SYRINGA. Lilac 
, .These old-fashioned shrubs are always popular, and with the present revival of 
the old-fashioned garden no collection is complete without them No matter 
how small the garden, every one wants Lilacs in May ; and everywhere in th 
country be it near a roadside farm or in the garden or shrubbery of a fine estate 
one finds them adding beauty and sweetness to any surroundings with their 
exquisite plumes of purple and white flowers. The range of varieties we offer will 
give Lilacs for over a month. 111 
The old varieties have lately been much improved upon by expert growers 
colle “ on ° ( kM*. v«ry strong plants that wfli 
S. Chinensis; syn., Rothomagensis. Rouen Lilac (L) A strong 
grower, with arching branches and large foliage. Flowers of an intense violet 
blue ; variable. vlulct * 
S. Japonica. (L) A pyramidal small tree with upright branches k rr ,,,j 
foliage and yellowish white flowers in small panicles in June and July. * d 
S. Josikaea. (L) An upright grower, with stout branches and broad 
dark green foliage. Late in June it bears large, purple flowers. A variety of 
fine habit, and valuable on account of its late bloom. y 
S. Josikaea, var. eximia. (L) Large panicles of clear rose flowers darker 
in the buds. ’ 
S. Josikaea, var. H. Zabel. ( L) The flower-spikes of this sort are larger 
than those of 6. Josikaa , pink in the bud and lilac-red when opened. 
S. Pek nensis (L) A large shrub with slender, spreading branches 
dark green foliage and yellowish white flowers in large panicles at the ends of 
, the branches. Of excellent habit, and holds foliage very late. 
S. Persica. (M) A beautiful shrub with slender branches and lone 
narrow foliage. The pale lilac flowers produced in May and June are 
extremely fragrant. 
S. Persica, var. alba. ( L ) In form and habit the same as S. Persica 
but the flowers are white. 
S. Persica, var. laciniata. {M) A form of dvtarfer habit, with very 
finely divided foliage. The flower panicles are smaller. 
S. Persica, var. violacea. ( M) This is the darkest of all Persian Lilacs. 
S. villosa. (L ) A stout, bushy grower, with bright green foliage and 
large, branching panicles of flowers, light purple in bud, rosy white when 
open, and very fragrant. It resembles somewhat the White Fringe, and 
blooms late in May. 
S. villosa, var. Emodi. (L ) A form with narrower foliage and loose 
heads of whitish flowers in early June. Valuable on account of its late 
flowering. 
S. vulgaris. Common Lilac. ( L ) A strong, vigorous, upright shrub, 
with rich, dark green foliage, and large panicles of fragrant purplish flowers 
in May. Possibly the best known of all Lilacs. (See plate on page 99.) 
S. vulgaris alba. ( L) A form of 5. vulgaris with same general charac¬ 
teristics and pure white, fragrant flowers. (See plate on page 95.) 
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