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Villosa 
Many of the peculiarities of any variety of Lilac are easily 
described. One can tell at a glance whether the florets are single, 
semi-double, or double, or whether the panicles are simple or 
compound, long or short, loose or compact. 
But when it comes to color prebably no two persons would 
name exactly alike the colors of any dozen varieties of Lilacs. 
A little explanation may help to interpret our descriptions. 
When we say a Lilac is red, we do not mean that it is scarlet; or, 
when we say it is blue, we do not mean sky-blue, as an occasional 
customer seems to expect. The truth is, the colors of all Lilacs 
are soft. They are made up of different proportions of blue and 
red with more or less addition of white. If the red predominates 
in the light shades, we may call the color pink or rose. If the blue 
predominates decidedly, we may call the color blue; but if the 
blue while dominant is less pronounced we may call it lavender 
or lilac or violet or mauve. 
In the dark colors, if the red predominates decidedly we may 
call it red, as with Reaumur. If the blue predominates we call it 
purple. Then to be more definite we sometimes say reddish pur- 
ple or purplish red. 
It must be remembered also that, aside from the difficulty of 
getting an exact name for the normal color of a variety, this color 
may change somewhat with the season. For example, this year 
we had cool, cloudy, and rainy weather throughout the Lilac sea- 
son. Consequently, the colors were all darker than usual. The 
character of the soil also sometimes changes the color slightly. 
We make our descriptions as clear as we can, but we under- 
stand how difficult it is for a purchaser who cannot visit a Lilac 
field during the blooming season to make his selection. However, 
we list only good varieties, those that should give much pleasure 
to those who plant them. 
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SOUV. DE LUDWIG SPAETH. S. Although this is one of the oldest of 
the improved varieties, it is a red that has many good qualities and 
few bad ones. The color is an intense rich purple-red. It holds its 
color well in the sun. The bush is tall, thrifty, and a profuse bloomer. 
2 to 3 ft., $1.50; 3 to 4 ft., $2.00 
STADTGARTNER ROTHPLETZ. D. An upright growing shrub with 
long, cone-shaped panicles. A rich red-purple. Until recently Charles 
Joly has been our only good double red. We have in Stadtgartner 
Rothpletz another fine red, giving bloom later than Charles Joly. 
2 to 3 ft., $2.00; 3 to 4 ft., $3.00 
THUNBERG. D. Very large, long, slender spikes, generally two to the 
panicle. Buds and reverse of florets a violet-mauve with a reddish 
appearance from a distance. Florets are large; open a light lilac, twist- 
ing and turning as they open, so that the color of the bud is inter- 
mingled with that of the inside of the petals, making a very striking 
Lilac. Late. 
2 to 3 ft., $1.50; 3 to 4 ft., $2.00 
VILLOSA. S. A Lilac that comes into bloom after the French Lilacs 
have bloomed and gone. Grows to a very large bush 12 feet high 
covered with immense single, plumelike open panicles in a bright 
pink fading toward the edges to white. Large, glossy, rich, beau- 
tiful foliage. Our strain of Villosa is grafted from a very select 
strain. 3 to 4 ft., $2.00; 4 to 5 ft., $2.50 

VIOLETTA. D. A deep violet-blue—a very unusual color combination. 
Panicles are open and the individual florets large and of great sub- 
stance. Our stock is very limited and we can supply early orders 
only. 
Strong 3 to 4 ft., $5.00 
VOLCAN. S. A true deep red-purple. Panicles which are very long, 
large, and shapely, come up well above the foliage. These panicles 
look rather open in the bud stage but as the florets develop they open 
into attractive panicles. It is the latest of all the red-purples. 
2 to 3 ft., $1.50; 3 to 4 ft., $2.00 
WALDECK-ROUSSEAU. D. A tall growing variety with enormous 
panicles of a light rose color. The buds are a deep pink with the open 
florets fading to a deep violet with a white center. The florets are very 
double and the panicles unusually large. A fascinating variety. 
2 to 3 ft., $1.50; 3 to 4 ft., $2.00 
WILLIAM ROBINSON. D. Invariably well liked. Very compact 
panicles, almost round. When florets are about to open, the bloom 
gives a very striking pinkish red effect which gives place to a lavender 
as the florets fully open and their reverse side turns back. Very much 
admired. 
2 to 3 ft., $1.50 

Own root French Lilacs as grown on our grounds at Faribault. Stock such as 
this goes into this spring’s orders. 
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