44 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 
Size Name 
S.—Syringa emodi............ 
De OP ELEMEVL 2 aeiaidicjen'slesnetssats 
(S. Josikea X S. villosa). 
s.— Var, LUtece ss inve «+ ofr 
S.—S. hyacinthiflora. 
(S. vulgaris X S. oblata). May 
B0-A0'—9;, JAPONICA. 606s c clv ees ole June 
Sy b OE a Rar eriongo gage mnonone 
Syed PRES oes deinanide eas June 
S—— OP OCHN CANA i esarcaarlesicte Mitel sic ole 
SiS OMALOVAl a ecnetioies | aslelersie 
SiS) Meyertes:. ctssccreteic aie levsie's May 
S—Samicrophyllaneriy.ci a erun caisterciee 
Si—SsOblatarnte ciccdeciecliewcenie telapeleie 
30’—S. pekinensis............. June 
Si SH PEKSICA aisisisiqcisine tree sists) icisvejele\e 
S.— VES EIIE Sst odeerotenh mOponrn 
Sis Fivarnlaciniatasc insti. Siete oi 
SS pinnae Oliae ctecareistseta) acca) > persia <=" 
Time oF FLOWERING 
HABITAT REMARKS 
Himalayas..... Large, broad shrub. Fils. small, 
white in long narrow clusters, 
fragrant. Last to bloom. Lvs. 
large, light yellow-green above 
and silvery gray and covered 
with soft white hairs below. 
AAP Or ee General name for group of hybrids, 
later fig. than parents. Fs. vio- 
let or reddish purple in clusters 
about 1 ft. long. 
ArPtorirnrnic rie Handsomest.* 
PCG RACHA: Large size. Fls. small blue-purple, 
very fragrant. Chiefly valu- 
able on account of its earliness. 
Japaninn ayers Lustrous bark like that of a cherry 
tree. Wide round-topped head. 
Fls. white, erect clusters. Last 
to bloom and most tree-like of 
the lilacs. One of the most beau- 
tiful of the flowering trees which 
can be grown in this climate.* 
Hungary...... Tall shrub. Loose, unattractive 
habit. Fls. small, purple in long, 
slender open clusters. Lvs. 
small. Least attractive of all 
lilacs. 
IN. @hina>. 5. Same general character as S. 
pubescens. Fl. buds rose. Fils. 
fragrant but not so fragrant as 
S. pubescens. 
IKOFCas wees ors Large, vigorous. Fls. pale rose in 
short, broad compact clusters, 
fragrant. 
Chinaere ei Large shrub related to S. villosa. 
Handsome foliage and fis. 
Chink pice recs Fls. dark purple. 
Ching. ase Fls. small, fragrant, pale pink. 
Often second bloom in Oct. 
Chinaten edocs Fls. large, pale lilac, very fragrant. 
Lvs. thick and leathery. A. C. 
deep bronze-red color. Tall, 
broad shrub. 
N. China..... .. Shrub rather than a tree. Nu- 
merous stout stems pendent at 
the ends and covered with bark 
peeling off in thin layers like 
that of some of the birch trees. 
Fls. white, in half-drooping, flat, 
and unsymmetrical clusters, in 
great quantities. 
Caucasus...... Blooms rather later than the com- 
mon lilacs. None more beau- 
tiful than this Persian lilac. 
Wide and shapely bush. Fils. 
in long clusters which weigh 
down the slender branches; fra- 
SodoovocosInooc Fls. white. [grant.* 
ACCU OOUOASS Lvs. deeply lobed. 
Ghingeasceese Fls. and fi.-clusters are small and 
not conspicuous, but the deeply 
divided lvs. are unusual. 
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