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Syringas (Lilacs) are of easy growth in common soil, very 

 floriferous, and attractive when in flower. They are useful for 

 forcing into blossom in the depth of winter. £. oblata, S. Emodi 

 (Fig. 267), 5. Josikaa, and 6 1 . vulgaris, interesting though they be 

 are not so ornamental as 

 those mentioned below. 



Gf Single - flowered 

 sorts the following are 

 specially meritorious : .S. 

 Persica (Persian Lilac) is 

 an old inhabitant of our 

 gardens, having been in- 

 troduced so long ago as 

 1640 ; it is of dwarf, 

 erect habit, with lilac 

 and white flowers 

 borne in clusters. 

 Gloire de Lorraine 

 bears fine trusses of 

 rich rose - coloured 

 flowers. Charles X. 

 is distinct, with large 

 compact trusses of 

 reddish-purpl e 

 flowers. Marie Le- 

 grange is one of the 

 very best whites 

 grown, and Princess 

 Marie is hard to beat ; 

 the latter bears 

 pure white early 

 flowers in com- 

 pact trusses with 

 much freedom. 

 Louis Van 

 Houtte has deep 

 red flowers 

 of great size 

 and substance. 

 Geant des Ba- 

 tailles bears 

 medium-sized 



trusses of rosy-pink flowers. Souvenir de Louis Spath is a capital 

 sort, with massive spikes of large dark purple flowers. Ville de 

 Troys has deep red flowers of much substance. Beranger is a 

 wonderfully free blossomer ; its bluish-lilac flowers are very pretty. 



The following are amongst the best Double and Semi-double 

 varieties : Madame Lemoine is a grand white, with large flowers 



Fig. 267.— Syringa Emodi. 



