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MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



SYRINGA JAPONICA. 



PROF. S. B. GREEN. 



This is a lilac from Japan that is not as well known as it should 

 be. It is of vigorous growth and easily takes on the tree form, pro- 

 ducing no suckers from the root ; in fact, it is a small tree rather 

 than a shrub. In appearance the bark resembles that of the plum. 

 It does not come into flower early, but generally has to be from six 



Flowers of Syringa Japonica, from specimen over teu feet high aud perfectly hardy, 

 at Minn. State Experiment Station Grounds. 



to ten years old before it produces blossoms. These appear in the 

 latter part of June or early in July. They are a yellowish white in 

 color, and the clusters are frequently sixteen inches long. As the 

 tree produces a large number of such clusters, it is one of the best 

 ornamental plants that we have. It continues in flower after the 

 other lilacs have gone. It is one of the hardiest plants that I know 

 of, and is probably fully as hardy as the common lilac. It should 

 be more generally known. It is especially well adapted to parks and 

 large shrubberies. I doubt very much if it ever becomes very popular, 

 on account of its requiring such a long time before it comes into 

 flower. 



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