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Stylocoryne Weberi. — A tropical evergreen shrub, bearing Ixora-like 

 flowers, which emit a delightful fragrance. 



Styrax japonica. — A deciduous shrub from Japan, where it is in great 

 request for the production of its sweet-scented, pure white flowers, 

 which are largely employed in decorating the surroundings of the 

 dwellings of the upper classes. It is quite hardy in England, and 

 should be grown wherever beautiful flowers are appreciated. 



Swallowort. Sf-.t Asclepias. 



Sweet Bay. .See Laurus. 



Sweet Pea. Ste Lathyrus odoratus. 



Sweet Sultan. See Centaurea. 



Sweet Rocket. See Hesperis. 



Sweet William. S^e Dianthus. 



Symphyonema paludosa. — An Australian herbaceous fehrul), bearing 

 spikes of yellow bloom, smelling like Patchouli. 



Symplocos tinctoria {Su:eetleaf). — An American shridj. bearing clusters 

 of fragrant bloom, with other attractions. 



Syringa persica {Lilac). — The Persian Lilac is a common shrubby 

 tree in our gardens, and it is doubtful if an}' thing in the whole 

 range of flowering shrubs surpasses this popular fancy in grace and 

 elegance, or hardiness and usefuhiess. 



As a decorative plant upon the lawn or in the border it has few 

 ec|uals, and its pure white or true Lilac-coloured plumes of sweetly 

 fragrant blossoms are admired by all. The white varieties are 

 grown in large quantities for producing bloom at Christmas and 

 other seasons of the year when dainty flowers are scarce. There 

 are also some double forms largeh' grown in France that are equally 

 attractive. See also Philadelphus. 



Tabernaemontana coronaria fiorepleno {2Ioonheams). — An Indian 

 evergreen shrub, bearing large white double Gardenia -like flowers, 

 emitting a delicious fragrance during the night. T. didiotomo. is 

 an equally attractive variety popularly known as Eve's Apple, or the 

 Forbidden Fruit of Paradise, from the resemblance its fruits have 

 to a partly-eaten apple. T. odorata is another pleasing variety, 

 whilst T. cannasict is Stephanotisdike in its perfume. 



Tagetes. — A species of Marigold, natiA'e of Central America, many 

 varieties are very popular as dwarf annuals in our gardens, on 

 account of theu^ bright golden-yellow flowers, which are produced 

 in the greatest profusion from June until the frost destroys 

 them. The foliage also possesses a peculiar but agreeable fra- 

 gTance when bruised, and the best kuovsm kinds are T. i^'^^ti'^ct, 

 T. signata, and T. lucida, whilst T. erecta is a giant variety, now 



