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LilacNewsletter

Vol. XI, No.2, February, 1985

INTERNATIONAL LILAC SOCIETY

INTERNATIONAL 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 author(s) 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,clo Mr. Charles Holetich, Royal BotanicalGardens, Box 399, Hamilton, Ontario,Canada. L8N 3H8. Please send 50 centsfor each copy requested.

President: Thomas N. Chieppo,P.O. Box 164New Haven, Connecticut 06501-0164

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

Treasurer: Mrs. Marie Chaykowski4041 Winchell Road, Mantua, Ohio 44255Editor: Charles D. Holetich,c/o R.B.G., Box 399,Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3H8INTERNA TlONAL LILAC SOCIETY,William A. Utley, Ex. Vice-Pres.,Grape Hill Farm, Devereaux Rd., Clyde, NY 14433

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IMPORTANT MESSAGE <TO ALL T. L.S.'MEMBERS

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COME AND CELEBRATE OUR 14~H ANNUAL MEETING.PARTICIPATE IN OUR LECTURES ON LILAC EVALUATION, DISEASERESEARCH, WHILE TOURING THE LOUISA CLARK SPENCER LILACCOLLECTION OF THE BROOKLYN BOTANIC GARDEN. OUR AUCTIONAND hWAP~S BANQUET PROMISE TO BE AS ENJOYABLE AS ALWAYS.SO DON'T HESITATE MAIL IN YOUR REGISTRATION FEE ANDPHONE IN YOUR HOTEl. RESERVATION TODAY. MORE INFORMATIONABOUT PROGRAM ITINERARY NEXT MONTH; SEE YOU THEN.

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PLANT MATERIAL'DON'ATED ,FOR 1985LL.S. AUCTION ~'MAY 18th

Syringa No.chinensis -gtomente11a 2microphylla 3

Color

Syringa vulgaris'DUC DE MASSA' 4'MME ANTOINE BUCHNER' 6'LEON GAMBETTA' 2'KATHERINE HAVEMEYER' 4'PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT' 4'MACROSTACHYA' 7'MONTAIGNE' 10

DIllD VD IVD VS VIIS VD V

'EDITH CAVELL''LUDWIG SPAETH''FIRMAMENT''PRESIDENT GREVY''BLEUATRE''PRESIDENT LINCOLN '.'DR. CHARLES JACOBS''LILAROSA''HIPPOLYTE MARRINGER''CHARLES X''LUCIE BALTET''PRIMROSE''VOLCAN''SENSATION''CATHERINE BUCHNER''CAPITAINE BALTET''DAWN''PRISCILLA''SARAH SANDS'

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33322718112363114246

D IS VIISIllDIllSIllSIllS VIIS VD IVS VIS VD IS VIIS VIID 1S VIS IVS VIS VII

Mr. and Mrs. Utley donated a large portion of theselilacs. RBG donated 51 cultivars, but unfortunatelymany were winter killed. We would appreciate moredonations, including rare varieties, species andHavemeyer Introduction: Please let me know if youbelieve you can donate plants for the auction, I wouldlike to compile a list for the membership.

Daniel K. RyniecBrooklyn Botanic Garden1000 Washington Ave.Brooklyn, NY 11225

Note: If you wish that the picture of lilac cultivar(s)brought by you f'or the auction is shown on the screen,then send me the list, so that I may bring with me theappropriate slides.

Charles Holetich

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MY SEMINAR AT UKIAH

The city of Ukiah California has its own lilacsparkplug in the person of 85 year young Mrs. LeilaRomer. Through the years she has been instrumental inpromoting lilacs in this beautiful N.California city,finally convinced me to go up there to present aseminar on lilacs. Tita and I flew up to San Franciscoon March 20, 1984 where we were picked up at the air-port by Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Manning, had lunch atFishermans Wharf then headed for Ukiah, passing throughwine country and arriving in time for dinner at Ukiah'sfinest restaurant. The following morning after break-fast we headed for Garden House, to set up for thelecture. The seminar started at 1 p.m. with the mayor,Chamber president, Ukiah officials, faculty andstudents of the university, members of the Ukiah andsurrounding cities' Garden Clubs and the press inattendance. The seminar consisted of a talk for twohours, an hour of slides followed by a question andanswer period. One can always recognize the interestgenerated by listening to the question and answerperiod.

Mrs. Romer's daughter and son-in-law Mr. and Mrs.John Parducci invited us to a sumptuous dinner at theirhome, adjacent to their vineyard and winery. Thefollowing morning we were picked up by Mrs. Vivian Finnethe program chairman, taken on a tour of the variouslilac gardens-M.rs. Romer's, Mannings I, stipps' etc.then to dinner at the Stamp Club (my second hobby). Wespent the night at the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs.Lloyd Osborne who returned us to the San Francisco air-port the following morning.

The trip was well worth the time and effort.Because it is so difficult to return to the same areathe course on lilacs had to be condensed and the materialreduced to em outline so that roost of the groundcovered would be included in the time alloted. The

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novices were indoctrinated and 'those with lilacexperience gained additional knowledge to carryonwith their work. This missionary work is one of themost important functions of the Internat,ional LilacSociety.

Dr. Joel Margaretten

WHO WAS CHARLES JOLY?

By Robert B. Clark, Neredith NH

Lemoine's double reddish lilac 'Charles Joly'continues to be offered by nurserymen and planted byhome owners and gardeners eighty-eight years after itsintroduction. Has the lilac outlived the reputation ofthe man for whom it commemorates? Two or three yearsago I was bold enough to ask" "who was Charles Joly?"Today I am happy to report a tidbit about his life andfame. For this information I am indebted to my latefriend Bernard Harkness, second president of our Society,who left these notes in the Lilac Society's archives.

Charles Joly was born at Nancy in 1818. He tookhis degree in medicine which he practiced in the UnitedStates. Upon his return to France he operated the hotel"DuBois de Boulogne" which he surrounded with ornateflower borders. His interest in horticulture includedmembership in horticultural societies and he was electedhonorary vice-president of the National HorticulturalSociety of France. Additionally he was lnterested inheating systems and one of his devices was marketedunder his name. This information is taken from hisobituary notice published in Revue Horticole,September 1, 1902. ---

,Herewith Bernie's remarks: "So versatile andenergetic a Nancy native quite fittingly has had hisname made well known by the 1896 introduction of theLemoine Nursery. It is one of the best knowncommercially of the double reddish purple varieties."

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HIGHLAND PARK LILAC COLLECTION

The complete name of the collection is MonroeCounty Parks Arboretum-Highland Park Lilac Collection.It is administered from the Monroe County ParksDepartment offices located at 375 Westfall Road,Rochester, New Yo rk , 14620.

John Dunbar,a young Scottish Horticulturist,started the Highland Park Lilac collection in 1892 witha small planting of lilacs in a corner of Highland Park.In 1898, suprised Rochester officials estimated thatover 3,000 visitors were attracted to the blooms. Thiswas a real tribute to the lilacs as no announcement hadheralded the display. With an enthusiatic communitybehind him, Mr. Dunbar and his successors increasedthe lilac collection to its present size covering 22acres. The collection includes many of the varietiesdating back to colonial origins, as well as the mostrecent introductions. The tradition of their popularityhas grown spontaneously and is demonstrated vividly eachyear at Lilac Time in Rochester, when thousands ofvisitors from all sections of the United States andCanada come to view the collection with approximately450 lilac (taxa) varieties, displayed by more than1600 shrubs.

The collection is open to public from dawn to dark.Majority of lilacs will bloom between May l5 and June1st. You may check on state of bloom by phoning(716) 244-4640 or write for further informationto:

Robert E. Hoepfl, Superintendent of Horticultureor to James W. Kelly, Taxonomist, at the address

indicated above.

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·MONROE COUNTY PARKS ARBORETUM

HIGHLAND PARK LILAC COLLECTION:

Syringa chinens1sf. alba

cv. Bicolorcv. LeTroyesf. met ens Is

cv. Orchid Beautycv. President Hayes

f. saugeanacv. Steencruysll

S. x diversifolia cv. Nouveaucv. Wm. H. Judd

S. 'emodiS. x Henry x tomentella cv. Prairia!S. x hyacinthiflora cultivars

Al ice EastwoodAssessippiBerryerBuffonCatinatCharles NordineChurchi IIClarke's GiantClaude BernardDaphne PinkDescartesDr. ChadwickEsther StaleyEvangelineExcelFenelonFraserGertrude Les lie.Grace,Hazel OpperJewelKate SessionsLamartineLavender LadyLouvoisMay DayMirabeauNokomisNorah

Old FashionedPascalPeggyPink CloudPink Spray

'PocahontasRoyal PurpleScotiaSister JustenaSplendorSunmer Skies

.Swarthmor eTom TaylorTurgotVau5an

S. x josiflexa cv. Minuetcv. Redwinecv. Royal ty

S. jul ianaecv. George Eastman

S. komarovi iS. laciniataS. laciniata x pinnatifoliaS. meyeriS. m Ic rophy IIa

cv. SuperbaS. x nanceiana cv. FlorealS. oblata

var. di latatacv. Annabelcv. Cheyenne

S. pekinensisf. pendula

S. x persicaf. alba

S. pinnatifol iaS. x prestoniae cultivars

AliceCalpurniaCharmianDonald WymanHandelHeclaHiawathaNikeProphecyUrsula

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S. reflexa f. albaS. retlculata

var. faurelva~ mandschurlca

S. rhodopeaS. x skinneriS. sweginzowii f. albida

cv. Lark Songf. superba

So tomentellaS. velutlna

cv. Miss KimS. vi llosa

cVo AureaS. villosa x sweginzowii tv. HedinS.vulgarisS. vulgaris f. albaSo vulgaris cultivars

Adelaide DunBarAdmiral FarragutAgincourt' BeautyA Iba V I rg "j na 1 isAllison GrayAlphonse LavaleeA. M. BrandAmethystAmoenaAnna Elizabeth JacquetAnna NicklesAnne TigheArthur Will iam PaulAstraAucubaefo IiaAureaAzurea PlenaBelle de NancyBerangerBeth TurnerBetty OpperBicentennialBicolorBishop Bernard Me QuaidBleuatreBlue Del ightBogdan ChmelnickiBoussaingaultCalvin C. LaneyCapitaine BaltetCapitainePerraultCarmenCarol iCavourC. B. Van Nes

ChamplainCharlemagneCharles BaltetCharles JolyCharles XCharlotte MorganCharmChrisChristophe ColombCity of longviewCity of Olympia ~.~ClaraClara CochetClaude Ie LorrainCoerulea SuperbaColbertCo Ima riens isCol. Wm. R. PlumComte Adrien de MontebelloComte de KerchoveComte Horace de ChoiseulComtesse Horace de ChoiseulCondo rce t 'CongoCorinnetrepesculeCroix de BrahyDame BlancheDawnDecaisneDe CroncelsDe HumboldtDe JussieuDe MiribelDe SaussureDesfontainesDianeDiderotDi 11 iaDiplomateDownfield.Dr. Charles Jacobs"Dr. Edward Mott MooreDr. LindleyDr. LemkeDr. Ma illotDr. MastersDr. NobbeDr. Troyanowsky

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Or. von RegelDresden ChinaDuc de MassaDwight D. EisenhowerEdlth CavellEdmond AboutEdmond BoissierEdouard AndreEdward J. GardnerEkenholmEllen WillmottEmi I LiebigEmi Ie Gent"Eml Ie LemoineErzherzog JohannFarrionensisFirmamentFlore PlenaFlower CityFrancisque MorelFrau Bertha DammannFrau Wi Ihelm Pf ltzerFr-eder l ck Doug las sFritzFuerst BuelowFuerst LiechtensteinGaudichaudGeant des Batail1esGeheimrat HeyderGehefmrat SingelmannGeneral DrouotGeneral Elwell S. OtisGeneral Grant .General John PershIngGeneral SheridanGeneral ShermanGeorge EllwangerGeorge W. AldridgeGeraldine SmithGiganteaGloire d'AalsmeerGloire de La RochelleGloire de LorraineGloire de MoulinsGloryGodronGrace OrthwaiteGrand Due ConstantinGuizotHallelujahHenri MartinHenry Wadsworth LongfellowHenry Ward BeecherHerman EilersHippolyte Maringer

Hiram ~. EdgertonHugo KosterHyazlnthenfliederJacques Ca IIotJames BoothJames StuartJan Van TolJane DayJean BartJean MaceJeanne d'ArcJessie GardnerJoan DunbarJonkheer G. P. Van TetsJules FerryJules SimonJul ien GerardinJustiKate Harl inKatherine HavemeyerKingsvi lleKonigin LuiseKrassavica MoskvyLamarck "Langui s ;Le GauloisLemoinei 'Le NotreLeon GambettaLeon SimonLeopold IILilarosaLinneLucie BaltetMacrostachyaMadeleine LemaireMagellanMaiden's BlushMarc Michel iMarechal de BassompierreMarechal FochMa recha I LannesMargaret OpperMarie FinonMarie LegrayeMarlyensisMarlyensis PallidaMathieu de DombasleMaurice BarresMaurice de Vilmorin

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Mauve MistMaxime CornuMichel BuchnerMidwest GemMi rei lieMlle. Fernande VigerMlle. Mellde LaurentMme. Abel ChatenayMme. Antoine BuchnerMme. BriotMme. Casimir PerierMme. Catherine BruchetMme. FallieresMme. Florent StepmanMme. F. MorelMme. Henri GuillaudMme. Jules FingerMme.- KreuterMme. LemoineMme. Leon SimonMme. MoserMme. R. FoyerMongeMonique LemoineMontaigneMont BlancMonument CarnotMood IndigoMountain HazeMrs. Calvin CoolidgeMrs. Edward HardingMrs. Harry BickleMrs. John S. WilliamsMy FavoriteNanaNaudinNegroNigricansObe IisqueOgni DonEiassaOstranderPasteurPatrick HenryPaul DeschanelPaul HariotPaul ThirionPeau de ChamoisPerle von StuttgartPerle von Te ltow

Peterson's UnknownPhi lemonPierre JoigneauxPinkiePink LacePink MistPioneerPresident CarnotPresident FallieresPresident GrevyPresident LambeauPresident Le!>runPresident LincolnPresident LoubetPresident MonroePresident PoincarePresident Viger'PrimrosePrince de BeauvauPr ince NotgerPrince of WalesPrincess Camille de RohanPrincesse ClementinePrincesse MariePriscillaProf. E. H. WilsonProf. E. StoekhardtProf. SargentPurple HeartPy ram ida lisPyramidal is AlbaQuadr ico lorReaumurRed FeatherReine MargueriteRene Jarry-DeslogesRenonculeRochambeauRochesterRoi AlbertRomanceRonsardRosaceRose a Grandes FleursRosea GrandifloraRouge de Tr lanonRubella PlenaRubra InsignisRuhm von HorstensteinSarah SahdsSaturnale

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Sclpion CochetSenateur VollandSensationSesquicentennialSereneSi Iver KingSnowflakeSobraSouvenir de Claudius GraindorgeSouvenir de Henry SimonSouvenir de Louis ChassetSouvenir de SimoneSovetskaja ArktikaSpectabilisStadgartner RothpletzSumerkiTagl ioniTaras BulbaThomas EdisonThomas JeffersonThunbergTodmordenTournefortTriomphe de MoulinsTriomphe d'Orleans .Triste BarbaroValetteanaVan AerschottVergissmeinnichtVersa I lens isVerschaffel t ilVestaleVictor LemoineVi IIe de LimogesViolaceaViolettaVlrginlteVivian EvansVlvland-MorelVolcanWaldeck-RousseauWhite SwanW IIl lam C. Ba rry\011 II Iam Rob insonWilliam S. RileyWoodland VidletW. T. LeeZnamia LeninaZukunft

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I~Correction in the Proceedings of the International

Lilac SocietyVolume 12, Number 1

12th Annual Convention, Madison, WIMay 13, and 14, 1983

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Title: Propagation of Lilacs at McKay Nursery ~Bernard Fourrier

Questions and Answers part. Page 37Question =

If an application of a bound fertilizer was madejust a couple of weeks before the cuttings were taken,would that stimulate rooting?Answer == Corrected

I do not think so. If you fertilize just a coupleof weeks prior to taking cuttings, there is a lot ofnitrogen which will not be assimilated. Nitrogenfertilizer affects the utilization of carbohydrates inplants. When nitrogen fertilizers Clre supplied in largeamount, the level of carbohydrates will decrease. Sincecarbohydrates influence root initiation (from research)a low level of nitrogen and high of carbohydrates willfavour rooting.

Our note: Thank you Bernard for bringing the inadvertenterror to our attention, especially to those in theworld of lilac propagation. '

NEW MEDITERRANEAN GREENHOUSE ATRBGFor the second time in five years the Royal

Botanical Gardens Centre, located on the border ofHamilton and Burlington Ontario, will undergo majorexpansion. Construction on a $1.4 million Mediterraneanand Alpine Greenhouse Wing will begin in January 1985.Grants from the federal government ($600,000), Provinceof Ontario ($661,500), Royal Botanical Gardens Auxilary($125,000) and Stanely Smith Horticultural Trust,(England) means total funding is in place, prior to thesod turning. Construction is expected to take sixmonths. The addition will quadruple greenhousefacilities at the Centre and will open to the publicthe vistas of specialized Mediterranean flora givingus a winter exhibition capability for the first timeindoors. This new addition will truly make the Gardens·

'a place for all seasons' (its motto), indoors and out!Also included in the new wing will be classroom, pantry,storage and washroom facilities as well as a propagationgreenhouse.

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HELP ! HELP ! HELP !

Our I.L.S. friend Allan Rogers owner of CapriceFarm Nursery, 15425 S.W. Pleasant Hill Rd., SherwoodOregon, 97140 has in his collection number of lilaccultivars with limited to non existent information.

They are:

Syringa 'ALLERTON iI', tBLACK WATCH', 'BLUE JAY','BRIGHTON BEAUTY' ,'CLARE CLARK', I COL • BAKER','DOVER', 'EDITH GRONEAU', 'ENDEVOUR','HARGROVE PINK', 'HARRY GEE', 'LAFAYETTEESQUEDRILLE', 'LE CARRIERE', 'LOGO' ,

'LOUISE SOUCHARD', 'M'SELLE BLANC·, 'MORISSWANSON', 'MT. KILAMAJARO', 'PARIS GOWN',

rp.ERSPERINA', 'PINK PRINCESS', 'TRAFALGAR','TRUE PINK', 'VINCENNES' and 'VON PLITE'.

In his letter Allan states the following;Our lilac collection is due to the kindness of

the noted Iris and Hosta hybridizer Chet Tompkins. They(lilacs) come from a number of his old customers and Ihave not been able to get t.he background information.Understand many were purchased from "catalogs" 20-30years ago. I'd be delighted to have any informationyou could get from Lilac Newsletter readers. (Lilaccultivar) 'Logo'was given to Chet By Sassco of Nebraska(close friend of his). (It was) never registered, butit is an unusually beautiful, mulberry red.

I have asked Allan for propagating material mainlyfor reasons to evaluate the cultivars against othernamed cultivars in our collection.

If you have any information about any of the abovelisted lilac cultivars, please let us know. I willmail the copy to Allan and .furt.her inform the readersof any new information received.Charles Holetich, c/o RBG, Box 399, Hamilton, Onto L8N 3H8