A Fine Illustration of the Variety, Victor Lemoine 
NeAU Jliiaoi 
There are quite a few new Lilacs that will soon be available to the Lilac* 
loving public. Some of these are very new, while others have been under 
cultivation for longer periods, but none are yet grown in sufficient quantity 
to be really available. 
Our list of Lilacs has remained somewhat stationary for some years, i here 
have been a number of new varieties brought out recently, but we always like 
to test such varieties to determine their worth before propagating them for sale. 
MARECHAL FOCH is without doubt one of the most sensational Lilacs 
ever brought out. Firmament is truly superb. Ami Schott, Prodige, Monument, 
Diplomat—all seem good. These and quite a few more from Europe are 
coming on in our trial fields. 
For the past ten or twelve years we have been working with new Lilacs oi 
our own and are satisfied that we have several that will be welcomed as real 
in the 
acquisitions. These are selections out of some 5000 seedlings. Three of these 
we wish to mention here. One, a single, in a particularly soft pleasing salmon- 
pink, is very refined and attractive. A second, which we think exceedingly fine, 
is a brilliant deep red with large petals, large florets, and large panicles. The 
color when at its prime is very striking. This color holds well in the sun for 
a long time. It then turns to a rich blue-purple and finally finishes in a still 
pleasing lighter purple. A third we have named Colonel Plum, for that great 
Lilac lover who gave to the City of Lombard, Illinois, the nucleus of its fine 
collection. This is a large, single, rich deep red-purple and we feel it has 
been well named. 
As soon as we have a stock available of these new kinds on their own roots, 
we shall list them for sale. 
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