. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. M,\> ^r., Ut2i The Florists^ Review 33 ;^S25HS2S2525252525£5HSHS25M2S2S2S2S2S2S25H52S2525H5HS252S25H51H5H5252S2Sa5BS2^^ BEST OF THE LILACS •-a •a '252S2S25ES2S2SaS52SHS2S2Sa5H5aSESESaS25HS2SESH52S252SESHSE5HSH5a5HSHS2SHS252S252S2SH^^ AT ARNOLD ARBORETUM. Popular Flower. Ot id) till! many bt'.'intit'ul ilcciiluuiis loweiiri}^ shrubs .suitable for culliva- iciii in our colder states, none is more iiiiversally itopular than tlie lilac ijlacs have many factors in their lavur -hardiness, tloriferousncss, frafj^raiice, 1 wide ranji;e of colors
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. M,\> ^r., Ut2i The Florists^ Review 33 ;^S25HS2S2525252525£5HSHS25M2S2S2S2S2S2S25H52S2525H5HS252S25H51H5H5252S2Sa5BS2^^ BEST OF THE LILACS •-a •a '252S2S25ES2S2SaS52SHS2S2Sa5H5aSESESaS25HS2SESH52S252SESHSE5HSH5a5HSHS2SHS252S252S2SH^^ AT ARNOLD ARBORETUM. Popular Flower. Ot id) till! many bt'.'intit'ul ilcciiluuiis loweiiri}^ shrubs .suitable for culliva- iciii in our colder states, none is more iiiiversally itopular than tlie lilac ijlacs have many factors in their lavur -hardiness, tloriferousncss, frafj^raiice, 1 wide ranji;e of colors, the fact that hey jiroducc their folia^o early and re- aiu it late and the added fact that by ?ilantiiijjf early, mid-season and late va- ieties, a llowering season of two ?rionths' duration is possible. Old, ovcr- ,rrown plants can, if necessary, lie cut lown close to tlic ground and, if a few if the strongest shoots are selected, line •lowering plants will be produced in a i'ew years. Lilacs are singularly free from the attacks of insect pests. San .lose or other forms of scale sometimes ittack them, but spraying with lime -iilphur or a soluble oil, while the plants lie in the dormant stage, easily coiitrois 'hese scales. Planting can be done in either siuing or fall with equal success. The early |iart of November and April are jirob ibly the two best months for planting. Large specimens are best moved with t'rozen balls and, when carefully wa MTed and mulched, soon become estab- lished. It assists the plants much if. iftor flowering, the old trusses are re- moved; this applies equally to rhodo- lendrons, azaleas and kalmias. There are over 200 named varietifs (if lilacs. A gre.'it many of these nave lieen raised by that most noted of all Kuropean liybridists, M. Lemoine, of \ancy, P^rance. Some good varieties have been raised in America by John iHinbar, of Rochester, whose famous •ollection in Highland park attracts jreat crowds of visitors annually. Lilacs Have T
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