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Summer Lilacs
Notes from the Editor, Continued ...
How would you like to see 400 varieties of Lilac and 30 varieties ofBuddleja? As members of Butterfly Conservation, 1 am delighted co inform you that we are invited by one of our fellows, Colin Chapman to his national collection of Lilacs which includes the 'summer lilacs', Colin's own designation of the 'butterfly bush'. Colin, who is Executive Vice-President Europe of the International Lilac Society Inc., holds the collection at his home, Norman's Farm, Wyverstone, Scowmarkec, f P 14 4SF. For insurance reasons, visits co the Lilac collection must be by appointment only as must be the visits to the Buddleja's which are open to members of Suffolk Branch only, during August. Please make your own arrangements with Colin by telephoning 01449 781081. Admission is free but it would be appreciated if a donation of £1 is made co Butterfly Conservation during August and to the NCCPG National Collection ofSyringia at other times.
To whet your appetites for the Buddleja visits, Colin tells me that there have been times when the number of butterflies about one's head has, literally, taken his breath away. Add to this a record of 19 species of butterfly (including the
Vanessa
aberrant, see page1.\), and this becomes an attraction I
