A PSNI spokesman added: "Police attended the report of a petrol thrown in Syringa Street in North Belfast which landed in the front garden of a house causing scorch damage to a wall.

The deal also includes a minority stake in fibre transport and services business Syringa Networks LLC, the buyer said.

Other good choices include a white lilac, Syringa vulgaris `Alba' and a white Dicentra spectabilis `Alba', which has heart-shaped flowers that last for a few weeks in early summer, while the ferny leaves look wonderful under trees or around shrubs.

In a small garden grow Syringa microphylla Superba.

Syringa vulgaris (Lilac) is a large, ever-popular deciduous shrub which flowers mid to late spring, with a range of colours.

So, too, will the beauty bush (Kolkwitzia amabilis), mock orange blossom (Philadelphus), the flowering current (Ribes sanguineum), lilac (Syringa) and Weigela.

The Palibin lilac, Syringa palibiniana is an unusual form of the popular shrub with small rounded leaves and lavender-pink, scented flowers in numerous panicles 10cm (4in) long - similar to our picture but more delicate.

LILAC (SYRINGA) Grandma's favourite, this is a real old-fashioned flowering shrub that has the most glorious scent and the early varieties are just starting to emerge.

Syringa vulgaris `Mme Lemoine' heavily fragrant white lilac with double flowers

Barry Diller and Bill Haber's Trio network will bring "The Syringa Tree" to cable sometime next year.

The three-year-old ran with credit at Kempton last month when third behind Marcus Tregoning's year-older Mutamarkiz in the Syringa Maiden Stakes on soft ground.

| |A rear garden of a property on Syringa Street was entered and Yorkshire stone flags stolen on February 1 at night.

10 Which L is the common name of the shrub syringa which has purple or white flowers in May or June?