LilacNewsletterVol. IX, No.4, April, 1983

INTERNATIONAL LILAC SOCIETY

INTERNA TlONAL LILAC SOCIETY is a non-profit corporationcomprised of individuals who share a particular interest, appre-ciation and fondness for lilacs. Through exchange of knowledge,experience and facts gained by members it is helping to promote,educate and broaden public understanding and awareness.

Articles printed in this publication are the views and opinions ofthe authorts) and do not necessarily represent those of the editoror the International Lilac Society. '

This publication, LILAC NEWSLETTER(formerly THE PIPELINE) is issuedmonthly. Back copies are available bywriting to the Internationallilac Society,c/o Mr. Charles Holetich, Royal BotanicalGardens, Box 399, Hamilton, Ontario,Canada. L8N 3H8. Please send 50 centsfor each copy requested.

President: Dr. Owen M. Rogers,University of New Hampshire, Dept. of Plant Science,Nesmith Hall, Durham, NH 03824

Secretary: Walter W. Oakes"Box 315, Rumford, Maine, 04276

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Editor: Ms. Mary C. Smith,Hte. 2, Bellevue, Iowa 52031

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LILACS

by Judith Hillstrom*

**Reprint

Does growing a "lilac tree" 12ique your senseof garden adventure? This is exactly what I intend.The iinage a 1I1ilac tree" presents is one of whimsyand artistry hand in hand - a smooth but gracefultrunk topped by a rounded crown of lacy plumes toscent the spring breeze. My purpose, however, indisciplining a young and flexible sapling into amature, flowering "tree" was not primarily for theaesthetic value a specimen of this sort lends tothe landscape. It was, instead, for a purelyfunctional reason - that of taming a rather bulky,yet beautiful, old-fashioned shrub to fit a smallcity garden and still leave room for companionplants.

In this horticultural adventure you are thecreator, the master in total control. With one eyetoward its future development and maturity, andthe other eye considering its present line and form,select a young lilac having the greatest "treell

potential. This means you will choose from amongthe nursery containers, a plant poses sing one strongcentral stern that is to be the trunk. Should thisstem have a latent curved quality, it is even more*Judith Hillstrom is a free lance writer whosearticles have appeared in American Horticulturist,Garden, Better Homes and Gardens Houseplants andFamily Food Garden.**This article is reprinted with permission fromthe American Horticultural Society.

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desirable. Remove all obtrusive stems and branches-those rising from the soil line and others that mayhave sprouted along the stem trunk you have selecte~If you buy a nursery-grown lilac there are a wealthof varieties from which to choose. When yourbudget is tight, or you enjoy starting from scratch,search around for a donor - an amicable neighboror generous, friend who will allow you to dig asmall plant from underneath the parent. This free-growing type ordinarily will be Syringa vulgaris,the common lilac and varieties thereof, theBulgarian wilding form which most domesticatedspecies descend.

The one drawback attributed to S. vulgarisis its enthusiastic sprouting of suckers severalfeet and, in some instances, several yards awayfrom the enlarging trunk. Ironically, it is becauseof the lilac's ability to produce suckers freely thatyour "lilac tree" becomes a reality and is able tomaintain a single, unencumbered trunk. I find itssuckering not a great deterrent, especially withimproved cultivars of S. vulgaris, as pale-shootsdo not push through the earth until several seasonsafter roots are established and then Dainly duringthe spring. When doing your gardening choresthese suckers are easy to raise by a yankingmotion and the aid of a sharp garden spade or long-bladed knife, which will sever them a few feet fromthe trunk.

In search of my sapling I crawled beneath thespreading limbs of Grandmother's ancient lilac,discovering the perfect candidate. I carried homea rather adolescent specimen, having a slightlyarching stem-trunk approximately an inch incircumference and already colored corky black.It had a self-formed crown of numerous small branchesand an overall height of four feet. This wasindeed a lucky happenstance since my selectionwanted no basic training, only an occasional nipping

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off of foliage buds along the trunk. As yearspassed, pruning the crown into a pleasing shapecombined with the need to remove suckers.

When there is no alternative but to choose aplantlet a little less developed, and you beginwith a limber whip, the initial step is to clipoff the terminal growing end. This will inducelateral buds to sprout in the formation of a "tree's"top. Techniques of bonsai may be loosely applied.By recruiting the use of heavy gauged wire to sculptcrown-branches and support the trunk, together withclipping and pinching foliage large and small, youare able to give your "lilac tree" a certain gracewithin a structured frame. However, lilacs dopossess a natural tendency toward a graceful formof their Own, drooping and curving at just the rightplaces.

Early, cool spring is an appropriate time fortransplanting. This permits the lilac's roots,which may have been injured and cut in the moving,a recuperative period before warm weather arrives.The common lilac does have the reputation ofestablishing itself on a minimum of roots and mostany type of soil. Once it is well-rooted, usuallyevident by the appearance of new growth, dig abalanced fertilizer around the plant. Old,established lilacs appreciate a dusting of limeover their roots every second year, and a scatteringof wood ash supplies the potash that furnishesbrighter color to the flowers.

Remember whe.n pruning, that blossoms appear onlast year's growth and in shaping a "lilac tree"some sacrifice of bloom is to be expected for thesake of the desired form. Not allowing fadedflowers to go to seed, which occurs rather quicklywith Syringa, and deadheading cause the plant'sstrength to return to manufacturing next season'sshow. Caution must be taken in snipping off oldblossom heads so as not to damage buds that are

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forming just behind.The lilac is an exceptionally hardy shrub,

partioularly the common lilac. I have seenevidence of its stalwart heritage on the IronRange in northern Minnesota where gnarled, lavende~clustered clumps survive at the stony foundation ofa cottage long dismantled. This is a plant rarelyattacked by insect or disease. It is said to beoccasional host to the lilac borer and oysterscale, although I have never been witness to thistendency. Powdery mildew is the usual offense,and though unsightly when it occurs in the highhunidity of late summer, it is harmless.

I'm certain that Grandmother's lilac is somesort of Syringa vulgaris, yet still I cling tosuspicions of its hav:Lng its share of hybrid blood.The flower color is not the pale lavender of thetrue common lilac but a vibrant, deep purple.Perhaps my imaginings are fanciful and unp rovc.n ,yet I enjoy believing my "lilc.c tree" is a descendentof the Rouen lilac. The genus Syringa is richhistorically and the Rouen lilac, the first knownhybrid, plays an important role. But let us beginat the beginning ...

Lilacs have perfumed and added beauty tocultivated gardens of the world for 300 years.Plant hunters brought the plant from Constantinopleduring the reign of Queen Elizf.\bet.h. Somewherearound the mid-1600's the Persian lilac, S. xpersica, was introduced to English gardens.Strangely enough, in its native homeland ofBulgaria the lilac led an unknown existence untiljust a century ago. Then, too, about 60 years agowildlings were found in Afghanistan as well aseastern Europe, India and far northern India.Studying these wild types makes it apparent towhat extent hybridization has altered and improvedSyringa, until today there are 24 species aRd morethan 500 cultivars, as compared to the original

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two species introduced to America in 1770.Around the late 18th century the second hybri~

a cross between the Persian and common lilacs,made its debut in the Rouen Botanic Garden.Known correctly as S. x chinensis, and commonlycalled Chinese lilac, its name refers to itshaving grown for a century within the 2,OOO-mileWa~l of China and gardens throughout the Far East.How it rooted there is a puzzle, hut the t.heory isthat aside from being domesticated in China itentered the Orient trade market by way of France orother European ports.

One French grower, most famous of all Syringabreeders, was Victor Lemoine of Nancy who startedhis work in 1850. Over many years he developedsingle, double and semi-double cultivc3rs and wasthe originator of a double white lilac, 'MadameLemoine', named for his wife. Hues and shadescredited to Lemoine range from light blue, azure-mauve and violet to soft magenta, pink, rose,deep red and purple red, claret to carmjne andpurple. A list of 100 lilacs suggested forAmerican and Canadian gardens, judged by theirsuperior performance, was found to include 75 fromthe Lemoine nursery.

In 1920 additional work on the lilac was doneat the Ottawa Experimental Farm under the auspicesof Miss Isabella Preston. The result was an inter-breeding of S. re£lexa with S. villosa, a new speci~from China, which culminated-in the later-bloominghybrid S. x prestoniae, a pink June-bloomer.

Syringas are now divided Lnt.o these groups;early, mid-blooming and late lilacs. The tablethat accompanies this article lists several of themore desirable species and cultivars within eachgroup.

As with many plants that have long been incultivation, the lilac has an interesting history.Botanists have discovered new species, and horti-

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culturists, gardeners and plantsmen have crossed,recrossed, selected and nurtured the syring asuntil there is a wealth of species and cultivars tochoose from. Whether you select a rare, exoticspecies or fashion a lilac tree from a commonsapling of Syringa vulgaris, consider a lilac foryour garden.

SELECTED LILAC SPECIES

Horticulturists divide Syringa species intofour groups according to their season of bloom.By selecting species and cultivars from each ofthe four groups, a gardener can have lilacs inbloom for at least five weeks, from early Maythrough mid June.

GROUP ONE:

These are the early bloomers. In U.S.D.A.Zone 6 they bloom about May 10, and the farthernorth one gardens the ~,ater the flowering -conversely, the farther south, the earlier.*Syringa oblata, an early lilac, bears dense, five-inch panicles of lilac-colored flowers. It hasattractive orange and red autumn foliage, the onlySyringa with this characteristic. Its buds maybe damaged by harsh winters. Cultivars with bothdouble and single flowers in shadec of pink, reddish-purple, mauve, magenta and white are available.S. oblata var. dilatata, a naturally occurringvariety with large,-lTTac-pink flower heads, isespecially attractive. U.S.D.A. Zone 4.*Syringa x hyacinthiflora (S. oblata x S. vulgaris),hyacinth lilac, alsolSan early bloomer. U.S.D.A.Zone 4.

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GROUP TWO:

These species and their cultivars blossomwith the common lilac, S. vulgaris, about 10 daysafter the plants in Group One, or approximatelyMay 20 in U.S.D.A. Zone 6.*Syringa vulgaris, cornmon lilac, bears beautifullyscented, lilEiC"colored blooms. It is a v i.qorousplant with about a 10-day blooming period. Whiteflowered 'Alba' is a popular and commonly seencultivar, but there are over 4CO other cultivars tochoose from in all colors and with both double andsingle flowers.*Syringa x chinensis (S. x persica x ~. vulgaris),Chinese lilac, also called Rouen lilac, reaches aheight of about 15 feet and bears purple or lilaccolored flowers. 'Saugeana' is a very attractivecultivar with deep-pink blossoms. U.S.D.A. Zone 3.*Syringa x persica (S. afghanica x S. laciniata),Persian lilac, bears-masses of lilac colored---flowers, almost to the point of hiding the foliageon plants that reach a height of 10 feet. U.S.D.A.Zone 5.*Syringa laciniata (formerly S. x persica. var.laciniata~cut-leaf lilac, bears finely textured,lobed foliage and tiny, pale-lilac, star-likeflowers. It makes an excellent accent plant.U.S .D.A. Zone 5.*Syringa pubescens, hairy lilac, is praised as themost fragrant lilac, although its flowers areperhaps not as loveli as the Chinese, Persian orcultivars of the common lilac. It is a six-footplant with pale-lilac flowers. U.S.D.A. Zone 6.*Syringa microphylla, littleleaf lilac, is a smallshrub with three-inch panicles of lilac coloredflowers. 'Superba' is a particularly at t ract i.vecultivar with deep-pink flowers. D.S.D.A. Zone 4.

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*Syringa patula, Manchurian lilac, bears 2~ toeight-inch panicies of lilac colored flowers onshrubby, IO-foot plants that are not particularlyattractive. V.S.D.A. Zone 4.*Syringa potaninii, Potanin lilac, bears loose,erect panicles of fragrant white to rose-purpleflowers on graceful shrubs that can reach a heightof 12 feet. V.S.D.A. Zone 6.*Syringa meyeri, Meyer's lilac, has four-inch-longpanicles of violet-purple flowers. It is anattractive dwarf shrub. U.S.D.A. Zone 6.*Syringa julianae, the julianna lilac, isdistinguished by-its fragrant flowers, pubescentleaves and four-inch, purple-lilac panicles offlowers. It is a six-foot shrub, V.S.D.A. Zone 6.

GROVP THREE:

These species bloom on or about June 5 inV •S .D.A. Zone 6.*Syringa x josiflexa {S.·josikaea x S. reflexa},an attractive hybrid wlth pendulous flowers:-Isavailable in several cultivars, including'Guinevere', with orchid-purple flowers; lIsabella'"ri th pink flowers; 'Audrey', a phlox-purple and'Hande', a rose fading to white.*Syringa x henryi {So josikaea x S. villosa},Henry lilac, bears Iarg:e;--dellcate, lavender topale-violet-purple plumes that, alas, lack thedelightful lilac fragrance.*Syringa villosa, late lilac, bears foot-longterminal panlC1.es of lilac or pinkish-white flowerson IO-foot plants.*Syringa josikaea, Hungarian lilac, is a toughplant with glossy foliage that is able to withstanddrastic pruning. Unfortunately, its lilac-violet

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flowers are not as attractive as some of the otherspecies.*Syringa reflexa, nodding lilac, bears drooping,seven-inch racemes of pinkish flowers that are notconsidered fragrant.*Syringa x swegiflexa (S. reflexa x S. sweginzowii),Swegiflexa lilac, lS perhaps better known in--Scandinavia. It bears long panicles of fragrant,coral-pink flowers.*Syringa emodi, Himalayan lilac, has six-inchpanicles of -lilac or whitish flowers.*Syringa komarowii, komarof lilac, bears noddingpanicles of lilac colored flowers.*Syringa sweginzowii, Chengtu lilac, bears lilaccolored panicles of fLowe rs on plar..tsthat canreach a height of 10 feet.*Syrin~tomentella, felty lilac, has leaves thatare pubescent underneath and bear seven-inchpanicles of lilac and whitish flowers.*Syringa wolfii, wolf lilac, bears one-foot paniclesof lilac colored flowers.*Syringa yunnanensis, Yunnan lilac, bears pinkflowers in six-inch panicles on plants that canreach a height of 10 feet.GROUP FOUR:

This last group of lilac species blooms aroundJune 15 in U.S.D.A. Zone 6, much later than manypeople expect to see lilac in bloom.*Syringa pekinensis, Pekin lilac, bears six-inchpanicles of yellowIsh-white f Lowe rs and will reach aheight of about 15 feet.*Syringa reticulata, Japanese tree lilac, is a smalltree that reaches i height of about 15 feet and beamfoot-long panicles of yellowish-white flowers.

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SOURCE LIST:

Syringa vulgaris, French cultivars only:

Inter-state Nl1Tseries, Hamburg, IA 51644Gurney's Seed and Nursery Company, Yankton, SD57079J.E. Miller Nurseries, Inc., Canandaigua, NY14424

The following sources list several speciesand cultivars of Syring~.W. Atlee Burpee Company, Warminster, PA 18991Carroll Gardens, P.O. Box 310, Westminster, MD21157Wayside Gardens Company, Hodges, SC 29695,catalogue $1.00 deductible.White Flower Farm, Litchfield, CT 06759, cataloguesubscription, which includes a spring and falledition of The Garden Book and a Christmascircular, $5.00, deductible.

Individuals with a special interest in lilacswill want to join the International LilacSociety, Inc. Membership dues are $7.50. Formore information write the International LilacSociety, Inc., Box 315, Rumford, ME 04276.

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After reading Judith Hillstrom's article inthe AMERICAN HORTICULTURIST, and another writtenabout her in the MINNESOTA HORTICULTURIST, Iasked her to write something for the LilacNews Lett.e r , Following is her answer and someinsight into her philosophy.

Editor

VISITING WITH JUDITH

by Judith Hillstrom1858 Benson Avenue

Saint Paul, MN 55116

What would you think if, as a conversation-opener, one began, "Hy handicap is something-or-other. vJhat's your's?" What if I would tellyou my handicap is cerebral palsy? What is ahandicap? Does this word seem just a bitmysterious; does it conjure up, for you, a myriadof affliction -- some of greatest severity whileothers may be less restrictive? And you arecorrect in all your prescriptions for it is aworld of expansive proportions. Lately, only isit that I have heard the word 'handicap' definedthus. A handicap, the explanation went, is theinability (or refusal) to use one's capabilitiesto the fullest. Such a concept I especially likebecause, thinking now, from this perspective it isindeeed a world with wide perimeters -- a worldof which we all are members.

Viewed in this manner the mystery loses itsshadiness and becomes a familiar aspect ineveryone's life. Is there not something we wouldall like to do better? Whenever I am asked howI write, or how I garden, my answer is that Itype with one hand as the other does not work,

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and gardening is simply a matter of doing whatneeds to be done. This is not meant to be a flipreply, though on second thought it does seemso, but it merely tells the facts. Everyone,to some extent, utilizes this principle in living.It is what an individual accomplishes each inhis own way. For the disabled, it is in under-standing our own built-in uniqueness and differencesabout which only we have intimate knowledge;which only we can devise creative and imaginativeways to overcome.

As gardeners, as with any aspect of our life,we must consider our special means of maneuveringand make the required adjustments. To give oneexample, tools are fashioned for the majority,and yet with thoughtful alterations they willaccomodate our needs too. Hanual tools may beequipped with extra long handles for greatermobility, or when a long space is requiredaround which to bend a more usable arm whenhands are ill-coordinated, this affo~ds anextended reach. Or, attach short handles when itis better to sit, kneel or crawl. It is a matterof modification, or adaptation, of taming theworld to one's disability.

My own problem is that of motor impairmentwherein messages sent from my brain do not comeclearly through to the physical movements. Itmight be called a short circuit of sorts involvingmuch involuntary movement. In other words, itshows! This showing, this very fact of 'beingdifferent' and doing things differently maybecome a deterrent in living as one might desire.Then it is that a disability becomes a truehandicap; when we allow the concern for appearancesto be a restrictive factor. I dislike labels,only because this is not the whole of us. Onthe inside we all are kin. On the inside, thisis where the real work begins, within one's ownhead. It is an attitude and it is a choice.

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Will we hide in seclusion from a less than perfectworld or turn that world to our advantage bychoosing an active, fulfilled life according to ourindividual capabilities.

The growing of plants can be enjoyed byeveryone. A plant is alive and in the nurturingyou become both master and slave. What great:adveri tur-e merely to watch at a window, to growalong with a tree planted on a special day,whe re seasons change and the accomplishment ofleaf, twig, and bough is a personal triumph.Training a "lilac tree" is made fer such adventuresin watching. Syringa vulgaris is a stalwartspecies in M.innesota. Its progression of bloomcan be followed journeying northward from SaintPaul, where lavender tresses fragrant mid-May .evenings, to the Minnesota-Canadian border whereit blossoms in mid-July.

Not only did my grandfather plant plants,he planted things more lasting. He plantedideals which are growing, still. My grandfatherbelieved when something cannot be accomplished inwhat is considered the 'normal manner' -- thereis another way. Just as a garden may havemany paths, meandering to and fro, all we needdo is discover that specific one leading ustoward our destination. I think, now, of a friend+o whom I assured that I would try, and he ariswe redthat we must never say 'try' as trying leavesroom for failure. We must work at it -- we mustdo, he said, for it is then we discover that newpath. By the wisdom of these two -- the old andthe young -- a philosophy is sown. It speaks ofusing our innate imaginations, that mysticalgerminating of our minds. It encourages us toseek a new, a uniquely personal unexplored path.It promises that with perseverance the difficultis made possible. It is a philosophy that asksfor haru work; all worthwhile growth does. Togrow in this way is to celebrate life. Where bette rto celebrate than a garden.

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HAVEMEYER'S 'GLORY' , WHAT A NAME

by R. B. Clark, Meredith, NHDecember 1982

Humpty Dumpty said, speaking about un-birthdays, that when he used a word "it means justwhat I choose it to mean -- neither more norles s" . The word, of course, was 'glory' by whichhe meant 'A nice knockdown argument'. Havemeyer,naming one of his seedlings, used the term 'glory'in the conventional sense, meaning 'magnificence'or 'resplendent beauty'. The word is derivedfrom the Latin gloria, the same name we give toour daughters, and it occurs again and again inChristian liturgy.

Since glory is an abstract noun, it mightconceivably be stretched to Humpty Dumpty's usage.Let us, rather, turn to Scripture and then toEnglish literature to find its truer .mcaning.Verses 4 and 5 of David's psalm 8 read:What is a man, that thou are mindful of him? and

the son of man,that thou visitest him?For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels,end hast crowned him with glory and honor.

Wordsworth in his ode to Imitations ofImmorality, stanza 5, avers:The soul that rises with us, our life's star,Hath had elsewhere its setting,And cometh from afar:Not in entire forgetfulness,And not in utter nakedness,But trailing clouds of glory do we comeFrom God, who is our home.

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And again in stanza 10:Though nothing can bring back the hourOf splendor in the grass, or glory in the flower.

"Glory", said C.S. Lewis in a sermon preachedin 1941, "suggests two ideas to me ...either (it)means fame, or it means luminosity." Horti-culturally it denotes beauty exceeding that ofSolomon's raiments.

Now Mr. Havemeyer raised a good many seedlings-- exceptional seedlings, and he named about adozen dark-toned ones: one for his sister-in-law,~arah Sands', another for his neighbor's wife,'Mrs. W.E. Marshall', and for other friends, alsoone for an African tribe, 'Zulu', one for utterdarkness, 'Night'. But the supreme epithet, Iam persuaded, he reserved for 'Glory'.

The late E. Lowell Kammerer of The MortonArboretum made the following observations in 1961:"Extremely large, single, reddish-purple flowersfeature this vigorous late-blooming Havemeyerintroduction. The florets of unusual size areproduced in large, open clusters. Develops intoa tall, open-growing bush."

Mr. Havemeyer used to carry in his pocket atwenty dollar gold piece (comparable in size toour fifty cent piece), and John Hergenberger,superintendent of Cedar Hill Nursery underHavemeyer claimed that the 'Glory' floret exceededthe diameter of the $20 gold piece.

The fancy names of lilac cultivars is aworthwhile pursuit because it brings deeperappreciation to lilacs themselves. Other lilacswhich bear the name of glory are 'Gloire de LaRochelle', 'Gloire de Moulins', Ellwanger andBarry's 'Glory of Mount Hope', Victor Lemoine's'Gloire de Lorraine', Wilke's I Ruhm von Horstenstein'J.D. Maarse's 'Gloire d'Aalsmeer', and Castle's

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'Violet Glory'. Chionodoxa is called "glory ofthe snow", while Ipomoea .is the "morning glory".

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THINGS ARE GOOD AND GETTING BET'J'ER

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Hrs. Stenlund wrote Walter Oakes the followingletter. In a telephone interview he learned fromher that they are trying to keep a list ofvarieties available from suckers so that we canknow what they have available.

I feel it's time to bring the I.L.S. up todate on our programs in "remote" Washington - weare about 2. mile west of 1-5 at Woodland - wehave signs on the hiway both north and south -and through town.

We want everyone to know that we "love"company.

Donations at the gardens were about $7000last year. Tours are on a donation basis. $5000of donations was spent on the building of therest room facilities along with donated labor.

We are opening the public restrooms thisyear (that may not be much to some people, but wehave about 35 members and we support this projectin opening lilac week), a green sale in December,a breakfast in February and Lilac sales wheneverwe can dig, which has been all season this year.

We are also arranging for a survey of thetop 10 lilacs in the collection with a check-offlist for visitors to note. They will notnecessarily only be Klager introductions.

We are not promoting getting new varietiesbecause, if we preserve what Hulda Klager started,we have to utilize all our available space.However, Max Peterson did send me some plants thatI appreciate and did have room for them.

We have about 3 acres in lilacs now - 2 acresin nursery plants ready to sell.

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The museum is open for 2 weeks in Nay atthe height of the blooming but the garden isopen year around. We have a paid gardener for10 months of the year and if we have plants, wesell them at any time.

We keep our varieties listed and separate asmuch as possible so people will get the varietythey desire.

This is an open invitation to our easternmembers of the Lilac Society.

Mrs. Edith StenlundGarden SupervisorHulda Klager Lilac Society

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NEW LILAC FESTIVAL - 1983 - AT NIAGARA

Our Centennial Lilac Gardens will be ready ferviewing this May. This year marks the first"Lilac Time At Niagara" - May 21 - May 31, 1983.

Representative from the International LilacSociety visited the site several years ago, andwere excited about the lilac development;

I thought you would be interested in ourprogress, and of course, everyone is invited tothe event.

Personal regards from a fellow member,G.W. DalbySuperintendent of Parks.Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada

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INTERNATIONAL LILAC SOCIETY

12TH ANNUAL CONVENTION12 - 15 May 1983

Madison, Wisconsin

r PROGRAM RESUME

The program for the 12th Annual Conventionhas been designed to allow a maximum of time forvisiting with lilacs and lilac friends. Bykeeping the convention simple, it is hoped thatthere will be enough flexibility to adjust majorsegments according to the dictates of the weather.

Paper sessions will include:1. An introduction to the Longenecker Horti-cultural Gardens - Professor Edward R. Hasselkus,Kenneth W. Wood (see previous issue of the LilacNewsletter for details.)2. Lilac breeders of the Upper Midwest;

Pt.I, Edward J. Gardner of Horicon, Wisconsin -Walter Eickhorst

Pt. II, Dr. A.H. Lemke of Wausau, Wisconsin -Freek Vrugtman3. Lilac propagation;

Pt.I, Lilacs at the McKay Nursery - BernardFourrier

Pt. II, Tissue culture of woody ornamentals -Professor Brent H. McCown

Two afternoon visits to the University ofWisconsin Arboretum are planned. There will bea conducted tour of the lilac collection followedby opportunities to tour, with a guide or on yourown, other areas of the Arboretum. Participantsmay wish to visit the rest of the horticulturalarea; the Arboretum's mesic forests where springflcwers should be blooming; or one or both of

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Arboretum's prairies where early prairie. flowerswill be in bloom and prairie ecology will bediscussed. (see previous Lilac Newsletter fordescription of the Arboretum's natural areas.)

In addition to the above activities, regularconvention events such as board meetings, theannual meeting and the awards banquet will be apart of the program. And of course, severaldozen lilac cuttings already await the annuallilac auction. More are on the way. Thehospitality room will be equipped with a self-contained projector for sharing members' slidesof lilacs and I.L.S. Events.

We hope many I.L.S. members from across thecontinent are planning to be in Madison to makethis another interesting convention.

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Kenneth W. Wood,Convention Coordinator.

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MADISON AREA MAP

INTERNATIONAL LILAC SOCIETY12TH ANNUAL CONVENTION

DIRECTIONS TO THE CONVENTION

CONVENTION PARTICIPANTS ARRIVING BY C~R FROM THE WEST OR SOUTHWEST M~YWISH TO ENTER THE CITY VI~ UNIVERSITY AVENUE OR NAKOM~ ROAD/MoNROE STREET,RESPECTIVELY. THOSE ~RRIVING ON INTERSTATE 90-94 FROW. THE NORTHWEST MAYLEAVE THE INTERSTATE ON HIGHW~Y 12 AT BARABOO AND APPROACH MADISON VIA THEBELTLINE FROM THE WEST; OR THEY MAY WISH TO ENTER MADISON FROM HIGHWAY 151,EAST WASHINGTON AVENUE. FROM MILWAUKEE (1-94) STAY ON HIGHWAY 30 TO Eo

~ WASHINGTON AVE. OR PACKERS AVE. FROM CHICAGO (1-90) TAKE HIGHWAYS 12 & 18,~l THE BELTLINE, TO OLIN AVENUE OR PARK STREET.I

MADISON, BEING LOCATED ON ANISTHMUS, HAS MANY STREETS WHICHMEET AT UNUSUAL ANGLES. MANY AREONE-WAY. INQUIRE PROMPTLY AT THEFRIEDRICK CENTER ABOUT OBTAININGA PARKING PERMIT.

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