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ELLIOTT NURSERY COMPANY, PITTSBURG, PA. 
New Lilacs on Their Own Roots 
Of late years there has been a multitude of new varieties of Lilacs grown and 
some of them have very great beauty, but unfortunately almost all the stock offered, 
both in this country and Europe, has been budded on privet and is practically worth¬ 
less, for Lilacs grown on this are certain to die in a few years. Nurserymen bud 
Lilacs on privet because they can produce a large stock quickly and inexpensively, but 
one lilac on its own roots is worth a score of budded plants. 
We have arranged with a leading English nursery to supply the varieties de¬ 
scribed, which are of the best, in good, strong plants on their own roots. For prices 
of Budded Lilacs, see our general list of Shrubs. 
We secured all the available stock of these Lilacs in Europe, and have only a 
limited supply to offer. 
Price, except where noted, $1.50 each, $15 per doz. 
Alba grandiflora. Very large, pure white trusses of flowers. 
A. W. Paul. Red, back of flower whitish. 
Alphonse Lavalle. Double; large panicle; beautiful blue, shaded violet. $2 
Bertha Damraann. Pure white, very large panicles of flowers; flue. $2. 
Charles X Large shining leaves and great trusses of reddish purple flowers. 50 cts. 
Charles Joly. A superb dark reddish purple variety; double. 
Condorcet Large panicle; semi-double, pale blue flowers. $2. 
Dr. Lindley. Large, compact panicles of purplish lilac flowers; dark red in bud* 
very fine, 
Emily Xemoine. Double, very large flowers, of fine globular form; rosy lilac* 
beautiful. ’ 
Oeant des Batailles. Bright reddish lilac, in large trusses. 
Jules Finger. Satiny rose. $2. 
La Tour d’Auvergne. Double, flowers very large, violet-purple. 
Le Gaulois. Rosy lilac; a very lovely variety. 
Leon Simon. Double, compact panicles; flowers bluish crimson. 
'Madame Lemoine. Superb; double white. $2. 
NEW LILAC, CHARLES X 
Madame Kreuter. Beautiful bright rose; single. 
Madame F. Morel. Violet-pink; large and fine; single. 
Madame Casimir-Perier. Creamy white; lovely. $2. 
Marc Micheli. Clear lilac-blue, double. $2. 
Marie Legraye. Large panicles of white flowers. The best white 
Lilac. $2. 
Michael Buchner. Dwarf plant; very double; color pale lilac. 
President Carnot. Double; lilac tint marked in center with white. 
Renoncle. Pale mauve; double. $2. 
Souvenir de Louis Spaeth. Most distinct and beautiful variety; trusses 
immense; very compact florets, very large; deep purplish red. 
Virginite. Double; tender rose; lovely. $2. 
NARCISSI 
We presume that for every Narcissus bulb planted 
there are one hundred tulips or hyacinths. That this is a 
great mistake, any one really familiar with their old- 
time merits must admit. They lack the brilliancy of 
color of the tulips, but greatly surpass them in variety, 
delicacy and gracefulness of form, and one never be¬ 
comes tired of their soft, beautiful colors. The great 
point in their favor is that they are permanent additions 
to the garden. All they ask is that they be allowed to 
remain undisturbed, and they will increase in size and 
beauty year after year. Many varieties are perfectly 
at home naturalized in the grass, provided the grass is 
not cut before their tops have time to ripen. This is not 
true of hyacinths and tulips, which, unless planted un¬ 
der the most favorable conditions, must be planted every 
year to have in perfection. 
NEW LILAC, MARIE LEGRAYE 
