216 Ornamental Shrubs. 



Charles A"., which, so far as known, is a favorite with all 

 planters. It grows from six to eight feet high and in good 

 form. Under favorable conditions it is a vigorous grower 

 with glossy foliage and large open trusses of reddish-purple 

 blossoms. This sort has gained a popular favor as one 

 of the most excellent of its class, a reputation which it well 

 merits. Among others of about the same height, differing 

 chiefly in the color of the blossom, may be named Ludwig 

 Spaeth, dark reddish purple ; gloire de moulins, purple-rose ; 

 Comte Horace de Choiseul, deep violet-red ; Prof. Sargent, 

 red and violet ; pyramidalis, azure-rose ; riibra insignis, 

 rosy purple ; Senateur Volland, rosy red ; Jean Bart, rosy 

 crimson ; Van Houttei, red ; Jacques Calot, rosy pink ; and 

 cczrulea superba, blue. This list might be almost indefi- 

 nitely extended, though in most cases the difference would 

 be found so slight that it might tend to confusion rather 

 than profit. 



,S. persica Persian lilac. This was probably the 

 second of the lilacs brought to America and accepted as 

 one of the favorite plants for popular planting. It is a 

 much smaller bush than , vulgaris, usually growing but 

 four to six feet high, with numerous slender branches, all 

 of which are of service in the production of flowers. The 

 leaves are small, lanceolate, holding their bright green 

 color through the entire summer, so that the shrub is 

 always attractive. The flowers are purple with a bluish 

 cast, and very pretty. They appear in April and May, 

 according to local conditions, and always make a fine show 

 in the border or hedge as well as in groups or as single 

 specimens. .S. /. alba is a variety with white blossoms, 



