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MASTERPIECE 
COLLECTION 
Consisting of the World’s Best 10 French Lilacs 
A Few Others as Good, but None Better 
We should like very much to include the following 10 varieties 
in our general list, but we do not have sufficient stock with the 
exception of Edith Cavell and Victor Lemoine to do so. 
We are seldom able to offer this fine list in our catalog as they 
are generally purchased by visitors to our fields who sée them 
in bloom. 
We are offering the following ten as a collection and we have 
just ten collections for our spring orders. Please do not ask us to 
sell any separately except Edith Cavell and Victor Lemoine. 
CAPITAINE BALTET. S. Enormous trusses of single flowers 
of the greatest size. A uniform ruddy purple-lilac. A compara- 
tively new variety not widely distributed, but which by Lilac 
connoisseurs is pronounced one of Lemoine’s best singles. It is 
one of the most profuse bloomers of all, the bush sometimes 
being almost hidden by the great panicles. This is classed among 
the twelve or fifteen best of all Lilacs. 
DE MIRIBEL. S. Dark blue-purple. This is by far the darkest 
of all our Lilacs. It is always admired by those who see it in 
bloom in our nursery because it is-so distinct in color from all 
others. It is one of the choicest in the entire line. Panicles 
rather slender, long, compact, and upright. Very noticeable. 
This is one blue you ‘should really have. 
EDITH CAVELL. See General List. 

