STYRAX, Styracaceae. Snowbell, Storax. Small white-flowering 
trees or shrubs of distinction. The large-leaved S. Obassia bears 
pendulous racemes of showy scented flowers. They rightly de¬ 
serve to be more widely used [6D, 6E, nursery]. 
S. Americana. Va. to Fla. and La. 
S. japonica. China, Japan (My.-Jn.). 
S. Obassia. Japan (My.-Jn.). 
S. Shiraiana. Japan. 
SYMPHORICARPOS, Caprifoliaceae. Attractive fruiting 
shrubs that can be grown in a wide variety of soils. The large 
white-berried S. albus laevigatus is a graceful shrub with 
branches that are pendulous when laden with fruit. Their 
suckering habit is objectionable in the mixed shrub border 
[6H, nursery]. 
5. albus. Snowberry; N. S. to Alb. and Va. 
S. a. laevigatus. Alaska to Calif, and Colo. 
5. Chenaultii ( S. microphyllus x orbiculatus). 
S. hesperius ( S. mollis acutus). B. C. to Ore. 
S. MICROPHYLLUS. MeX. 
S. mollis. Calif. 
S. orbiculatus. Indian Currant; N. J. to Ga. and Tex. 
S. o. leucocarpus. 
S. oreophilus. Ore. to Calif, and Ariz. 
SYMPLOCOS, Symplocaceae. Sweetleaf. A densely branched 
shrub that eventually may attain the proportions of a small 
tree. The clusters of small white flowers are followed by orna¬ 
mental sapphire-blue fruits [6D]. 
S. paniculata. Asiatic S.; Himal. to China and Japan (My.—Jn.). 
SYRINGA, Oleaceae. Lilac. Popular shrubs or small trees that 
bear an abundance of large panicles of beautiful, often fra¬ 
grant blossoms. They grow satisfactorily in a wide variety of 
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