LIGUSTRUM 



i. Amurense, Carr. (L. Ibbta, var. Amurensis, Hort.). 

 Shrub, to 15 ft., with upright branches: Ivs. oval or ob- 

 long, usually obtuse, somewhat glossy above, glabrous 

 except the midrib beneath, 1-2% in. long: panicles erect, 

 often rather many-fld., 1-2% in. long: fls. short-pedi- 

 celled; calyx glabrous or slightly pubescent near the 

 base. June, July. Japan. China. R.H. 1861, p. 352. 

 Similar in habit to the following and almost half-ever- 

 green. 



cc. Young parts glabrous: Ivs. half -evergreen. 

 5. ovalifolium, Hassk. (L. Califdrnicum, Hort. L. 

 Japonicum, Hort., not Thunb., and probably L. medium, 

 Franch. & Sav.). CALIFORNIA 

 PRIVET. Shrub of upright habit, to 

 15 ft., quite glabrous: Ivs. cuneate 

 at the base, elliptic-ovate or elliptic- 

 oblong, acute, dark green and 

 glossy above, yellowish green be- 

 neath, l%-2% in. long : panicles 

 erect, many-fld., rather compact, 

 to 3 in. long: fls. almost sessile. 

 July. Japan. A very handsome 

 shrub, but of somewhat stiff habit; 

 well adapted and much used for 

 hedges (see Mn. 6, p. 9). Var. 

 aureo - marginatum, Hort. Lvs. 

 edged yellow. Var. variegatum, 



Hort. (var. robiistum varicgdtum, Hort.). Lvs. varie- 

 gated with yellow. Var. tricolor, Hort. Lvs. variegated 

 with yellowish and white, pinkish when young (Mn. 2, 

 p. 42). 



AA. Corolla with the tube as long as the limb or shorter. 

 B. Young growths glabrous: Ivs. evergreen. 



6. Japdnicum, Thunb. (L. gldbrum, Hort. L. Kelleri- 

 anum, Vis. L. Ktllermanni, Sieboldi, spicdtum and 

 syringe florum, Hort.). Bushy shrub, to 10 ft.: Ivs. 

 roundish-ovate to ovate-oblong, acute or obtusish, with 

 reddish margin and midrib, veins beneath not distinctly 

 marked, 2-3% in. long: panicles broad, rather loose, to 

 4% in. long; tube usually somewhat longer than calyx. 

 July, Aug. Japan. Very handsome evergreen shrub, 

 but in colder climates often losing the Ivs. in fall; often 

 confounded with the following, and also with the 

 former. 



7. lucidum, Ait. (L. Japdnicum macrophyllum, L. 

 maguolicefblium, L. Sintnse latifblium robustum and 

 L. spicdtum, Hort.). Large shrub or tree, to 20 ft., with 

 somewhat spreading branches, similar to the former: 

 Ivs. larger, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, acute or acumi- 

 nate, distinctly veined beneath, 3-5 in. long: panicles 

 less loose, with almost sessile fls. : tube about as long 

 as calyx. July, Aug. Japan, China. B.M. 2565; 2921 

 (as L. Nepalense glabrum). G.C. II. 10:753. Larger 

 leaved than the former, but more tender. It yields the 

 white wax, an exudation of the branches, caused by an 

 insect, Coccus Pe-lah ; therefore cult, in China. Var. 

 Alivdni, Arb. Kew. (L. Jap6nicum,va,r. A livbni, Andr4 ) . 

 Lvs. ovate-lanceolate, to 8 in. long, acuminate, some- 

 times with yellowish variegation when , young. Var. 

 aureo -marginatum, Hort. (L. excelsum aureum, Hort.). 

 Lvs. margined yellow. Var. tricolor, Arb. Kew. (L. Ja- 

 vdnicum tricolor, Hort.). Lvs. with yellowish variega- 

 tion, pink when young. 



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BB. Young branchlets and inflorescence pubescent or 



puberulous. 

 C. Lvs. evergreen, 2-5 in. long. 



9. NepalSnse, Wall. (L. spicdtum, Don). Evergreen 

 shrub or tree, with pubescent branchlets: Ivs. oblong or 

 oblong-ovate, acuminate, pubescent beneath, 2-5 in 

 long: panicles rather large and broad, interspersed 

 with petioled bracts. July, Aug. Himal. 



cc. Lvs. deciduous or half -evergreen, l-2Y^in. long. 



10. vulgare, Linn. COMMON PRIVET or PRIM. Shrub 

 to 15 ft. : branchlets and panicles puberulous : Ivs! 



oblong-ovate to lanceolate, obtuse or acute 

 glabrous: panicle rather dense, pyramidal^ 

 l%-2% in. long: stamens shorter than the 

 limb. June, July. Eu., N. Afr., W. Asia. 

 Naturalized in some places, chiefly in the 

 East. B.B. 2:604. Many 

 garden forms. Var.buxi- 

 ^ folium, Nichols. Lvs. 

 ovate or oblong-ovate, 

 obtuse, half-evergreen. 



1275. Conventional forms of California Privet hedges. 



8. coriaceum, Carr. (L. lucidum, var. coridceum, 

 Decne.). Dwarf, dense shrub, with short, rigid branches, 

 to 6 ft., very leafy: Ivs. orbicular or orbicular-ovate, 

 convex, dark green and shining above, l%-2% in. long: 

 panicle compact, 2-4 in. long, with sessile fls. July. 

 Cult, in Japan, not known wild. B.M. 7519. R.H. 1874, 

 p. 418; 1888, p. 440. F. 1876, p. 65. 



Var. glaucum albo - marginatum, Hort. Lvs. bluish 

 green, with narrow white margin. Var. Italicum, 

 Kirchn. (L. Italicum, Mill. L. semptrvirens, Pieri.). 

 Lvs. linear-lanceolate, almost evergreen. Var. pendulum, 

 Hort., with pendulous branches. There are also vars. 

 with fruits of different colors, as var. chlorocarpum. 

 Loud., with greenish, var. leucocarpum, Loud., with 

 whitish, and var. xanthocarpum, Loud., with yellowish 

 fruits. Of the variegated forms, var. aureum, Hort.,, 

 with yellow foliage, and var. variegatum, Hort., with 

 the Ivs. blotched yellow, are the most important. 



11. Sinense, Lour. (L. Fdrtunei, Hort.). Shrub, to & 

 ft., with slender spreading branches: branchlets pubes- 

 cent: Ivs. oval to ovate-lanceolate, pubescent along the- 

 midrib beneath, at least when young: panicles pubes- 

 bent, loose, to 4 in. long, with distinctly pedicelled fls. 

 China, Corea. Two forms can be distinguished. Var. 

 villosum, Rehder (L. villbsum, May). Lvs. oval to- 

 ovate-lanceolate, obtuse or acute, pubescent beneath, 

 especially along the midrib: panicle narrow. G.C. 1858,. 

 p. 621. Var. Stauntoni, Rehder (L. Stauntoni, DC.). 

 Less high and more spreading: Ivs. oval to ovate, ob- 

 tuse or emarginate, pubescent on midrib beneath, panicle 

 broader and more loose. G.C. II. 10:365. G.F. 3:213. 



12. Quihdui, Carr. Shrub, to 6 ft., with spreading 

 branches : branchlets and panicles finely pubescent : Ivs. 

 elliptic-oblong or narrow-oblong, obtuse, glabrous, some- 

 what coriaceous, 1-2 in. long: fls. almost sessile, in 

 small clusters, forming at ends of the branches long, 

 panicled spikes. June-Aug. China. G.C. II. 18, p. 277. 



L. brachystachyum, Decne. Closely allied to L. Quihoui, but 

 of upright habit, with larger Ivs. and shorter, more compact 

 panicles. L. compdctum, Hook. f. & Thomps. (L. lancifolium, 

 longifolium, lineare and Simoni, Hort.). Evergreen shrub, 

 quite glabrous: Ivs. lanceolate, to 6 in.: panicle large, compact: 

 tube short. Himalayas. L. insuldre, Decne. (L. Stauntoni, 

 Hort., not DO. ) . Shrub, to 6 ft., allied to L. vulgare: Ivs. elliptic- 

 ovate to linear-lanceolate, yellowish green, often pendulouri, 

 2-3 in.: panicles rather large. Origin uncertain. P. Lekinense, 

 Hort. = Syriuga Pekinensis. L. strongylophyllum, Hemsl. 

 Evergreen shrub or small tree, almost glabrous: Ivs. orbicular 

 or obovate, %-l in. : panicle rather loose. China. L. Wdlken,, 

 Decne. Allied "to L. Nepalense: Ivs. ovate to lanceolate, gla 

 brous, to 3 in.: panicle large, to 6 in. Ceylon, Neilgherries, 

 G.C. III. 24:282. G.M. 41:683. ALFRED REHDER. 



LILAC. See Syringa. 



