198 



LILAC 



sub-mucronate. Venation as in L. Caprifolium. Old 

 leaves brown. 



Leaves glabrous, at least above. 



f~l Leaves broad and heart-shaped, acumin- 

 ate, on distinct petioles. 



Syringa vulgaris, L. Lilac (Fig. 57). Bush with 



Fig. 57. Lilac, Syringa vulgaris, p. 198 (D). 



falsely dichotomous shoots, and leaves more or less 

 heart-shaped, ovate, or orbicular-ovate, 5 10 x 5 7 cm. ; 



