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flowers borne in enormous clusters it resembles its 

 Persian parent while the color of the flowers shows the 

 influence of the Common Lilac. In addition to the type 

 there is a form (alba) with nearly white flowers. 



Another interesting hybrid, also raised in France, is 

 S. hyacinthiflora which is a cross between the Common 

 Lilac (S. vulgaris) and the Chinese 5. oblata. It is a 

 large and vigorous and shapely plant with good foli- 

 age and small clusters of small, semi-double, bluish 

 purple, very fragrant flowers. It is less ornamental 

 than many other Lilacs and as a garden plant it is 

 chiefly valuable on account of its earliness to blossom, 

 a character which it inherits from its Chinese parent. 



There are other hybrids of value though less well 

 known, but enough has been written here to prove, 

 if it be necessary, that even if the Lilac has entered 

 into its kingdom the frontiers of its dominion have 

 not yet been approached. 



