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they stand opposite, upon very short footstalks, and have the taste 
of fresh cucumbers: the flowers come out from the side and from the 
end of the branches, in loose bunches, each on a short pedicel ; they 
are white, and have a strong scent, which at some distance resembles 
that of orange-flowers, but near it is too powerful for most persons ; 
the flowers appear at the end of May, and continue a great part of 
June. It is said to be a native of the south of Europe. 
There are two varieties — the dwarf si/ringa, or Mock Orange, 
just described, and the Carolina syringa, which rises with a stalk 
about sixteen feet high, shrubby, sending out slender branches from 
their sides, opposite to each other ; the leaves are smooth, shaped 
like those of the pear-tree, entire, opposite, and on middling long 
footstalks ; the flowers are produced at the ends of the branches ; they 
are large but without smell ; each has four white oval petals spread- 
ing open, and a large caly.v, composed of four acute-pointed leaflets. 
Propagation and Culture. These plants may be increased by 
suckers, layers and cuttings. The suckers are sent from the roots 
in great quantities. These should be taken from the old plants in 
the autumn, and placed in a nursery, to grow one or two years, till 
they have obtained sufficient strength, when they may be removed 
to the place where they are to remain. The layers may be placed 
down in the autumn, being made from the young twigs ; these may 
be taken off in the following autumn, when well rooted, being 
planted out where they are to remain. The cutting of the young 
shoots may be planted in the autumn, in a shady situation, where 
they soon form plants. These plants are extremely hardy, and 
thrive in almost any soil or situation, but grow taller in light good 
ground than in that which is stiff. 
