
Proteng Your Lilac Blooming Season by Planting 
SOME OF THE HYBRIDS AND SPECIES 
Pav EICSEINEG 
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- 
losa 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 
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 thev 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 de- 
sirable. They come into bloom after the French lilacs are all gone, 
prolonging 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 
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 
THE TREE LILAC (Syringa Japonica). This is the true Tree Lilac. It 
can be grown either as a large bush or as a tree with a single stem. 
Grown in tree form, it makes one of the finest small trees that can be 
planted on the front lawn. We have several such trees growing in 
Faribault and all are beautiful. The tree is very shapely, upright, 
clean bright bark, large, thick, glossy leaves, and attains a height of 
about 12 feet. From two to three weeks after the French Lilacs are 
gone, the Tree Lilac blooms in great, broad, lacy panicles of creamy 
white. The blooms cover the entire tree. This Lilac will not dis- 
appoint you. 
Nice single-stemmed trees, 3 to 4 ft., $2.50; 4 to 5 ft., $3.50 
MANCHURIAN LILAC. Here is a Lilac that pleases us very much. 
This Lilac came to us a number of years ago under this name and it 
may not be correct. It isa very slender, upright growing bush. When 
the bush is 5 feet tall it is not more than a foot through the branches. 
Our oldest bush, about 10 years old, is 3 feet in diameter and 9 feet 
tall. It blooms about 10 days after the French Lilac is gone and just 
before the Tree Lilac or Japonica. The flowers are similar to those of 
Japonica but somewhat smaller and do not show the creamy color. 
4 to 5 ft. bushes, $3.50 
Same Discount Applies to These ‘as to Our French Varieties 
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