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ers in large clusters in April and May, of a fragrant odor. Of the 

 lilac there are several fine varieties, all of the most hardy charac- 

 ter. 1. Purple Lilac; flowers large and splendid, but too common. 

 2. White Lilac, with pure white blossoms. 3. New White Lilac, more 

 beautiful. 4. Syringa Charles X., new and beautiful. 5. Syringa 

 Sauge. 6. Syringa Varin. 7. Syringa Josik&a, a new and beauti- 

 ful species of lilac ; flowers fine blue. 



91. {{PERSIAN LILAC. S. Persica, 



This shrub rises six or seven feet in height. The leaves are 

 pointed, and of less size than the common lilac. The flowers are 

 smaller and more delicate. There are several varieties. 1st, Purple 

 Persian L. ; 2d, White Persian L. ; 3d, Cut-leaved, or Chinese L., with 

 curious leaves. 



92. {{MAGNOLIA GLAUCA. Glaitcous Magnolia, 



A tree or shrub, with oblong glaucous leaves, and beautiful 

 white flowers of a fragrant odor. The plant is very hardy, and 

 flourishes best in a mixture of bog earth and common soil. 



93. *{{MOUNTAIN LAUREL. Broad-Leaved Kalmia, Kalmia lu- 



tifolia, 



A superb evergreen shrub, very hardy ; a native of the Northern 

 Stales of America. It rises five or six feet; the leaves are oblong 

 and shining ; the flowers are in large convex clusters, of a rose or 

 carnation hue, and appear in June or July, and are beautiful. 



94. MOUNTAIN ROSE, or RASPBERRY. Rubus odoratus. 



A low shrub, remarkable for its large green leaves, and a succes- 

 sion of blue flowers like small single roses. There is a variety with 

 large white flowers. 



95. S. S. *{{PALMETTO ROYAL, or BAYONET BUSH. 



A very singular production. It rises several feet, with a stiff, 

 ligneous stem ; the summit is crowned with leaves in a cluster, of 

 a dark green color, with crenated edges ; they are very stiff", dagger 

 or sword-shaped, and sharp-pointed ; and they form hedges impene- 

 trable to man or beast, at Savannah and St. Augustine ; the flowers 

 are white, tulip-formed ; they crown the summit in a pyramid ; the 

 fruit like a cucumber in size and form ; the skin smooth and shining, 

 of a deep purple color; the pulp soft, juicy, agreeable, aromatic, and 

 somewhat bitter. 



9G. S. S. {{POMEGRANATE. See former page. 



97. {PRIM, or PRIVET. Ligustrum vulgare. 



A sub-evergreen, rising eight or ten feet; the leaves are lance- 

 olate, of a very dark green, like the myrtle ; the flowers are white ; 

 the berries black, in large clusters. This plant forms a beautiful 

 hedge. 2d. \Variegated Leaved Privet. (L. variegatum.) The 

 leaves of this variety late in autumn are blotched with a bright gold 

 color. 3d. t Chinese Privet. (L. sinensis.) A variety with leaves 

 of the same dark green as the preceding, but of much larger size. 



98. {{JAPAN QUINCE. Cydonia Japonica, or Pyrus Japonica. 



Japan Pear. See page 175. 



99. {CHINESE QUINCE. See page 176. 



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