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SYRINGA JOSIKEA—Hungarian lilac blooms late in spring 
after most of the rest are gone. It has very dark leaves 
and usually deep lilac bloom. 
3-4 ft. $2.00 
SYRINGA VILLOSA—Himalayan lilac looks much like Hun- 
garian but has lighter colored foliage and bloom that is 
on the pink order. 
2-3 ft. $1.50; 3-4 ft. $2.00 
FRENCH LILACS 
Here is a large selection of varieties giving bloom from 
early to late in all manner of color and form, as well as 
tall, short and medium growing sorts These days one can 
get a lilac to fit almost any specifications. We are describing 
in detail some of the newer ones, some of which we have 
not as yet seen in bloom. 
ALICE EASTWOOD—has large double flowers with dark 
purple claret buds changing to bluish purple as they 
expand and finally become mauve pink. The spikes are 
borne well above the foliage. 
8-4 ft. $4.00 
BLUE HYACINTH—is a fine single light blue flower with 
long slender petals that are strongly incurved to give the 
impression of a hyacinth. Clusters of large flowers, 12 
inches long and 8 inches wide. Flowers are really of great 
size and beauty and unusual form. 
4-5 ft. $5.60 
CLARKE’S GIANT—The flowers are single, soft gentian blue 
of enormous size, an inch to an inch and a quarter across, 
borne in huge clusters of pyramidal form up to 12 inches 
or better and 7-8 inches across at the base. The clusters 
are carried well above the foliage. Fragrance leaves no- 
thing to be desired. 
2-3 ft. $5.00; 3-4 ft. heavy $7.50 
CORA BRANDT—The double white flowers are borne well 
above the leaves in broad compound clusters of as many 
as six spikelets. The flowers are not crowded in the 
clusters. Plant compact and well formed with numerous 
spreading branches making it a heavy producer. Moderate 
growth, blooms in midseason. 
3-4 ft. $4.00 
CONDORCET—has semidouble to double flowers in sym- 
metrical clusters of medium size, dark pink purple in 
the bud, lighter when open. 
3-4 ft. $4.00 
ESTHER STALEY—The opening buds are red, theflowers 
are large, single and pure pink without the usual lavender 
tinge. Clusters are of good size and are freely produced 
in midseason. Growth vigorous. 
15-18 in. $2.50 
FIRMAMENT—is an outstanding variety with immense 
panicles of large flowers of a beautiful shade of sky blue. 
2-3 ft. $3.00 
HENRI ROBERTS has huge trusses and large flowers of a 
beautiful shade of slatey blue. 
: 4-5 ft. $5.00 
KATE SESSIONS is said to be the earliest lilac The flowers 
are single, medium purple in bud, opening mauve purple 
and finally blue. The clusters are usually compound, 
very long and wide with 1% inch flowers. Growth is 
moderate and it produces heavily even when quite small. 
2-3 ft. $3.00; 3-4 ft. $4.00 
