BRAND PEONY FARMS, Inc. 
Our Lilac Collection 
We have over 160 kinds of the best Lilacs. Whenever we 
hear of a new one, we buy it and try it out. 
We bloom all of these in our trial gardens. In this way we 
can choose from the entire range of varieties, compare one 
with the other, and eventually retain the best. 
We find some of the older sorts as good as the best of the 
new ones. These we retain. We find many superb things 
among the newer sorts. These we add definitely to our list. But 
we also find many of both old and new that we can do with¬ 
out. These we drop. It is our constant aim to keep an offering 
of new Lilacs as good as the best. 
This spring we are offering 
an unusually fine list of 
French Lilacs. With but few 
exceptions they are all recent 
introductions. Since we offer no 
new Lilac until we have it on 
its own root, we may not always 
offer these same Lilacs as soon 
as those who grow them on 
privet. 
Remember, the following list 
are mostly new Lilacs, all of the 
very best. They are own-root 
lilacs. New Lilacs on their own 
root are decidedly scarce. If you 
wish any of these, place your 
Katherine Havetneyer. order early. We do not have 
many of any one kind and they 
will not last long. 
If you were to try to write a description of the most beautiful 
sunset you ever saw, you would be in the same position that we 
are in today when we try, in the brief descriptions we give, to 
convey the beauty of all the Lilacs we offer. The best we can 
do is to give you the color, form, size, and type; leaving- you to 
imagine the rest. 
ALFHONSE LAVALLEE. Blue. Double. Tall, robust growing; 
makes a very shapely bush. Panicles long, broad, shapely, and 
compact. Opens an intense blue, but as the florets develop it 
ohlanges to a beautiful shade of lavender. A wonderful 
bloomer. Splendid sort. Own-root, strong 2 to 3 ft., $1.00. 
BELLE DE NANCY. Double, large; satiny rose, showing white 
towards the center. General color effect, deep pink. 
Own-root, strong 2 to 3 ft., $1.00. 
CHARLES JOLY. Double. Purple-red. One of the very best of 
the double dark reds. Bush medium both in size and height, 
limbs growing very upright. Rather large blooms, held erect 
well above the foliage; very striking. We consider this the best 
double red in our list. 
Own-root, strong 2 to 3 ft., $1.00; 3 to 4 ft., $1.25. 
CHARLES SARGENT. Double. Medium tall growing variety. 
Very shapely and vigorous plant. Color, a beautiful light 
lavender. Very double flower with florets; long narrow pointed 
petals. Own-root, strong 2 to 3 ft., $1.00. 
CHARLES TENTH. Red. Single. One of the most dependable of 
the red singles. Very thrifty. Begins blooming yery young 
and produces great quantities of large, nicely shaped panicles. 
Own-root, strong 3 to 4 ft., $1.00; 4 to 5 ft., $1.25. . 
Oliver de Semes. 
Plant Early 
Lilacs are the one 
shrub that SHOULD be 
[planted early. And by 
early we really mean 
early. As a rule we can 
dig Lilacs after March 
28th at Faribault. Order 
lilacs if possible so 
they can be dug and 
shipped the fore part of 
April. 
Congo. 
CONGO. Immense, single, wine-red. This is the best Lilac of its 
color. I have asked many Lilac experts for their choice of the 
12 most beautiful Lilacs. Almost without exception Congo is 
one of the first named. We place Congo among the six best of 
all Lilacs. We have only a few to offer. 
Own-root, strong 2 to 3 ft., $2.50; 3 to 4 ft., $3.50. 
CONDORCET. This is one of the very best of the blue Lilacs. 
The panicles are very broad and compact. The color is a clear 
rich light blue. If one wishes as near a blue as is to be had in 
a Lilac they will be pleased with Condorcet. 
Own-root, strong 2 to 3 ft., $3.50; 3 to 4 ft., $5.00. 
DE MIRABEL. Single, dark bluish violet. This is by far the 
darkest of all our Lilacs. It is one of the choicest things in 
the entire line. Panicles rather slender, long, compact, and 
upright. Very noticeable. 
Own-root, strong 2 to 3 ft., $3.50; 3 to 4 ft., $4.00. 
DIDEROT. Single. A rich claret-purple. Enormous erect panicles 
a foot in length. Large round florets. This is one of our new 
Lilacs and seems to catch the eye of every one who likes the 
varieties which are on the red order. 
Own-root, strong 2 to 3 ft., $3.50; 3 to 4 ft., $5.00. 
DE CAISNE. Single. Panicle medium size. Color a clear azure- 
blue with darker blue in center of floret and petals edged bright 
pink. Very attractive. Mr. Wister in his book on the Lilac, 
gives De Caisne the highest rating of any blue Lilac. 
Own-root, strong 2 to 3 ft., $3.00; 3 to 4 ft., $4.00. 
DE SAUSSURE. Double. Medium sized compact slender spike. 
Buds open deep wine-red with touches of white on the points 
of the petal, giving the bloom an interesting effect. As the 
flower develops it fades to a deep rose color. 
Own-root, strong 3 to 4 ft., $2.00; 4 to 5 ft., $3.00. 
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