t is the
| | |Chinese representative of
| | |the Ligustrina group. From
| | |its two allies (S.
| | |amurensis and S. japonica)
| | |it is to be distinguished
| | |by its long and much more
| | |slender branches, which in
| | |one form are distinctly
| | |pendulous (var. pendula).
| | |
*S. persica |Found by Dr. |Deep |This old favourite is often
(Persian Lilac) |Aitchison in |purplish; |confused with the Rouen
|1879. |May |Lilac, but it is quite
|Afghanistan. | |different, being smaller in
|7000 feet to | |stature, with much smaller
|8000 feet | |leaves, and with an elegant
|elevation | |spreading habit of growth.
| | |In the type the flower
| | |clusters are nearly as
| | |large as those of S.
| | |chinensis, deep purple in
| | |colour, varying to almost a
| | |pure white in the variety
| | |alba. In the variety
| | |laciniata, known also as S.
| | |ficifolia, pinnata, and
| | |other names, the leaves
| | |are cut or coarsely
| | |toothed. It is a beautiful
| | |little shrub, and suits
| | |a place where the tall
| | |growing kinds would be too
| | |large. Like the common and
| | |the Rouen Lilacs, i