LIGUSTRUM 



e, Carr. {i. Ihdta,yiir. Amiirhisis, Hort.). 

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

 long, usually obtuse, somewhat glossy above, glabrous 

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

 often rather many-Hd., 1-2K 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 i>nrts glabrous hs half evergreen 



5. ovallfblium, Hassk (L Cahfdimcum Hort L 

 Ja/)(5Hic»m, Hort., not Ihunb and probablj £ midium 

 Franch. & Sav.). California 

 Privet. Shrub of upright habit to 

 15 ft., quite glabrous hs cuneite 

 at the base, elliptic-ovate or elliptic 

 oblong, acute, dark green and 

 glossy above, yellowish green be 

 neath, lK-2>2 in. Ion,. panicles 

 erect, many-fld., rather compact 

 to 3 in. long: fls. almost sessile 

 July. Japan.— A verj hindson e 

 shrub, but of soniewh it stiif habit 

 well adapted and much used for '^ '^ 

 hedges (see Jin. p 9) Var 

 aureo - marginatum, Hort Lvs 

 edged yellow. Var vanegatum 



Hort. (var. robustum laiirqAtum Hort ) Lvs vane 

 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 hmb oi shoitei 

 B. Toung gronth^ qlabious lvs eveigreen 



6. Jap6nicum, Thunh {L qtnbrum Hort L Kelleri 

 &num, Vis. L. K'UI ,,„ n,, , ">, holdi tpicdfwm and 

 syringceflorum, Hoit i I u I x hiub to 10 ft lvs 

 roundish-ovate to (n i i 1 n t ute or obtusish with 

 reddish margin and nil Ir II v n I i ue ith not distinctly 

 marked, 2-3M in. lc.ii_ i mi I I i id i vther loose to 

 4K in. long; tube usu ill\ s iiKwhxt longer than calyx 

 July, Aug. Japan. — Very h-indsome evergreen shrub 

 but in colder climates often losin^, the lvs in fall often 

 confounded with the following and ilso with the 

 former. 



7. Idcidum, Ait. (i. Japdnicum macrophyllum, L. 

 magnoliwfdlium, L. Sinhise latifdlmm robtlstttni and 

 Zi. spicAtum, 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. Ifepaleiise glabrum). G.C. H. 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; therefori- fulf. in China. Var. 

 Alivdni, Arb. Kew. (i. J^ri//.:,. - --,,.. ,,r. i , .„„,. An<lre). 

 Lvs. ovate-lanceolate, to > i ,i nritr. m.hk- 

 times with yellowish v:m. i ii. : .■un^'. \'ar. 

 aureo-margintktum, Hort. i/.. - . . .," '-,',.„,„, iii.rt.). 

 Lvs. margined yellow. Var. tricolor, Arh. ivew. ( />. Ja- 

 v6nicutn tricolor, Hort.). Lvs. with yellowish variega- 

 tion, pink when young. 



LILAC 



913 



■ pubescent < 



BB. 1 oung bmnrhlets ami infi 



puberuloui 



c. Lvs. evergreen, S-5 in. long. 



9. NepaUnse, Wall. (L. spicAtum, Don). Evergreen 



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



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



long: panicles rather large and broad, interspersed 



w ith petioled bracts Julj Aug Himal 



ct iis (Uci(luouso)haU(ieigii(.n 1-S%in long. 

 vulgare Linn Common PRn et or Prim Shrub, 

 panicles puberulous lvs. 

 lanceolate obtuse or acute, 

 panicle nth.i ,1 n r p\ramidal,. 



»inl nl.im V ar buxi- 

 folium Ivichols Lvs. 

 ovate or oblong ovate, 

 obtuse hilf evergreen. 



^i^ >'* ^L^ I Xs.V: 



1275. Conventional forms of California Privet hedges. 



8. coriaceum, Carr. (£. lucidum, var. coriAceum, 

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

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

 convex, dark green and shining above, 1^^-2K in. long: 

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

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

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



1276 Ligustrum Ibota 



Var glailcum albo marginatum 

 green with narrow -nliiti iiiii_ 

 Kirchn (L ItAhcntn Mill / i"; • 1 1> " lien.). 

 Lis linear lanceolate iliii ti-Mi-i n \ ii pendulum, 

 Hort with pendulous branches Ihere ire also vars. 

 with fruits of different colors as \ai chlorocArpum, 

 Loud with greenish var leucocdrpum Loud witti 

 whitish and vir xanthoc4rpum Loud with yellowish 

 fruits. Of the \.iriP!ratp<l forms, var. ailreum, Hort., 

 with yellow fuliiiL-.-, mid \:\r. variegitum, Hort., with 

 the lvs. blotc-liiii yi lli.H, iin the most important. 



11. Sin6nse, L.mr. i /.. F.hiiniei, Hort.}. Shrub, to S 

 ft., with slender sprc^ading liranches: branchlets pubes- 

 cent: lvs. 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. 

 villdsiun, Rehder (L. rillosum. May). Lvs. oval to 

 ovate-lanceolate, obtuse or acute, pubescent beneath, 

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

 p. 621. Var. StaClntoni, Rehder (£. Staimtoni, DC). 

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

 tuse or eniartrinate, pubescent on midrib beneath, panicle 

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



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

 branches: branchlets and panicles finely pubescent: lvs. 

 eiliptic-oblongornarrow-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. Deene. Closely allied to L. Quihoui, but 

 of upright habit, with larger lvs. and shorten more compact 

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

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

 quite glabrous : lvs. lanceolate, to 6 in. : p.anicle large, compact : 

 tube short. Himalayas.— i. insulare. Decne. (L. Stauntoni, 

 tDC). Shrub,to6ft.,alIiedtoL.vulgare: Ivs.clliptic- 

 to linear-lanceolate, yellowish green, often pendulo 

 panicles rather large. Origin i 



Hort., 



_____ -P.Lchi 



Hort. = Syringa Pt>i.inensis.—L7 strongulopliyltum, Hemsl. 

 Evergreen slirub or small tree, .ilmost glabrous: lvs. orbicuLir 

 or obovate, 3^-1 in.: p.iniele rather loose. China. — L. Wdlker^, 

 Deene. Allied to h. Nepaleiisc: Its. ovate to lanceolate, gla 

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

 G.C. 111.24:282. G.M. 41:683. ALFRED ReHDER. 



LILAC. See Syringa. 



