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R. & J. FARQUHAR CO., BOSTON. ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS 



SYRINGA. Lilac 



The Lilacs have always been popular on account of their hardiness, vigorous 

 growth, abundant foliage, and graceful, luxuriant sweet-scented flower-panicles. 

 The Common Purple and Common White are among the most desirable tall- 

 growing shrubs, growing 8 to 10 feet high. The named varieties are somewhat 

 dwarfer in habit. 



chinensis (S. rothomagensis) . Chinese Lilac. M. Large, bushy plant with slim 

 branches and purple-lilac flowers in broad panicles. $1.25 each; $11.00 for 10. 



Josikaea. Hungarian Lilac. L. A sturdy shrub of tree-like growth and dark green 

 fohage. Valuable for its late bloom. $1.00 each; $9.00 for 10. 



japonica. Japanese Tree Lilac. See Ornamental Trees, page 159. 



persica. Persian Lilac. M. A beautiful shrub with slender, arching branches. 



Flowers pale lilac, in loose, broad panicles, opening late in the spring. $1.00 



each; $9.00 for 10. 



villosa. Late Lilac. L. A stout-branched shrub with large, bright green foliage 

 and pinkish flowers in loose, broad panicles in May or June. Valuable for late 

 blooming. $1.50 each; $12.50 for 10. 



vulgaris. Common Lilac. L3. The best-known Lilac, sometimes attaining a 

 height of 15 to 20 feet. It is a vigorous grower and produces its blue or pur- 

 phsh flowers in large clusters. Very desirable for a flowering hedge or when 

 planted in masses. See also Hedge Plants. $1.00 each; $9.00 for 10. 



vulgaris alba. Connnon White Lilac. L3. Similar to the preceding but with 

 white flowers. Can also be used as a hedge plant. $1.00 each; $9.00 for 10. 



HYBRID VARIETIES OF LILACS 



The French Lilacs here listed are remarkable for the immense size of the 

 thyrse and the individual beauty of the single and double florets. They range in 

 color, both single and double from pure white through every shade of lavender and 



purple to dark maroon- violet. All are deliciously fragrant and bloom with astonishing hberality even as very small plants, thus 



giving beauty and pleasure within one or two seasons after planting. 



flowers 



Hybrid Lilac, Mme. Lemoine 



Charles X. Magnificent clusters of reddish purple 



La Tour d'Auvergne. Large, double, purphsh-hlac flowers. 



$2.50 each. 

 Ludwig Spaeth. Large panicles of dark red, single flowers. 

 One of the brightest of the dark varieties. 



Marie Legraye. 

 Melide Laurent. 



$2.50 each. 

 Michel Buchner. 

 Mme. F. Morel. 



One of the finest whites. Flowers single. 

 Single rosy lilac flowers in great profusion. 



Very double flowers of pale hlac. 

 Light rosy lilac single flowers. S 



1.00 each. 



Mme. Casimir-Perier. Double, creamy white, very fragrant 



blooms. 

 Mme. Lemoine. Large, double, white flowers in immense 



clusters. 

 President Carnot. Flowers double, lavender with white centres. 



$2.50 each. 

 President Grevy. Fine double variety with large panicles of 



beautiful pale blue flowers. 

 Waldeck-Rousseau. Double rosy lilac flowers. $2.00 each. 

 William Robinson. Double light lilac blooms in compact 



panicles. $1.75 each. 



Each of the above named Hybrid Lilacs, $1.50 each, $14.00 for 10, except where otherwise priced 



TAMARIX africana. African Taniarix. M3. Very ornamental 

 shrub of graceful appearance, with Ught feathery foliage and 

 long, slender racemes of pink flowers in June. 75c. each; 

 $6.50 for 10. 



Tamarix pentandra {T. hispida aestivalis). Five-stamen Tamarix. 

 MS. A slender shrub with blue-green foliage and pink flowers 

 in terminal panicles in July and August. Cutting back each 

 winter wiU keep Tamarix compact. 75c. each; $6.50 for 10. 



VIBURNUM Carlesi. Fragrant Viburnum. M. A Korean plant 

 of recent introduction bearing large corymbs of sweet-scented 

 white flowers, resembUng those of the bouvardia. A most 

 desirable shrub. VA to 2 ft., $3.00 each; 2 to 23^^ ft., $4.50 ea. 



cassinoides. Withe-rod. M3. A handsome native shrub of 

 medium size, bearing large cymes of white 

 flowers in June and clusters of black berries 

 in autumn. $1.00 each; $9.00 for 10. 



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Lilacs in the Arnold Arboretum 



