. Lawns and gardens. How to plant and beautify the home lot, the pleasure ground and garden . late leaves and numerous golden-yellow flowers latein spring. These are fine in groups of three or more or assingle specimen plants on the lawn. All are excellent forplanting in rocky places. Lilac, Syringa.—The lilacs are the most popular of all?flowering shrubs. None are more useful in ornamentalgardening. The common lilac (8. vulgaris) had originally lilacor pale violet flowers, but is now found in innumer-able varieties both single and double. The pure whitevariety is oue of the best of these. Nex
. Lawns and gardens. How to plant and beautify the home lot, the pleasure ground and garden . late leaves and numerous golden-yellow flowers latein spring. These are fine in groups of three or more or assingle specimen plants on the lawn. All are excellent forplanting in rocky places. Lilac, Syringa.—The lilacs are the most popular of all?flowering shrubs. None are more useful in ornamentalgardening. The common lilac (8. vulgaris) had originally lilacor pale violet flowers, but is now found in innumer-able varieties both single and double. The pure whitevariety is oue of the best of these. Next come : the large-flowered white, alba grand iflora ; Charles X., with reddishpurple flowers; cceridea, of a bright bluish color; violaeea,deep violet, a fine form ; and gramdiflora, with bright pur-plish-red flowers in large panicles. They flower in spring. The Chinese lilac (S. Chinensis) is a much lower shrub,about four feet high, with small ovate-lanceolate leaves and Ornamental Shrubs. 247 compound panicles of bright lilac flowers in June. Thisis a very neat and beautiful FIQ. 114.—CHINESE LILAC (SYRIIMGA CHINENSIS1. Japanese lilac (S. Japonicd).—A handsome plant withoblong-ovate, acuminate leaves and large, terminal clustersof creamy-white flowers. Large shrub of a robust habit,flowering late in June. Persian lilac (S. Perskd).—This is a small shrub withlanceolate, or sometimes pinnatiful. leaves and loose, ter-minal clusters of puiple-lilac or white flowers in fine and graceful. Hungarian lilac () has inferior flowers, late inJune, but it is a robust ami vigorous shrub, very leafy andornamental in summer.—The use of lilacs in shrubberiesand groups is universal. The smaller kinds are exception-ally fine for specimens on the lawn. 248 Ornamental Shrubs. Privet, Ligustrum.—The privets are almost evergreen,and have the appearance of evergreen shrubs in are generally grown in hedges and growing privet as an
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