DIDEROT. Buds almost black; 
flowers dark purple. Late. D-E-F 
EDMOND BOISSIER. Dark bluish 
purple. Long slender clusters. B- 
C-D-E-F 
MME. FRANCISQUE MOREL. 
Reddish purple flowers in enor¬ 
mous clusters. The showiest sin¬ 
gle. G 
VOLCAN. Very dark purple with 
no shading. Clusters large and 
usually paired. Blooms late. 
Very striking. F-G 
Species Lilacs 
PRES. FALLIERES Lilac 
panicles 18 to 24 inches long. Blooms 
SYRINGA JAPONICA. (Japanese 
Tree Lilac). Really makes a tree 
and is latest of all to bloom—in 
late May or June here. Flowers 
are white in immense compound 
when other flowers are scarce. D-E-F-G 
SYRINGA REFLEXA. (Nodding Lilac). Buds deep rose; flowers rosy pink in droop¬ 
ping clusters 9-12 inches long, literally covering the bush. C-D-F 
SYRINGA TOMENTELLA (Felty Lilac). Discovered in Tibet by the late Ernest Wil¬ 
son who considered it the most beautiful Lilac he had ever seen. Flowers rose lilac 
in medium sized clusters. E-G. 
GROUP III. 
General Collection 
A 6 -7 ft.$3.00 
B 5-6 ft. 2.25 
C 4-5 ft. 1.50 
D 3 -4 ft. 1.25 
E 2-3 ft. 1.00 
F lV 2 -2 ft. .75 
G 1 -iy 2 ft.60 
Double Varieties 
CHAS. SARGENT. Mauve and blue; enormous clusters. B-D-E-F-G 
CLAUDE BERNARD. Lavender shaded mauve; flowers very large with twisted petals. 
Clusters large; vigorous. A-B-E-F-G 
CONDORCET. Almost pure blue. F-G 
EMILE GENTIL. Buds mauve; opens clear blue. G 
HIPPOLYTE MARINGER. Mauve shaded purple; excellent. C-D-G 
LEON GAMBETTA. Lilac; early; free blooming. A-D 
MARECHAL LANNES. Pinkish mauve; large clusters. D-F-G 
PRES. FALLIERES. Lavender; our largest double. E-F 
PRES. POINCARE. Claret mauve; clusters compact; flowers large. D-E-F-G 
Single Varieties 
CAPT. BALTET. Buds purple, flowers lilac. G 
CHINENSIS. “Persian Lilac”. G 
DR. BREITSCHNEIDER. Pure pink; very late. E-F 
DR. LINDLEY. Lilac purple. C-D-G 
LARMARTINE. Mauve pink; very large clusters; very early. B-C-D-E-F 
LOUVOIS. Violet purple tinged blue; very early. B-C-D-E 
LUDWIG SPAETH. Dark purple; late. An old favorite. D-F-G 
MIRABEAU. Mauve opening bluish. Our earliest variety. B-C-D-E-F-G 
RUHM VON HORSTENSTEIN. Buds purple; flowers lilac; very fragrant. D-E-F-G 
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