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^ S. eacemostjs (syn Symphoria racemosus). — Snowberry. 

 North America, 1817. One of the commonest shrubs in 

 English gardens, with small, oval, entire leaves, and neat 

 little racemes of pretty pink flowers, succeeded by the 

 familiar snow-white berries, and for which the shrub is so 

 remarkable. 



yX S. vulgaris. — Coral Berry, Common St. Peter's Wort. 

 North America, 1730. This is readily distinguished by its 

 small red and yellow flowers, and freely produced coral 

 berries. There is a very neat and much-sought-after 

 variety, having conspicuous green and yellow leaves, and 

 named S. vulgaris foliis variegatis. 



The Snowberries are of no great value as ornamental 

 shrubs, but owing to their succeeding well in the very 

 poorest and stoniest of soils, and beneath the shade and 

 drip of trees, are to be recommended for cultivation. 

 They grow and spread freely, and are therefore useful 

 where unchecked and rampant shrub growth is desirable. 



Symplocos (Styracacese). 



X Symplocos japonica (syn S. lucida). A small-growing 

 and not very desirable species from Japan (1850), with 

 pale-yellow flowers and obovate-elliptic leaves which are 

 2 inches long. 



S. tinctoria. — Sweet-leaf, or Horse Sugar. South 

 United States, 1780. This is a small-growing shrub, with 

 clusters of fragrant yellow flowers, and leaves 4 inches to 

 5 inches long. It is not very hardy unless planted against 

 a sheltered and sunny wall. 



Syringa (Oleaceae). 



X Sybinga chinensis (syns S. dubia and S. rothomagensis). 

 — Rouen, or Chinese Lilac. A plant of small growth, with 



