Father John L. Fiala devoted 10 years to this book, a unique treatise that is both a scholarly monograph and a personal tribute to the beauty of lilacs. Since going out of print, it has become almost impossible to obtain at a reasonable price. Sometime in the future a revision and expansion of his work will appear, but in the meantime we have released this facsimile paperback reprint in response to extraordinary demand. It includes the 398 color photographs from the first edition and makes Fr. Fiala's work again accessible.
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"If you decide to cut back the deciduous moster that looms over your side yard, consult Lilacs: the Genus Syringa. This is the standard work on lilacs."
—Verlyn Klinkenborg, New York Times Book Review, June 2, 2002 (New York Times Book Review )
"His exuberant affection for both gardeners and lilacs and his authoritative voice make this tome of information a kind of intimate, learned travel guide through the heady world of lilacs."
—Anne Raver, New York Times, January 18, 2002 (The New York Times )
—Verlyn Klinkenborg, New York Times Book Review, June 2, 2002 (New York Times Book Review )
"His exuberant affection for both gardeners and lilacs and his authoritative voice make this tome of information a kind of intimate, learned travel guide through the heady world of lilacs."
—Anne Raver, New York Times, January 18, 2002 (The New York Times )
“[D]o not let the encyclopedic nature of the book intimidate you—this is no dry read…For the cultivar descriptions, the accompanying photos, the updated taxonomic treatment, and the history and tales, this is a book that belongs on every lilac lover’s bookshelf.”
(American Gardener )Book Description
We are planning a revision and expansion of this classic Timber Press first published in 1988, but in the meantime we will release this facsimile paperback reprint in response to extraordinary customer demand.
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Review on the book:"Lilacs:The Genus Siringa" John L.Fiala I cultivate and collect lilacs (siringa) a long ago. Lilacs-it is a beautiful culture, but is has not a simple technical agronomy. Unfortunately, there is a very little literature on this subject (lilacs). That is why this book is great rarity. In this book very easily and simply describe all the methods of technical agronomy of lilac. Thanks to it me can get good result. Besides in this book there is a big part about the description different sort of lilacs. Everybody who will read this book will like this culture (lilacs) and will cultivate it with great success. This book is one of the of best about lilacs. All my friends are eager to get it.Reviewer: Elena Dekatova member of the Moscow florist-club.
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This is a wonderful book about lilacs. I had looked for it for a number of years and finally located it on line. The book lists most everything that you would want to know about growing lilacs. It certainly answered questions I had about why my lilacs weren't producing like I had hoped.
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Lilacs, to the botanists called Syringa, have a fascinating history when one considers their origins, their great variety and the migrations that have made them at home in all the colder regions of the earth. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
oblata dilatata, outstanding lilacs, plant your lilacs, lilac species, lilac introductions, series villosae, hybridizing lilacs, lilac plantings, bon jardinier, lilac cultivars, late blooming hybrids, lilac collection, lilac work, growing lilacs, late blooming lilacs, lilac culture, lilac seedlings, grafted lilacs, large florets, excellent lilacs, species lilacs, lilac walk, fine lilacs, vulgaris cultivars, floret size Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Arnold Arboretum, Victor Lemoine, Highland Park, National Arboretum, United States, Gansu Sheng, International Lilac Society, Sichuan Sheng, University of New Hampshire, Holden Arboretum, New York, Hebei Sheng, North America, Emile Lemoine, Isabella Preston, James Pringle, Owen Rogers, Frank Meyer, Miss Preston, South Korea, Shaanxi Sheng, Armand David, Donald Egolf, George Forrest, Leonid Kolesnikov New!
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Lilacs, to the botanists called Syringa, have a fascinating history when one considers their origins, their great variety and the migrations that have made them at home in all the colder regions of the earth. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
oblata dilatata, outstanding lilacs, plant your lilacs, lilac species, lilac introductions, series villosae, hybridizing lilacs, lilac plantings, bon jardinier, lilac cultivars, late blooming hybrids, lilac collection, lilac work, growing lilacs, late blooming lilacs, lilac culture, lilac seedlings, grafted lilacs, large florets, excellent lilacs, species lilacs, lilac walk, fine lilacs, vulgaris cultivars, floret size Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Arnold Arboretum, Victor Lemoine, Highland Park, National Arboretum, United States, Gansu Sheng, International Lilac Society, Sichuan Sheng, University of New Hampshire, Holden Arboretum, New York, Hebei Sheng, North America, Emile Lemoine, Isabella Preston, James Pringle, Owen Rogers, Frank Meyer, Miss Preston, South Korea, Shaanxi Sheng, Armand David, Donald Egolf, George Forrest, Leonid Kolesnikov New!
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