Ckionanthns virginica, 
THE VIRGINIAN SNOW FLOWER-TREE. 
Synonymes. 
Chionanthus virginica, 
ILinx^us, Species Plantarum. 
Don, Miller's Dictionary. 
Loudon, Arboretum Britannicum. 
Arbre de neige, (Jtnonanthe de Virginie, France. 
Schneeblume, Germany. 
Albero di neve, Italy. 
Virginian Snow flower-tree, Fringe-tree, Britain. 
Virginian Snow flower-tree, Snowdrop-tree, United States. 
Engravings. Catesby, Natural History of Carolina, i , pi. 98 ; Loudon, Arboretum Britannicum, ii., figs. 1029 et 1030- and 
the figures below. ' b "~i <mu 
Specific Characters. Racemes terminal. Peduncles 3-flowered. Flowers pedicellate. Leaves lanceo- 
late, glabrous, resembling those of a deciduous magnolia. Drupe purplish. Don Miller's Diet. 
Description. 
HE Chionanthus virginica is a 
^f<|Tjrt beautiful low tree, growing to a 
height of from ten to thirty feet ; 
UNI? a native of North America ; in- 
troduced into Britain in 1796 ; flowering from May to 
July; and requires to be grown in moist soil, either 
sandy peat or sandy loam, and in a sheltered situation. 
It may be propagated by layers, or by grafting on the 
ash, which, if done standard high, would, from its large 
leaves and the singular appearance of its snow-white 
flowers, form a splendid tree. The leaves are often a 
foot long, and nearly half as broad ; but neither the leaves nor the flowers will 
attain any degree of perfection, unless the soil be kept moist. The bark of the 
root, bruised, is sometimes employed in healing wounds. 
Varieties. Under this species are recognized the following varieties : 
1. C. v. latifolia, Loudon. Broad-leaved Virginian Snow flower-tree, with 
broad coriaceous leaves, a native of Carolina, &c. 
2. C. v. angustifolia, Loudon. Narroio-leaved Virginian Snow flower-tree. 
3. C. v. maritima, Loudon. Sea-side-inhabiting Virginian Snoio flowcr-trcc, a 
native of North America, growing in boggy woods by the sea-side. 
