. Ornamental shrubs of the United States (hardy, cultivated). Shrubs. Fig. 488. — Common Matrimony Vine. for their fragrant flowers but produce little or no fruit. These are more prop- erly thrown into another genus, Os- minthuB. The technical distinction be- tween the two genera is found in the arrangement of the four lobes of the flower. The true Oleas have the lobes just touching at their edges, like the lilacs, while the Osmanthus flowers have their lobes more or less lapping. The finest of these plants and the one often cultivated North in hothouses is Fra- GKANT Olive (486)—Osmanthus fr^
. Ornamental shrubs of the United States (hardy, cultivated). Shrubs. Fig. 488. — Common Matrimony Vine. for their fragrant flowers but produce little or no fruit. These are more prop- erly thrown into another genus, Os- minthuB. The technical distinction be- tween the two genera is found in the arrangement of the four lobes of the flower. The true Oleas have the lobes just touching at their edges, like the lilacs, while the Osmanthus flowers have their lobes more or less lapping. The finest of these plants and the one often cultivated North in hothouses is Fra- GKANT Olive (486)—Osmanthus fr^grans, — an almost continual bloomer with small deliciously scented white flowers and opposite sharply toothed evergreen leaves. When planted out in the South, where it is hardy, it needs a somewhat shaded position, at least free from midday sun. There is one species, and the most hardy of all, which has spiny-toothed. Fig. 489. - Chinese Matrimony Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig), 1838-1908; Draycott, Ada (Apgar). New York, Cincinnati [etc] American Book Company
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