J. V. Edhmd 
White Bear Lake, Minn. 
French Lilacs 
In your garden you derive continual etijoynieiU from a planting of Krcncli 
Lilacs. Unlike many other plants unusually beautiful, lilacs require little attention 
after they have been properly planted and last many years, rewarding your 
foresight time and again with a greater abundance of flowers. 
French Lilacs can be planted in the Spring or Fall, but if planted in the 
Spring they should be planted very early before they start into bud. 
If not convenient to plant in early Spring, the ideal time is October or 
early November. Our Lilacs are on their own roots. 
It is well to dig around and mulch the plant in the fall with good manure 
and dig it in the spring, and every few years a good coat of bone meal is 
beneficial. 
ALPHONSE LAVALLE —Double. A tall robust growing variety that makes 
a very shapely bush. Panicles long, broad, shapely and compact. Open 
an intense blue, but as the florets develop it changes to a beautiful shade 
of lilac .Own root plants, 3 to 4 feet $1.50 
BELLE DE NANCY —Double. Strong plant with slender graceful growth. 
Profuse in bloom with panicles of nice shape and good size. One of the 
very best double lilacs of a delicate pink.Own root plants, 3 to 4 feet $1.50 
CHARLES JOLY —Double. Purple red. We think this is one of the best 
of the dark double reds. Bush medium both in size and height with limbs 
growing very upright. Blooms rather large, and held erect and make a 
very striking appearance as they show well above the foliage. 
Own root plants, 3 to 4 feet $1.50 
CHARLES TENTH —vSingle. One of the most dependable of the single red 
lilacs. A very thrifty growing bush that begins blooming very young, and 
blooming as two year old and produces a quality of bloom. 
Own root plants, 4 to 5 feet $1.50 
HUGO KOSTER— Double. I vavender. One of the newer sorts and ciuite an 
improvement over older varieties of its color. Panicles very large, broad 
at base, and tapering nicely towards the top. Color a deep lavender with 
tracings of pink.Own root plants, 3 to 4 feet $1.50 
JACQUES CALLOT —Double. Purple. A real good purple that we like to 
recommend, on account of its good growing habit. 
Own root plants, 3 to 4 feet $1.50 
LAMARCK —Single. Light blue. A clear light blue of a most pleasing shade. 
The panicles arc large and long, free bloomer, and good grower. 
Own root plants, 3 to 4 feet $2.00 
MARIE LE GRAYE —vSinglc. Pure creamy white. The panicles arc large 
and rather openly built. The plant is a young and profuse bloomer, often 
blooming as two year old and produces a quantity of bloom. 
Own root plants, 3 to 4 feet $1.00 
MARECHAL DE BASSOMPIERRE— Double pink. A very pretty pink lilac 
with a large bloom, and a fast grower. A real pink. 
Own root plants, 3 to 4 feet $2.00 
MME. ABEL CHATNEY —Double. White. Beautiful, great, round globe- 
shaped buds, which open very slowly into a very large bloom of pure white. 
A good double white.Own root plants, 3 to 4 feet $1.50 
MME. CASIMER PERIER —Double. Creamy white. This is a very thrifty 
growing variety that produces a profusion of large sized panicles of very 
double creamy white flowers. The bush is medium height, compact, with 
bright green foliage.Own root plants, 3 to 4 feet $1.00 
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