plant 
FIFTY BEST VARIETIE 
After 26 years of specializing in Lilacs, inclurl 
ing the growing of more than 200 varie 
ties and observance of a hundred others 
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With a ^7 point 
4 Guarantee 
Point 1. 
Trueness to name. 
Point 2. 
Shapely and well branched. 
Point 3. 
Abundance of own roots. 
Point 4. 
Fully up to size specified. 
Point 5. 
Free of disease and insects. 
Point 6. 
Exceptionally well packed for fresh 
and undamaged arrival. 
Point 7. 
Free replacement of any failures 
within six months after planting. 
Why Plant Hybrid Lilacs? 
Because French Hybrids bloom when 
18 inches tall, or immediately after 
they recover from the shock of trans¬ 
planting. 
They also bloom more freely and 
more c.huiid.uitlv Lhct.. the older sorc^, 
and are every bit as hardy and vigor¬ 
ous. 
By comparison, they bear myriads 
of giant trusses, and include a wide 
range of colors. 
They require less attention than 
roses, evergreens, or fruit trees. 
Farr Collections, No. 1 or No. 2 
Those who order these Farr selections 
will receive good named varieties, which 
if selected specially, would cost from 20 
to 50 per cent more. Colors will be well 
assorted. Plants returnable at our ex¬ 
pense if not satisfactory. 
Prices apply definitely to 3-4 ft., husky, 
bushy specimens. 
No. 1. Four French Lilacs in 4 named 
varieties. Farr selection, for $5. 
No. 2. Fight French Lilacs in 8 named 
varieties. Farr selection, for $10. 
Collections 1 and 2 for $14. 
During November, 1930 , we supplied a regular routine order for 86 Lilacs in 
62 varieties, to the Netv York Agricultural Experiment Station at Geneva, N. Y. 
This photograph of the plants was made in the Spring of 1934. Every plant 
is true to name, thriving, and in bloom. 
FARR’S MASTER LILAC LIST 
Single Lilac—Own Roots 
Bleautre. Deepest powder blue. 3-4 
ft $2. 
Charles X. Violet-red. 3-4 ft. $1.50. 
C. lie Montebella. Sky blue. 3-4 ft. $2. 
Congo. Bright wallflower red. 2-3 ft. $2. 
lie Mirabel. Dark blue-violet. 18-24 
in. $2. 
Decaisne. Clear, lightest blue. 2-3 ft. $3. 
Diderot. Rich claret red. 3-4 ft. $2. 
Jan Van Tol. White; large truss. 3-4 
ft. $2. 
Japonica. White; tree species, 3-4 ft. $2. 
Josikaea. Light pink; species. 3-4 ft. $2. 
Lucie Baltet. Coppery pink. 2-3 ft. $2. 
Ludwig Spaeth. Best known red. 1S-24 
in. $1. 
Macrostacliya, Tender pink; extra fra¬ 
grant. 2-3 ft. $3. 
Marceau. Larger and darker than Congo. 
18-24 in. $3. 
Massena. Larger and darker than Mar¬ 
ceau. 2-3 ft. $4. 
lime. F. Morel. Lilac Pink: large long 
stems. 3 4 ft. $2. 
Monge. Like Congo, but earlier. 2-3 
ft, $2. 
Mont Blanc. Giant pure white. 3-4 ft. $2. 
Montgolfier. Turple-red, reversed white. 
3-4 ft. $2. 
Persica Kubra (Persian Lilac). Pink: 
loose trussed. 3-4 ft. $1.50. 
Pres. Lincoln. Darkest blue. 3-4 ft. $3. 
Reamur. Dark satiny carmine. 18—24 
in. $2. 
Vestale. White; statelv hyacinth-trussed. 
2-3 ft. $2. 
Double Lilacs—Own Roots 
A. Lavallee. Blue-violet: slender long 
stemmed. 18-24 in. $1.50. 
A. Dunbar. Red; compact, irregular, 
slender. 2-3 ft. $2. 
Belle De Nancy. Pink; fragrant. 3-4 
ft. $2. 
Carmen. Lavender pink; early. 3-4 
ft, $2. 
Charles Joly. Deep red. 3-4 ft. $1.50. 
Charles Sargent. Violet-blue; spurred in¬ 
curved. 3-4 ft. $2. 
De Saussure. Dark red, fading light; 
slender. 3—4 ft. $2. 
Edith Cavell. Cream, fading white; fra¬ 
grant, 2-3 ft. $2. 
Georges Bellair. Wallflower red; com¬ 
pact. 3-4 ft. $2. 
Hippolyte Maringer. Billowy blue; cen¬ 
tered white. 3—1 ft. $2. 
Jean Mace. Billowy blue; plump. 3-4 
ft. $2. 
Jeanne D’Arc. White; cockled. 3-4 ft. $2. 
Katherine Havermeyer. Pink buds open¬ 
ing blue. 3-4 ft. $2. 
Leon Gambetta. Pink; best double. 3-4 
ft. $2. 
Leon Simon. Wallflower red; symmetri¬ 
cally conical. 3-4 ft. $2.50. 
Mareclial Lannes. Best violet blue; extra 
large. 2-3 ft. $2. 
Michael Buchner. Blue, fading pink. 3-4 
ft. $2. 
Miss Ellen Willmott. Best white; cream 
l»u/l 2 9 i Ft- 
Mine. Casimir Perier. White; yellow 
stamens; free. 3-4 ft. $1.50. 
Oliver De Serres. Tender blue; giant 
florets. 3-4 ft. $2. 
Paul Thirion. Best claret red. 2-3 ft. $2. 
Pres. Falliers. A darker I,eon Gambetta. 
3-4 ft. $2. 
Pres. Grevy. Soft blue: billowy and com 
pact. 18-24 in. $1. 
Pres. Poincaire. Pink, purple, red and 
blue; varicolored and distinct. 3-4 
ft. $2. 
Pres. Viger. Ashy blue; long truss. 3—4 
ft. $2. 
Tliunbergi. Rich red and blue. 3-4 
ft. $2. 
Waldeek Rousseau. Pink with white 
center. 2-3 ft. $2. 
FARR NURSERY COMPANY 
WEISER PARK, PENNSYLVANIA 
MAKE UP YOUR ORDER FROM 
THIS ADVERTISEMENT 
TERMS: 30 days to established ac¬ 
counts ; also to new accounts with 
references if order amounts to $10 or 
more. On orders for less than $10 
please send cash. 3 % discount for 
cash with order. 
Shipment made in October and No¬ 
vember. 
Reprinted from Flower Grower, October 1935 issue. 
