LILACS. 



The leaves are large and 

 wide, oblate or heart- 

 shaped, and rather thick 

 and fleshy. The flowers 

 are purple, larger than 

 those of the common 

 lilac, and produced in 

 large and handsome clus- 

 ters, which are very attrac- 

 tive. In its habit of 

 growth this species much 

 resembles the common 

 lilac. There is a form of 

 oblata which produces 

 white flowers. The pur- 

 ple variety has been tested 

 for several years at . the 

 Central Farm at Ottawa, 

 and has been found quite 

 hardy. 



Syringa Amurensis is 

 a native of Manchuria, 

 China and Japan, and is 

 common in the valley of 

 the Amour. It was intro- 

 duced in 1863. This shrub has a 

 somewhat spreading habit and a grace- 

 ful form, and grows to a height of 

 from six to eight feet. The flowers are 

 small, creamy white, and produced in 

 panicles of varied fprm, some being 

 short and compact, others long and 

 sparsely flowered. It usually blooms 

 during the third week in June. This is 

 a hardy and desirable species. 



Syringa Japonica. This is a native 

 of Japan and was introduced to cultiva- 

 tion in 1885. It is the latest in bloom- 

 ing of all the lilacs and does not usually 

 flower in Ottawa until the first week in 



Fig. 1585.— S. vulgaris Alphonse Lavalle. 



July. The flowers are small, creamy 

 white, and are produced in large dense 

 clusters. They have a fragrance quite 

 distinct from the ordinary lilac, remind- 

 ing one of the hawthorn or the privet. 

 The leaves are large and of a dark green 

 color. This species grows taller than 

 Syringa vulgaris and forms an attractive 

 tree-like specimen. 



With a judicious selection of the 

 species and varieties referred to one 

 may have a succession of lilacs in 

 bloom for from four to five weeks. 



Wm. Saunders. 

 Ottawa 



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