. The Canadian horticulturist. Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario; Fruit-culture. LILACS. The leaves are large and wide, oblate or heart- shaped, and rather thick and fleshy. The flowers are purple, larger than those of the common lilac, and produced in large and handsome clus- ters, which are very attrac- tive. In its habit of growth this species much resembles the common lilac. There is a form of oblata which produces white flowers. The pur- ple variety has been tested for several years at the Central Farm at Ottawa, and has been found quite hardy. Syringa Amurensis is a native of Manchur
. The Canadian horticulturist. Fruit Growers' Association of Ontario; Fruit-culture. LILACS. The leaves are large and wide, oblate or heart- shaped, and rather thick and fleshy. The flowers are purple, larger than those of the common lilac, and produced in large and handsome clus- ters, which are very attrac- tive. In its habit of growth this species much resembles the common lilac. There is a form of oblata which produces white flowers. The pur- ple variety has been tested for several years at the Central Farm at Ottawa, and has been found quite hardy. Syringa Amurensis is a native of Manchuria, China and Japan, and is common in the valley of the Amour. It was intro- duced in 1863. This shrub has a somewhat spreading habit and a grace- ful form, and grows to a height of from six to eight feet. The flowers are small, creamy white and produced in panicles of varied form, some being short and compact, others long and sparsely flowered. It usually blooms during the third week in June. This is a hardy and desirable species. Syringa Japonica. This is a native of Japan and was introduced to cultiva- tion in 1885. It is the latest in bloom- ing of all the lilacs and does not usually flower in Ottawa until the first week in. Fig. 1585.—S. vulgaris Alphonse Lavalle. July. The flowers are small, creamy white, and are produced in large dense clusters. They have a fragrance quite distinct from the ordinary lilac, remind- ing one of the hawthorn or the privet. The leaves are large and of a dark green color. This species grows taller than Syringa vulgaris and forms an attractive tree-like specimen. With a judicious selection of the species and varieties referred to one may have a succession of lilacs in bloom for from four to five weeks. Wm. Saunders. Ottawa 173. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work
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