SYMPHORIA. 



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SYRINGA. 



Sun-rose.— See Helianthemum. 



Sutherlandia. — LeguminoscB. — 

 A pea-flowered shrub, with scarlet 

 flowers, formerly called Colutea 

 frutescens ; a native of the Cape of 

 Good Hope, which is half-hardy in 

 British gardens, and which should be 

 grown in sandy loam. 



Swainsonia. — LeguminoscB. — 

 Pea-flowered shrubs, natives of Aus- 

 tralia, with purplish flowers, which 

 should be kept in a greenhouse, and 

 grown in heath mould. — See Aus- 

 tralian shrubs. 



Swallow-wort. — See Asclepias, 

 and Chelidonium. 

 . Sweet Bay. — See Laurus. 



Sweet Briar. — See Ro v sa. 



Sweet Gale. — See Myrica. 



Sweet Marjoram.— See Origanum. 



Sweet Pea, — See Lathyrus. 



Sweet Potato. — B a talis edulis. 

 — A tuberous-rooted plant, formerly 

 considered to belong to Convolvulus, 

 then to Ipomsea, but now separated 

 from both. It is a native of South 

 America, where it is called Batatis ; 

 and it requires a stove in England. 



Sweet Sop, or Custard Apple. — 

 See Anona. 



Sweet Sultan. — See Amberbo\a, 

 and Centaure v a. 



Sweet William, — Dianthus bar- 

 batus. — See Dianthus. 



SwrETENiA. — Cedrelacece or Me- 

 liacece. — The Mahogany tree. A tree, 

 a native of the West Indies, requiring 

 a stove in England. It is grown in 

 loam and peat, and is propagated by 

 cuttings. The flowers are reddish, 

 but have no beauty. 



Sword Fern. — Xiphopteris ser- 

 rulata. — A native of the West Indies. 



Symphoria. — Caprifoliacece. — St. 



Peter's Wort. Bushy, deciduous 

 shrubs, which grow so freely in any 

 common garden soil, and send up so 

 many suckers, that when once planted, 

 it is difficult to eradicate them. The 

 flowers of S. glomerata are produced 

 in clusters, and the berries are small 

 and reddish. S. racembsus, the 

 Snow-berry, has pinkish flowers, 

 which are disposed in such loose 

 racemes as to appear almost solitary ; 

 and which are succeeded by large 

 white berries which are very orna- 

 mental. There is another species, S. 

 occidentalism with very large leaves, 

 and drooping racemes of flowers, 

 which has not yet been introduced. 

 All the kinds are natives of North 

 America. S. racemosus is sometimes 

 grafted on Lonicera Xylosteum, to 

 avoid the inconvenience of its numer- 

 ous suckers. 



Symphoricarpos. — Michaux's name 

 for the Snowberry. — See Symphoria. 



Syngenecious plants. Plants be- 

 longing to the 19 th class of the Lin- 

 nean system, and the natural order 

 Composite. 



S yringa. — Oleinece. — The Lilac , 

 — Well-known deciduous shrubs, with 

 purplish or white flowers, natives of 

 Europe and the colder parts of Asia, 

 and valuable in British shrubberies for 

 the early appearance of their leaves in 

 spring, and for the beauty and fra- 

 grance of their flowers. There are 

 several species and varieties, varying 

 principally in the colour of the flowers, 

 They are all quite hardy in British 

 gardens, and they will grow in any 

 common soil. They are propagated 

 by layers and suckers, which they pro- 

 duce in great abundance. 



