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LILAC— Grant des Batailles, bright reddish-lilac in large! 
attractive trusses, iS to 30 inches. 
Japonjca, a new and unique species from Japan, attaining 
the size of a tree, with large panicles of white flowers. 
Foliage very large, thick, and deep green color. Strong 
two-year-old plants, 3 to 4 feet. 
Jean Bart. A striking novelty with dark red buds, and 
double claret rose-colored flowers when fully open, iS to 
30 inches. 
La Tour d'Auvergne, another promising new double 
lilac, of strong growth, 18 to 30 inches. 
Le Gaplois, this elegant novelty blooms in large thyrsi 
of double bright red flowers, 18 to 30 inches. 
Leon Simon. Very double bluish flowers in large trusses, 
18 to 30 inches. 
Mme. Abel Chatenay, one of the most attractive novelties 
of recent introduction, with double milk-white flowers. 
Very compact panicles, 12 to 18 inches. 
Mme. Lemojne. Decidedly one of the most beautiful and 
useful new varieties grown. Very large panicles of pure 
white, double flowers, 18 to 30 inches. 
Mme. Moser. Pure white single flowers, in fine trusses. 
Strong growth with large foliage, 12 to 18 inches. 
Mathieu de Dombasle, one of the very best* Large 
truss of double rich reddish lilac, 18 to 30 inches. 
Maxime Cornu. One of the newer double lilacs, very 
attractive and desirable, 18 to 30 inches. 
Monsieur Lepage. An elegant new variety with very 
large flowers. Lilac-blue, whitish outside, and very dis¬ 
tinct. 
Nigricans, trusses large and compact, very deep reddish 
lilac. Foliage dark green, 18 to 30 inches. 
Philemon, a new lilac not yet flowered in our collection,! 
12 to 18 inches. 
Pierre Joigneaux. One of the newer varieties with! 
large panicles of double flowers, 18 to 24 inches. 
Pyramid a us, an exceedingly line novelty with large full | 
semi-double flowers. Rose colored, 2 to 3 feet. 
Prokesseuk Stockart, dwarf grower, with large trusses 
of reddish-lilac flowers. Free bloomer, 18 to 30 inches.. 
Rknoncule, exceedingly double, short compact truss. | 
Pale reddish lilac, 2 to 3 feet. 
Rothomagknsis Metensis, pale reddish lilac, in long! 
^ panicles. Growth very vigorous, 3 to 4 feet. 
Senateur Volland, one of the finest double novelties of 
the season. Large and distinct, 18 to 30 inches. 
Souvenir de la Spath, the most distinct and beautiful 
variety in the collection, trusses immense, very compact, 
florets very large, deep purplish red, 18 to 30 inches. 
Saugeana, a member of the Persian group, with reddish- 
purple flowers. Fine, strong grower, 3 to 4 feet. 
Ville de Troyes, an excellent new form with large 
trusses of rosy or reddish-lilac, 2 to 3 feet. 
Violacea, strong growth, very double and fine. Pale blue 
color in short compact trusses, 2 to 3 feet. 
Virginal, very distinct, large pure white flower and truss. 
Growth strong, free bloomer, 2 to 3 feet. 
Virginite, a beautiful new lilac with the same tint as the 
rose “Souvenir de la Malmaison.” Very double and 
striking flowers, 18 to 24 inches. 
Villosa, another new Japanese species with foliage re¬ 
sembling the White Fringe ( Chionanthus ), and pro¬ 
ducing immense panicles of whitish or pale peach-col- 
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