Kingsville Nurseries _— Kingsville, Maryland 
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LILAC SPECIES 
Approximate flowering dates at Kingsville, Maryland: 
Oblata and varieties, April 10th to 20th. 
Chinensis and varieties, April 25th to May 10th. 
Juliana — Microphylla — Meyeri — Persica and form. 
Pinnatefolia — Pinetorum — Potanini — Pubescens. 
Emodi and varieties, May 10th to 20th. 
Henryi — Josikaea — Komarowi — Reflexa — Swegin- 
zowi — Tomentella — Volutina — Wolfi — Yunnanensis. 
Amurensis and varieties, May 20th to June 10th. 
Amurensis Japonica — Pekinensis. 
See NSIS JAPONICA. Tree to 20 ft. Pale chalcedona- 
yellow. 
CHINENSIS SANGEANA. Shrub to 15 ft. Buds helleborus- 
red opening laelia-pink. 
HENRYI LUTECE. Shrub to 10 ft. Buds perilla-purple 
opening purple-lilac. 
JOSIKAEA. Shrub to 12 ft. Buds dusky purple opening 
Hay’s lilac. 
eee Shrub to 6 ft. Buds Indian-purple opening lilac- 
pink. 
JULIANA-HERS Var. Shrub to 6 ft. Buds and flowers 
dark Indian-red. 
KOMAROWI. Shrub to 8 ft. Buds hellebore-red opening 
daphne-red. 
BC ROEHYLLA. Shrub to 6 ft. Laelia-pink to pale flesh- 
pink. 
MEYERI. Shrub to 6 ft. Carmine to argyle-purple. 
OBLATA. Shrub to 12 ft. Buds laelia-pink opening lilac. 
OBLATA DILATATA. Shrub to 10 ft. Buds Hay’s-lilac 
opening pale pink. 
OBLATA GIRALDI. Shrub to 8 ft. Buds purple, opening 
argyle-purple. 
OBLATA GIRALDI “AFFINIS.’’ White flowered form of 
preceding. 
PEKINENSIS. Tree to 15 ft. Pale chalcedonia-yellow. 
PERSICA. Shrub to 6 ft. Rhodonite-pink to laelia-pink. 
oe LACINATA. Similar to preceding, with lancelate 
eaves. 
PINNATEFOLIA. Shrub to 8 ft. Buds greenish yellow 
opening marguerite. 
PINETORUM. Shrub to 8 ft. Pale lavender-rose to laelia- 
pink. 
POTANINI. Shrub to 15 ft. Violet-laelia-pink. 
PUBESCENS. Shrub to 8 ft. Buds purple-lilac opening 
purplish-lilac. 
REFLEXA. Shrub to 10 ft. Buds carmine opening 
rhodonite-pink. 
SWEGINZOWI. Shrub to 15 ft. Buds orange-vinaceous 
opening white. 
TOMENTELLA. Shrub to 15 ft. Rhodonite-pink to pale 
rhodonite-pink. 
YUNNANENSIS. Shrub to 12 ft. Buds light russet-vina- 
ceous opening pale purplish-vinaceous. 
WOLFI. Shrub to 18 ft. Perilla-purple opening light 
perilla-purple. 
VELUTINA. Shrub to 10 ft. Buds vinaceous-lilac tinged 
white, opening white tinged light vinaceous-lilac. 
PALIBINIANA. Shrub form of Velutina with broader 
leaves and wider habit of growth, branches being more 
arching. 
EMODI. Shrub to 15 ft. Buds pale chalcedony-yellow 
tinged with rhodonite-pink, opening pink. 
The preceding lilac species are available, some in sizes 
$1.50 and $2.00, while others are available only in sizes 
$2.50 to $4.00. Please advise lilac species you desire and 
we will gladly write you the sizes and costs. 
Josiflexa Group 
(JOSIKAEA x REFLEXA) 
Should be strong growers of the species type. 
GUINEVERE. No record of color. 
BELLICENT. Single. Pinkish. 
ROYALTY. Single. Purple. 
ee two groups available in sizes $2.00 and $2.50 
each. 
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