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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Syringa continued. 



is very common. Its larva burrows in the leaves, and 

 forms an irregular mine, ending in a pale blotch. After 

 a time, it leaves the mine, and rolls up the leaf into a 

 tube for its own protection, till full-fed, when it drops 

 to the soil, and becomes a pupa below ground. The 

 moth is about iin. in spread of wings : these are 

 yellowish-white, with a basal patch, a blotch on the 

 inner margin, and three oblique bars (all brown). The 

 leaves should be picked off while the larvaa are in them, 

 and may be crushed or burned. The larvae of the other 

 Moths are all much larger than the Gracilaria. They 

 may be exterminated by shaking the bushes over anything 

 placed below, to receive the insects as they fall. 



FIG. 563. FLOWERING BRANCH AND LEAF OF SYRINGA 

 JAPONICA. 



S. amurensis (Amur). A synonym of S. japonica. 



S. chinensis (Chinese) Rouen Lilac, fl. of an intense violet 

 colour; corolla limb flat. May and June. /., including the 

 petioles, six to seven lines long, ovate-lanceolate slihtlv acute 

 at the base; acuminate at apex, highly glabrous.' /Aft 1795 

 This plant varies somewhat in the colour of its flowers It is 

 regarded by some authors as a hybrid between S. persica and 

 S. mOgaru. See Fig. 561. SYNS. S. dubia, S. rothomagensis 



S. dubia (doubtful). " Persian Lilac." Erroneously called S ver 

 sica in gardens. A synonym of S. chinensis. 



S. Emodi (Mount Emodus).* /. purplish or white, often fascicled 

 corolla tube iin. long, lobes iin. long: panicles dense-flowered 

 April. I. 3Jm. long, IJin. broad, elliptic or ovate, acute at 



rominently reticulated 

 6ft. Himalayas, 1840. 



Syringa continued. 

 both ends, glabrous ; secondary nerves 

 beneath ; petioles Jlin. to fin. long. h. 

 See Fig. 562. (B. K xxxi. 6.) 



S. E. variegata (variegated). This differs from the type in 

 having the leaves blotched with dull yellow. 



S. japonica (Japanese). /. creamy-white, in a dense-flowered 

 thyrse. Summer. /. broad-ovate, acuminate, with a rounded or 

 sub-cuneate base, glabrate above; midrib and veins pubescent 

 beneath. Japan, &c. A handsome shrub.. See Fig. 563. 

 (G. C. n. s., xxv. 561.) SVNS. S. amurensis, Ligustrina amurentis. 



S. Josikfea (Countess von Josika's).* fl. bluish-purple, scentless ; 

 corolla limb slightly concave ; pedicel not exceeding the calyx. 

 May. I. elliptic-lanceolate, acute, wrinkled, slightly ciliated, 

 glabrous, intense green and shining above, whitish beneath ; 

 petioles of the upper leaves two to three lines long. h. 5ft. to 10ft. 

 Hungary, 1835. (B. 24 ; B. M. 3278 ; B. R. 1733.) 



S. oblata (oblate), fl. purple, profusely produced in very orna- 

 mental bunches ; cup of the calyx more acutely four-toothed than 

 in the common Lilac. May. I. very striking, large, rather fleshy, 

 oblately cordate. China, 1859. About the size of tlie English 

 Lilac, but more. tree-like in general outline. There is a white- 

 flowered variety. 



S. persica (Persian), fl. bluish-purple or white, the limb rather 

 flat. May and June. I. lanceolate, acute, highly glabrous, some- 

 times parted or pinnatifld. h. 4ft. to 5ft. Persia, 1640. The 

 smallest species of the genus. 



S. p. intogrlfolia (entire-leaved). 1. all undivided. (1). M. 186. 

 under name of 5. persica. ) 



FIG. 564. BRANCH, IN FRUIT, OF SYRINGA PERSICA LACINIATA. 



S. p. laciniata (torn). I. all, 

 See Fig. 564. (L. B. C. 1107.) 



or nearly all, inciso-pinnatifld. 



S. rothomagensis (Rouen). A synonym of S. dubia. 

 S. villosa (villous). /. bluish-purple ; corolla-tube slender, the 

 limb with oblong, reflexed lubes. May. I. ovate or ovate-elliptic, 



