lilac

• When the blossom on the cherry-trees had withered, the lilac was out, and the apple and pear-trees paraded their gala dress. —  Recollections Of My Childhood And Youth
• Any good dictionary will furnish the information that the lilac is a well-known garden shrub with large clusters of pink-purple, fragrant blossoms. —  081 - Hex
• But the white lilac is the emblematic flower of the Leczinskis; green and white are their family colours. —  The Wit and Humor of America, Volume X (of X)
• They are now ten feet high, and it is a magnificent sight in summer Mr. Maher: I know the lilac is a splendid thing, better than the golden willow, because they last longer. —  Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916
• But perhaps the lilac was responsible--lilac and a pretty girl seem to me a natural combination, like coffee and a cigarette. —  A Chair on the Boulevard

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