The James Macfarlane lilac. It is a late pink. 



Anna Anihoff Lilac 



This variety, named for a woman who for many years was a leader of 

 the Portsmouth Garden Club, is the third in the series of new late-blooming 

 varieties descended from Royalty. The flowers of Anna Amhoff when fully 

 open are white. Before the flower buds open, they are light pink. This 

 variety is more difficult to propagate from softwood cuttings than its sister 

 varieties. 



Miss Kim Lilac 



So far as we know Miss Kim lilac is the first named variety of the species 

 Syringa velutina Komarov ( Syn. 5. palihiniana Nakai). One of seven seed- 

 lings raised from seeds collected by E. M. Meader in the Pouk Han Moun- 

 tains of Korea in 1947, Miss Kim was named in 1954. It is a late lilac, 

 hence escapes frost damage when common lilacs are injured. Its fragrant 

 blossoms are lavender in color. One outstanding characteristic of Miss Kim 

 lilac is its small stature which makes it more desirable than other lilacs 



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