not, as
| | |might be expected, flower
| | |so freely as when grown in
| | |the open. P. mucronata, the
| | |type, bears reddish-tinted
| | |fruits. Regarding P.
| | |angustifolia as the
| | |hardiest of the two,
| | |Mr. Davis made this the
| | |first seed-bearing
| | |parent, and found the
| | |seedlings from it to vary
| | |considerably in the
| | |character of the foliage
| | |and colour of the fruit.
| | |This encouraged him to
| | |take seed from the best
| | |of his seedlings, and
| | |from it obtained the
| | |fine varieties which are
| | |now in our gardens. It
| | |is difficult to
| | |over-estimate their
| | |value as berry-bearing
| | |plants in autumn in
| | |peaty soil.
| | |
Philadelphus |Europe and |White; |A well-known shrub, from
coronarius |Asia; |early May |6 to 10 feet high, with
(Mock Orange |Saxifrageae | |a profusion of white,
or Syringa) | | |strongly scented
| | |flowers. There are
| | |several varieties, the
| | |best being aurea, with
| | |golden leaves, and
| | |Keteleerii, with
|