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Select From This List 
Capitaine Baltet 
Congo 
Edith Cavell 
Hippolyte Maringer 
Katherine Havemeyer 
Leon Gambetta 
Miss Ellen Willmott 
Mme. Antoine Buchner 
Olivier de Serres 
President Loubet 
President Poincaire 
Ruhm von Horstenstein 
Stadtgartner Rothpletz 
Vestale 
Violetta 
Victor Lemoine 
Your Selection From Above Varieties 
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3 for $ 8.00 
6 for 15.00 
12 for 25.00 
16 for 32.00 
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EVERY ONE A MASTERPIECE 
Very often we receive letters asking us if we 
could choose but three Lilacs from this list which 
ones would we take. Such a letter is difficult to 
answer, as a choice depends somewhat upon the 
colors you prefer, and whether you prefer single 
florets in your Lilacs or double florets. 
Both Edith Cavell and Miss Ellen Willmott 
are extra fine whites with double florets and a 
choice would be difficult. Vestale is another 
Henri Martin 
white with single florets and one of the best 
in its class. 
Personally I could not get along in a plant¬ 
ing without Mme. Antoine Buchner. It is 
distinct. Its panicles are long and graceful, 
florets semi-double, and the color a lovely 
light pink that blends with all other colors. 
Violetta is a variety that we are not always 
able to list. Its name designates its color. The 
florets resemble Mme. Antoine Buchner in 
being semi-double. The individual florets are 
extremely large and I know I should want 
this variety in any collection. 
I hardly see how any nice planting of Lilacs 
would be complete without Leon Gam- 
betta, another variety always in demand. 
When this variety is in bloom, it is al¬ 
most impossible to stay out of the garden. 
When it comes to the Lilacs classified 
as red, this list contains two fine varie¬ 
ties with single florets, Capitaine Baltet and 
Congo. Congo comes into bloom earlier in 
the season and always attracts attention. 
Capitaine Baltet prolongs your season and 
neither replaces the other. Stadtgartner Roth- 
pletz, has double florets and somewhat resem¬ 
bles Charles Joly. 
If one desires a blue, Olivier de Serres will 
satisfy. Katherine Havemeyer is included in 
practically every order that is taken here at 
the nursery when the Lilacs are in bloom. 
Hippolyte Maringer has huge panicles that 
create a sensation. 
At the end of the season when practically 
all of the other French Lilacs are past their 
best Victor Lemoine comes along, a wonder¬ 
ful Lilac. 
We could go through the entire list giving 
excellent points about each variety. Not a 
Lilac in this entire list will disappoint you. 
