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barias. 5. sorhifolia dies down to the ground each season, and dur- 

 ing extra hard Winters the other two behave in a similar way; but 

 they make growth enough the following Summer to flower. S. 

 Lindleyana is useful for planting in large groups. A native of the 

 Himalayas it is probably unsuited for Northern sections unless well 

 protected. 



Propagation. Most sorts are easily raised from seeds, hard or 

 softwood cuttings and by division. 



STAPH YLEA (Bladder Nut). S. colchica, S. Bumalda and 

 5. trifoliala are grown chiefly for their inflated pods and white 

 flowers. S. colchica has fairly large sized racemes of almost pure 

 white flowers, very agreeably scented. 



Propagation. Young plants with flowering wood can be grown 

 in two years by taking cuttings of dormant wood in Autumn, heeUng 

 in moss, introducing them to gentle bottom heat in March. 



STYRAX (Storax). A very ornamental and hardy deciduous 

 species, S.japonica, has pure white flowers very abundantly produced 

 in June and July. This species makes a good lawn plant. 



Propagation. By seeds which are sown as soon as ripe; the 

 cuttings do not root very readily. 



SYMPHORICARPOS. 5. albus (racemosus), the Snowberry, 

 is grown on account of the large white fruits which hang from the 

 ends of the branches during the Autumn and Winter months. 

 S. orbiculatus {vulgaris), the Indian Currant, or Coral Berry, has red 

 fruits smaller than the latter species. 



Propagation. Seeds, divisions, as well as hard and softwood 

 cuttings readily multiply the plants. 



SYRINGA (Lilac). There are numerous species of Lilacs in 

 cultivation, some of which are valuable for cut bloom. They are 

 handsome while in flower, but they do not pay to grow alongside of 

 the varieties of the common species, 5. vulgaris. Of these there is 

 an abundance to choose from. 5. chincnsis {S. rothomagensis), a 

 small leaved kind, is valuable on account of the long stems which 

 support the flower heads. 5. pcrsica, the Persian Lilac, and 5. p. 

 laciniata make rather handsome bushes, which is more than can 

 be said of most of the kinds, as they are decidedly unsightly when 

 out of bloom compared with the majority of ornamental shrubs. 

 They are all natives of the Old World. 5. vulgaris is indigenous to 

 central Europe. Some of the finer varieties are as follows: Miss 

 Ellen Willmot and Marie Legraye, both large-flowered and pure 



