OLEACEAE. 
SYRINGA L. 
Determined by CAMILLO SCHNEIDER. 
Sect. VULGARES Schneid. 
Syringa pinnatifolia Hemsley in Gard. Chron. ser. 3. XXXIX. 68 
(1906); in Fedde, Rep. Nov. Sp. IV. 365 (1907). — Schneider, IU. 
Handb. Laubholzk. YI. 775 (1911). 
Western Szech’uan: Mupin, thickets, alt. 2200-2400 m., October 
1910 (No. 4392; bush 2-3 m. high); thickets, rare, alt. 2250 m., June 
1908 (No. 2585; bush 2-3 m. high, flowers pink); without precise 
locality, alt. 3000 m., May 1904 (Veitch Exped. No. 4082; bush 2-3 
m. high). 
Syringa Potaninii Schneider in Fedde Rep. Nov. Sp. IX. 80 (1910); 
Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. II. 777 (1911). 
Western Szech'uan: Monkong Ting, descent of Hsao-chin Ho, 
alt. 2100-2700 m., June 1908 (No. 2583; bush 2-3 m. high; flowers 
rose-purple); Tachien-lu, May 1904 (Veitch Exped. No. 4080^). 
The anthers of S. Potaninii are yellow as in the nearly allied S. Dielsiana Schnei- 
der, and not violet or distinctly rosy as indicated by me in the original description. 
The only hitherto known species with dark violet anthers are S. pubescens Turcza- 
ninow and S. Julianae Schneider. Wilson's specimens seem to differ from the type, of 
which I have not yetseen mature leaves, only in the larger inflorescence attaining 
13 cm. in length. 
Sect. VILLOSAE Schneid. 
Syringa reflexa Schneider in Fedde, Rep. Nov. Sp. IX. 80 (1910); 
Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. II. 779 (1911). 
Western Hupeh: Fang Hsien, alt. 1500-2500 m., July 1907 
(No. 2582; bush 2-3 m. high, flowers reddish); same locality, October 
1910 (No. 4460; bush 2 -3 m. high); same locality, July 1901 (Veitch 
Exped. No. 2078). 
A photograph of this shrub will be found under No. 092 of Wilson's photographs; 
it shows the long pendulous inflorescences which give the species such a very dis- 
tinct appearance quite different from that of all other Lilacs. 
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