578 GARDEN- PLANTS. PART II. 



Itea. 



I. Virginica. Don says, " When this shrub is in vigour it is 

 entirely covered with racemes of white flowers, and then makes 

 a fine appearance." Dr. Yoigt mentions it in his Catalogue as 

 at that time lately introduced. It is quite unknown in . the 

 Government Botanical Gardens now. 



PHILADELPHACE.E. 

 Philadelphus. 



P. coronarius SYRINGA MOCK ORANGE. This shrub, so 

 common in English gardens, and well known for its fragrant 

 cream-coloured blossoms, similar to those of the Orange, may 

 be found in existence occasionally in India, but only in the most 

 stunted and unthriving condition; 



Deutzia. 



D. scabra. A shrub much resembling the preceding ; bears 

 its delicate white flowers in terminal racemes. " When large 

 and in full bloom," Sir J. Paxton says, " its beauty can hardly 

 be imagined by those who have not seen it." A tolerably com- 

 mon plant in Calcutta, where it thrives moderately well, but far 

 from realises the above high estimate of it ; it is apt to throw 

 up numerous suckers, which should be removed. 



BAERINGTONIACE^E. 

 Barringtonia. 



1. B. speciosa. A tree notable for its large handsome character 

 of foliage ; bears great heads of blossom, with large flowers made 

 up of a numerous assemblage of long deep-rose-coloured fila- 

 ments, and which have been likened to painters' brushes ; native 

 of the Straits, and said to love the shore of the sea ; hardly, if 

 at all, known in our gardens here. 



2. B. racemosa. A stout timber- tree of similar character to 

 the preceding. Major Drury remarks, "when in flower it has a 



