OLEACE^ 



GOLDEN BELL, Forsythia viridissima. 



Gardens, shrubberies. March — April. This is a species of more compact, 

 erect, and bushy growth than the former. It likes full sun and air, and does 

 well either in masses or on a wall or trellis. 



Flowers greenish-yellow, resembling F. SH.yyensa, appearing before leaves, 

 solitary, numerous, peduncles much shorter than flowers, bracteolate. 



Leaves opposite, simple, linear-lanceolate or oblong, entire, acute, dark 

 green. 



A deciduous shruh, -1-10 ft.; erect; Branches erect, very green, terete. 



Introduced from China, 1845. Specific name = very green (L. viridis, green). 



HIMALAYAN LILAC, Syringa Emodi 



Gardens. July — August. Its spotted shoots make this a very distinctive 

 species of Lilac. It is the last to flower. The various species should be kept 

 free from suckers. They may be pruned moderately after flowering, removing 

 or shortening only shoots that have flowered. They are propagated by layering 

 of shoots in September ; suckers planted October — February ; choice varieties 

 by budding on common species in July ; seeds sown in sunny position outdoors 

 in spring or autumn. 



Floivers white, small, \ in. diam., very fragrant, in a rather large terminal 

 thyi-soid panicle, 3-5 ins. long, pubescent ; Calyx minute, 4-tootlied ; Corolla 

 tube I in. long ; Fruit a 2-valved capsule, coriaceous, almost cylindrical, often 

 curved, f in. long. 



Leaves opposite, oblong-elliptical, acute, tapering towards base, entire, 

 deep green above, glaucous beneath, glabrous, 4 ins. or more in length, 

 secondary nerves prominently reticulated beneatli, petioles |-f in. long. 



A deciduous shrub, G-10 ft., or small tree; Shoots bronze-green, spotted 

 with white ; liuds acute. 



Introduced from the Himalayas, 1840. Seeds first sent home by Dr. Royle. 

 Syn?. S. Bretschneideri and S. villosa. 



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