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Sty rax japonicum produces a wealth of snow-white, sweet-scented, 

 drooping, bell-shaped flowers, relieved by yellow stamens. It is quite 

 hardy, and suitable for planting on the fringe of the lawn. It is a much- 

 branched, rather loose shrub, requiring a rich, well-drained soil and sunny 

 position to insure a thorough ripening of the wood, without which a full 

 flower display cannot be expected. 



Symphoricarpus racemoSUS (Snowlerry). This deciduous North 

 American shrub, usually four feet or five feet high, is not conspicuous 

 for showy flowers, its decorative value depending upon its round white 

 berries, which remain upon the branches long after the leaves have fallen. 

 It is of the simplest culture, and quite a success under the shade of trees. 



Syringas (Lilacs). As a garden shrub the Lilac is familiar, few 

 things being more easily grown, or more effective at flowering time. 

 With the exception of S. persica, all those here mentioned have been 

 raised principally from S. vulgaris, the common Lilac. S. persica is a 

 neat-growing species of slender habit, and bears a profusion of small 

 lilac-coloured flowers. Of garden varieties the following is a good selec- 

 tion : Double-flowered sorts : Michael Buchner, large truss, delicate 

 lavender, edged with pale rose; Virginite", blush pink; *Mme. Lemoine, 

 cream white passing to pure white, large and substantial ; Mme. Jules 

 Finger, pale rose, large, and very fragrant ; La Tour d'Auvergne, violet 

 purple, sweet scented ; Alphonse Lavalle"e, pale blue, touched with violet. 

 Single-flowered sorts : *Alba grandiflora, large pure white flowers, 

 borne in handsome trusses; Marie Legray, another excellent white- 

 flowered kind not quite so vigorous in growth as the last named; 

 *Souvenir de L. Spath, purple; Charles X., rosy purple. President 

 Grevy, Louis Van Houtte, and Princess Marie are good sorts, too. 

 Those marked with an asterisk should be chosen first. 



Tamarix can be thoroughly recommended for the sea-coast. They 

 are of free growth in sandy soil, and bear slender spikes of small flowers 

 in great abundance towards early autumn. T. gallica is very feathery 

 and graceful. In favourable positions it grows at least a dozen feet 

 high, and the flowers appear like veils of misty pink. T. hispida is 

 delightfully free, distinct, and of sturdy growth. 



Tecoma grandiflora, sometimes met with as Bignonia grandiflora, 

 a native of China and Japan, deserves generous treatment, as its flowers 

 are very handsome, appear in great terminal clusters, and the colour is 

 rich orange red. In very cold localities it needs the protection of a wall. 

 T. radicans (Bignonia radicans) is better known than the first named, 

 and a much older inhabitant of our gardens. It is a midsummer flower- 

 ing climber, vigorous, quite distinct, and highly attractive. It is 

 serviceable for training against walls, up old trees, pergolas, <&c., and 

 the tubular-shaped orange-red flowers are borne in great profusion. 



Tilia, The Limes are noble trees. All are perfectly hardy, and 

 delight in moist rich soil, and a position screened from cold winds. The 

 Common Lime is an excellent avenue tree, and bears quantities of de- 

 lightfully fragrant yellowish-white flowers. The Silver-leaved Lime is 

 vigorous, and exceedingly ornamental. Its bold bright green leaves are 

 covered with white tomentum on the under sides. 



