TAMARIX gallica {Tamarisk). All of the species 
are alike in foliage to a great extent. They 
are shrubs of strong, slender growth, with light, 
feathery foliage. Flowers warm shades of pink 
and red exquisitely fringed—especially valu¬ 
able for seaside planting. 
T. africana. Blooms in May. 
T. gallica. Blooms May to July. 
T. odessana. Blooms July to September. 
S. vulgaris {C o m m o n 
Lilac). The well- 
known, o 1 d-fashioned 
lilac, bluish-purple 
flowers. 50 cts. to £i 
each. 
S. v. alba {Com m 0 n 
White Lilac). Small 
and narrow foliage. 
Flowers white with a 
bluish tint. Fragrant 
and free-flowering. 
S. Charles X. Large 
shining leaves; trusses 
large, rather loose, 
flowers single; reddish- 
purple. 50 cts. each. 
S. insignis rubra {Red 
Lilac). An erect, vig¬ 
orous grower, with 
large spikes of reddish- 
purple flowers. 
S. Ludwig Spath. N e w, 
and believed to be the finest of its class. Color 
purplish red. A great acquisition. 50 cts. each. 
S. Frau Dammann. New. Pure white, deli¬ 
ciously scented. A profuse and early bloomer. 
75 cts. 
S. Marie Legraye. Planted very extensively in 
all parts of the country. Trusses large, flowers 
single white. Very desirable. 75 cts. each. 
S. President Grevy. A lovely blue. Flowers 
large and double, measuring three-quarters of 
an inch in diameter; its clusters are large; at 
least 10 inches in length and 5 inches across. A 
grand lilac. 50 cts. each. 
WEIGELIA ROSEA. DIERVILLA FLORIDA 
SYRINGA (Continued) 
SYRINGA japonica {Japanese Tree Lilac). A 
remarkable new species from Japan, becoming a 
good-sized tree. Foliage dark green, glossy; 
flowers small, feathery, but formed in great 
panicles, often 18 inches long; very light straw 
color. Blooms a month later than other lilacs. 
50 cts. to 75 cts. each. 
S. alba {White Lilac). Delicate, white fragrant 
flowers, shaded with purple. 50 cts. each. 
S. pekinensis pendula ( Weeping Lilac). New. 
Produces large clusters of beautiful, intensely 
sweet flowers. A great acquisition. Si.50 each. 
S. oblata. An early, flowering, light purple spe¬ 
cies, with large, round, dark green leaves. Flow¬ 
ers before any other lilac, in spring. 50 cts. to 
51 each. 
S. villosa. Decidedly a valuable variety. It is a 
very free bloomer; flowers in large, branching 
panicles; color in bud flesh-pink, changing to 
white; very fragrant. A late bloomer. One of 
the very best lilacs. 
VIBURNUM: SNOWBALLS 
It would be impossible to give too much praise 
to this magnificent group. They grow into great 
voluptuous specimens, some of them 15 to 20 feet 
high, covered with thousands of snow-white blos¬ 
soms. Its adaptability for combinations with other 
shrubs is unexcelled. Hardy, generous, beautiful, 
we cannot love them too much. 
VIBURNUM cassinoides. Cymes of white flow¬ 
ers in June. Black berries in autumn. Hand¬ 
some foliage. Native. 
V. dentatum {Arrowwood). Glossy, handsome 
leaves and flowers in June, greenish- white; fine, 
steel-blue berries in fall. 
V. latana ( Wayfaring Tree). A large, robust 
shrub, with soft, heavy leaves and large clusters 
of white flowers in May; succeeded with red 
fruit; retains its foliage very late. 5 <> cts. each. 
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