S. WOLFI (Wolf Lilac) A tall, floriferous shrub of erect growth, with 
large dark green leaves and odorless, dark lilac-purple blossoms. Very 
hardy, coming originally from the mountainous regions of Manchuria 
(Manchukuo) and Korea. It somewhat resembles the Hungarian Lilac, 
S. jostkaea, but is a much handsomer plant. 
S. YUNNANENSIS (Yunnan Lilac) Found in the woods by Lake 
Lankong, near the city of Talifu, Yunnan Province, southwestern China 
in 1887 by Abbé Jean Marie Delavay of the Missions Etrangéres. It is a 
narrow, slender shrub attaining a height of eight to ten feet and well 
adapted for use as a background plant in the shrubbery border. The 
flowers are pale purplish rose, borne on leafy shoots. 

TREE LILACS 
These Lilacs are tree-like in growth, sometimes attaining a height of 
thirty feet. All are perfectly hardy and make beautiful lawn specimens. 
PRICE: 3’—4’, $1.50; 4’—5’, $2.00; prices on larger plants furnished 
upon application. 
S. AMURENSIS (Manchurian Lilac) A native of the Amur River 
country of northeastern Asia. This species develops into a well shaped, 
round topped tree about twenty feet high. The clusters of ivory-white 
flowers have a fragrance similar to that of Privet. 
S. AMURENSIS var. JAPONICA 
(S. japonica) (Japanese Tree Lilac) 
This hardy, rapidly growing variety 
ine elalive Oleyapanarlty makes a 
shapely tree, sometimes attaining a 
height of thirty feet or more. The 
small white blossoms are borne in 
great compound panicles over a foot 
in length. The bark resembles that 
of the Cherry. 
S. PEKINENSIS (Peking Lilac) A 
large shrub or small tree indigenous 
to northern China. Its white flowers 
come in large, showy clusters. The 
leaves. are narrow, the branches 
slightly pendulous. ‘This species 
reaches a height of fifteen feet or 
over when fully grown. 

Japanese ‘T’ree Lilac 
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