For Lilac fanciers, gardeners, and all interested in ornamental horticulture 



THE LILAC: A MONOGRAPH 



By SusAX Delaxo McKelvey 



With contrihntions from E. H. Wilson, Alfred Reh der, T. A. Havemeyer, and Dr. W. T. Councilman. 



This complete and exhaustive classification of the genus Syringa represents seven years 

 painstaking work in collecting and compiling descriptions of species and varieties, synonyms, 

 bibliographies, and cultural notes from all over the world. All of this information is in this 

 book, together with cultural and botanical notes from the author's own experience and obser- 

 vation, a key to the species, and articles by other authorities. 



Over 170 full-page halftone plates are a feature of the volume. These are supplemented 

 by a loose folder inserted in the back cover containing the Ridgway color charts from Colo 

 Standards and Color Nomenclature. These colors, 154 in number, 

 contain all the shades found in Lilac species and varieties. The folder 

 may be removed for reference while studying the text. References 

 in the descriptions make for exact identification and classification 

 of varieties impossible from ordinary colored illustrations. 



575 pp.; 172 full-page plates; SYsxliy^ in.; Cloth; $18.00 



CONTENT.S. 



Introduction 



History and Distribution 

 Descriptions of the Genus 

 and a Key to the Species 

 Enumeration and Descriptions 



of Species and Varieties 

 Excluded and Doubtful Names 

 Culture 

 Propagation and Pruning 

 Forcing 



Diseases and Insect Pests 



