Plan iiozj /or a scene like this in \our garden. 



varipty "^ly Favorite" is absolutely distinct amono- all lilacs. Tt is very double, 

 tlie first buds dark and rich like a bunch of <>'ra])es, but as the flower unfolds 

 these become redder and lighter and the fully develoi)ed floret is li<>ht violet 

 with an ashy reverse. It is one of the earliest to bloom in her entire collection. 

 Mrs. Klager now has a continuous string- of new lilacs coming- into bloom each 

 year, and out of the thousands of seedlings raised, only the most outstanding 

 and distinct are saved for further observation. After two or three years, if 

 they coiitiuiio to sliow desirable qualities, they are named and ])ro])agated 

 foi- (listril)ui ion. As indication of how strict she is in this respect, she told 

 tlic w i ilci- recently that she did not consider a single thing among this year's 

 seedlings, blooming for the first time, as worthy of introduction. But she does 

 have a good many of which she is now developing stock, that will be sensa- 

 tions when they become available to the connoisseur. 



The list of varieties offered in this catalog, while not a long one, gives a rep- 

 resentative range of color and type. It includes some of the latest introduc- 

 tions from France and Holland, as well as recent arrivals from the Klager 

 gardens. Prices are considerably lower than last year's quotations, and alert 

 gardeners will seize at the opportunity to add these novelties while they are 

 available at sucli reasonable cost. Stock of the new Klager introductions is 

 quite limited, hence immediate ordering is essential. Attention is called to 

 three varieties VAFBAX, CLAFDE BERXAKD and DESCARTES. They are 

 about ten days earlier than other Lilacs, very ra])id growei-s. and each quite 

 distinct from the other. The variety Lutice will lengtlien th(^ lilac season still 

 further, for it comes into flower after all other Lilacs have passed on. 



Just a word concerning the own-root versus budded lilac plant. We have found 

 that budded plants, when properly handled, will invariably make their own 

 roots. They must be budded low in the first ])lace, not on lilac stock. This 



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