This section is from the book "The Complete Garden", by Albert D. Taylor. Also available from Amazon: The Complete Garden.
The plants in this group are valuable because of the fragrance of their flowers. It is an interesting fact that many species of the same genus are not equally valuable because of the flower fragrance. This is true especially with the mock orange.
a. Shrubs:
Azalea arborescens Smooth Azalea
Azalea canescens Fragrant Mountain Azalea
Azalea viscosa
Swamp Azalea Buddleia veitchiana
Summer Lilac
Calycanthus floridus Strawberry Shrub
Clethra alnifolia Sweet Pepper Bush
Corylopsis spicata
Flowering Hazel Daphne cneorum
Garland Flower
Itea virginica
Virginian Willow Lonicera fragrantissima
Early Fragrant Honeysuckle
Lonicera spinosa alberti Large-fruited Honeysuckle
Lonicera xylosteum Fly Bush Honeysuckle
Magnolia conspicua Chinese White Magnolia
Magnolia glauca Swamp Magnolia
Osmanthus aquifolium Fragrant Olive
Philadelphus coronarius Common Mock Orange
Philadelphus zeyheri Hybrid Mock Orange
Pyrus angustifolia
Narrow-leaved Crab Pyrus baccata
Siberian Flowering Crab Pyrus coronaria
Wild Crab
Pyrus floribunda Flowering Crab
Pyrus ioensis bechteli Bechtel's Crab
Pyrus spectabilis riversi Rivers' Semi-double Chinese Flowering Crab
Rhododendron azaleoides Hybrid Pinkster Flower
Ribes aureum
Flowering Currant
Ribes gordonianum Flowering Currant
Rosa (in variety) Rose
Rubus deliciosus
Rocky Mountain Flowering Raspberry Rubus odoratus
Flowering Raspberry
Syringa vulgaris Common Lilac
Viburnum carlesi Korean viburnum b. Trees:
Catalpa speciosa Western Catalpa
Gleditsia triacanthos Honey Locust
Paulownia tomentosa Empress Tree
Robinia pseudacacia Black Locust
Tilia (in variety) Linden c. Perennials:
Arabis albida Rock Cress
Artemisia laciiflora Southernwood
Asterula odorata Sweet Woodruff
Cheiranthus cheiri (tender) Wallflower
Clematis davidiana David's Clematis
Clematis recta Herbaceous Clematis
Convallaria majalis Lily-of-the-valley
Dianthus plumarius Scotch Pink
Dictamnus fraxinella
Gas Plant Epigaea repens
Trailing Arbutus Funkia (in variety)
Plantain Lily Hemerocallis aurantiaca
Fragrant Orange Lily Hemerocallis flava
Lemon Lily Hemerocallis thunbergi
Lemon Lily Hesperis matronalis
Sweet Rocket Iris germanica
German Iris Lavandula vera
Lavender
Malva moschata Musk Mallow
Monarda (in variety)
Bergamot Oenothera (in variety)
Evening Primrose
Paeonia albiflora sinensis
Chinese Peony Phlox paniculata
Garden Phlox
Trifolium repens White Clover
Valeriana (in variety) Valerian
Viola odorata semperflorens
Violet Yucca filamentosa
Adam's Needle
 
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