-LIGUSTKUM 



t. Amurtnse, Carr. (L. fhAta, var. Amiirensin, Hort.). 

 Slirub, to 15 ft., with uprif^lit braiicLes: Ivs. ovul or ob- 

 long:, usually obtuse, somewhat glossy above, glabrous 

 except the midrib beneath, l-'2'.i in. Ii>ug: pauieles erect, 

 often rather many-Hd., l-2>.j in. hiug: Hs. short-pcdi' 

 celled; calyx glabrous or slightly puliescent near the 

 biise. June, July. Japan, China. R.H. 18G1, p. .'i.Ti.— 

 Similar in habit to the following and alniost half-ever- 

 green. 



cc. Young parts (jlahrous: Ivs. half-evenjreen. 

 5. ovaliSblium, Hassk. (L. Cdlifui-Hirnim, Hort. L. 

 Japuniciim, Hort., not Thuuh., and probably//, nitdiiiin, 

 Franch. <& Sav.). California 

 Privet. 8hrub of upright habit, to 

 1,5 ft., quite glabrous; Ivs. euneate 

 at the base, elliptic-ovate or elliptic- 

 oblong, acute, dark green and 

 glossy above, yellowish green be- 

 neath, lK-2>2 in. long : panicles 

 erect, many-tld., rather compact, 

 to 3 in. long: tls. almost sessile, 

 .luly. Japan. — A very handsome 

 shrub, but of somewhat stiif habit; 

 well adapted and much used for 

 hedges (see ]\Tn. (j, p. 9). Var. 

 aureo- marginatum, Hort. Lvs. 

 edged yellow. Var. variegitum, 



Hort. (var. robilstum variiiiiitiim, H rt ) Lvs vine 

 gated with yellow. Var. tricolor, Hoit L s ^ net, ited 

 with yellowish and white, pinkish when young (Mn. 2, 

 p. «). 



.\A. Corolla with the tube as long as the limb or shorter. 

 B. Young growths glabrons: lvs. evergreen. 



0. Jap6nicum, Thunb. (L. gldbrum, Hort. L. Kelleri- 

 hiitm. Vis. Ij. Kellerntannif Steboldi, spieafmn and 

 syringa^lliirum, Hort.|. Bushy shrub, to 10 ft.: lvs. 

 roundish-ovate to ovate-oblong, acute or obtusish, with 

 reddish margin and midrib, veins beneath not distinctly 

 marked, 2-;i3^ in. long: panicles broad, rather loose, to 

 4Hin. long; tube usually somewhat longer than calyx. 

 July, Aug. Japan. — Very handsome evergreen shrub, 

 but in colder climates often losing the Ivs. in fall; often 

 confounded with the following, and also with the 

 former. 



7. Idcidum, Ait. {L. Japotiieinu. utaeropli ffllit m . L. 

 mag>ioti(£fdtiuin , L. Slaense httifol'm m loltustititt and 

 L. spiviilitm, Horl.). L;irge shrub or tree, to 20 ft., with 

 somewhat spreading branches, similar to the furnjer: 

 lvs. larger, ovate to ovate-lanceolate, acute or acumi- 

 nate, distinctly veined beneath, 3-5 in. long: panicles 

 less loose, with almost sessile lis.: tube about as long 

 as calyx. July, Aug. Japan, China. B.M. 2505; 2921 

 (as L. Nepalense glabrum). G.C. 11. 10:753. — Larger 

 leaved than the former, but more tender. It yields the 

 white wax, an exudation of the branches, caused by an 

 insect. Coccus Pe-lah ; therefore cult, in China. Var. 

 Alivdni, Arb. Kew. (L. Ja p6ii icum ,\ht . Alivoni, Andre). 

 Lvs. ovate-lanceolate, to 8 in. long, acuminate, some- 

 times with yellowish variegation when young. Var. 

 aureo-marginatum, Hort. (//. e.reel.'nim aureiim, Hort.). 

 Lvs. margined yellow. Var. tricolor, Arb. Kew. ( />. Ja- 

 odnieHtn tricolor, Hurt.). Lvs. with yellowish variega- 

 tion, pink when young. 



LILAC 



913 



BB. Young In-ani-lilcis and inflorescence paljescent or 

 puberulotls. 

 r. Lvs. evergreen, 2-5 in. long. 

 Nepalense, Wall. [L. spicdttnn, Don). Evergreen 

 r tree, with pubescent branclilets : lvs. oblong or 

 pubescent beneath, 2-5 in. 

 ,'e and broad, interspersed 

 Aug. liinial. 



eliminate 



9, 

 shrub 



oblong-o\'at 



long: panicles rather l;i 

 with petioled br;icts. July 



CC. Lvs 



deriih, 



hntf- 



ecct green, 1-21:, in. long. 

 10. vulgare, Linn. Common' Privet or Phj.m. Slirub 

 to 15 ft.: biaiichlets and panicles puberulous: lvs! 

 oblong-ovate to lanceolate, obtuse or acute, 

 glabrous: panicle rather dense, pyramidal! 

 lJ'2-2>$ in. long: stuniens shorter' than the 

 limb. June, July. Eu., N. Afr., W. Asia. 

 Naturaliyed in some ]il-i<-c ■ I ' fly in the 

 y^ ^ L t 1 B ^ (14. -Many 



'■'^. r~.^ i g rl nf 11 Var.buxi- 



"i; ^^ I ^ f61mm N I Is. Lvs. 



4 * '^ /^ "^ ' " nff-ovatc, 



-^S- .. ~)>/^ f ^ obtii b It evergreen 



U75. Conventional forms of Cahfornia Privet hedges. 



8. coriaceum, Carr. { fj. Iheidunt, var. i-ariiieeoni , 

 Decne.). Dwarf, dense shrub, with short, rigid branches, 

 to 6 ft., very leafy: lvs. orbicular or orbicular-ovate, 

 convex, dark green and shining above, iyi-2% in. long: 

 panicle compact, 2-4 in. long, with sessile lis. .Julv. 

 Cult, in Japan, not known wihl. B.M. 7519. R.H. 1874, 

 p. 418; 1888, p. 440. F. 1870, p. C5. 



Ligustrum Ibota. 



Var. glaiicum albo - marginatum, Horf. Lvs. bluish 

 green, with narrow wdiite margin. Var. Italicum, 

 Kircbn. (Jj. /taliiinn, i\lill. L. senipervirens, Pieri.). 

 Lvs. linear-lanceolate, almost evergreen. Var. pendulum, 

 Plort., with pendulous branches. There ari^ also vars. 

 with fruits of different colors, as var. chlorocdrpum. 

 Loud., with greenish, var. leucocarpum. Loud., with 

 whitish, and var. xanthocarpum. Loud., with yellowish 

 fruits. Of the variegated forms, var. aureum, Plort., 

 with yellow foliage. ;uid var. variegatum, Hort., with 

 the lvs. blotched yellow, are the most import;int. 



11. Sinfinse, Lour. {L. Fdrtunei, Hort.). Shrub, to 8 

 ft., with slender sju'eading branches: branclilets pubes- 

 cent: Ivs. oval to ovate-lanceolate, pubescent along the 

 midrib beneath, ;it least when young: panicles pubes- 

 bent, loose, to 4 in. long, with distinctly pedicelled tls. 

 China, Corea. Two forms can be distinguished. Var. 

 vlUosum, Rehder (L. villdsnm, May). Lvs. oval to 

 ov;xte-lanceolate, obtuse or acute, pubescent beneath, 

 especially along the midrib: panicle narrow. G.C. 1858, 

 p. 021. Var. Staiintoni, Rehder (i. titaimlnni, DC). 

 Less high and more spreading: I\'s. oval to ovate, ob- 

 tuse or emargiuate, pubescent on midrib beneath, pjanicle 

 broader and more loose. G.C. II. 10:305. G.F. 3:213. 



12. Quilidui, Carr. Shrub, to G ft., with spreading 

 branches: brauchlets and panicles finely pubescent : lvs. 

 elliptic-oblongornarrow-oblong, obtuse, glabrous, some- 

 wdiat coriaceous, 1-2 in. long: lis. almost sessile, in 

 small clusters, forming at ends of the branches long, 

 panicled spikes. June-Aug. China. G.C. II. 18, p. 277. 



L. braehystclehijum, Decne. Closely allied to L. Qnihoui, but 

 of upright habit, with larger lvs. and shorter^ iiloro compact 

 panicles.- i/. coiiipdctum, Hook. f. & Thornps. (L. lancifoliiim, 

 loiigitolium, liiicare and Simoni, Hort.). Evergreen shrub, 

 quite glaln-ous: lvs. lanceolate, to 6in.: panicle l.-rrge, compact: 

 tube short. Hinialavas.— I/, innulare, Decne. (L. ytauntoni, 

 Hort., not DC. ). Shrub, to 6 ft., allied to L. vulgare: lvs. elliptic- 

 ovate to linear-lanceolate, yellowish green, often pendulous, 

 2-3 in.: paiiiclcsratherl.lrge. Origin uncertain. — P. it'A-inejisc, 

 Hort. = Syrioga Pekinensis.— i. strongnlophijllmn, Hemsl. 

 Evergreen slivub or small tree, almost ghibrons: lvs. orbicular 

 or obovate, J..-1 in.: p.aniele rather loose. China.— i. Wdlkeri, 

 Decne. Allied to L. Nepalense; lvs. ovate to lanceolate, gla- 

 brous, to 3 in.: panicle large, to in. Ceylon, Neilgherries. 

 G.C. HI. 24:L'S2. G.M. 41:083. ALFRED RehdeR. 



LILAC. See 



Syringa. 



