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DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SHRUBS 



Hydkangea (303) — Hydrangea; arborfecens oor- 



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E. Leaves densely whitish-hairy beneath ; sterile flowers abun- 

 dant at edge of cluster. Gray Hydrangea (304) — Hy- 

 drangea radiata. 



Styles of the pistil usually 3 ; capsule with the calyx near the 



middle ; leaves coarsely serrate ; flowers more or less sterile 



(June, July). 



1 inches long; leaf 

 Nepal Hydrangea 



G. Leaves densely pubescent beneath, 4- 



stem deeply grooved and margined. 



(305) — Hydrangea vestita. 

 G. Leaves less pubescent and smaller, 3-5 inches long ; leaf stem 



not margined ; flower-cluster smaller but denser ; hardy North. 



Bretschneider's Hydrangea — Hydrangea Br^tsohneideri. 

 G. Leaves large, 5-8 inches, almost smooth ; flower-clusters 



large ; flowers white, pink or bluish, few or all sterile ; not fully 



hardy ncxrth of Washington ; cultivated in hundreds of varieties 



South and as tub plants North. Common Hydrangea (299) 



(300) — Hydrangea hortfensis. 



Philad^lphus. The Syringas or Mock Oranges are among the most 

 popular of ornamental shrubs. They can be known by the opposite sim- 

 ple deciduous leaves and the large, 1 to 2 inches, white or creamy 



Fig. 306. — Golden Syringa. 



Fig. 307. — Falconer's Syringa. 



