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DOUBLE-PLOWEIRED LANCE-LEAVED SPIR^A. 



SYMPHORICAIiPUS. St. Peter's Wort, or Waxberry. 



SciiNEEBEKKEN, Ger. Symphorine, Fr. 



S. racemosus. Snowberry. A well-known shrub, witb small, pink 

 liowers, and large white berries that hang on the plant through part of the winter. 



S. vulg-aris. Red-fruited or Indian Currant. A shrub of very pretty 

 habit. Foliage, flowers and fruit small. Fruit purple; hangs all winter. 



var. varieg-atis. Variegated St. Peter's Wort. A variegated form 

 of the above. 



SYRI:N'GA. Lilac. Flieder, Ger. Lilas, Fr. 



Well known, beautiful shrubs. Indispensable in every collection. They flower in May. 



S. Josikaea. Josika's or Chionanthus leaved Lilac. From Transylvania 



A fine, distinct species, of tree-like growth, with dark, shining leaves and purple 



fl(wers m June, after the other Lilacs have done flowering. Esteemed particularlv 



for its fine habit and foliage. ' 



