250 OLEACEAE 



OSMANTUVS— continued 



below. Fls. ^, tubular with four spreading lobes, in terminal and axillary 



clusters. China. (Fig. 54 d.) 

 O. Fortunei. 20. September, E. Ls. ov., 4, holly-like with six to ten spiny 



teeth on each side. Fls. \, very fragrant, in axillary clusters. Hybrid. 



(Fig. 54 A.) 

 O. serrulatus. 12. April-May. E. Ls. lane, 4, base tapering, finely toothed, 



leathery, dotted below. Fls. \, in axillary clusters. China. (Fig. 59 K.) 



Parasyringa (LiGusTRUM, Syringa) sempervirens. 6. June-July. E. Ls. 

 opposite, broad-ov. or circular, 1 1, leathery, glossy, hairless. Fls. small, white, 

 tubular, in terminal spikes. Fruit splitting into two. China. (A genus intermediate 

 between privet and lilac.) (Fig. 70 L.) 



PHILLYREA. Jasmine Box. Ls. opposite, hairless, short-stalked. Fls. small, 

 white or greenish, in axillary clusters, stamens protrude beyond corolla. Fruit a 

 blue-black berry. 



P. angustifolia. 10. May. E. Ls. linear, 2, entire, dark green, hairless, pitted 



below. Mediterranean region. (Fig. 52 m.) 

 P. decora. 10. April. E. Ls. ov., lane, 5, entire, very hard and firm with 



bevelled edges. Mediterranean region. (Fig. 70 j.) 

 P. latifolia. 30. April-May. E. Ls. ov., sharply toothed. Mediterranean 

 region. (Fig. 60 j.) 



SYRINGA. Lilac. Ls. opposite, entire, lobed, or pinnate. Fls. small, lilac, 

 purple, or white. Fruit an oblong leathery capsule. 



{a) Tube of corolla scarcely longer than calyx 



S.japonica. Japanese Lilac. 30. June-July. D. Ls. ov., 6, bright green above, 



downy below, rounded or heart-shaped base. Fls. white, in panicles up 



to 12 long, stamens with long filaments. Japan. 

 S.pekinensis. 12. June. D. Ls. ov., lane, 4, dark green above, greyish below, 



tapering base. Fls. white, in loose panicles up to 6 long, stamens with 



long filaments. China. 



Variety pendula. Branches drooping. 



(b) Tube of corolla much longer than calyx 

 S. chinensis. Rouen Lilac. 15. May. D. Ls. ov., lane, 3, tapering base. Fls. 

 purplish, in long drooping panicles. Hybrid. 

 Variety alba. Fls. white. 

 S. emodi. Himalayan Lilac. 15. June. D. Branchlets dark olive-green spotted 

 with white. Ls. ov., 8, tapering base, whitish below. Fls. white or 

 purplish, in panicles up to 6 long, not fragrant. Himalaya. (Fig. 69 F.) 

 Variety variegata. Ls. margined with yellow. 

 S. Josikaea. Hungarian Lilac. 9. June. D. Ls. ov., 4, dark green above, 

 whitish below, rounded base. Fls. deep violet, slightly scented, in 

 narrow panicles up to 6 long. Transylvania. 

 S. persica. Persian Lilac. 6. May. D. Ls. lane, 2, tapering base. Fls. 

 purple, in small panicles up to 3 long. Afghanistan. (Fig. 69 G.) 

 Variety alba. Fls. white. 

 Variety laciniata. Ls. cut into parallel lobes. (Fig. 34 E.) 



