t may be
| | |forced into flower at
| | |Christmas time, and, unlike
| | |the others, its small size
| | |enables it to be grown in
| | |pots for room decoration.
| | |The exact length of time
| | |the Persian Lilac has been
| | |in cultivation is not
| | |known. It had long been
| | |cultivated in the country
| | |to which it owes its
| | |name--since the year 1200,
| | |say some authorities--but
| | |it has never been found
| | |truly wild in Persia. It
| | |was not until 1879 that its
| | |real native habitat was
| | |revealed.
| | |
S. villosa (Syn. |Introduced from |Rose |This interesting species
pubescens) |the Chihli |Lilac; May|first flowered in 1888. It
|province of | |is very fragrant, and the
|China in 1880 | |panicle is from 3 inches to
| | |4 inches long.
| | |
*S. vulgaris |A native of |Lilac; |See below for remarks.
(Common Lilac) |Eastern Europe, |May |
|and although it | |
|appears to have | |
|been originally | |
|introduced from | |
|Persia about, or| |
|previous to the | |
|year 1597, it | |
|was found to be | |
|a native of | |
|Southern | |
|Hungary, in the | |
|region of th