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ELLWANGER & BARRY'S 
NEW VARIETIES OF LILACS. 
Attention is especially directed to the double-flowered varieties remarkable for their large trusses and beautiful 
flowers. The descriptions in some cases are those of the originator. 
gyringa Japonica. C. A new species from Japan, becoming a good sized tree. Foliage dark green, glossy, 
leathery; flowers creamy white, odorless, in great panicles. A month later than other lilacs. $1*00. 
S. ligustrina Pekinensis pendula. Chinese Weeping Lilac. C. Of graceful drooping habit; flowers white; 
fragrant. $1.00. 
S. villosa. C. A new species from Japan. Large branching panicles; flowers light purple in bud, white when 
open; fragrant; foliage resembles that of the White Fringe. Especially valuable, as its flowers appear 
two weeks after those of other Lilacs. $1.00. 
S. vulgaris var. Alphonse Lavalle. C. Very large panicle, beautiful blue, shaded violet. $1.00. 
var. Comte Horace <le ChoiseuL C. “ Flowers deep violet red.” Small plants. $1. 
var. Condorcet. C. “ Long panicles; very large semi-double flowers, pale blue.” Small plants. $1.50. 
var. Emile Lemolne. C. “Flowers very large; of fine globular form; rosy lilac; beautiful.” Small 
plants. $1. 
var. Frau Dammann. C. This is the best white lilac in our collection; the panicle or truss is immense, 
flowers of medium size and pure white. This and Ludwig Spwth are the two best lilacs of recent introduc¬ 
tion. (See cut.) $1. 
var. hyacinth I flora plena. C. Double flowers; lilac rose; red in bud ; early. 75c. 
var. Jean Hart. C. “ Panicle large and compact; flowers rosy carmine.” Small plants. $1. 
var. Lamarck. C. Very large panicle; individual flowers large, very double, rosy lilac; superb when open. 
(See cut.) $1.00. 
var. Langius. C. A new lilac which blossoms quite late. Panicle large; individual flowers medium, rosy 
lilac; a distinct shade. Good. $1.00. 
var. La Tour d*Auvergne. C. “ Flowers very large; violet purple.” Small plants. $1. 
var. le Gaulois. C. “ Panicle very large and compact; flowers deep peach color.” Small plauts. $1. 
var. Leon Simon. C. “ Pauicle compact; flowers bluish crimson.” Small plants. $1. 
var. Lovaniensis. C. Silvery pink, a distinct and beautiful shade; panicle large and very erect, showing off 
the individual flowers to good advantage. An acquisition. $1.00. 
var. Ludwig Spffitli. C. Panicle long; individual flowers large,single; dark purplish red ; distinct; superb. 
The finest of its color. (See cut.) $1. 
var. Mine. Julius Finger. C. “ Flowers large, satiny rose; very fragrant.” Small plants. $1. 
var. Madame Moser. C. White. $1.00. 
var. Matliieu de Dombasle. C. Panicle of medium size; flowers small, very double; color reddish mauve. 
Very free flowering. $1.00. 
var. M. Maxime Cornu. C. “ Flowers lilac rose.” Small plants. $1. 
var. Michael Hucliner. C. Plant dwarf; panicle erect, very large; individual flowers medium, very double; 
color pale lilac, very distinct and fine. An acquisition. $1. 
var. President Grevy. C. A beautiful blue; individual flowers very double and very large, measuring 
three-quarters of an inch in diameter; the panicle is magnificent and measures eleven inches in length and 
five inches across. One of the finest Lilacs. (See cut.) $1. 
var. Professor Sargent. C. “ Buds cherry red, dark violet when fully open; fine.” Small plants. $1 
var. pyramidaUs. G. “Panicles large and dense; flowers large and full; color fine azure rose; carmine in 
bud.” Small plants. $1. 
var. Kenoncule. C. Very double; azure mauve; very fragrant. $1.00. 
var. rubella plena. C. Flowers large, very double, clear violet red. $1.00. 
var. Rouge de Trianon. C. Very large panicle; individual flowers large, reddish lilac. Fine. $1.00. 
var. Senateur Volland. C. “ Flowers rosy red.” Small plants. $1. 
var. virginite. C. “Flowers large, double, tender rose, shade of Souvenir de la Malmaison rose.” Small 
plants. $1. 
TAMARIX. Tamarisk. Tamariske, Gei\ Tamarisc, Fr. 
These are very beautiful shrubs, with small leaves, somewhat like those of the Juniper, and delicate small flowers 
in spikes. They are invaluable for planting by the seaside, where scarcely anything else will grow. 
T. Africana. I>. Handsome foliage, upright habit; flowers in May. 35c. 
T. Chinensis. D. A vigorous, upright grower, with delicate foliage of a lively green color; flowers rose-colored, 
in September. 35c. 
T. Narbonne. D. Of straggling habit. Foliage glaucous green; flowers in May before the leaves appear. 35c. 
VIBURNUM. Arrow Root. Schlinge, or Siineeball, Ger. Viorne, Fr. 
V. dentatum. Dentated-leaved Viburnum. D. Flowers greenish white, much like Ncpaleme , but not so 
coarse. 50c. 
V. Japonicum. D. Resembles plicatum in foliage and habit; the cymes are bordered with a circle of large, white, 
barren flowers. 75c. 
V. Ian tana. Early White Lantana-leaved Viburnum. C. 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. 35c. 
var. rugosum. Rough-leaved Viburnum. C. Has larger and rougher leaves than lantana , and ter¬ 
minal cymes of white flowers in May. Very ornamental in foliage and fruit. 35c. 
V. Lent ago. Sheepberry. D. Flowers creamy white, very fragrant; foliage a light glossy green. Growth and 
habit like pyri folium. 50c. 
V. macrocephalli in. D. Growth and habit similar to rugosunu but the leaves are coarser. 50c. 
