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Syringa (To the species and varieties)

To the species and varieties described on pp. 536-7, Vol. III., the following should now be added:

S. Emodi aurea (golden). This only differs from the type in having the leaves blotched with dull yellow. 1886.

S. pekinensis (Pekin). l. opposite; petioles and midrib blackish-purple. Branchlets slender, velvety, dark red. North China, 1886. A very bushy shrub or small tree. SYN. Ligustrina pekinensis.

S. p. pendula (pendulous). This only differs from the type in its "weeping" habit.