca- 

 sian) ; hardy perennial ; 4 feet ; flowers azure, in June ; Cauca- 

 sus ; 1820. S. Orientale (Eastern) ; hardy perennial ; 3 feet ; 

 flowers white ; Turkey; 1752. This spreads itself about, dis- 

 appearing in one spot and re-appearing in others. 



SYRINGA. Lilac. [Oleaceae.] This family comprises the 

 Lilac and its varieties. Well-known and favorite deciduous 

 shrubs, of which there are several very distinct kinds : the 

 common Lilac, 6". vulgaris, gives white, red, and purple va- 

 rieties ; the Persian Lilac, S. Persica, has a white, as well as a 

 cut-leaved, variety. There are some others, as S. Josikcea, 

 and the Chinese, S. Rothmagensis. They chiefly differ in the 

 size of the foliage and flower. All are hardy, and well de- 

 serving a place in all shrubberie^. They are propagated 

 by layers and suckers. All these species grow naturally 



