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a very strange manner. I once gathered the floures and layd 

 them in my chamber window, which smelled more strongly 

 after they had been together a few houres, with such an un- 

 acquainted savor, that they awaked me out of sleepe, so that 

 I could not rest till I had cast them out of my chamber.' 



Much as I admire these large-flowered mock oranges, 

 I more admire the P. hirsutus from Tennessee ; it has 

 much smaller flowers, and they are not so sweet- 

 scented, but they are produced in great abundance, 

 and stud the branches in a particularly elegant way, 

 and they are not so overwhelmed with the leaves, 

 which are also small. And there is no better shrub 

 for the rock-work than P. microphyllus ; it comes from 

 New Mexico, but it is remarkable for its low growth, 

 its very small leaves, and its abundance of small 

 flowers, which, however, are not produced till the 

 shrub is some years old. A very near ally of the 

 Philadelphus is the Deutzia, of which there are many 

 species, chiefly from Japan, very hardy, and this 

 year very full of flower. 



It must be confessed that a long drought brings 

 some trouble to the gardener, especially in new 

 gardens, or where plants of any sort have been recently 

 planted. In those cases the necessary constant use 

 of the waterpot adds largely to the labours of the 

 garden, and even so the plants may die ; for plants 



