LILAC SPECIES 
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PINNATIFOLIA (Pinnate Lilac) (1904) ; 
Found in western China by E. H. Wilson. Slow-growing, graceful, 
rather small shrub with beautiful pinnate foliage. (Illus. p. 20) 
Tiny snow white flower clusters appear unusually early. A rare 
collectors’ item. 
- POTANINI. See p. 17. 
. PRESTONIAE. See Prestonia Hybrids, p. 15 and 16. 
. PUBESCENS (Hairy Lilac) (1840) 
First reported growing wild in mountains near Peiping by a Russian 
botanist. Graceful, vase-like growth habit; small, slightly hairy 
leaves. Once the plant is established, the dainty lilac pink blossoms 
will cover it from the ground up. Famed for its exquisite, dis- 
tinctive, spicy fragrance. Blooms shortly after the Common Lilac. 
Hardy, but grows best in a slightly sheltered location. (Illus. p. 21) 
. REFLEXA. See p. 19. 
» REFLEXA ALBA (White Nodding Lilac) (1940) 
Has the nodding panicles, late-blooming habit and sturdy growth 
typical of S. reflexa; flowers handsome creamy white. A striking form 
of rare distinction discovered in a block of S. reflera in our nursery. 
. SWEGINZOWI (Chengtu Lilac) (1904) 
Brought from Tibetan borderlands by E. H. Wilson. Neat, upright 
grower; small leaves. Deep garnet colored stems covered with dawn 
pink florets form billowy clusters of rare beauty. Very hardy. 
Blooms late. 
- SWEGINZOWI ALBIDA. See Late Hybrids, p. 16. 
- SWEGINZOWI SUPERBA (Lemoine 1915) 
Awarded a medal by the Royal Horticultural Society as an im- 
proved form of S. sweginzowi. Not noticeably different from the 
original species. 
» VELUTINA (Korean Lilac) (1897) 
Found in the Korean Mountains by V. L. Komorov. Upright, 
symmetrical; tidy foliage and slender branches; feathery, pale 
lavender panicles. Spicy fragrance. Blooms heavily, shortly after 
S. vulgaris. 
- VILLOSA (Late Lilac) (1750) 
Discovered near Peiping by the French Jesuit, Pierre d’Incarville. 
Tall, stately, vigorous; excellent background shrub. Flowers creamy 
lilac rose; blooms late and always profusely. Best-known Chinese lilac. 
- VULGARIS (Common Lilac) (1563) 
The old garden favorite, improved by almost 400 years of cultivation. 
All of our lilacs are grown on their own roots 
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