e valleys of the Ussuri
| | |and Amur Rivers. One of the
| | |earliest of hardy shrubs to
| | |break into leaf.
| | |
*S. chinensis |Probably raised |May |The flowers are in panicles
|in Rouen Botanic| |intermediate in size
|Garden by M. | |between those of its
|Varin over 100 | |parents, and are of the
|years ago from | |same colour. Very
|seed borne by | |free-flowering and pretty,
|S. persica. | |and might be recommended as
|Synonyms S. | |a substitute for the common
|correlata, S. | |Lilac in positions where
|dubia, S. | |the latter would be too
|rothomagensis | |large. To add to the
| | |confusion respecting its
| | |origin, it is still called
| | |in some nurserymen's
| | |catalogues the Siberian
| | |Lilac, Rouen Lilac, and
| | |Chinese Lilac. It lasts
| | |longer in flower than the
| | |common Lilac.
| | |
*S. Emodi |Dr. Aitchison |Pale |This is altogether of
(Himalayan Lilac) |found this on |purple |sturdier growth than the
|the Afghan | |ordinary Lilac, with large
|Mountains in | |leaves and terminal
|1879, 9000 feet | |panicles of flowers. Of
|to 10,000 feet | |greater ornamental value is
|elevation | |the variety rosea which was
| | |introduced a few years ago
| | |from the mountains about
| | |Pekin by Dr. Bretschneider,
|