OLIVE FAMILY. 265 
. SYRIN’GA, Z. Lmac. 
Sop the Latin, ee a pipe ; from nae straight branches filled with pith.] 
Calyx 4-toothed, persistent. Corolla salver-shaped, with a tube much 
lo niger than the ca a limb 4-parted. Stamens 2. Capsule ovate-lanceo- 
late, compressed, 2-celled, 4-seeded. Seeds narrowly winged ; albumen 
teky. Madde vith the terminal buds in pairs, opposite, entire, petiaiel 
leaves, and lilac or white flowers in thick panicles. 
. S. vutea’ris, L. Leaves cordate, smooth ; limb of the corolla some- 
what concave 
o 
Cultivated. Native of Persia, Hungary, May - June 
Obs. This, one of the comm ses aera she vi 
old gardens, forming dense clumps 10-20 feet hi igh, It teoeeas up 
ata abundantly from the root, and by this means is easily pro 
gated. There are several well-m arked variet ies, differing in the compact- - 
ness of the flower clusters and the color of the flowers, which vary from 
re purple to tie. 
. 8. Per’stca, Z. Leaves Bneoalaee, acute, frequently divided or pin- 
natifid | limb of corolla flattis 
Perstan Syrinaa. Persian os 
ek Native of Persia. 
uch more delicate eae vate the common 
, Lilac, growing 
to the ey of 6—8 feet. There o forms, one with entire leaves 
page lara mae and the other (rar. pelle 4) with the leaves, wis: 
n the sam presenting all the forms between perfectly en 
ated aie ; : ing i true 
of pinnatifid leaves. The flower-clusters in both varieties are more 
slender than those of the preceding species. * 
2. rela eae Tournef. Prrvet. 
Calyx with a short tube, Atoothed, deciduous. ae ae ee the 
righ 4-parted ; lobes ovate, obtuse. Stamens n the tube of 
e corolla, included. Style very s paths stt sta pit eee pus : 
seeded. Leaves 
Be 2-celled ; cells 2- (or by abortion 1- "Shrubs. 
opposite, simple, entire. Flowers in termi thyrsoid panicles. Le 
1. L.vonea’re, L. Leaves sintic-laneoolatas acute or obtuse, mueronn- at 
Leepe panicle compound, contracted. a 
Commoy Ligustrum. Privet. Prim, oe : 
Fr. Le Troéne. Germ. Die ons Rheinweide. Span. ‘Atenas pe 
Stem 6-8 or 10 feet high, much bi es opposite. Leaves 1 iS ashok: 
varying from from lanceolate and acute, to ell ome, or r ottupoedlots aget Shine in sbeat GatGNee 
Corolla white. Berries black ( rarely gree a Sale when mature. 
Way es, oe vos, int RX, FI June, Fr. October. 
