. Ornamental shrubs of the United States (hardy, cultivated). Shrubs. 280 DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SHRUBS Common Pkivet (483) — Ligustrum — grows to about the same height, to 15 feet. This has flowers with a shorter tube and more spread- ing border. Both have varieties with variegated foliage. The Common Privet has one variety with weeping branches, Ligustrum vulgSje Fig. —Wax Privet. Fig. 485.—Thick-leaved Privet. There are a dozen or more privets in cultivation with scores of named varieties. The one with the narrowest leaves, evergreen and hardy- South, is Ligustrum Mass
. Ornamental shrubs of the United States (hardy, cultivated). Shrubs. 280 DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SHRUBS Common Pkivet (483) — Ligustrum — grows to about the same height, to 15 feet. This has flowers with a shorter tube and more spread- ing border. Both have varieties with variegated foliage. The Common Privet has one variety with weeping branches, Ligustrum vulgSje Fig. —Wax Privet. Fig. 485.—Thick-leaved Privet. There are a dozen or more privets in cultivation with scores of named varieties. The one with the narrowest leaves, evergreen and hardy- South, is Ligustrum Massalongi&num. It has warty and hairy twigs. Others, with hair-covered twigs, are, Ibbta, amur^nse, and nepaldnse. [Seeds— a year or two to grow; twig cuttings.] KEY TO THE PEIVETS * Slender-flowered Privets, tube 2-3 times as long as the 4-lobed border. (A.) A. Branches hairy or velvety. (B.) B. Leaves slender and tapering at both ends, evergreen ; to 3 feet; hardy South; blooming July, Aug. Ligustrum MassalongiJlnum. B. Leaves broader, oval to ovate, 1-2J inches long, deciduous. (C.). 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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