of visitors at blooming time. Our attention was first directed to 

 her garden a couple of years ago, at which time Mr. L. R. Bonne- 

 witz of Van Wert. Ohio, had the pleasure of viewing her collec- 

 tion. Mr. Bonnewitz is a well known figure in American horti- 

 culture, and he has had the good fortune to see the finest lilac col- 

 lections both in this country and abroad. The Klagcr lilacs were 

 a revelation to him, and he advised us to seriously consider their 

 dissemination. In due course arrangements were made with the 

 producer, and while the flowers were at their best, we personally 

 selected the most distinct and outstanding varieties, purchasing 

 outright all available stock of those we deemed most meritorious. 

 Thus we have the privilege of being the sole distributors of these 

 splendid, these Lovelier Lilacs. 



The list of varieties is not a long one. It includes only the very 

 best, and each variety is entirely distinct from the others. The 

 illustrations were taken during the past blooming season in Mrs. 

 Klager's own garden, and while they cannot possibly show all 

 that is fine and distinct in these lilacs, they do accurately picture 

 the variance of form, abundance of bloom and other features which 

 word descriptions fail to express. 



EASTERN CUSTOMERS PLEASE NOTE: 

 Place Your Order Now'. 



Out here in Oregon we have very open winters, with little 

 freezing weather before New Years day. During January and 

 February we usually encounter a few cold nights, and often the 

 ground stays frozen for a period of several days at a time, only to 

 thaw out and lead one to think Spring is at hand a few days later. 

 By March 1st the early bulbous flowers are all abloom, and the 

 lilac leaf buds are highly swollen, breaking out into tender new 

 growth shortly after. Yet at this same time New Englanders and 

 others of the northern and mid-western states are frozen tight, 

 with no thought of the garden or new garden material. So for 

 this reason it is imperative that all customers in latitudes where 

 winter lingers after March 1st, should Order and Plant This Fall. 



Anyway, fall planting has numerous advantages. Plants set 

 out properly in November or late October will have become quite 

 well established by the following Spring. They are far more eas- 

 ily moved at that time, as buds are tight and root growth is at a 



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