H ous'e & G ar den 
New Lilacs onTheir Own Roots 
Of late years there has been a multitude of new varieties of Lilacs grown, and some of them have very great 
beauty; but, unfortunately, almost all the stock offered, both in this country and Europe, has been budded on privet and is 
practically worthless, for Lilacs grown in this way are certain to die in a few years. Nurserymen bud Lilacs on privet be¬ 
cause they can produce a large stock quickly and inexpensively; but one Lilac on its own roots is worth a score of budded 
plants. 
Twenty years ago we bought all the available stock of choice named Lilacs on their own roots in Europe, and isince 
then we have been both growing and buying until we have a very large and fine stock. On account of their starting into 
growth so early in spring. Lilacs should be ordered early. 
Price, except where noted, $1.25 each, $12 per doz. 
Alba Grandiflora. Large spikes of pure white flowers. 
Charles X. Large, shining leaves and great trusses of reddish 
purple flowers, 75c each. 
Due de Massa. Double; purplish violet, lai-ge carmine buds. 
Dame Blanche. Double; white. 
Dr. Bindley. Large compact panicles of purplish-lilac flowers, 
dark red in bud. 
Emily Lemoine. Double; very large flowers of fine globular- 
form. Rosy lilac; beautiful. 
Geant des Batailles. Bright reddish lilac, in large trusses. Very 
brilliant and effective. 75 cents. 
Japonica. We have some extra-large specimen plants of this July- 
flowering Lilac. Immense spikes of pure white flowers. $1.00. 
Alphonse Lavalle. Double, beautiful, clear lilac. Extra large and 
fine. 75c each. 
Frau Bertha Damman. One of the very best whites, immense 
panicles. 
Lamartine. Large panicles xif mauve-rose flowers; very early. 
75 cents. 
Leon Simon. Double, compact panicles; bluish-crimson. 
Lemoinei flore pleno. Double; carmine-violet. $1. 
Le Gaulois. Double; dark red. 
Madame Lemoine. Superb ; double; white. 
Marie Legraye. Large panicles of white flowers. JThe best white 
lilac. 75 cents. 
Michel Buchner. Dwarf plant; very double; pale lilac. 
Mathieu de Bombasle. Double, carmine-violet. Extra large; 
heavy plants. $1.50. 
Negro. Dark violaceous purple. 
President Poincare. Double, enormous compact head of flowers, 
claret mauve with purple buds. Splendid. $2.50. 
President Carnot. Double; lilac tint, marked in center with 
white; extra-large, fine truss. $1.00; extra heavy, $2.00. 
President Grevy. Double; vinous violet. 
Souvenir de Louis Spaeth. Most distinct and beautiful variety; 
trusses immense; very large, compact florets; deep purplish red. 
Toussaint L’ouverture. Dark crimson. 
Villosa. A late-flowering species, blooming a month later than 
other varieties, with deep pink flowers; extremely free-flowering 
and effective. Makes a large, splendid specimen. 50 cents. 
Virginite. Pure white. 
Viviand Morel. Extra-long spikes of large, double flowers of 
light bluish lilac, with white centers. 
Wm. Robinson. Double; violaceous pink. The flower trusses 
are extra large and the bush is vigorous and hardy. $1.00. 
Charles Joly. Double; blackish-red; distinct and extra fine. 
Miss Ellen Willmott. Double; pure white; a splendid new va¬ 
riety. $2.00. 
Waldeck Rousseau. New. Double; elegant panicles, 1 foot long; 
pale pink flowers. $2.00. 
We have the largest, finest and most comprehensive stock of hardy plants in America, including three hundred vari¬ 
eties of the choicest Peonies, and an unsurpassed collection of named Phloxes. Our illustrated catalogue describing these 
and hundreds of other Hardy Plants, Trees, Rhododendrons, Azaleas and Shrubs, will be sent on request. 
Elliott Nursery Company, 339 Fourth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa, 
