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NURSERIES, SHENANDOAH, IOWA 
Persian Lilac (S. Persica) — Grows 4 
to 6 feet high, foliage small and 
flowers a bright purple. 
Persian White Lilac (S. Persica, var. 
Alba) — Delicate white, fragrant 
flowers, shaded with purple. 
Persian Cut Leaved Lilac (S. Persica 
Laciniata) — Erect. growing with 
slender branches and foliage deeply 
cut; flowers a light purple; late 
bloomer. 
Persian Red Lilac — (S. Rothomagen- 
sis, var. rubra) — Reddish flowers 
borne in panicles of great size and 
very abundant. 
Purple Lilac (S. Vulgaris)— The well- 
known purple variety; always a 
.standard sort. 
Red Lilac (S. Vulgaris rubra) — Flow- 
ers a reddish-violet color. 
White Lilac (S. Vulgaris alba) — Too 
well-known to need description; 
flowers white and fragrant. 
SINGLE LILACS 
Charles X — A strong rapid growing 
variet.v. large shining leaves; flow- 
ers reddish purple. . 
Marie LeGraye — Large panicles of 
white flowers; the finest white lilac. 
Rubra de Marlay — Flowers very dark 
lilac. 
Souvenir de Ludwig Spaeth — Flowers a dark 
purple borne in large panicles; the best of the 
dark varieties. 
DOUBLE LILACS 
Alphonse Lavalle — Flowers a bluish-lilac. 
Belle de Nancy — Flowers pink with a white 
center. 
California Privet (Sec page 4(1) 
Purple Fringe or Smoke Tree 
MAHONIA. Ashberry 
Holly Leaved Mahonia (M. Aquifolium) — A na- 
tive shrub, very handsome, with purplish, 
shining prickly leaves and bright yellow flow- 
ers in May, followed by bluish berries; very 
ornamental. 
PLUM. Prunus 
Double Flowered 
Plum (P. Trilo- 
ba) — A very de- 
sirable addition 
to the hardy 
shrubs; flowers 
double and del- 
icate pink, and 
thickly set on 
long, slender 
branches ; 
blooms in May. 
Purple Leaved 
Plum (P. Piss- 
ardi) — See orna- 
mental trees on 
page 39. 
PURPLE 
FRINGE or 
SMOKE 
TREE. Rhu 
Mme. Abel Chatenay — Flowers white, borne in 
compact panicles. 
Mme. Casimir Perier — Flowers white, borne in 
large, graceful panicles. 
President Grevy — Panicles large, pale blue and 
very double. 
R. Cotinus — A valuable ornamental shrub; 
has curious fringe or hairlike flowers that 
cover the whole tree, giving the appearance 
of mist or smoke; wide spreading habit which 
requires some room to grow to the best 
advantage. 
