LILACS 
GROUP I (continued) 
Single Flowering 
AMBASSADEUR, BCDE 
Lilac-blue, white eye. Extremely productive. 
BLUE HYACINTH, AE 
From the time we first saw it in flower no other name 
seemed appropriate. The single flowers have the 
longest corolla tube and lobes (‘‘petals’”) we have 
ever seen. The latter are strap-shaped, recurved, and 
so long that if straightened out the flowers would 
be up to 134 inches wide. Buds are light mauve, open 
flowers blue. Early, moderately fragrant and reason- 
ably productive. Clusters are very large, often a foot 
long and 8 or 9 inches wide. It has always been great- 
ly admired at our. lilac shows. Our own opinion of 
its merits is corroborated by J. C. Wister, famous 
author of “Lilacs for America,’’ who wrote us say- 
ing: “It bloomed here this spring and was exceed- 
ingly beautiful.” 
BOUNTIFUL, DE 
Flowers are rosy orchid borne in mid-season on 
strong plants. Free bloomer and ranks close to the 
top for cutting as the fine clusters are borne on long 
stems. | 
DECAISNE, C 
Buds ruddy mauve opening to quite deep blue. Clus- 
ters are long and pyramidal. Holds up well when cut. 
FIRMAMENT, BC 
An outstanding variety with immense panicles of 
large flowers of a beautiful shade of sky blue. 
KATE SESSIONS, ABCDE 
We can say without qualification that this is the 
earliest Lilac we have ever seen. The flowers are 
single, medium purple in bud, opening mauve pur- 
ple, finally blue (H. C. C. Campanula Violet 37/2.) 
The clusters, almost always compound, are large in 
both length and width while the individual flowers 
are enormous, often attaining 114 inches across. 
Growth is between moderate and vigorous. Produces 
heavily, starting to bloom when quite young. It is a 
common practice to refer to named lilacs as ‘‘hy- 
_ brids,” but in fact almost all are not. This, however, 
is an actual hybrid, S. vulgaris x oblata, which well 
accounts for its earliness. 
Named as a souvenir of Miss Kate Olivia Sessions, 
who died in San Diego, March, 1940, at the age of 
83. She was active as a nurserywoman up to the time 
of her death and had introduced a wealth of new 
plants into California. Balboa Park in San Diego 
is practically a monument to her. We trust our lilac 
will be considered as good as her memory deserves. 
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