UPTON NURSERY COMPANY 
4838 Spokane Avenue . Detroit Michiean 
RARE LILAC SPECIES 
From the vast provinces of China, and the fastnesses of the Diamond Moun¬ 
tains of Korea have come many new species. Dauntless plant collectors have 
brousrht them to us—men like “Chinese Wilson” and the late Frank N. Meyer, 
who lost his life in the Yellow River on one of his exploration trips. The fol¬ 
lowing species are all hardy in this climate, are very beautiful, and differ in 
flower and foliage from the old familiar lilacs. With the exception of S. villosa, 
all are very rare. 
s. MICROPHYLLA (Littleleaf Lilac). A 
very hardy, free-flowering shrub with pale 
pink very pleasingly fragrant flowers, which 
is particularly valuable on account of its habit 
of blooming twice during the same season. It 
is widely distributed throughout North-Central 
China, where it was first discovered by a Cath¬ 
olic missionary. $2.50 each. Two for $4.50. 
Three for $6.00. 
S. OBLATA VAR. DILITATA. A variety of 
S. oblata with pale Ulac-colored flowers. This 
very hardy early Lilac is exceptionally beau¬ 
tiful when in flower and has a fine foliage 
which turns to bronze-green in autumn. It was 
introduced into cultivation in 1917 by E. H. 
Wilson, who found it growing in Korea. 2 
to 3 ft. $2 00 each. 
S. OBLATA VAR. GIRALDI. A variety of 
S. oblata from the province of Shensi, China. 
Its pleasing, fragrant, mauve-colored flowers 
are borne in large, loose clusters. It is a very 
early bloomer, the blossoms sometimes being 
caught by late frost. Small plants $1.00 each. 
S. REFLEXA. This distinct and interesting 
Lilac was discovered in 1901 by E. H. Wilson. 
He found it growing on the “margins of woods 
and thickets on the mountains of western 
Hupeh, in Central China.” The two distinct 
characteristics of this Lilac are the color of 
its blossoms and its drooping flower panicles. 
The flower clusters are narrow and cylindri¬ 
cal, six to ten inches long, and arch down¬ 
ward from near the base—thus the name, 
“Nodding Lilac.” it is bright red in bud, open¬ 
ing to a pale rose. The late Charles Sargent 
called it “one of the handsomest of the Chi¬ 
nese Lilacs.” S. reflexa was awarded a medal 
by the Royal Horticultural Society of Eng¬ 
land. It is very hardy, small plants going- 
through our Michigan winters without injury. 
No Lilac collection should be without this 
spectacular beauty. $2.50 each. Two for 
$4.50. Three for $6.00. 
S. SWEGENZOWI. From the province of 
Szechuan, China, comes this broad, upright- 
growing, attractive shrub. It blossoms so pro¬ 
fusely that its slender, twiggy branches are 
curved downward by the slightly fragrant, pale 
rose-colored flower clusters. This pleasing 
effect, combined with the symmetrical form 
and beauty of the dark, full green foliage, 
make this a Lilac of surpassing loveliness. 
$2.50 each. Two for $4.50. Three for $6.00. 
S. TOM ENTELLA. This Lilac, from the 
borderlands of Tibet, was introduced into cul¬ 
tivation by the late E. H. Wilson. He says, 
in his Aristocrats of the Garden, “I saw this 
plant in flower f">r the first time on July 9, 
1908, on the frontiers of Eastern Tibet, at an 
altitude of nine thousand feet, and I thought 
then that I had never before seen such a 
handsome species of Lilac. It had foot-high 
broad panicles of pink to rosy-lilac colored 
flowers and on other bushes they were white.” 
This species blossoms about two weeks later 
than the Common Lilac. $2 50 each. Two for 
$4.50. Three for $6.00. 
S. VELUTINA. This Lilac comes from the 
mountains of Korea. It is a very variable, tall, 
upright shrub with slender branches and good 
foliage. The beautiful, pale lilac-colored flower 
clusters are pleasingly fragrant. $3.00 each. 
Two for $5.00. Three for $7.00. 
ALL OF OUR LILACS ARE GROWN ON THEIR OWN ROOTS 
