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T HE great French hybridist, Lemoine, as a result of a half century’s 
work, has multiplied the size of the Lilac flowers by about four, 
varied the colors and improved the texture tremendously. The modern 
Lilac is so much finer and better than the older types that there is now 
no comparison. Unfortunately most nurseries propagate Lilacs by 
budding them on privet; a cheap and easy way to produce plants. The 
objection to this is that a perfect union is seldom secured; the plants 
are subject to borer attacks and to plant disease. As a consequence, 
budded Lilacs are nearly worthless. 
Since all our 
Lilacs are guaram 
teed to be grown 
on their own 
roots, they will be 
free from the at' 
tacks of borers. 
Chas. Joly. Double, blackish red; distinct and extra. 
Chas. X. Single, large shining leaves and great trusses 
of reddish purple flowers. 
Congo. Single. Bright wallflower'red. 
Due de Massa. Double; purplish violet, large, carmine 
buds. 
Lamartine. Immense panicles of mauve'rose flowers. 
Very early. 
Lemoine fl. pi. Double. Lovely carmine'violet. 
Mad. A. Buchner. Buds carmine-pink, flowers tender 
rose tinted malva. Late flowering. 
Michael Buchner. Very double. A splendid pale lilac. 
Miss Ellen Wilhnott. A superb new double white. 
Mme. Florence Stepman. Extra large, pyramidal 
trusses of single pure white flowers. Usually con' 
sidered the whitest of all the white Lilacs and one 
which is in most demand. 
Pres. Grevy. Double; exquisite vinous violet. 
Thunberg. Double. A superb deep mauve. 
Vestale. Enormous panicles; large, single pure white 
flowers perfectly shaped. 
These are full sized plants, too large to ship by 
parcel post. 
Delivery begins October 15th. 
Named 
Lilacs 
Our 
Selection 
of 
Varieties 
i 
3 for 
$ 3*00 
6 for 
$S.$0 
This sale is for cash only—No accounts opened at these prices 
A. B. MORSE COMPANY. HORTICULTURAL PRINTERS. ST. JOSEPH. MICH. 
