278 DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SHRUBS 



Privet Lilacs, with rather creamy flowers, have oval leaves, and in the 

 case of the Tree Lilac they are very large — often or 7 inches long. 



[Seeds ; suckers ; divisions ; twig cuttings.] 



KEY TO THE LILACS 



* True Lilacs, with the larger flowers, longer tube (much longer than 



the border), and short stamens hardly ijrojecting beyond the 



corolla. (A). 



A. Clusters of flowers with leaves at base ; leaves whitish beneath 



and acute at both ends, edge of leaves with fine hairs ; branches 



round. (B.) 



B. Stamens attached near middle of tube; clusters narrow, 



blooming late, June. Hungarian Lilac — Syringa Josiktea. 



B. Stamens attached near upper end of tube. Himalayan Lilac 

 (478) — Syringa vill6sa. 



A. Clusters of flowers without leaves at base, growing from lateral 

 buds, the terminal bud suppressed. (C.) 



C. End of anthers not reaching the mouth of the very slender 

 tube ; leaves dark green above, grayish green below, 1-3 inches 

 long. Small Tinghiang — Syringa pub^scens. 



C. Anthers longer, tube broader. (D.) 

 D. Leaves green and smooth on both sides, square or cordate at 

 base. (E.) 

 E. Leaves almost reniform, often broader than long. Earliest 

 Lilac to bloom, May. Thick-leaved Lilac (479) — 

 Syringa oblata. 



E. Leaves ovate, very variable ; many named varieties. 

 Common Lilac (477) — Syringa vulgaris. 



D. Leaves narrowed at base, l|-4 inches long. (F.) 



F. Leaves over half as wide as long. Rouen Lilac (481) — 

 Syringa chin^nsis. 



F. Leaves less than half as wide as long. (G.) 



G. Flowers pale lilac. Persian Lilac (470) — Syringa 



p^rsica. 

 G. Flowers white. White Persian Lilac — Syringa p^r- 

 sica dlba. 

 F. Leaves with notched and lobed edges ; clusters small. 

 Fern-leaved Lilac — Syringa p^rsica laciniata. 



* LiGusTRiNA Lilacs, with yellowish-white flowers and stamens, 



extending beyond the border of the short tube, little longer than 

 the calyx. (H.) 

 H. Base of leaf usually narrowed, 2-4 inches long, 1-U broad; 



