The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-25
LuACS.

ringas. and the shrub commonly
known as syringa Ia called Philadel-
phus. There are some $50 varieties
Of lilacs In cultivation. and new ones
are being added to the list yearly.
New varieties are produced from
seeds.
At the Brandon Experiment Sta
ton in Manitoba there is a fine hedge
Of li!acs. There is quite a variation
in the bushes. Some are dwarfish
and some are strong. The super,n-
tendent said there was also quite a
diversity among the flowers. many
" them varied from the parent. II
these had been sorted out perhaps half
a dozen new kinds could have been
added to the list of varieties. In the
East we noted quite a variation in
seedlings raised from the Nillosa. Here
at York We are engaged in original
ing new varieties.
different GrOups.
There are the small and narrow
leaved varieties. Three OF these belong
To the Persian family. The purple
Persian is very hardy and Is a much
surer boomer than the Old common
lilac. The white Persian has small.
delicate branches covered with pink
ish white flowers. There is also the
eXquisitely delicate cut leaved Per-
sian with purplish flowers. As a shrub
this is very beautiful. Unfortunately,
:; is no: always hardy Then We have
the Rotlonagensis. which is also
called the Rouen. because the cross
between the purple and the old Nul.
garis was made at Rouen. France. Thi'
closely resembles the Persian. except
that the leaves are IA little wider. |,
IL one OF the hardest and most popular
FOR the great bleak Northwest. The
white Rouen has a purplish white
flower. This Is somewhat tricky. Some
years it will have pink blossoms.
one season l noted three twigs OF
one branch, two had white and TIT
other pink flowers. one year ! no
t!ced the whole collection wore pini
instead OF white. Nurserymen arr
blamed for sending them out wheI
they are not responsible for freaks o
this variety. They generally. however
are true to name. In this group als'
tntTt Is the Slbti Adh 10 "'s
closely resembles the Rouen. This
one Of the hardest and gives beautiful
masses OF bloom.
This group does not spread r
stolens or root sprouts like the com
mon sorts, but the clumps sprea'
out like currant bushes. They car b.
pulled apart and a stem with a SINAI
piece OF root will grow. II the roo
is small the stem should be cut bacl
TO six inches when planted. A three
year-old plant will often produce
dozen II treated In this way. In tw
years these sprouts will make goo
bushes TO set out.
The summer Blooming Group.
At our experiment station here !
York we nave all these varieties grow
ing and are we'll pleased with then
The common kinds are so often in
iured by late frosts that we ann
expect blooms oftener than once l
three or four years. while these bloor
so late they escape all the frosts an
are often covered with glorious mar
ties OF splendor. They arr not quit
as rich in varied colors as the larg
Vulearis family. yet they are charm
ing additions to the wealth OF on
gardens. .
They are unique In appearance, wit
large leaves that would hardly b
taken for lilacs unless seen when
bloom: then their rich foliage an
bountiful blossoms make them yer
attractive.
Emodi IL from the Himalayas, tn
home Of many Of our shrubs. Thi
has very large leaves and Is somewha
coarse in growth. Its lowers are pal
purple, often In great p~rofusion.
have received three sorts under TIL
name from France. The one just dc
scribed, also one Of slower growt
and smaller leaves. then the varie
gated form, which Is Of great beaut,
These three are not perfectly hard.
The varigated variety needs wrappin
in winter. Several Eastern nursery
men send out Emodi for Villosa, while
il entirely different and much hardie
OF over ffty kinds which we hay
tested only the Emodi and cut leave
Persian are tender; all the others d
well anywhere in the West and Nortf
west.