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Conga, has wine red bloosoms. 



Cloire de Moulins proves satisfactory witli long pinacles of delightful 

 rosy red flowers. 



Ludwig Spaeth. Was great clumps of dark purplish red blooms.. 

 Prof. Sargent. Buds cherry red, flowers dark violet. 



Double Varieties. 



The evolution of this type has been the result cf much patience. 

 As in the case of the Dahlia, nature produces the single flower, but 

 nature must have the aid of art to produce the double form and here we 

 have one of the triumphs of modern horticulture. Some of the forms are 

 marvels of loveliness. 



The Double Wliites. 



Madame Casimir Perier. I think this one of the finest of all. White 

 lilacs are often very shy and tardy bloomers, but I have had this in full 

 bloom when only eight inches tall, the row clearly defined by the clear 

 white flowers clinging to tiny twigs just peering from the grounds. These 

 must take a prominent place and we are importing them in large 

 quantities. 



Madame Lemoine. This is one of Lemoine's creations. He is one 

 of the florists cf the age. This is a fine bloomer, flowers large and fra- 

 grant. 



Obelisque, is another charming variety. 



Rabelias. Also gives us white flowers. 



When buying, you can tell by the color of the buds whether the 

 flowers will be white or not. The buds are invariably of a creamy color. 

 When grafted on roots of the common sorts you can easily tell which 

 are spurious from the color of the buds. 



Other Colors in tlie Double Form. 



Alphouse Lavelle. Has large spikes of beautiful blue, shaded violet. 



Belle de Nancy. Another of Lemoines — has very large flowers of 

 satiny rose. 



Charles Joly. We have been delighted with this variety and are in- 

 creasing it as fast as possible. Superb blooms of dark reddish purple. 



Emile Lemoine. Named from the son of the originator. Vigorous in 

 growth, rosy lilac, globular form. 



Jean Bart. Another which has given us delight. Trusses large and 

 compact. Blooms of rosy carmine produced in great abundance. 



Michael Bucbner. Erect pinacles, flowers very double, color pale 

 lilac. 



President Grevy. Has very large trusses of magnificient blue flow- 

 ers — one of the best. 



Senator Volland. Has very compact double blooms, rosy red. 



