LILAC SPECIES 
S. MICROPHYLLA (Littleleaf Lilac) (1892) 
Found in Shensi Province, China, by an Italian missionary, Rev. 
Giuseppe Giraldi. Develops into a broad, symmetrical shrub with 
twiggy branches and dense, small-leaved foliage. In bloom soon 
after the French Hybrids, the whole bush is a mass of delicate lacy 
pink blossoms of exquisite fragrance. Often flowers again in late 
summer. Very hardy. A distinctive addition to any garden. (Illus. 
above) 
All of our lilacs are grown on their own roots 
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