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BEST OF THE LILACS 



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T.ILACS AT ARNOLD ARBORETUM. 



Popular Flower. 



Ot id) till! many bt'.'intit'ul ilcciiluuiis 



loweiiri}^ shrubs .suitable for culliva- 



iciii in our colder states, none is more 



iiiiversally itopular than tlie lilac 



ijlacs have many factors in their lavur 



-hardiness, tloriferousncss, frafj^raiice, 



1 wide ranji;e of colors, the fact that 



hey jiroducc their folia^o early and re- 



aiu it late and the added fact that by 



■ilantiiijjf early, mid-season and late va- 



ieties, a llowering season of two 



■rionths' duration is possible. Old, ovcr- 



,rrown plants can, if necessary, lie cut 



lown close to tlic ground and, if a few 



if the strongest shoots are selected, line 



•lowering plants will be produced in a 



i'ew years. Lilacs are singularly free 



from the attacks of insect pests. San 



.lose or other forms of scale sometimes 



ittack them, but spraying with lime 



-iilphur or a soluble oil, while the plants 



lie in the dormant stage, easily coiitrois 



'hese scales. 



Planting can be done in either siuing 

 or fall with equal success. The early 

 |iart of November and April are jirob 

 ibly the two best months for planting. 

 Large specimens are best moved with 

 t'rozen balls and, when carefully wa 

 MTed and mulched, soon become estab- 

 lished. It assists the plants much if. 

 iftor flowering, the old trusses are re- 

 moved; this applies equally to rhodo- 

 lendrons, azaleas and kalmias. 



There are over 200 named varietifs (if 

 lilacs. A gre.'it many of these nave 

 lieen raised by that most noted of all 

 Kuropean liybridists, M. Lemoine, of 

 \ancy, P^rance. Some good varieties 

 have been raised in America by John 

 iHinbar, of Rochester, whose famous 

 •ollection in Highland park attracts 

 jreat crowds of visitors annually. 



Lilacs Have Their Day. 



The Arnold Arboretum collection 

 •ijiiiprises about 110 varieties, planted 

 in grass on ;i slojiing hillside, with ;\ 

 '■vide cultivated circle around each 

 jilant. Many thousands of people visit 

 'he arboretum while tlie lilac dis]ilay 

 •iintinues. The collection is to be found 

 't about a .T-minute walk from the For- 

 ■st Hills gate, which is conveniently 

 'lear the terminus of the Boston Kle- 

 .'ited railroad ami surface and railrna.! 

 ' iTininals. 



While in some ye;irs lilacs in Mass.i- 

 husetts are at their best early in M;iy, 

 n 1916 lilac day was as late as June l.'i. 

 Vn average date is on or about May l!."!. 

 I'his season tlie lieight of tlie flowering 

 eason was from M;iy 12 to 215. 



The varieties oblata and hyiicinthi- 

 I'lra plena are the earliest bloomers 



• TO, while the villosji types, followed 

 ■y the tre(> lilacs, Syringa pekinensis 

 nd S. .j.a[)onica, .are the latest bloomers. 



i'hc following varieties are selected as 

 'le best in the Arboretum collection: 



I'aking the single flowered v.'irieties 

 rst, tbere is no pure white superior 



'• M.'irie Legraye, Vestale and Mont 



• lane, all new, promising \;irietii'S. with 

 "ind trusses. Fran liertha Dain- 



' -inn has large, sweetly scented p;ini- 



rles. \' irgiii.'i lis .-illi.-i is ,■( |i|ilty, ;^i:iit 

 till white, with smaller iiidix iilii.i I llow 

 i-rs and trusses. Princess .Mcx:Midria 

 is ;i, beautiful while variety, injiiing 

 I'Idse to M;irie Legraye. .Mini ;;iaiidi 

 llor;i is ;i |iretty white, but lint ri|iiiil In 

 -Marie Legraye or Princess Alexamlria. 

 Of the dark-colored singles, Philriiinn is 

 still one of the finest; its large trusses 

 are of a ilee|i reddish purple color and 

 the flowers ;ire not too tightly parknl 

 ill the trusses. Congo is a line d( rp jiiir 

 pie and so is Negro. Each of tlirse is 

 often classed .-is superior to I'liilcnioii, 

 but a (dosr ii|i coMi]i.'irison f;iils tu ]iro\i' 

 this. 



Soiueiiir de Louis Sp.-irtli i> aiiotlirr 

 ■ •xcellent and ]io]iiil,ii- dark ]iiir|ilr. 

 often used for forcing. Pri'sidriit Mas 

 sard is a dark and jiromisiiig variety. 

 lOdmond Boissier, comji.ar.atively new, 

 gives one the impression of a winner. 

 The color is dark purple. De Miribel 

 .also shows up well in this class. Charles 

 .loly, one of the older varieties, contin- 

 ues to be one of the best. \'olc;in is 

 another excellent dark purjile. 



Ill till- |iiiik-, L:i \ .'I lii'ii^i'-, with ■^iiiall, 

 'Irii-..' liii^^i-. i^ rxl ri-mely graceful. 

 W'alilliirk H(ius>r;iu flowers heavily, 

 with yood sized trusse>i. Lucie Baltet, 

 ,1 iiiv\ \;irirty with round trussi>s. is a 

 ilistiiut pink ot' an i'X(|uisit(! shade. 

 Fiirst Liciitensteiu is a lovely jiink with 

 lianilsome trusses, but the (jueen of the 

 jiinks coiititiues to be S. macrostachia, 

 with iiiiiiiense trusses not too heavily 

 i-riiwiled with flowers and of a delight 

 till pink lolor. S. nigricans is a good 

 jiale pink and the name is not appro- 

 jiriate ami would be more befitting a 

 dark (iilured \ariety. Marecdial Larbet 

 is ;i proiiiising sort and Aiiibroise V'^er- 

 scli.-ifVelt . while carrying a truss of only 

 iiiediuiii ^i/.e, is of a lovely pink shade. 

 l'rot'es--(ir .Sargent carries rather deep 

 pink flowers, in strong, erect trusses. 

 -Mine. Francisque Morel, another pretty 

 single jiink, has a delicious fragrance, 

 .•(s h;ts Ambrose Versch.affelt. 



Lilac -Purple Beauties. 



'I'lie lilar, or piir[ile colored v.'irieties, 

 are quite iMiiiieriiiiv. (ilnire de fiOrraine 



Lilac Is One of the Most Popid.ir .ind Satisfactory Shrubs. 



