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SYRINGA 



EE. Stamens inserted below the 

 mouth of the tube; corolla- 

 lobes spreading 2. villosa 



DD. Anthers exserted about one-half 

 above the mouth: Ivs. very 

 white and glabrous beneath. ... 3. emodi 

 cc. Infl. nodding or pendulous: co- 

 rolla-lobes little spreading 4. reflexa 



BB. Panicles from lateral buds, without 

 Ivs. at the base; terminal bud sup- 

 pressed. 



c. Anthers dark violet, inserted much 

 below the mouth: Ivs. more or less 

 pubescent beneath, at least while 

 young. 



D. Branchlets and Ivs. above gla- 

 brous 5. pubescens 



DD. Branchlets and Ivs. above pubes- 

 cent 6. Julianas 



cc. Anthers pale: Ivs. glabrous except 



in No. 7. 



D. Base of Ivs. truncate or cordate. 



E. Lvs. roundish or broadly ovate. 



F. Young Ivs. more or less 



finely pubescent: inft. 



7. affinis 



FF. Young Ivs. quite glabrous 

 or minutely glandular: 



infl. dense 8. oblata 



EE. Lvs. ovate 9. vulgaris 



DD. Base of Ivs. cuneate. 



E. Shape of Ivs. ovate-lanceolate. 10. chinensis 



EE. Shape of Ivs. lanceolate 11. persica 



AA. Tube short, little longer than calyx; 

 stamens exserted: fls. white. (Ligus- 

 trina.) 



B. Base of Ivs. narrowed: habit spread- 

 ing 12. pekinensis 



BB. Base of Ivs. usually rounded: habit 

 upright, 

 c. Under side of Ivs. glabrous: Ivs. 



abruptly acuminate: tall shrub.. ..13. amurensis 

 CC. Under side of Ivs. more or less 

 pubescent; Ivs. rather gradually 

 acuminate: tree 14. japonica 



Section ETJSYRINGA. 



x 



Group VILLOSJE. 



1. Josikafea, Jacq. Shrub, attaining 12 ft., with 

 upright, stout, terete branches: Ivs. broadly elliptic to 

 elliptic-oblong, acute at both ends, finely ciliate, dark 

 green and shining above, glabrous or pubescent on the 

 midrib beneath, 2J^-5 in. long: fls. violet, short-pedi- 

 celled or almost sessile, clustered, in rather narrow pani- 

 cles 3-7 in. long; corolla with the half-upright lobes %in. 

 long; stamens inserted somewhat above the middle of 

 the tube. June. Hungary. B.M. 3278. B.R. 1730. 

 Less handsome than most other species, but valuable 

 for its late blooming season. Var. pallida, Hort., has 

 pale violet fls.; var. rubra, Hort., reddish violet. 



2. villosa, Vahl (S. Bretschneideri, Lemoine. S. emodi 

 var. rosea, Cornu). Figs. 3759, 3760. Bushy shrub, 8 

 ft. high, with rather stout, upright, terete and warty 

 branches: Ivs. broadly elliptic to oblong, acute at both 

 ends, finely ciliate, bright green and dull above, pubes- 

 cent usually only near the midrib, rarely glabrous 

 beneath, 3-7 in. long: fls. pinkish lilac or whitish, short- 

 pedicelled, in broad or somewhat narrow usually pubes- 

 cent panicles, 3-7 in. long, rachis terete; lobes spreading, 

 tube about J^in. long; stamens inserted near the 

 mouth. May, June. China to Himalayas. R.H. 1888: 

 492; 1914, p. 333. G.F. 1:521. Gn. 39, p. 91. Gt. 

 44, p. 500. G.W. 16, p. 138. G. 13:519. A.F. 24:371. 

 B.M. 8292. A hybrid between this and the preceding 

 species is S. Henryi, Schneid. (S. Bretschneiden hybrida, 

 L. Henry). Intermediate between the parents, but more 

 similar to S. villosa: Ivs. villous along the midrib: infl. 

 large, to 10 in. long, more pyramidal and looser: corolla 

 2iin. long, pale violet-purple, with the stamens just 

 below the mouth. R.H. 1902:40. J.H.S. 27, p. 800. 



SYRINGA 



"Lutdce" is scarcely different. Var. eximia (S. Josi- 

 ksea eximia, Froebel) has compact large panicles of 

 reddish rose fls. changing to light pink. G.C. III. 

 42:280. M.D.G. 1901:561. M.D. 1907, p. 262. "H. 

 Zabel" is similar, but the fls. are reddish lilac. 



3. emodi, Wall. (S. villosa var. emodi, Rehd.). 

 Shrub, to 15 ft.: branchlets brownish or dark olive- 

 green, dotted with pale lenticels: Ivs. elliptic to oblong, 

 acute at both ends, white and glabrous beneath, 6-8 in. 

 long: infl. narrow, 3-6 in. long, with leafy bracts; rachis 

 angular: corolla pale lilac or whitish, not pleasantly 

 scented, tube jHjin. long; anthers partly exserted; calyx 

 obscurely lobed. Himalayas. B.R. 31:6. R.H. 1876, 

 p. 368. Gn. 39, p. 106. R.B. 28:193. Not quite 

 hardy in Mass. There are varieties with yellow Ivs., 

 var. aurea, Simon-Louis, and with yellow-variegated 

 Ivs., var. aureo-variegata, Hort. 



4. reflexa, Schneid. Shrub, to 12 ft. : branches gray 

 or purplish gray, dotted with lenticels: Ivs. ovate- 

 oblong to lance-oblong, sometimes elliptic-obovate, 

 acuminate, cuneate at the base, glabrous above, villous 

 beneath chiefly along the veins, 3-5 in. long: infl. nearly 

 cylindric, nodding or pendulous, 5-7 in. long and 1 J^-2 

 in. across; rachis, pedicels, and calyx sparingly villous 

 or calyx nearly glabrous: corolla pinkish, H~% m - l n g 

 with nearly upright lobes: fruiting panicles pendulous 

 with reflexed, slightly warty oblong caps. W. China. 

 A remarkable species very distinct from all others by the 

 pendulous panicles and particularly handsome before 

 the fls. open because of the carmine color of the buds. 



Group VULGAKIS. 



5. pubescens, Turcz. (S. villbsa, Decne., not Vahl. S. 

 vittosa var. ovalifdlia, DC.). Shrub, 6 ft. high, with 



slender, somewhat quad- 

 rangular glabrous 

 branches: Ivs. roundish 

 ovate to rhombic-ovate or 

 ovate, shortly acuminate, 

 ciliate, dark green and 

 glabrous above, 1-3 in. 

 long: fls. pale lilac, fra- 

 grant, short-pedicelled, in 

 ovate, not very large, but 

 numerous panicles; tube 

 very slender; anthers 

 violet, inserted much 

 below the mouth. May. 

 N. China. G.F. 1:415; 

 6:266. B.M. 7064. G.C. 

 III. 38:123 (as S. villosa 

 var. pubescens ) . Free- 

 flowering shrub of grace- 

 ful habit, with handsome 

 dark foliage. 



6. Julian ae, Schneid. 

 Spreading shrub, to 6 ft. : 

 branchlets villous: Ivs. 

 elliptic - ovate, acute or 

 acuminate, cuneate at 

 the base, short-pubescent 

 above, pale and more 

 villous-pubescent beneath, 

 particularly on the veins, 

 1-2 in. long: infl. 2-4 in. 

 long, rather loose; rachis 

 and pedicels slightly hairy 

 and like the glabrous dis- 

 tinctly toothed calyx pur- 

 plish violet: corolla lilac- 

 purple outside, fragrant, 

 small, the spreading lobes 



3762. Winter twig of Syringa 

 vulgaris, showing the absence 

 of a terminal bud and the per- 

 sistent dehisced pods. ( X 1 A) 



white inside ; anthers 

 violet, inserted a little 

 below the mouth. May, 



