. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 1243. S. rothomag^nsis. S. media Dum. Cnurs. 1. p. 700.: Lilas Varin N. Du Ham. j S. chiaensis Willd. Sp. 1. p. 48., Don's Mill. 4. p. .')1.! S. sibfrica Horl.; the Siberian Lilac Holt. Engravings. N. Du Ham., 2. t. 63. ; and our Jig. 11343. Spec. Char., ^c. Leaves ovate-lanceolate. Flow
. Trees and shrubs : an abridgment of the Arboretum et fruticetum britannicum : containing the hardy trees and schrubs of Britain, native and foreign, scientifically and popularly described : with their propagation, culture and uses and engravings of nearly all the species. Trees; Shrubs; Forests and forestry. 1243. S. rothomag^nsis. S. media Dum. Cnurs. 1. p. 700.: Lilas Varin N. Du Ham. j S. chiaensis Willd. Sp. 1. p. 48., Don's Mill. 4. p. .')1.! S. sibfrica Horl.; the Siberian Lilac Holt. Engravings. N. Du Ham., 2. t. 63. ; and our Jig. 11343. Spec. Char., ^c. Leaves ovate-lanceolate. Flowers purple. (Don's Mill.) An inter- mediate plant between S. vulgaris and S. persica. A shrub, from 6 ft. to 8 ft. high; a hybrid between S. vulgaris and S. persica ; raised at Rouen by M. Varin, the director of the Botanic Garden there. Introduced in 1795. Flowers purple ; May and June. P'arieties. a S. r. 2 Lilas Royal Bon Jardin. 1836, has the flowers more compact than the species. a S. r. 3 saugeanajHbrf.; Lilas sauge, Fr.; differs from the Lilas Varin in having the flowers more red and more beau- tiful. S. coecinea and S. chinensis riibra Lodd. Cat. ed. 1836 appear to be identical with this variety, or very slightly different. It is of very vigorous growth, and a most abundant flowerer; and, in favourable soils and situations, it will attain the height of 10 or 12 feet. S. Emodi Wall. Cat. No. 2831., Don's Mill. iv. p. 51., Roi/le lUust. p. 267. t. 65. f. 2., and our Jig. 1244., has the leaves ellip- tic-oblong, glaucous beneath, attenuated at the base, and acuminated at the apex. Branches warted. Thyrse terminal and panicled. Cap- sules almost cylindrical. The bud-scales per- manent at the base of the year's shoots. A shrub, 8 ft. to 10 ft. high, native of Kamaon, towards the Himalayas, with purple flowers. This very ornamental and desirable plant has lately been raised in the H. S. Gardens from seeds received from the Himalayas. luu. Genus V. LI FONTANELS/^ Lab
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