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The Syringa is a most delicious shrub : the foliage is luxuri- 

 ant, the blossom beautiful and abundant, , white as the purest 

 Lily, and of the most fragrant scent. In a room, indeed, this per- 

 fume is too powerful, but in the air it is remarkably agreeable. 

 There is a variety which has no scent, and also a dwarf variety, 

 which does not usually exceed three feet in height. The flow- 

 ers sweet, and some double. 



"The sweet Syringa, yielding but in scent 

 To the rich Orange, or the Woodbine wild, 

 That loves to hang on barren boughs, remote, 

 Her wreaths of flowery perfume." 



All the species are propagated by suckers, layers, or cuttings, 

 and thrive in any good garden soil. 



P. grandiftorus. Large-flowering Syringa. This is the 

 handsomest of the genus. It is perfectly hardy, growing in 

 any soil or situation, forming a spreading shrub about six feet 

 or more high ; flowering in June and July. 



P. hirsutus. This shrub grows from four to five feet high. 

 Like the last, it is a native of North America, where it was 

 discovered by Mr. Nuttall. It thrives in the shrubbery in any 

 common garden soil, and is propagated like the others. 



P. coro?iarius, or Common Syringa, greatly resembles 

 the other ; grows about five feet high, and is delightfully fra- 

 grant when in bloom. Flowers in June and July. 



PEUNUS. 



Plum. 



The genus are natives of North America, Europe, and Asia. 

 Many of them are thorny plants in the wild state. They have 

 showy flowers, in clusters. Some of the species are esteemed 

 ornamental. 



Prunus ccmdicans. This is a delightful, hardy, deciduous 

 shrub, growing about six or eight feet high. It is very easy 



