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SYMPHORICABPOS 



Eastern N. A. B.B. 3:235. -A smooth shrub with s 

 der branches usually bending under its load of ben 



Var. pauoifldrus, Robbins, is of smaller growth 

 has fewer fruits. Mu. 2, p. 10. B.B. 3:236. 

 BE. Stanien.f and slijlc exserted. 



occidentaiis, R-. Br. Wni.FnrKKT. This inay be 





i the 



tha 



speci 



the two previously descri 

 of it.s ahundaut persisteiii 

 iegatus, Hort., has the ie; 

 and is thi 



AA. Fruit nil. 

 vulgaris, Michx. In- 

 dian Currant. Coral 

 Berry. Fig. 2448. Lvs. 

 ovate : tls. in dense 

 axillary and terminal 

 spikes; style and sta- 

 luded : fr. dark 

 red. July. Along rivers 

 and rocKy places N.J. to 

 Dakotas, south to Ga. 

 and Te.v. Mn. 1, p. 84. 

 i;n.34, p. 280. -A rather 

 iiiMii' .■,.iii|.:ict bush than 

 M lii s. \ ;ilu:il)le because 



i (..!.:.i;v. Var. var- 



uaiki-.l white and yellow 

 s var. ftiliU riirieiidlin. Var. glomer- 

 form with longer terminal spikes. 

 John P. Cowell. 



symphyAndra 



<.»! together). 

 I is a hardy 

 s bell-shaped 



Ik-suy roots, 



dry po 





, genus of about 7 species of peren- 



n tlie region of Asia Minor. Its 

 rih i.si lii's in the fact that the 



:;. iIh r ini" :i tube, which character 

 ill I Mill ii'ii l.rtween the Campanula 



s. ()iliiiwise the genus is much 



cters: caudex thick: lvs. broad, usually 

 ■; radical lvs. long-stalked; stera-lvs. 

 s. white or yellowish, usually nodding, 



-. Iv ].;iiiii'lfd: inflorescence centrifugal: 



' I |iliirii-iil or fop-shaped, with or 



liLc^ I lit ween the lobes; corolla 



Hoimanili, i'aiit. .Mnrh IriiMlr-l, i.;in--r.- lirntn-ties 



calyx with large, leafy. :.. ' " i>li' il- 



eal tube and no appeiid.i_. i,...i imii, .n^iile. 



Bosnia. B.M. 7298. Gn. :,7. |.. ::■':;. ' ,.' . 11 1 . 1 : 7i;i , - 

 This desirable bellflower has been cult, by aiiKiteiirs in 

 the East. It sometimes spreads rapidly in half-shaded 

 rockeries and sows itself. W. M. 



S'S'MPHYTUM (Greek, to grow together, in reference 



to the supposed healing virtues). BorraginAcew. 

 CoMFKEY. About 16 species of perennial herbs from 



SYMPLOCOS 



Europe, Asia and N. Africa, with usually tuberous 

 roots: lvs. simple, often decurrent, and with rather 

 sm;in yellow, lilue or purplish flowers pediceled in ter- 

 niiiiil .iiM!.i. ..I i.riiiiched cymes: calyx 5-cut or parted, 

 l.iii. l!;i tubular, lobes very short and 



ne:ii lis 5, attached to the middle of the 



cun.llii ml" . iiM lii.iiil: nutlets4; seeds nearly globular. 



Of easy eulture in any good soil. The shade of over- 

 hanging trees is not objectionable. When grown for 

 the beauty of the variegated foliage the flowering stems 

 may be removed with advantage. 



A. Lvs. decurrent on the stem. 



ofSicinUe, Linn. A hardy branching perennial, about 

 3 ft. high: root thick: lower lvs. large, broadly lanceo- 

 late: upper lvs. narrower: fls. small, pale yellow or 

 l.iir|.lisli. in drooping cymes. June, July. Eu., Asia. 



Var. variegitum, Hort., has leaves widely margined 

 with i-rcaniy white. A beautiful variegated plant es- 

 pecially attractive in spring, when the coloring of the 

 leaves is brightest and the large rosettes have not yet 

 sent up any flower-stems. F.S. 18:1901-1902. 

 AA. Zrvs. not derm-rent on the stem. 



aspfirrimum, Doim. I'ki. i.i , c ^hm , . r;-. 2449. A 

 hardy perennial, nil >!■ "i/^c, often 



5 ft.'high: lvs. ovair I I .1. i : ■ '.itli sides: 



fls. reddish in the ImuLih. ,,•:■ -iiu., -Miiiiir than in 



S. officinale. June, .lul>. Cuiua.-u- 1;..M . :(2y.-Var. 

 variegi.tum, Hort., has leaves distiuctly margined with 

 yellow. J. B. Keller and P. W. Barclay. 



SYMPLOCAEPUS. See Spathyema. 



S'^HPLOCOS (Greek, symploco-H, entwined or con- 

 nected, the stamens being connate at the base). In- 

 cluding Sopea and Lodhra. Styrac&ceoe. Ornamental 

 deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs, with alternate, 

 entire or serrate lvs. and usually white fls. in racemes 

 or panicles, rarely solitary, followed by berry-like, 

 black, red or blue fruits. Only the deciduous S. cratip- 

 goides is hardy north; it is a shrub with abundant white 

 fls. in spring and bright blue fruits in autumn. It 

 thrives in well-drained 

 soil and sunny position. 

 The half - evergreen i'. 

 tinetoria, which seems 

 not hardy north of its 

 natural habitat, prefers 

 moist soil and shady 

 Mtii.iiii>n. 'I'lie evergreen 

 :iri- all tender 



a few outside the trop- 

 ics. Mostly trees : fls. 

 in terminal or axillary 

 racemes or panicles. 



drupe, witli l-fi 1 -seeded 

 stcines. Several species 

 have medical properties; 

 5. tinctoria yields a yel- 

 low dye. 



cratsegoides, Buch.-Ham. (S. panicnlAta, Wall. 

 Lddhra crat<rgoidex, Decne.). Deciduous shrub or some- 

 times tree, attaining 40 ft., with slender, spreading 

 branches, forming an irregular open head; young 



2449. 

 Symphytum aspemmum. 



(XM.) 



