S. VELUTINA var. PALIBIN1 ANA —The Syringa palibiniana of foreign 
catalogues—A variety of S. velutina distinguished by the more glabrous 
character of its leaves. 
(Our authority for listing this as a variety of S. velutina is based upon a letter received 
from Mr. E. H. Wilson in which he says it “constitutes a good variety” of S. velutina.) 
S. / ILLOSA —(Late Lilac) — Discovered about 1750, in the vicinity of 
Peiping, China, by Pierre d’Incarville, a Jesuit missionary. It was first 
introduced into cultivation in 1882 by Dr. Emil Bretschneider. This 
vigorous shrub is exceptionally beautiful. Its pale, rose colored flowers have 
a slight fragrance resembling that of Privet. The hardiness, profusion of 
bloom, and late blooming habit of this species (it blossoms about two weeks 
later than the Common Lilac) make it a very valuable addition to American 
gardens. Price, 3' —4', $1.00 each; specimens, 32.00 each. 
S. I UEGARIS —(Common Lilac)—This popular, old time, garden favorite 
is a native of southeastern Europe. Three hundred years of cultivation 
have greatly improved this species. From it the so-called French Hybrids 
have been produced. (Seep. 9). Price, 50 cents each. 
S. VULGARIS NATIVE—The type of S'. vulgaris that grows wild in the 
Balkans. We have a few plants grown from seed collected in Cazan Pass, 
Romania, by Air. Edgar Anderson, of the Arnold Arboretum. The flower 
clusters of this shrub are different in shape and sparsely branched. Although 
inferior to the Common Lilac this shrub is valuable for collections. 
S. I ULGARIS var. ALBA —(Common White Lilac)—The old fashioned 
White Lilac—a white variety of S. vulgaris. Price, 50 cents each. 
S. WARD I —Discovered in 1913 in the province of Yunnan, China, by 
H. Kingdom Ward. This little known species is not in cultivation. 
S. WILSON1 —(Wilson Lilac) — Identical with S. tomentella. 
S. WOLF I —(Wolf Lilac)—A tall, free-flowering shrub of erect growth, with 
large dark green leaves and odorless, dark lilac-purple flowers. It is very 
hardy, coming as it does from the mountainous regions of Manchuria and 
Korea. It resembles somewhat the Hungarian Lilac, S. josikaea , but is a 
much handsomer plant. 
