membranous “ r a f e ' f r i ‘®°se
albuminous seed, mid In the tootlfe'd d o tk s s l i r a s . t e T r e ? T®
Bomettocs l i e " : T " ’" " ’ ^ ®‘-
8 ‘amens 2 0 - 4 0 . Styles
?y®® C“P'®'® steelfed™"“
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G e n u s I .
LJ to
H i a i a E - L P m i s i . „ „ „
Stamens 2 0 -4 0 , free, ° sW ™ ’ f l n 'I f e " 1 1 4 % ? ? ' ^ ® ?
connected, and sometimes more or less distinct" VF rometimes
linear, u su fty distinct, rarely joined C w f / ° “ °"S “■•
S M S f a r ' ” " " ■ s s ’s i t
v aW for their v Z Z o Z lw h i t e 5 “™!’' ' » o « h JimencH, and Asia ■ e„lti.
resembling, at a distance, that o io r Z o e L w T s I T T ‘’"® " ®‘™"® “ ®"‘’
poweiffiil. The species are in a state of i i t t ? r i’®“« ‘“^'TSreeably
only three: one a native of the S h of 4 ®°oPoBion : there are probabi;
country ; one of North America and one p l ’ "ome other
the kinds are of the easiest culture’i r a n v lo le ,? ' I '’^®P‘'*’- ^'1
propagated by layers, or by B u ck e lo r cltting! "®
j i. Stems stiff and straight. Flamers in Hacemes.
Spec. Char., f r . Teavo? ovate " • 822,
rather glabrous, h u I I i r lu T o ’n t o l i e ’b e t e ' ' ' - t " "® " " “®’
Flowers sweet-scented. Lobes of the c a l™ " tu ’n r a r " l " t ;U '" " d i r o " t -
822. P . coronàxius.
almost from the base, not exceeding the stamens
in height. (Dec. Prod.) A dense fastigiate bush.
N a t i v e country uncertain ; according to some, the '
Houth of Europe, but not common there. Height
10 ft. to 12 ft. Introduced in 1596. Flowerswhite,,
sweet-scented; May and June. Fruit brown;
ripe in September. Decaying leaves yellowish
green.
Varieties. Tliis species variesi in having its leaves
sometimes perfectly glabrous beneath, and sometimes
slightly pubescent along the nerves ; and, besides,
as follows : —
tt P. c. 1 vulgàris Schkuhr Handb. t. 121., Lam. 111. t. 420,, Dec, Prod,
iii. p. 205. — A shrub of about the height o f a man. Leaves ovate-
oblong, large, and rather distant.
JI P. c. 2 nànm Mill. Dict. 2.—A shrub, 2 ft. high ; its branches and
leaves crowded, and its flower-bearing branches incurved. It very
seldom flowers.
tt P. c. 3 fibre pièno Lodd. Cat. is a dwarf plant, like the above, but with
double flowers.
tt P. c. 4 variegàtus Lodd. Cat. has the leaves variegated with white or
yellow, and is one of the few varieties of deciduous shrubs which
preserve, through the summer, a tolerably healthy appearance with
their variegation.
The shoots are clothed with a white bark, and interiorly they have a very
large pith. The leaves are rough, and of a deep green above, though they are
pale beneath. The flowers come out from the sides and ends of the branches,
in loose bunches, before any of the other species of the genus. The flowers
smell like those of the orange, and the leaves taste like the fruit of the cucumber.
It will grow in almost any situation, whether open or shady ; and it is
easily propagated by division of the root, and by suckers, layers, or cuttings.
tt2. P. (c.) iNODo'nusi. The scentlessÿîooeerc« Philadélphus,or iJ/bc* Orange.
asntifKOtian. Lin. Sp., 671. i Pursh Sept., 1. p. 329. ; Dec. Prod., 3.
Synonymes. Syringa inodóra Mcench ; P. láxus in vatious English
gardens : Silindia senz’ odore, lia i.
Engravings. Catesb. Car., 2. t. 84. ; Bot. Mag., t. 1478. ; and our
M - 823.
Spec. Char., Leaves broad-ovate, acuminate, perfectly
entire, 3-nerved, usually feather-nerved.
Flowers singly, or in threes. Style, at the very
tip, divided into 4 oblong stigmas. {Dec. Prod.) A
large rambling shrub. Apparently^ of garden
origin, or possibly from North America. Height
5 ft. to 10 ft, Cultivated in 1738. Flowærs large,
white, scentless; June and July. Fruit brown ; ripe
in September.
„ . , , , TY 825. P . (0.) inodôrus. Not altogether so hardy as P. coro-
nàrius; though it appears to be only a variety of that species.
âfe 3. P. (c .) Z e y 'h e r / Schrad. Zeyher’s Pliiladelphus, or
Mock Orange.
Identification. Schrad. Diss. P h ila d .; Dec. Prod., 3. p. 205.; Don’s Mill., 2.
Eii^avings. Schrad. Diss. Philad. ic. ; and o u rjîg.824. from the Museum
of the Jardin des Plantes.
Spec Char., f r . Not .so tall as P . c. vulgàris. Leaves ovate,
acuminate, serrately denticulate, rounded at the base, 3-
121 P (c I Z e jh m nerved, hairy upon the veins beneath. Inflorescence some