ppearance.
| | |
*Chionanthus |Japan; |Pure |This Chionanthus furnishes
retusus |Oleaceae |white; |one of the many
(Fringe Tree) | |Early |illustrations of the close
| |Summer |affinity that exists
| | |between the flora of the
| | |United States and that of
| | |Japan, for it is very
| | |nearly related to the
| | |American Fringe Tree
| | |(Chionanthus virginicus),
| | |from which, however, it
| | |differs in being a smaller
| | |and more slender plant,
| | |while the clusters of
| | |flowers are rather less
| | |dense. When in bloom there
| | |is no danger of
| | |confounding these
| | |Chionanthuses with any
| | |other tree or shrub, as the
| | |pure white drooping
| | |fringe-like inflorescence
| | |is totally distinct from
| | |anything else. They are
| | |quite hardy, and not
| | |particular as to soil,
| | |though a fairly deep loam
| | |suits them best.
| | |
C. virginica |North America |White, |An interesting bush, but
(American Fringe | |narrow, |taller in its native
Tree) | |fringe- |country.
| |like |
| |petals; |
| |hence the |