WHOLESALE CATALOGUE. 
LATJRUS—benzoin (Spice-wood), 2 to 3 feet. 
LILAC—Common Purple, 2 to 3 feet. 
Common White, to 3 feet.. . 
“ “ 3 to 4 feet, fine. 
Persian, small flower, 3 to 4 feet. 
“ White, 3 to 4 feet.. 
Josikka (Chionanlhus-leaved Lilac). A very distinct and 
beautiful species. We offer strong one-year old budded 
plants, 12 to 18 inches. . . 
Weeping (Pekineusis peudula), nczu ) grafted on straight 
single stems, a decidedly pendulous and graceful form. The 
flowers are not unlike those of the Privet, but with large 
panicles. 3 to 4-feet stems and two-year heads.. 
Seedlings. Grown from seed saved from all the finest varie¬ 
ties in our large collection and showing a great diversity of 
tints, 3 to 4 feet, well branched and thrifty. . 
New varieties, strong two and three-year buds (described 
below). Price, except otherwise noted.• • 
Having tested a large number of the most popular and highly 
recommended foreign varieties as they were annually intro¬ 
duced, and selected only those for propagation that possessed 
a high order of merit, we confidently believe the following 
list embraces all the finest qualities known to this charming 
shrub. 
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Alphonse LavallEE, quite new, very large, fine, blue in 
compact trusses of double flowers, iS to 3° inches. 
AmbroiSE VkrSCHAEEELT, very pretty pale pink with large 
trusses. Good grower and quite distinct, 12 to iS inches. 
Ametiiyste. One of the newer varieties of merit. Large, 
panicles of bluish-lilac, 12 to 18 inches. 
Bertha Dammann. Large trusses of pure white flowers, 
verv profuse bloomer, 12 to 18 inches ..... . . . • 
CcERULEA SUPERBA. Very large trusses of bluish-lilac flow¬ 
ers. Strong grower, 2 to 3 feet 
Flora plena, a valuable old variety with pretty, pale lilac 
flowers, quite double, 18 to 30 inches. 
Geant des BaTailles, bright reddish-lilac in large attractive 
trusses, 2 to 3 feet. , . , , 
Gloire de Croncels. A beautiful variety, bright carmine 
in bud, but bluish-lilac when fully expanded. Trusses and 
flowers large and showy, 18 to 24 inches. *.111 
HyacinTH/EFLORA. Beautiful large trusses of quite double, 
lilac-rose colored flowers, although with a reddish tint in 
bud. Among the earliest to bloom, 18 to 24 inches. 
Tapoxica, anew and unique species from Japan, attaining the 
size of a tree, with large panicles of white flowers. Poliage 
very large, thick and deep green color. Strong two year-old 
Jean Bart. A striking novelty with dark red buds, and 
double claret rose-colored flowers, when fully open, 18 to 3) 
La Tour d’Auvergxe, another promising new double lilac, 
of strong growth, 18 to 24 inches. . . 
Lavan'EXSIS, beautiful, delicate rose-lilac, m fair sized trusses, 
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Le^Ga ur!oiS, C this elegant novelty blooms iu large thyrsi of 
double bright red flowers, 18 to 24 inches . . . . . • * * * 
LLox Simon. Very double bluish flower in large trusses, 
\T\fp e? Abfl ChaTEXAY. one of the most attractive novelties 
of recent introduction, with double milk-white flowers. 
Very compact panicles, 18 to 30 inches. .. 
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