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of plants not to invest too heavily in "novelties" which have not with- 

 stood any test or been passed upon by horticultural societies or other 

 authorities. Many so-called novelties are merely old varieties, which 

 have long since been superseded, masquerading under new names 

 while others are likely to be untried and may be undesirable sorts. The 

 amateur in his selection of horticultural varieties should adhere to 

 standard varieties which have been generally recognized for a con- 

 siderable period. The use of horticultural varieties which are adver- 

 tised as a good substitute for standard varieties, unless from some 

 reliable nursery, should be avoided. 



SELECT LISTS OF HORTICULTURAL VARIETIES 



The question of publishing special lists of the more standard horti- 

 cultural varieties may be open to some criticism. These lists are in- 

 teresting for reference. The writer has therefore compiled the follow- 

 ing lists which may be considered, at the time of publication of this 

 manuscript, as some of the best varieties offered by the trade. Owing 

 to importation and hybridization, new varieties are introduced each 

 year and, after being thoroughly tested, should be added to these 

 lists in order to keep them up to date. 



A. Lilacs. 



White: 



Single: 



Alba Major 



Marie Legraye 



Virginalis 



Princess Alexandria 



Frau Bertha Damann 

 Double: 



Miss Ellen Willmott 



Madame Casimir Perier 



Madame Lemoine 



Rabelais 



Madame Abel Chatenay 



Pink to Rosy: 



Single: 



Gloire de Moulins 

 Lilarosa 

 Othello 

 Machrostachya 



Double: 



Emile Lemoine 

 M. Maxime Cornu 

 Belle de Nancy 



Blue to Bluish Lavender: 

 Single: 



Bleuatre 



Caerulea superb* 



Colmariensis 

 Double: 



President Carnot 



Doyon Keteleer 



President Grevy 



Deep Purple Red to Reddish: 

 Single: 



Congo 



Philemon 



Charles X 



Souvenir de Ludwig Spaeth 

 Double: 



Charles Joly 



La Tour d'Auvergne 



