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en) Lilac, Clark’s Giant 
LILAC (Syringa). Lilacs are favorites in our northwest gardens. In April 
they begin flowering and by a broad selection of varieties, there will be a 
continuation of lilacs flowering until early June. They require plenty of 
sun and a well-drained slightly alkaline soil. The following varieties are 
all choice varieties in single and double. 
h Alice Eastwood. Fine new lilac. The buds are claret-purple opening to mauve 
pink. Particularly handsome when used as a cut flower. 2 to 3 ft., $3.50. 
h Ami Schott. Large double dark-blue flowers in dense clusters. 2 to 3 ft., $3.50. 
h Clarke’s Giant. A single lilac with enormous soft gentian-blue flowers in huge 
pyramidal clusters up to 12 inches, 1-1/2 to 2 ft., $3.50; 2 to 3 ft., $4.50. 
h Decaisne. Single. Buds ruddy mauve opening to deep blue. Clusters are 
long and pyramidal, 1-1/2 to 2 ft., $3.50; 2 to 3 ft., $4.50. 
h Ellen Willmott. Very fine double white lilac. 1-1/2 to 2 ft., $3.00; 2 to 3 
ft., $4.00. 
h Esther Staley. Single. Opening buds are red; flowers are large, and pure 
pink without the usual lavender tinge. 1-1/2 to 2 ft., $3.50; 2 to 3 ft., $4.50. 
h Janvan Tol. Very large single white flowers. 1-1/2 to 2 ft., $3.00; 2 to 3 
ft., $4.00. 
h Kate Sessions. Single, early blooming lilac, medium purple in bud, opening 
mauve purple and finally blue. 1-1/2 to 2 ft., $3.00; 2 to 3 ft., $4.00. 
h Katherine Havemeyer. Double, lavender pink, opening lavender purple. 
121 f2itoestt., 53-00; 2 to 3 ft., $4.00. 
h Marechal Foch. A truly immense lilac with bright carmine-rose flowers 
with a pink eye when open. The individual flowers are fully one inch in 
diameter. 1-1/2 to 2 ft., $3.00; 2 to 3 ft., $4.00. 
h Mrs. E. Harding. Outstanding new double red. 1-1/2 to 2 ft., $3.00; 2 to 
3 ft., $4.00. a 
h President Lincoln, Large clusters which are purplish lilac in bud, opening 
to a Wedgwood-blue. Early blooming. 2 to 3 ft., $3.50. 
