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BRYANT’S NURSERIES, PRINCETON, ILLINOIS 
FRENCH LILACS — DESCRIPTIVE LIST 
Alphonse Lavalle — flowers double, of medium size, clear lavendar-violet, deeper with than 
without. Clusters large, shapjely, and compact. A splendid variety. 
Charles Joly — flowers double, extra large, very dark violet-purple with silvery reflex; clusters 
open, of medium siz^. An old variety, but still one of the best all-around double dark reds. 
Charles X — an old free-flowering favorite. Flowers single, of medium size, reddis'h-violet; com¬ 
pact clusters of medium size. One of the most free-flowering of all of the French Lilacs. 
De Croncels — single flowers of medium size in open pyramidal clusters; a fine bright red in 
bud expanding to lilac-red. 
De Miribel — flowers single, large, very dark bluis'h-violet; clusters large. An outstanding 
bloom and one of our darkest Lilacs, but the plant is slow-growing and rather dwarf. 
Desfontaines — flowers large, double, violet-blue; in very large open clusters. A conspicious 
variety of excellent growth characteristics and a good clear color. 
Diderot — flowers single, extra large, very deep red; in long, large clusters. A very fine bloom 
and an outstanding example of the modiprn showy Lilac, but, like many of the darker Lilacs, 
is a slow dwarf grower. 
Edouard Andre — double flowers of medium size in open much-branched clusters; clear rose, 
or nearly pink. One of the best of the pink Lilacs. 
Emile Lemoine — double well-formed flowers of medium size in large open clusters'. As near an 
approach to pure pink as is usually found in Lilacs. 
Frau Bertha Dammann — single white flowers of medium size in unusually large open clusters. 
Frau Wilhelm Pfitzer — large single flowers in long open clusters; pale bluis'h-violet. A strong 
thrifty plant and an excellent variety. 
Hugo Koster — single, bluish-violet to light reddish-purple, flowers and clusters both very large. 
One of the best of the single Lilacs, distinct and attractvie. 
Jan Van Tol — single, very fragrant, pure white. A dwarf stocky grower with enormous' indi¬ 
vidual flowers in very large symmetrical clusters. An outstanding variety, particularly in the 
size of the flowers. 
Jean Mace — large double flowers in largie and very compact clusters; bluish-mauve. A fine 
variety with an unusually good thrifty habit of growth, one of the most free-flowering of 
the French Lilacs. 
Jeanne d’Arc — large double whites flowers in long open clusters. A very fine and showy variety. 
Plant rather dwarf and a late bloomer. 
Katherine Havemeyer — flowers large, double, in large compact clusters; cobalt blue flushed 
mauve. A splendid variety both in flower and growth characteristics, destined to be one of 
the most popular of th^ "blue” Lilacs. 
La Mauve — double; pale lilac-pink flowers in long narrow clusters. 
Leon Gambetta — double, lilac-rose; both the individual flowers and the truss'es are very large. 
An outstanding variety, tho one of the hardest to grow. 
Louvois — extremely large clusters of large single flowers; deep violet-purple with bluish shades; 
a fine variety of strong growth. Belongs to the Syringa hyacinthiflora group. 
Ludwig Spaeth — flowers single, large, in large well-filled clus'ters; very deep maroon-red. Very 
free-blooming, and of strong thrifty growth. A very popular variety and without question 
the best all-around single dark lilac. 
Mme. Casimir Perier — large double creamy white flowers in large well-filled clusters. A very 
satisfactory double white that may be depended upon to bloom freely <sach year. 
Mme. Lemoine — flowers large, double, pure white; clusters narrow, medium to largie. One of 
the most satisfactory and popular of the double whites, and a very dependable bloomer. 
Mme. Leon Simon — flowers large, double, in fine large open clusters; lilac-pink. Strong narrow 
upright grower. 
Marechal Lannes — flowers semi-double to double, exceptionally large; in large, full, erect 
clusters; bluish-violet. A choice and very showy variety. 
Marie LaGraye — flowers large, single, creamy white; clusters of medium size. A strong grower 
and very profuse bloomer. 
Maurice Barres — flowers single, very large, pale azure lilac; large open clusters, n very hand¬ 
some and showy variety. 
Miss Ellen Willmott — flowers large, double to very double, creamy white; in very large and 
and long panicles'. A strong grower and very free bloomer, generally rated as the best of 
the double white Lilacs. 
Michel Buchner — flowers double, medium to large, pinkish-lilac ; long narrow clusters. One of 
the best known and most popular varieties. 
Montaigne — flowers very large and double; in long narrow clusters; mauve pink. A fine variety 
of strong growth. 
Mont Blanc — flowers whitjC, single, very large; in long well-filled clusters. A very showy and 
beautiful variety that we consider the best of the single white Lilacs. 
All orders are booked subject to our regular Terms and Conditions of Sale as printed on page 
2. These should be carefully noted as we cannot vary from them. 
