Botanical

Name

English Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

Symphoricarpos race-mosus

Snow Berry

1

4-6

Pink

July

5. An upright shrub, valued for its waxy, showy berries in autumn. Very effective in masses in the shrubbery border. A. D.G.

Symphoricarpos vulgaris

Indian Currant

1

4

Pink

July

S. A useful shrub for covering banks and dry spots. It is spreading in habit and its long, slender branches bend gracefully towards the ground. In autumn and winter it is covered with racemes of currant-like fruit. A. D. G.

Symphoricarpos vulgaris var. variegatus

Variegated-leaved Indian Currant

1

3-4

Pink

July

S. A variety of the preceding with leaves slightly variegated with white. A. E. G.

Symphytum officinale var.variegatum

Comfrey

4

3

Yellow

June & July

Leaves divided and margined with white; of easy culture in any soil.

Symplocus cratasgoides

1

6-8

White

May

S. Foliage dull green, branches spreading; flowers bell-shaped, in small panicles. Valued for its ornamental amethyst-blue fruits in autumn. Plant among other shrubs. A. E. G.

Syringa japonica

Japanese Tree-lilac

1

20-30

White

June & July

T. A pyramidal tree with upright branches and large pale green leaves. Its panicles of flowers are often more than a foot long. It is rapid in growth, very hardy and useful in shelter belts, as well as for its ornamental character. A.D.G.

Syringa josiksea

Chionanthus-leaved Lilac

1

8-10

Violet

June

S. An upright shrub with stout branches and large, deep green, rough foliage. It is valued most for its late blooming season. A. G.

Syringa pekinensis

1

10-15

Yellow-white

June

T. A rapidly growing small tree or shrub with glossy dark foliage and slender, recurving branches. Flowers in large panicles at the ends of the branches. Good in shelter belts, among shrubs, in the border or as a single specimen on lawns. A. D.G.

Syringa persica

Persian Lilac

1

6-8

Pale lilac

May & June

S. A pretty variety with small leaves and rather small, loose panicles of flowers. Very pretty among other shrubs. A. E.G.

Syringa persica var. alba

White Persian Lilac

1

6-8

White

May & June

S. Similar In growth to the preceding. A. E.G.

Syringa persica var. la-ciniata

Cut-leaved Persian Lilac

1

5-6

Pale lilac

May & June

S. Dwarfer and slower in growth than the type. Leaves deeply cut. A. E. G.