S. villosa is really S. pubescens, Turcz., the nearest ally of 
our plant. S. Julianae is, however, very distinct from 
S. pubescens in its villous leaves, branchlets and inflo- 
rescence ; S. velutina, Komarov, which also resembles our 
plant, is readily distinguished by its different calyx. 
S. Julianae as grown at Kew is at present a small shrub 
3 to 4 feet in height, bushy and virgately branched ; it 
promises to attain a considerably larger size. It flowers in 
late May and in June, and although it is not likely to 
become a rival in gardens of the fine Lilacs now in cultiva- 
tion, it is worth a place as a pretty and unusual type of 
the genus Syringa. The blossoms have the characteristic 
fragrance of the Common Lilac, but are strikingly distinct 
from those of other cultivated species in the deep purplish 
lilac colour of the corolla-tube outside as contrasted with 
the nearly white corolla-segments inside, and in the purple 
peduncle and pedicels. The glabrous calyx is purplish- 
violet. The species should be grown in rich, moist, loamy 
soil, and can be propagated by cuttings of moderately firm 
young wood placed in gentle heat in July. 
Descriprion.— Shrub, 3-4 ft. high or higher, shortly 
and densely branched, twigs of the present and of last 
season’s growth rather pubescent, at length becoming 
glabrous and blackish. Leaves ovate-elliptic, acute and 
cuneate, quite entire, ‘green, shortly pubescent, beneath 
rather pale and rather markedly pubescent especially on 
the nerves, 1-1# in. long, 1-1 in. wide; petioles under + in. 
long, puberulous. Inflorescences terminal, cymose, small, 
rather more than 2 in. in length, branches and pedicels 
very short, slightly hairy. Flowers white and lilac-purple, 
3-4 lin. long; bracts linear, shorter than the calyx, 
caducous. Calyzx violet, glabrous; teeth rather distinct, 
wide-triangular, acute. Anthers violet, inserted a little 
below the corolla-throat. Fruit not known ripe, when 
young not verrucose. 
Fig. 1, portion of the edge of a leaf; 2, flower ; 8, corolla, laid open; 4 and 5, 
anthers; 6, pistil:—all enlarged. 
