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TIIE GARDENER’S 
One hardy Species, viz. 
Periploca grasca, Greek Periploca, or Virgin Silk, 
&.C. 
A voluhilate-climbing, under-fhrubby plant, ex¬ 
tending with flender, twining flalks, twenty to thirty, 
or forty feet high, upon fupport—the leaves {middling, 
bright-green ) lanceolate-ovate, oppofite; and purple 
flowers, hairy internally.—Native of Syria, {Any 
ightijh /oil.) 
This volubilate climber, is admitted for variety in 
pleafure-grounds, fhrubberies, and other ornamental 
plantations, to climb upon poles, or round the Hems of 
trees, and to run over arbours, bullies, and hedges, in 
all of which it will afeend naturally, in its twining- 
dimbing growth, and flower annually in fummer; or 
may likewife be trained againit high walls, nailing 
the flems thereto; and is propagated by layers and 
cuttings cf the (hoots, in autumn or fprmg, which will 
root freely in one year for tranfplanting. 
Philadelphus, SYRINGA, or Mock-Orange. 
Clafs and Order. 
Icofandria Monogynia, 
Twenty or more Males, One Female', 
Or Plants with Flowers {Herm.) having twenty or 
more Stamina , and one Pijlillum, or Female. 
THIS Genus, Philadelphus, comprifes two or three 
fpecies, and feme varieties, of upright, bufhy, decidu¬ 
ous, ornamental flowering-fhrubs, of four or five, to 
eight or ten feet growth, or more, with very full heads, 
garnifhed with ovate fpear-fhape, indented, and intire 
leaves; and numerous, fmall bunches of tetrapetalous, 
or four-leaved, white flowers, odoriferous, and feent- 
lefs in different fpecies, very ccnfpicuous and orna¬ 
mental in May and June; having each a permanent 
cup divided into four parts; a corolla of four large, 
roundifh petals; twenty or more (lamina, and a four- 
parted (lyle; fucceeded by oval, quadrivalve, cap- 
fular nuts, containing many fmall, oblong feeds; which 
are feldom ufed for lowing, the different fpecies 
being propagated principally by layers, cuttings, and 
fuckers. 
The Species of PHILADELPHUS are, 
i. Philadelphus coronarius, Coronous-flowered, 
or Common White Fragrant Syringa. 
A largifh, deciduous fhrub, of bufhy growth, four 
or five, to fix or eight feet high—the leaves {mode- 
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rately-large) oval-fpear-fhape, (lightly indented; and 
many white fragrant flowers in May and June.— 
Native of Verona. {Any common foil and Jituation .J' 
Varieties. —Large, Common White Syringa. 
Dwarf Common Syringa. 
Double-flowered Common Syringa. 
Striped-leaved Common Syringa. 
2. Philadelphus inodor us, Scentlefs Carolina Sy¬ 
ringa. 
A large, deciduous (hrub, growing fix to eight or 
ten feet high—the leaves ( middling ) oval, intire r 
and large, white, inodorous, or fcentlefs flowers ; 
May and June.—Native of Carolina. (Any common 
foil and fitualion.) 
Thefe two fpecies of Philadelphus are principal or¬ 
namental flowering-fhrubs, to aflifl in furnifhing fhrub¬ 
beries, or any decorative plantations, and to plant in 
fpacious borders, &c. in the pleafure-ground ; they 
growing with full, bufhy heads, make a fine appear¬ 
ance when in flower, producing the flowers in bunches, 
in great profufion, for three or four weeks, in May 
and June; very odorous in the firfl fpecies, fomewhat 
refembling the fmell of Orange flowers; and which, 
in both thefe fpecies, being alfo fomewhat fimUar in 
appearance, are hence fometimes called Mock-Or¬ 
ange. 
They are veiy hardy fhrubs, will grow anywhere, 
and are eligible for all parts of fhrubberies: may be 
had at all the nurferies, for planting, which may be 
done any time in open weather, from October or No¬ 
vember, to March or April. 
Sometimes the Common Odorous Syringa, planted 
in pots, are placed in a forcing-flove, or hot-houfe, 
in January or February, to forward them to early 
flowering. 
They are propagated by fuckers from the bottom, 
and by layers and cuttings; the fuckers may be dug 
up with roots in autumn, and planted in a nurfery, to 
acquire a proper growth for the fhrubbery, or flrong 
ones may be planted therein, at once to remain; layers 
and cuttings of the young fhoots in autumn or fpring, 
will root in one year; and in all of which methods 
train them up in the nurfery, &c. mollly with a Angle 
fem below, and to branch out above in full heads; and 
when two or three feet high, are of proper fizes for 
the fnrubbery did rids, &c. 
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