SYMPHORICARPUS racemosus. SnOwberry. Smooth shrub, 
with slender branches, usually bending under their load of white, 
waxy berries, which appear in autumn ; the flowers are rose-colored, 
in loose racemes in July and August. 
S. vulgaris ; syn., rubra. Indian Currant, Coral Berry. Resem- 
bles 5 ". racemosus. More compact growth ; spreading, graceful habit. 
The flowers are succeeded by dark purplish red berries in clusters. 
Excellent for mass- 
ing where a low- 
growing shrub is 
desired. 
SMOKE TREE. See 
Rhus. 
SNOWBALL. See 
Viburnum. 
SNOWBERRY. See 
Symphoricarpus. 
SUMACH. See Rhus. 
SWEET SHRUB. 
See Calycanthus. 
SYRINGA. See 
Philadelphus. 
SYRINGA. 
Lilac 
The name Syringa 
had been originally 
applied to the Phila- 
delphus, but was trans- 
ferred afterward to the 
Lilac, resulting in some 
confusion. In Dayton 
the Philadelphus is 
commonly referred to 
as Syringa, and the 
Lilac, Charles X Syringas as Lilacs. 
The Lilacs are old 
favorites and need no extended description here. Some of the new sorts 
are, however, not so well known, but are valuable additions to the variety 
list of this grand old flower. 
Syringa Japonica. Japan Tree Lilac. The only tree form in the 
group ; exceedingly handsome when in bloom, and valuable for pro- 
longing the lilac season at least a month. The leaves are leathery, 
large and dark; flower plumes 18 to 20 inches long, white, showy, 
scentless. Makes a good specimen. 
S. Josikaea. A variety of fine habit that is valuable for its late bloom. 
Upright, with stout branches and broad, dark leaves ; flowers lilac- 
purple, large, in large panicles late in June. 
Deciduous and Evergreen Shrubs 
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