
Prolong Your Lilac Blooming Season by Planting 
SOME OF THE HYBRID LILACS 
ALL VERY FINE 
NONE DISAPPOINTING 
A great deal of interest has been created of late by a line of new 
hybrid Lilacs coming to us from Canada, largely the work of Miss 
Preston of Ottawa. These hybrid Lilacs are proving very desirable here 
in Minnesota. They are hybrids of Villosa and Josikaea, and like their 
parents they all come into bloom after the French Lilacs are through 
blooming. 
We have some 15 different varieties and have found them all good. 
They are somewhat similar and we have not decided as yet which are 
the best. We like them all and their slight variations add to their in- 
terest. They all grow into large open branching bushes with large heavy 
leaves like Villosa. 
We are discarding Villosa as these hybrids are far superior. The 
panicles are plumelike and the colors all run in lavenders and pinks. 
We are not describing the different varieties as we failed to do so at 
blooming time and the similarity is so great that any one of them will 
please you. There should be three or four varieties in every large col- 
lection as they vary in their blooming dates. 
We are also offering with them the species Lilac Reflexa, which every- 
one should have and the well known older hybrid Henri Lutece. 
ALICE. One of the famous new Prestoniae hybrids that are now causing 
such a stir in the Lilac world. A first cross between the Lilacs Vil- 
Josa X Reflexa. This Lilac carries the good bush habit of its Villosa 
parent with much the beautiful color of Reflexa. 
2 to 3 ft., $2.50; 3 to 4 ft., $3.00 
CONSTANCE. Another splendid new hybrid Lilac that we have bloomed 
here for several years and which we like very much.. Grows into a 
large bush with large very striking foliage. Bush literally covered 
with large plumy panicles of a rose-pink color running into light 
purple. 2 to 3 ft., $2.50; 3 to 4 ft., $3.00 
HENRI LUTECE. S. A hybrid between S. Villosa and S. Josikaea, with 
a round, shapely bush about midway in size between the two parents. 
The blooms are large, open, plumelike in appearance, held erect and 
of beautiful light violet in color. Has the heavy foliage of Josikaea. 
A fine ornamental shrub coming into bloom about a week after the 
French Lilac. This variety deserves a place in all Lilac plantings. One 
who has never seen one of these hybrid Lilacs cannot imagine how 
beautiful they are and how different from other Lilacs. 
2 to 3 ft., $2.50; 3 to 4 ft., $3.00 
LUCETTA. Another of the Villosa hybrids, having much the same 
foliage and bush habits as Viola. Both of these varieties are desirable. 
They come into bloom after the French Lilacs are all gone, prolong- 
ing the Lilac season by at least 10 days. These hybrids have much 
prettier bush habit than does the Villosa parent. Lucetta is a much 
deeper pink than Viola. 2 to 3 ft., $2.50; 3 to 4 ft., $3.00 
REFLEXA. S. This Lilac always creates a sensation among our visitors 
when they see it. Reflexa is a species and entirely distinct from any 
other Lilac. The bush resembles Villosa in growth and foliage. Grows 
10 to 12 feet tall, with long, slender, drooping clusters of soft pink 
flowers of varying shades, which open in June. Distinct in that the 
blooms always droop from the end of the limbs. The most beautiful 
of all the Lilac species. 2 to 3 ft., $5.00 
REGAN. Not quite as open growing a bush as Viola but otherwise 
resembling it very much. The bloom is large, open, branching and 
very feathery and graceful. Comes into bloom a day or two after 
Viola. A deep pink to purple. 2 to 3 ft., $2.50; 3 to 4 ft., $3.00 
VIOLA. This Lilac was sent to us some 10 years ago from Canada. 
A hybrid between Vulgaris and Villosa. The bush resembles Villosa 
but is a trifle more open in growth with cleaner foliage. It is a real 
addition to our list of shrubs. The blooms come in long racemes held 
erect at first and then gracefully drooping as the petals open. The 
flowers are a bright pink in bud opening to a rich cream in the center 
which makes a very striking and beautiful contrast with the deep pink 
on the reverse. 2 to 3 ft., $3.00; 3 to 4 ft., $5.00 
Same Discount Applies to These as to Our French Varieties 
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