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to other lands. Our mothers, of seventy-five years 
ago, had only the common lilac and the white. To 
these we can now add a collection of at least fifty 
grand, new sorts—a list constantly increasing. 
Among the best of these, and most easily obtained, 
are the following: Josikza, a Hungarian produc- 
tion with a tree-like growth, and dark, shining 
leaves; it blossoms after the more common sorts. 
The Persian lilacs, both purple and white, have 
smaller foliage and more delicate branches, covered 
with superb masses of flowers. ‘These varieties are 
entirely hardy, and should be in every one’s garden 
or shrubbery. The cerulea, or blue lilac, is an- 
other fine sort; as is also Charles X, with its stout 
limbs and its heavy, red clusters. Princess Alex- 
andra is one of the largest white-flowered; and 
Marie Legraye is another white sort, carrying mag- 
nificent panicles. Among the newer sorts of very 
fine quality, and now easily obtained at a small 
cost, are Jean Bart, a double variety with rosy, car- 
mine flowers; Frau Dammann, a single white with 
very large clusters; Leon Simon, another double, 
with bluish crimson flowers; Ludwig Spaeth, with 
immensely long panicles, and each single flower 
very large, with reddish purple hue; President 
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