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Rosa, or Roses, a very numerous Variety of these; some 

 reckon five or six hundred kinds. They are accounted the 

 most beautiful of Flora's productions. Perhaps a handsome 

 collection might be made of about fifty of the best sorts, 

 which, by taking such quantity, I suppose might be obtained 

 at about fifty cents each, under name ; and, generally, a 

 fine collection unnamed at half that amount. No good 

 garden or shrubbery should be without them. 



Sorbus aucuparia,) Mountain Ash, or Roan tree. This 

 is a very beautiful shrub of the larger size ; the leaves are 

 ornamental ; the flowers and fruit, which are produced in 

 large bunches, are beautiful ; the fruit remains till late in 

 the Autumn ; it is a native of Europe. 



Sorbus Canadensis. This is a native of our Northern 

 frontiers and mountains ; it does not grow so large as the 

 former ; the berries are smaller and red, the former larger 

 and of an orange colour, but otherwise much resemble it. 



Spartium junceum, Genista, etc. Two or three species of 

 Broom, producing numerous bunches of yellow flowers in 

 May and June ; the Genista, or Spanish Broom, which has 

 white flowers, is also very pretty, but not quite so hardy as 

 the former. 



Symphoria racemosa, or Snow-berry, sometimes called 

 St. Peter's wort, a pretty little shrub ; the bunches of wax- 

 like white berries, which it produces during the whole Sum- 

 mer, give it a beautiful appearance. 



Syringa vu 7 garis^ or common Lilac, blossoming in May, 

 i well known to all, and needs no comment. The white 

 variety is not quite so common they are only used for out- 

 side plantings, as they sucker very freely, and soon make 

 themselves common. 



Syringa Persica, or Persian Lilac, is a delicate low shrub 

 the flowers very abundant, and the leaves small and delicate. 

 There are two varieties of the Persian Lilac ; the white 

 flowering, and the blue or purple flowering. 



The Chinese cut-leaved Lilac is very curious ; the leaves 

 are cut like Parsley, the flowers growing in longer racemes 

 than the former. 



Siberian, or large Persian Lilac. The bunches of flowers 



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