UPTON NURSERY COMPANY 
4838 Spokane Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 
S. VILLOSA. This is an exceptionally beau¬ 
tiful, vigorous shrub from Peking. Its pale, 
rose-colored flowers have a slight fragrance re¬ 
sembling that of the Privet. The hardiness, 
profusion of bloom, and late blooming habit of 
this species make it a very valuable addition 
to American gardens. 3 to 4 ft. $1.00 each. 
S. YUNNANENSIS. This beautiful Lilac 
was discovered near the city of Ta-li Fu in 
the province of Yunnan, China. It is a slen¬ 
der shrub, eight to ten feet in height, with 
flowers of pale purplish rose, borne on leafy 
shoots. It serves best as a background plant 
in the shrub border. $2.50 each. Two for 
$4.50. Three for $6.00. 
BIRD’S-EYE VIEW OF OUR LILAC PROPAGATING BLOCK 
In order to keep our stock true to lr.me, plants for propagation are confined 
to a special section. The history of each individual lilac is carefully preserved. 
A record is kept of its source, flower, form, color, size of truss, name of origin¬ 
ator, the row in which it is planted, and its number in the row. The whole plat is 
mapped and blue printed. When taking material for propagation, every precau¬ 
tion is taken that there may be no mixing of varieties. 
FRENCH HYBRIDS 
These plants come in a great variety of colors and in both single and double 
forms. Their great clusters are often a foot in length. They are the Aristocrats 
of the Lilacs. 
STRONG WELL BRANCHED PLANTS, 2 to 3 ft. $1.50 each. Five for $0.00. 
ALPHONSE LAVALLEE. Double; beautiful 
sky-blue shading to violet. Individual flowers 
very large, resembling double hyacinths. Pan¬ 
icles large, long and very compact; fragrance 
pleasing. One of the finest French Hybrids. 
BELLE DE NANCY. Double; brilliant sat¬ 
iny rose. An extremely vigorous and very 
popular dwarf Lilac, introduced by Emil Le- 
moine in 1891. 
BLEUATRE. Single; bluish lavender; both 
individual flowers and panicles of medium 
size; very fragrant. One of the bluest of the 
Lilacs. On account of its unusual,color it is a 
valuable addition to any garden. 
CHARLES JOLY. Double; crimson-violet; 
very attractive in bud and flower. Flowers 
and trusses held erect, well above the foliage. 
One of our best. 
CHARLES SARGENT. Double; beautiful 
mauve-violet with metallic azure tints. Enor¬ 
mous clusters of extra large flowers. A very 
vigorous and exceptionally good plant. 
CHARLES THE TENTH. It is impossible 
to trace the origin of this Lilac, as there are 
numerous similar forms in cultivation known 
as Charles the Tenth. Our plants are propa¬ 
gated from a Lilac of this name obtained from 
the Arnold Arboretum. Single flowers of red- 
ALL OF OUR LILACS ARE GROWN ON THEIR OWN ROOTS 
