17G2 SYRINGA 



cheek the plants ri-ot-ive frdin lifTinff will induce tiiem 

 to funn new Hower l>uds. These plants will force with 

 the greatest certainty. It is well tu allow five weeks for 

 the earliest forcing;- A strong heat is necessary, be- 

 ginning at (JU° for the tirst few days and increasing to 

 75° or S0°. with a daily watering and syringing several 

 times. After the flowers liegin to open the syringing 

 can be discontinued an.l when fully expedient the plants 

 ^,1-e better removed to a <-ool house, where the\- will 

 harden uS and be nuicli more serviceable when cut. As 

 the season advances, say ]March and April, less heat is 

 needed. They will then force in any ordinary h<:>use 

 where the night temperature is about 60° F. The Per- 

 sian Lilac on accotint of its abtindance of Idooni and 

 delicate trtiss is very desirable, but this must be 

 forced almost in the dark to prorluce white flowers. 

 ]\rnrif Le Grntji- is for all purpctses the most tiseful 

 Lilac which the undersigned has used for forcing. 



Wm. Sc<:tTT. 



INltEX. 



alba, 4. li, 7. S, .Tosikrea. 1 pU-TU\ifuUa.^. 



,\mureHsis, lu. laciniatn. s pubescens. 3. 



areenteu, 11. bi:ustriii;i, P' purpurea. 6. 



aurea, '1. Minnlsin'ririi, 10. rose.a, 2. 



aureo-variegiita, 2. ]\I;irl.ve7isis, 0. Rofh'iiiwgoisis, 7, 



Jirftschiteideri, 2. Metensis, 7. mbra, 1, 6. 7. 



Cliinensis, 7. oltlata. 4 Sibin'ra. 10. 



ci¥rule;i. 6. orfilifolia. :;. Souge.'ina. 7. 



fhO)iii, 7. ]»;i]li.la. 1, St^fiitcni.'/sii, 8. 



duplex. 7. Pckiueiisis, [). Tarina, 7, 



Einndi, 2. ]ienilnla. 0. villosa, 2. 3. 



f'lli'if'ilin. S. Persica, 8. vinlacea, 6. 



Inariutldtiorn, .'i. j'iiinata, 8. vulgaris, 6. 



•laponica. 11. iileaa. 5, C, 



A. Tnhr of oroflii much loDijcr ilinn 

 rti/if.r: anthers scstiih', not <x- 



Sll'ltll. 



E. Pniiirlrs on I, at, I hraurh, s. 



Haiinllij ttriiiiiiiil: li's. irliil- 

 ixh hriieuth. 



r. SI'lii,. lis iiisrrt,-,! mar llie 



III ill,! It ,,i 111,- tail, 1. Josikaea 



<:t:. Staiiiriis hisL'i-tcrl ncm- IJii 



iii'iiilli i,f ihi' tnh<- 2. -villosa 



BB. Pa.iiiel.s fr.rii, tiiUr.il 1i ,i ,1 y . 



il-itli.iat Irs.: leniiiiial had 



nf hrlliirhi-.i siliiprrxsrfl . 



c.-. i'lahr si,h. „f Irs. arifi,ish 



r/i;, a. /,,, l„-srn:t al iln- mill- 



rill irh, a iiaaiiii ?,. pubescens 



CO. Vuil.'rsi.lr of Irs.llrrrn.i/llilr 

 tlhil.roas. 

 D. Lrs. tnliirat,: or r/irrhlU- at 

 laisr. 

 E. ,S7l"//. ,,f lrs. raaialish 



o,- hri.adhj urair 4. oblata 



a. hyacinthiflora 



EE. Shapr of lrs. oi-olr .... (1. vulgaris 

 PD. Lrs. aarrinr, ,1 Uara i,l Ihr 

 hasr. 

 E. Shape of Irs. aralr- 



laiir,,,iatr 7, Chinensis 



EE. SI,a/„ ,,f Irs. laarmlal. . S. PerSlCa 

 AA. Tlihe slaili. lilll, I a u ij r r Ilia a 

 raliij- : stain, IIS r.rsrrlrri ■ fis 

 irliilr. Lnjaslriiia. 

 B. Hasr rf Irs. asiialli/ iiarrair.,]. 9. Pekinensis 

 BB. Basriiflrs. I, s aa 1 1 1/ run iirhal . 



'■■ P[""' " ■''"'"'' in. Amurensis 



''■■ Paint a In , 1] Japonica 



L Josikfea, .bacq. shrub, attaining 12 ft,, with upri'-llt 

 stout, terete branch.-: Ivs. l,roadiv ellipfic to eilipfi,.; 

 oblong, acute at both cuds, tin.dy ciiiale, dark greon and 

 shining aijovi', glabrous or pubescont on the niidri li'bo- 

 neath, 2'.,-.", in. bqit.' : lis. viol. ■t,sl,,,,.|.pf., lie, -led or al st 



sessilH,,dust.-n-d,in rather n.arrow pani.-i,-s :!-7 in Ion-- 

 stamens inserted somewhat above tin' middle of the I uhc- 

 sepals half-upright. June. Huuirar\-, B.M :;27s Hr' 

 20:17::0.-Less bandsom.^ tin.,, n,os>ofb,.r s,:,:.,.i',-s. but 

 valnabb. tor Its late 1.1, H„,iin-.eas,,n. V.ir. pallida, 1 1, ,rt. . 

 has pale eioh't lis.; v.ir. rvibra, H,..-t., re.blisb vi,.l,.t. 



SYRINGA 



2, villdsa, Vahl, not Decne., nor Hooker, nor Koehne 

 Figs, 2450, 2451, Bushy shrub, 8 ft. high, with rather 

 stout, upright, terete and warty branches: Ivs, broadly 

 elliptic to oblong, acute at both ends, finely ciliate 

 bright green and dull above, pubescent on the midrib 

 or glabrous beneath, 3-7 in, long: tls, pinkish lilac or 

 whitish, short-pediceled, in broad or somewhat narrow 

 panicles, H-7 in. long; .stamens inserted near the mouth- 

 sepals half-upright. May, .June, China to Himalayas! 

 The ccmimon form, var. rosea, C'ornu iS. Bretschneideri 



2455. Synnga Persica, one of the common Lilacs (X ^p). 



Lemoine), has broadly elliptic or elliptic Ivs. and pink 

 fls. in rather large panicles with leafv bracts at the 

 base. R.H. 1SK,S:4;I2. G.F.I :.V21. Gn. 39, p, 91, Ht. 44, 

 I,. ."iliO. Var. Em6di, Rehd. ( .S'. Emmli, Wall,), has nar- 

 row idliptic t,) oblong Ivs., more whitish beneath; fls, 

 whitish or I'ale lilac, in i-ather narrow panicles, usually 

 with large Ivs. at the base. Himalayas. B.R. 31:1). R. 

 H. 187b, p. 308. Gn. 39, p, 106, Not' quite hardy iinrth. 

 Tb,-r,^ are also vars. with yellow Ivs, (var. attrea, Sini.- 

 L'uiisi :in,l with v,-l|,,-,v variegated Ivs. (var. aureo- 

 variegata, Ib.rt.l. Hyl.rbls with S. viili/ari.i and S. 

 Josil.aa bav,' boen rais,,-,! at the Botanic Garden at 

 Paris. 



3. pub^seens, Tnn-z. 1.9, rilldsa. Decne., not Vabl. S. 

 rillosa. var. aralitiilia. 1)(',1. Shruli, ft, high, with 

 sleuibi-, si.ni.-wliat ipui,lrani.'ubu- bran,-h,-s: Ivs. n.und- 

 ish ovate to rh,imbi,--,ivat,- or ovat,-, sin.rtiv a,-miiiiiate, 

 cilial,-, ,1,-irk LLre,-n .,l„.ve, I-,'! in. |,.ug: Hs. pah- lilac, 

 fragrant, sl,ort-).eili,',.|eil, in ov.it,-, not veiy lavL'p. but 

 num.ri.iis p,-,iiiil,- s : lube v,-rv sleinler ; a|,i-x of anthers 

 not n-a.-bing llie month. Jlav. N . China. l-r.F. 1:415; 

 0:200. B.Jl. 7(li;4 (as ,s'. .-/?/,.. s-^, 1 . -Freed, .weriiig shrub 

 ,.f gra,-et'ul habit, wilh hamlsoiii,> dark foliage. 



4. oblata, Liudl. Slirub or small tree, 12 ft. high: 

 Ivs. r,,un,lish ,ivatp or reniform, often bi-oailcr than 

 long, ,-,,r,lal,', short-acuniiiiate, bright green, 2'..-4b:, in. 

 across: Hs. purple-lilac or pm-ple-violpt, in rather loose, 

 pyratniilal panicles, 3-0 in. long; ].pdic,-ls about as long 



