Gardening in Californi 



PHILADELPHIA (Mock Orange). 



Ornamental deciduous shrubs, with 

 opposite leaves and white flowers in ter- 

 minal racemes on short branches ap- 

 pearing in May and on until July. 

 They are well adapted for shrubby un- 

 dergrowth, liking partial shade. When 

 exposed to the full sun, the flowers are 

 smaller and lack the delicate tinting of 

 those grown in half shade. Any fair 

 garden soil will suit them as they are 

 of easy culture. Prune the bushes as 

 soon as the flowers fade, to encourage 

 the making of strong young shoots to 

 take the place of those cut, as it is on 



the previous year's wood that they flower. 



There are several species worthy of a place, including Phila- 



delphus coronarius, Philadelphus Gordonianum, Philadelphus 



grandiflora and others of which some varieties have double 



flowers and some variegated foliage. 



Propagate by cuttings of ripe wood placed in sandy soil in 



the open ground in November or as soon as the leaves fall. 



Philadelphus. 



PHILLYREA. 



A genus comprising only four species, all evergreen and orna- 

 mental, natives of the Mediterranean regions. They have a 

 rather upright habit and small, myrtle-like, glossy, dark-green 

 leaves. The flowers are small and not showy. They grow 

 freely in any good garden soil to a height of ten feet and form 

 a dense bush. 



Propagate by cuttings, in the Fall, placed in sandy soil in a 

 cold frame. 



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