| |and in gardens (French
| | |chiefly) it is known as
| | |Syringa Bretschneideri. It
| | |is more robust than the
| | |type, and bears large
| | |panicles of rosy-tinted
| | |flowers in June or later.
| | |There is a
| | |variegated-leaved variety
| | |of S. Emodi, which is
| | |handsome when vigorously
| | |grown. Another form with
| | |more or less golden is
| | |_foliis aureis_. When the
| | |soil is rich the leaves
| | |measure 6 inches long and 4
| | |inches wide.
| | |
S. japonica |Japan |White |A large growing shrub, of
| | |bushy growth, and larger in
| | |foliage than S. vulgaris.
| | |It bears large branching
| | |panicles of small white
| | |flowers, reminding one of
| | |those of the Privet, hence
| | |the name of the group to
| | |which it belongs
| | |(Ligustrina). These
| | |panicles in Japan and the
| | |United States attain as
| | |much as 18 inches and even
| | |2 feet in length, but
| | |whether it will grow in
| | |this country in such a way
| | |remains to be seen.