SHRUBBERIES AN'D FLOWER-GARDENS. 



'Sumac de virginie.A hardy and large shrub from 

 North America. Blows a purplish flower in July, Pro- 

 pagated by seed, cuttings and suckers. Likes a light soil 

 with a good bottom. Must be sheltered from the high 

 winds. Its chief property is the handsome red colour of 

 its leaves in the fall, and for this it is admitted to the 

 shrubberies and pleasure gardens of Europe. 



898. SYRINGA, common. Lat. Philadelphus corona- 

 rius. Fr. Syringa odorant. A hardy shrub of the southern 

 parts of Europe, which grows to from four to ten feet 

 high, and blows a white flower in June and July. Pro- 

 pagated by suckers or by dividing the roots in the Autumn, 

 and any soil suits it. Its powerful odour is disliked by 

 many, but there are few shrubberies in which it 'has not 

 a place, 



.309. TAMARISK, French. Lat. Tamarix gallica. Fr. 

 Tamaris de France. A hardy shrub of the south of France, 

 which grows to the height of twelve feet, and blows a 

 purplish white flower from May to October. Propagated 

 by cuttings made in February and put into rich and 

 moist earth, but they must not be transplanted until the 

 end of the following year or the Spring after that. Likes 

 a moist and warm situation. 



400. TREFOIL, Shrubby. Lat. Ptelea trifoliata.Fr. 

 P t^lta ci trois feuilles. A shrub from north America, from 

 four to six feet high, and blows in May and June, a green- 

 ish yellow flower. Propagated by seed, cuttings and 

 suckers. As hard frosts injure it when very young, it 

 should be put in a sheltered situation, 





