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SYRINGA vulgaris, var. 
Amethyste. A fine nov¬ 
elty, with numerous large 
panicles of purplish lilac 
flowers turning blue with 
ace. A profuse bloomer. 
var. Beranger. Panicles 
of fine size, with beauti¬ 
ful purplish lilac flow¬ 
ers; vigorous and one of 
the most desirable, 
var. Bertha Dammann. 
A very' free-blooming 
variety, with large 
panicles of snow-white 
single flowers. One of 
the best. 
var. Charles X. An old 
Lilac, but still in demand 
for its abundance of large 
panicles of reddish pur¬ 
ple flowers. 
var. coerulea superba. 
Produces large trusses of 
clear blue single flowers 
An excellent variety; 
quite distinct, 
var. flore pleno. An older 
variety, with small, very 
double, bright lilac flow¬ 
ers, in fair-sized panicles. 
Excellent. 
var. Geant des Battailles. 
A vigorous grower, with 
fine large foliage and 
superb trusses of bright 
blue, single flowers. 
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var. Gloire de Croncels. 
Beautiful large panicles 
of reddish lilac flowers, that are bright red before 
expanding. 
var. Gloire de Lorraine. The individual flowers 
are very large, single, reddish in bud but a hand¬ 
some lilac tint when open. Truss large, 
var. Goliath. Panicle and flower quite large, and 
of a conspicuous reddish blue tint. A strong 
grower and free bloomer. 
var. hyacinthaellora. Beautiful large trusses of 
quite double, lilac-rose colored flowers, with a red¬ 
dish tint in bud. Among the very earliest to bloom 
in spring. 
var. Jean Bart. A large and compact panicle of 
double claret-rose flowers, dark red in the bud. A 
strikingly pretty Lilac. 
var. Langius. A late-blooming variety with large 
trusses of a delicate shade of lilac, tinted with fawn 
color. An excellent Lilac. 
var. La Tour d' Auvergne. One of the newer double 
varieties of free-blooming habit. Pale, rosy lilac 
flowers, of large size and fine form, 
var. Lavanensis. A beautiful, vigorous variety, 
with large panicles of elegant delicate rosy lilac 
flowers. Very prolific. 
var. Le Gaulois. This elegant novelty blooms in 
immense trusses of large, double, bright red flowers. 
Panicles very compact. 
var. Leon Simon. A splendid novelty', producing 
clusters of the largest size. \ ery compact, perfectly 
double and of a bright bluish color, with the buds 
a light coral tint. 
vulgaris, var. Bertha Dammann. 
SYRINGA vulgaris, var. Mine. Abel Chatenay. A 
superb novelty, with pure, milk-white flowers; very 
double, arranged in handsome compact panicles. 
A free bloomer. 
var. Mute. Lemoine. Decidedly one of the best 
of the new varieties. Very large panicles of double 
pure white flowers. A prolific bloomer and good 
grower. 
var. Mine. Moser. A vigorous grower, with large 
foliage. Fine trusses of pure white single flowers. 
Valuable for florists' use. 
var. Mathieu de Dontbasle. One of the best varie¬ 
ties. Large trusses of double lilac, with a rich, 
reddish tinge. 
var. Maxime Cornu. One of the newer double-flow¬ 
ering Lilacs; of a pinkish rose color. Very attrac¬ 
tive and desirable. 
var. Monsieur Lepage. An elegant new variety, 
with very large panicles of lilac-blue flowers, whit¬ 
ish outside. Very distinct. 
var nigricans. Large and compact trusses of very 
deep reddish lilac. Foliage deep green. Growth 
vigorous. 
var. Pierre Joigneaux. Another pretty new Lilac, 
with very double, reddish purple flowers, in large 
trusses. Excellent. 
var. Prof. Slockhardt. Rather a dwarf grower, with 
large trusses of lavender-colored flowers. Very con- 
spicuous and fine. 
var. pyramidalis. An exceedingly showy and dis¬ 
tinct form, with large, full, semi -double flowers or 
a pretty shade of rose color. 
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