300 JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
M. Henry chose that of S. dubia, Pers., which, in default of other advan- 
tages, has at least that of being but little compromising, and he cites :— 
1. The Varin Lilac, or Rouen Lilac (S. dubia type), obtained in 1777 - 
Fie. 112.—Syrinea vunearis, L. 
Leaves taken from extreme forms of the Common Lilac. 
by Varin, a gardener at Rouen, with somewhat narrow and long leaves 
and numerous flowers, at first a reddish violet and then bluish. 
2. The Saugé Lilac (S. dubia Saugeana), found in 1809, and dedicated 
to Saugé, son-in-law of Varin: it differs from the preceding, of which it 
