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stamens about as lout; as tlic lobed border. CHINESE LILAC 

 Syringa pekinensis. 



H. Base of leaf usually rounded. (I.) 



I. Stamens about twice as long as the border ; leaves 2-fi inches 

 long, 1^-2| broad. Shrub to 12 feet. AMI;U LILAC Syringa 

 amure'nsis. 



I. Stamens about as long as the border; leaves 3-7 inches Imii:; 

 flowers in large clusters, often. a foot long. Tree to oO feet. 

 JAPAN TRKK LILAC (480) Syringa japdnica. 



Ligustrum. The PRIVETS are closely related to the lilacs but when 

 they form seeds have them inclosed in rounded usually black berries in- 

 stead of in dry pods. They have smooth bright opposite entire-edued 

 leaves, 4-lobed white flowers in clusters, June to Aug., and rounded 1- to 3- 



FIG. 482. California Privet. 



FIG. 483. Common Privet. 



seeded berries lasting tlmumh much of the winter. All the species retain 

 their leaves well into the fall and in the South there are a number of 

 species with evergreen leaves. 



The so-called CALIFORNIA PRIVET (482) Ligustrum ovalif61ium, is 

 now, beginning of the 20th century, the most popular of the hedge plants 

 in the North. It is a handsome smooth dark green plant with somewhat 

 stiff erect branches. 



