28 LIGUSTRUM 



tapered about equally at both ends, or more abruptly towards the base, 

 the apex pointed or blunt ; dark glossy green, both surfaces perfectly 

 smooth ; stalk ^ in. long. Panicles I to 2 ins. long, f to I in. wide, leafy 

 at the base, the main axis downy like the young -shoots. Flowers white, 

 in. long, numerous ; the calyx and stalk quite smooth. 



Native of W. Szechuen in China, and E. Thibet ; discovered by Mr A. E. 

 Pratt ; introduced in 1908 by Mr Wilson. Judging by young plants it ought 

 to prove useful for making small evergreen hedges, being apparently very 

 hardy and retaining its foliage well. It is perhaps most nearly allied to 

 L. Henryi, but that species has larger, darker green leaves, is probably not quite 

 so hardy, and its panicles are naked at the base not leafy as in L. Prattii. 

 Both are distinguished by their perfectly smooth leaves, calyx, and flower- 

 stalks (pedicels), but downy twigs and peduncles. 



L. QuiHOUl, Carriere. 



A rounded, deciduous bush of thin, diffuse, but elegant habit, 6 to 10 ft. 

 high ; branches thin, wiry, rather rigid, covered with a darkish minute down 

 when young. Leaves i to \\ ins. long, one-third to half as wide, oval or 

 obovate, tapering to a short stalk at the base, often bluntish at the apex ; 

 smooth on both surfaces, but minutely downy on the stalk. Flowers white, 

 fragrant, produced in September and October in slender downy panicles, 

 4 to 8 ins. long, i^ to 3 ins. in diameter. Fruit ovate, shining, purplish. 



Native of China ; introduced to France about 1862. The habit of flowering 

 so late in the season gives this species a special value in the garden, for it is 

 one of the prettiest and most elegant of privets in bloom. Its flowers do not 

 always open if September be dull and cold, but it deserves to be more 

 extensively grown. The specific name was given in compliment to Mr 

 Quihou, once superintendent of the Jardin d'Acclimatation at Paris. 



L. SINENSE, Loureiro. CHINESE PRIVET/ 



A deciduous or, in mild winters, nearly evergreen shrub, 12 to 20 ft. high, 

 occasionally taking the form of a small tree, of dense habit, rounded or flat- 

 topped ; twigs covered with a short, dense, brownish down. Leaves pale 

 green, thin, oval ; I to 3 ins. long, \ to i in. broad ; tapering at the base, 

 bluntish or notched at the apex, downy on the midrib beneath ; stalk ^ to ^ in. 

 long. Flowers white, produced in July in numerous downy panicles, 3 or 4 

 ins. long, i to 2 ins. wide. Fruit globose, black-purple, about \ in. diameter, 

 remaining on the branches until after the New Year. 



Native of China ; introduced by Fortune about 1852. I consider this 

 the best and most ornamental of deciduous privets. It bears immense feathery 

 masses of blossom in July, and they are usually followed by a wealth of dark 

 purple fruits about the size of large shot, which make the shrub interesting 

 through the winter. It is never seriously injured by cold, although in hard 

 winters the twigs are occasionally cut back. Still, a sheltered position for it 

 is preferable to one bleak and exposed, as it grows and flowers better then. 



Var. MULTIFLORUM, Paul. Anthers reddish brown, not yellowish as in 

 the type. 



Var. NANUM. A dwarfer, more spreading form, with smaller leaves 

 ( ? L. Stauntoni, De Candolle). There is also a variegated form, the leaves 

 irregularly bordered with yellow ; of no value so far as I have seen. 



L. STRONGYLOPHYLLUM, Hemsley. 

 (Bot. Mag., t. 8069.) 



An evergreen shrub of elegant, loose habit, occasionally a small tree in 

 a wild state, sending out long, slender branches each season which, whilst 



