Syringa vulgaris four-lobed apex 5–8 mm across, usually lilac to mauve, occasionally white. They are arranged in dense, terminal panicles long. The fruit is a dry, smooth, brown capsule, 1–2 cm long, splitting in two to release the two-winged seeds. "Syringa vulgaris" was first formally described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 and the description was published in "Species Plantarum". The specific epithet ("vulgaris") is a Latin word meaning "common" or "usual". Lilacs—both "S. vulgaris" and "S." × "persica" the finer, smaller "Persian lilac", now considered a natural hybrid—were introduced into northern European gardens at the end of the 16th century, from Ottoman
Garden of the Plantmaster It had been prototyped as a special area in the famous Castle Greyhawk dungeons in 1974-1975, while its completed form was moved to Kuntz's Lost City of the Elders and closely tied to "Mordenkainen's Fantastic Adventure". Kenzer & Company reprinted the adventure as "Garden of the Plant Master" in 2003. Garden of the Plantmaster Garden of the Plantmaster is a fantasy role-playing game adventure module. "Garden of the Plantmaster" is a scenario set in a demonic garden in an alien world. The heroes must stop the demon who has taken control of the garden from releasing its monsters into the