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is found in almost every garden; the white is more scarce, 
Grown ‘together, they are very beautiful; and, notwith- 
standing they are old-fashioned, common, and vulgar, 
with some people, we esteem them as some of our most 
valuable and ornamental shrubs of the season. 
§. Pérsica.—Persian Lilac.—This species is “far more 
delicate and pretty than the common Lilacs, both in leaf 
and blossom. The bunches of flowers are frequently a 
foot long, and weigh down the tender terminal slender 
shoots so as to give the plant a very graceful appearance. 
The white and purple, both beautiful; the Cut-leaved 
Lilac has interesting and delicate foliage.” The Persian 
Lilac grows about four or five feet high. All the species’ 
bloom the last of May and the first of June. 
The common Lilacs are suitable for the back of the 
shrubbery. ‘This was one of the first plants introduced 
by our forefathers, and is universally found; often in the 
front of ancient houses, growing almost to the size of a 
tree.” To make a small tree of it, care must be taken to 
destroy all the suckers and keep a clean stem. The Persian 
varieties are suitable for planting in clumps, or in the front 
of the shrubbery. Some beautiful new varieties have 
been imported within a few years, producing immense 
clusters of flowers. There is one variety with double 
flowers, but it is not an improvement. 
TAMARIX.—Tamarisx. 
(From Tamarisci, a people who inhabited the Spanish side of the Pyrenees, 
where one species grows abundantly.] 
Tamarix Gallica.—French Tamurisk.—An elegant, de- 
ciduous, hardy shrub, which, for some reason, has not re- 
ceived much attention in New England. The foliage is 
very graceful, and has some resemblance to that of the 
Heath. The pink flowers are produced in lateral spikes, 
