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DKSCIMITIONS OF TIIK SHUl'liS 



COMMON PRIVET (483) Ligustrum vulgurc grows to about the same 

 height, to !"> feet. This has flowers with a shorter tube and more spread- 

 ing border. Both have varieties with variegated foliage. The COMMON- 

 I'KIVI.T lias one variety with weeping branches, Ligustrum vulgare 

 pendulum. 



FIG. 484. Wax Privet. 



FIG. 485. Thick-leaved Privet. 



There are a dozen or more privets in cultivation with scores of named 

 varieties. The one with the narrowest leaves, evergreen and hardy 

 South, is Ligustrum Massalongiamim. It has warty and hairy twigs. 

 Others, with hair-covered twigs, are, Ibota, amure'nse, and nepal^nse. 



[Seeds a year or two to grow ; twig cuttings.] 



KEY TO THE PRIVETS 



* Slender-flowered Privets, tube 2-3 times as long as the 4-lobed 



border. (A. ) 

 A. Branches hairy or velvety. (B.) 



B. Leaves slender and tapering at both ends, evergreen ; to 3 feet ; 



hardy South ; blooming July, Aug. Ligustrum Massalongiamim. 



B. Leaves broader, oval to ovate, 1-21 inches long, deciduous. 



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