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SYRINGA 



as tin 



-lik. 





2450. Syrine^a villosa. 



(Xi-:.,) 



The Lilacs are very sin-wy in I. loom, especially when 

 mussed in gi''"-ips, and these as a rule are the more 

 effective tlie fewer different varieties they contain. Thr 

 mixing of species and varieties differing in habit and 

 blonniing season only spoils the effect, and sn does ton 

 great a variety of culors. Some species, 

 i'. Juponica, 6'. P(^ki iwnsls and *S'. 

 viUofia, are very handsome as sin^He 

 specimens on the lawn. S. J'ij>")iirii 

 is the only tree of the giMius; it at- 

 tains a height of 30 ft. N. rulr/a)!.^, 

 A )H II re II s Is and Pel- in ens ( .s some - 

 times grow into small trees or at 

 least large shrubs 10-20 ft. high. S. 

 Persica is the smallest sjiecies and 

 seldom exceeds a few fe't. Tht- first 

 in bloom is ^'^. ohlatu , fulh.wod (. 

 by -S. viih!"'''-"^' ('liiiK'iisis. 

 cetis, Pfrsir<i. riUnsa and J'-<> 

 after the middh- of -Tnnc N. 

 Amiircusis and PrJ:/iir»sis 

 come into liloom, toUowt-d ar 

 the last by .S. Jiiponirn. 

 which blooms in the North 

 in the beginning of -Inly. N. 

 Amnrensis and Peki tinisis 

 sometimes bloom sparingly 

 a second time in fall. The 

 foliage is bright green and 

 handsome, but drops com- 

 paratively early in fall, 

 especially in tlie case of ^'. 

 J(i/)n)uca, without assuming 

 any fall cohering as a rule. 

 In ^S". nhJafa the foliage turns 



to a deep vinous red and remains until Noveml.ier. lu 

 ^'. Pekineyisis it is retained until late in fall and finally 

 assumes a purplish hue or turns pale yellow. 



The foliage is not nmch attacked by insects, but a 

 funii:us, Micro-s-phcprii al)ii, late in summer often covers 

 the whole foliageof S. vulgaris and also of S. Chitunisis 

 and Persica with a white mealy coat, while S. oblafa is 

 but rarely troubled with this fungus and the other 

 species never. Much damage is sometimes done by a 

 borer, Trocln/iinn <h nwl'il am, which lives in the stems 

 and brandies <.if ^'. rn/i/aris, but is rarely found in any 

 other species. 



After blooming, the inllorescence should l)e removpil 

 if possible and the pruning be done as far as necessary. 

 Pruning in winter or spring would destroy u large part 

 of the flower-buds for tlie coming season. Lilacs grow 

 in almost any kind of soil, but a rich and moderately 

 moist one is the most suitable. They are easily trans- 

 planted at any time from fall to spring. jS. vuh/aris 

 and its numerous varifti<.-s are tlie most popular of thi.i 

 Lilacs on account of their early and profuse blooming, 

 their sweet fragrance aiul the variety of colors ranging 

 from dark purple to lilac, pink and white. The donble- 

 flowered varieties keep the blooms longer, but the 

 panicles are less graceful and they usually do not bloom 

 as profusely as the single ones; they also remain mostly 

 dwarfer and have a more compact habit. The failed 

 fis. do not fall oft\ but reuniin on the inflorescence; this 

 gives the plant a very unsightly appearance if the fadecl 

 panicles are not removed. W. J. Stewart suggests a 

 word of warning against Lilacs not on their own roots. 

 because of the attacks of borers and the bad habit of 

 suckerintr in some ca^es. 



Some of tlic best siugle-flowere<l vars. are the folh.w- 

 JTUi : 



Stnijle-fldweeed Lilacs. 



White: M!>a q ntmli flora ; _Alha pi/ram i<h(Jis ; Fran 

 Bertha Damniann, x-V.F. VJ;10/8; Madame I\loser; Marie 

 Legraye, one of the very best, B.H. 29:135; Princess 

 Marie. 



Blur, lilac nr piyik: Ambroise Verschaffelt, pale pink; 

 Dr. Lindlcy, pinkish lilac, F.S. U:U81; (b'ant des l)a- 

 tailles, bluish lilac; Geheimrath Heyder, light lilac; 

 Gigantea, bluish red; Gloire des MouUtis, pale pink; 

 Goliath, purplish lilac; Lovaniana. light pink; Macro- 

 stachya, light pink (Princess Alexandria is a favorite 

 variety of this class in America); Sibirica. purplish 

 lilac; Trianoniana, bluisli lilac. 



SYRINGA 



Fe,l : Aline Moc.pieris, dark red; Charles X (Caroli), 

 dark lila<--red, A.F. 12:1070. F. 1873. p. 70; Marlyen- 

 sis, sometimes called Rul>ra de Marley, lilac-red ; Biihra 

 in.^itjiiis, purplish red. 



Dark pjirple: Philemon; Ludwig Spath (Andenkeu 

 an Ludwig Spath. Louis Spatb). very large panicles, 

 the best of the dark vars 



DOUBLE-FLCAVERED LlLAi'S, 



Tl7/;7c; Madame Abel Chatenay, compact panicle.s; 

 Madame Casimir-Perier, large, graceful panicles, one 

 of the best; Madame Lemoine, large tls. in dense pani- 

 cles; Obelisque; Virginite, white and pink. 



I>liie, Jilav or pink: Alphonse Lavalle, bluish lilaf, 

 A.F. 12:1077; Belle de Nancy, fls. y)ink with white cen- 

 ter; < 'harles Baltet, lilac-pink; Condorcet, blue, A.F. 

 12:1074:; Doyen Keteleer, lilac-blue; Jean Bart, pinkish 

 violet; Lamarck, pale lilac, large, rather loose i)anic!es; 

 Lemoinei, lilac-pink, B.H. 28:174; Leon Siinon. chang- 

 ing from pinkish to bluish lilac. Gt. ■13:]'i07; Blaxiine 

 Gornu, pinkish lilac; Michel Buchner, pale lilac, large 

 and very doul)le Hs.; President Carnot, pale blue. 



Purple: Charles Joly, dark purplish red, one of the 

 darkest; Comte Horace de Choiseul, lilac-purple; La 

 Tf.fur d'Auvergne, violet-purple. 



The Lilacs have been favorite forcing plants in 

 France for more than acentniy and are nowadays among 

 the most important cut-flowers during the winter season 

 in France as well as in Germany and England. They 

 are on the market from the end of September until they 

 blooni outdoors, Charles X is considered one of the very 

 best for forcing. Marlyensis, Marie Legraye, Alhu 

 virgina lis, Ludwig Spath and other varieties are 

 also good for forcing. C)f the dou!)le-fld. varieties 

 the following liave proved adapted for forcintj: Mad- 

 ame Casimir-Perier. Madame Lemoine, Charles Baltet, 

 Jean Bart, Leon Simon, Chinensis duplex and others. 

 Either grafted plants or plants on their own roots are 

 used. Both force equally well, but grafted Lilacs can 

 be grown into plants well set with flower-buds and 

 suited for forcing in two or three years, while plants 

 grown from cuttings require four to six years. Marly- 

 ensis is always used on its own roots and prep, either 

 by seeds, cuttings or division. Special attention must be 

 given to pruning in order to have well-branched plants 

 of good, compact habit (see Fig. 85], Vol. II, p. COO). 

 The Lilac has nothing like the commercial importance 

 for forcing in America that it has in Europe, Ijut the 

 appreciation of it for winter bloom is on the increase iu 

 this country. 



Lilacs are generally forced in j><.)ts, lieing potted usu- 

 ally in July or in the forepart of Auirust, that they may 

 till the pots with new roots before winter. Some grow- 





2451, Syringa villosa. 



ers pot the plants in spring or in the preceding fall. 

 This practice is of especial advantage if the plants arp 

 intende.l for very early forcing. These early potted plants 

 are then plunged into the ground outdoors, mulched, well 

 watered and regularly manured; after June, when the 

 young growth is almost finished, only enough water is 

 given to prevent wilting. "When the flower-buds have 

 been formed, more water is given until they have 

 reached their full size. It is essential to keep the plants 



