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. 
Sh OB LAI A var. GIRA LDI — {S. affinis giraldi) (Purple Early Lilac)—A 
variety of S. oblata found in 1891 in the province of Shensi, China by the 
Italian missionary. Rev. Giuseppe Giraldi. Its pleasingly fragrant, mauve 
colored flowers are borne in large, loose clusters. It is a very early bloomer. 
The late F. N. Meyer, plant collector, reports it resistant to drought and 
alkali. 
S'. P ALIBINI AN A —See S. velutina var. palibiniana. 
S. PEKINENSIS (Peking Lilac)—A native of northern China with small 
white flower clusters, narrow leaves and slightly pendant branches. Gener¬ 
ally listed as a Tree Lilac. 
S. PERSICA (Persian Lilac)—This beautiful Lilac is known only as a 
cultivated plant, and is believed to be a garden form of S. persica var. 
laciniata. It is a low-growing shrub with enormous sprays composed of 
several clusters of rosy purple flowers. It is not nearly so plentiful as is 
generally supposed, owing to the fact that the Rouen Lilac, S. chinensis^ has 
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