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fashion of Corylopsis. It likes half shade, and is a very conspicuous 

 object in springtime when successful. 



Staphylea is a widely scattered plant, and the familiar S. colchica 

 comes from the Caucasus. There is a great delicacy and charm 

 about its racemes of white flowers, for the petal texture is 

 very beautiful. S. pinnata, known as John's Tears, is a South 

 European, and S. holocarpa comes from China. This last-named 

 variety is a rare shrub that I have not seen. It is declared 

 to have rosy flowers occasionally, and must then be a treasure 

 indeed. 



Stauntonia latifolia is a vigorous and hardy climber from the 

 Himalayas. It will reach your tallest chimney, and give you a 

 most fragrant but inconspicuous inflorescence during Spring. 



Stephanandra flexuosa makes a good clump on the grass, and 

 the wands of this graceful shrub are covered with creamy masses 

 of flowers during June and July. It is an effective plant, though 

 certain Spiraeas are finer in the same style. 



Stranvcesia glaucescens comes from the Khasia Mountains, 

 where it attains a height of twenty feet and must look very splendid. 

 My plant is not glaucescent, but dark green. The flower appears 

 in white corymbs, and the fruits are orange yellow. Stranvaesia 

 is Latin for the Hon. W. Fox Strangeways, F.R.S., the plant being 

 so-called in honour of that learned gentleman. 



With Stuartia pseudo-camellia I have failed, but this beautiful 

 deciduous shrub from Japan is being attempted again. More able 

 gardeners will show it to you successfully as a bush six feet high 

 and covered with large white flowers with golden stamens. S. 

 pentagyna is a North American and S. virginica, still rare in culti- 

 vation, is declared to be the fairest of the family. A cool corner in 



