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DKSCKIITIONS OF THIO SHRUBS 



WILD HYDRANGEA (303) Hydrangea arbore"scens cor- 

 data. 



E. Leaves densely whitish-hairy beneath ; sterile flowers abun- 

 dant at edge of cluster. GRAY HYDRANGEA (304) Hy- 

 drangea radiata. 



C. Styles of the pistil usually 3 ; capsule with the calyx near the 

 middle ; leaves coarsely serrate ; flowers more or less sterile 

 (June, July). 



G. Leaves densely pubescent beneath, 4-8 inches long ; leaf 

 stem deeply grooved and margined. NEPAL HYDRANGEA 

 (305) Hydrangea vestita. 



G. Leaves less pubescent and smaller, 3-5 inches long ; leaf stem 

 not margined ; flower-cluster smaller but denser ; hardy North. 

 BRETSCHNEIDER'S HYDRANGEA Hydrangea Bre'tschneideri. 

 G. Leaves large, 5-8 inches, almost smooth ; flower-clusters 

 large ; flowers white, pink or bluish, few or all sterile ; not fully 

 hardy north of Washington ; cultivated in hundreds of varieties 

 South and as tub plants North. COMMON HYDRANGEA (299) 

 (300) Hydrangea horte'nsis. 



Philadelphia. The SYRINGAS or MOCK ORANGES are among the most 

 popular of ornamental shrubs. They can be known by the opposite sim- 

 ple deciduous leaves and the large, 1 to 2 inches, white or creamy 



FIG. 300. Golden Syringa. 



FIG. 307. Falconer's Syringa. 



