Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1359554 in Books
• Published on: 2002-02-01
• Formats: Facsimile, Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 372 pages

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 )

"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 )

As many lilac fans know, this is a great reference work on Syringa. -- International Lilac Society Website, January 2002

[This] book is still the best – and in some ways the only – substantial reference book on lilacs available. -- Lilacs : The Quarterly Journal, Spring 2002

Review

“[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.”

About the Author
Father John Fiala (1924--1990) parish priest, high school principal, college professor, also found time during his long and busy life to enrich the horticultural world through his work as a scholar and plant breeder. As a midwesterner, his two great enthusiasms were the genera Syringa and Malus.

Customer Reviews

This book is great rarity
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.