LATE HYBRIDS 
HIAWATHA (Prestonia) (Skinner 1932) 
Flowers the deep lilac purple color of Ludwig Spaeth with bright 
yellow anthers; trusses dense. Leaves handsomely veined with 
dark red. 
ISABELLA (Prestonia) (Preston 1927) 
The most famous Prestonia. Large, airy panicles of delicate phlox 
pink. 
LUTECE (Henryi) (Henry 1900) 
A compact, well-rounded bush, very good for single specimen plant- 
ing. Bears great masses of showy pansy violet blossoms. (Illus. p. 15) 
ROMEO (Prestonia) (Preston) 
Comes into bloom exceptionally late. Spirea-red buds contrast with 
rosy pink flowers, carried in large, impressive, open panicles. 
ROYALTY (Josiflexa) (Preston) 
Buds deep violet purple; florets imperial purple edged with white, 
slightly cupped, borne in open spikes. Very late. 
RUTILANT (Nanceiana) (Lemoine 1931) 
Magnificent panicles of rich rose purple florets; deep dahlia purple 
buds; our darkest Late Hybrid. A remarkably heavy, showy 
bloomer. 
SWEGINZOWL ALBIDA (Lemoine 1930) 
A hybrid seedling of the beautiful wild lilac from Chengtu, S. 
sweginzowt. Very late. Foamy clusters of delicate blossom-pink buds 
that open into milk white flowers. Upright growth habit. 
URSULA (Prestonia) (Preston) 
Great spikes of magenta rose bloom remain beautiful an unusually 
long time. 7 
VIRGILIA (Prestonia) (Preston) 
In blossom, this bush is one solid bouquet of cyclamen purple 
flowers; the most heavily blooming lilac that we have ever seen. 
ie Specie 
These are the lilacs that have been found growing wiid in various 
parts of the Orient and in southeastern Europe by intrepid plant ex- 
plorers of many nations. A number of them have been discovered only 
in the past fifty or sixty years. Some are indeed remarkably beautiful 
shrubs, differmng greatly from the more commonly known lilac forms. 
This list includes a large number of lilac species of exceptional garden 
value, as well as a few that are valuable collectors’ items because of their 
novelty or historical significance. 
All of our lilacs are grown on their own roots 
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