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  2. Syringa reticulata - Wikipedia

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    Syringa reticulata, the Japanese tree lilac, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Oleaceae. It is native to eastern Asia, and is grown as an ornamental in Europe and North America. It is native to eastern Asia, and is grown as an ornamental in Europe and North America.

  3. Syringa - Wikipedia

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    Lilac wood is not commonly used or commercially harvested due to the small size of the tree. [21] It is a relatively hard wood, with an estimated Janka hardness of 2,350 lbf (10,440 N), and is reportedly good for woodturning [ 21 ] The sapwood is typically cream-coloured and the heartwood can have various streaks of brown and purple.

  4. Syringa vulgaris - Wikipedia

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    Syringa vulgaris is a large deciduous shrub or multi-stemmed small tree, growing to 6–7 m (20–23 ft) high. It produces secondary shoots from the base or roots, with stem diameters up to 20 cm (8 in), which in the course of decades may produce a small clonal thicket. [1]

  5. Sheridan Nurseries - Wikipedia

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    In the 1940s, Sheridan Nurseries was one of many Ontario employers who used Japanese labourers interned in camps after being forcibly relocated from British Columbia during the Second World War: [6] Sheridan Nurseries hired 22 Japanese internees in 1943 and their business records show the men were not slave labour, but paid employees.

  6. U.S. life expectancy rose significantly last year, hitting ...

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    In 2023, the rate of overdose deaths was around 31.3 out of every 100,000 people, compared with 32.6 in 2022. Broken down by age, the largest decrease — more than 10% — was observed among ...

  7. Vegetable ivory - Wikipedia

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    An early use of vegetable ivory, attested from the 1880s, was the manufacture of buttons.The material is called corozo or corosso when used in buttons.Rochester, New York was a center of manufacturing where the buttons were "subjected to a treatment which is secret among the Rochester manufacturers", presumably improving their "beauty and wearing qualities". [5]

  8. The best White Elephant gifts that everyone will be jostling for

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    Japanese Bath Salt Samurai Tabino Yado Japanese Milky Hot Springs Bath Salts These “milky” hot springs bath salts are the next best thing to soaking in an actual Japanese onsen.

  9. Herald Square’s holiday market goes up in flames

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    The fire broke out around 4 a.m., igniting a swath of the festive shopping corridor on Broadway between West 35th and West 36th Streets just after 4 a.m., the FDNY said.