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some way to meet the case. In doing so, let the hole 

 made to receive the plant be above the ordinary size, 

 and 3 feet deep. Take the soil clean out, 'and put 

 a foot layer of fine close sand at the bottom, treading 

 it in well ; this sand will retain moisture. Plant the 

 tree in good earth, and a fine specimen will repay you 

 for the trouble. 



The Syrixga (Philadelphacece). 



The Mock Orange does not belong to the Lilac, 

 which is mostly called Syringa. The Syringa proper is 

 quite a different thing from the Lilac. This genus has 

 Philadelphacece for its natural order, and belongs to the 

 twelfth Linn, class — plants with many stamens — and the 

 first Linn, order, one style ; whereas the Lilac Syringa 

 has the Olive for its type, Oleacece, and belongs to the 

 second Linn, class — plants with two stamens and one 

 style. This is very confounding, for if you send for a 

 Syringa to a nurseryman, probably he might send you 

 a Lilac, and they are two things quite different, both in 

 character and in quality. The Syringa, or Philadel- 

 phacece, is as much like the Orange in the flower as any- 

 thing can possibly be, both for character, colour, and 

 fragrance. The Syringa, then — what I am now speaking 

 about — is a hardy, free-flowering, fragrant shrub, which 

 grows about 7 or 8 feet high, or perhaps less. 



This shrub may be planted with others of the like 

 character, but it should be so situated that it may 

 develop its true character, which consists of a bushy 

 style. It will flower down to the ground if kept cut 

 back annually, just as you would prune a black currant, 

 i.e. cut the overgrown stuff clean out and leave the 

 young in. It is readily multiplied by suckers, and also 

 by layers. The Syringa is a useful shrub for forcing, 

 for imitation orange-blossoms. 



The Guelder Rose (Viburnum). 



Viburnum opulus is the Guelder Rose, which has, 

 however, nothing to do with the Rose. Viburnum is 



