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POPULAR GARDEN BOTANY. 



species and revolnta are from New South Wales : latifolia 

 has broad leaves and white flowers also, and is a native of 

 New Holland. They are useful in the greenhouse, as they 

 flower early, about April; ripened cuttings strike well in 

 sand under a glass. 



OLEACEJE. 



Exogens, with flowers in terminal or axillary racemes. Calyx 

 divided, inferior. Corolla monopetalous, four-cleft, occasionally 

 of four petals. Stamens two. Leaves opposite, simple or pin- 

 nated. — Trees or shrubs, natives chiefly of temperate latitudes ; 

 medicinal properties of various kinds. 



CHIONANTHUS. (Fringe Tree.) 



Gen. Char. {Biandria Monogynia.) Flowers inferior, monope- 

 talous, regular ; corolla four-cleft, segments very long ; drupe one- 

 seeded, with a furrowed nut. 



The name arises from the Greek for snow and a flower, 

 from the whiteness of the corolla. Yery ornamental shrubs 

 for the greenhouse, with bunches of white flowers, and long 

 leaves ; axillaris and retusus are suitable for the greenhouse ; 

 Tirgimca and maritima are more hardy, and will bear the 



