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PARIBAULT , MINN. 
MARLYENSIS. Single. One of the most floriferous of all the Lilacs 
we have. A dwarf for a Lilac, the bush seldom growing over 5 feet 
high. In blooming time absolutely covered with medium sized pan' 
ides so thick as to leave no foliage visible. The color is a uniform 
deep old rose. It attracts the eye of every visitor. 2 to 3 ft., ^3.50 
MISS ELLEN WILLMOTT. Double. A large bush with very stout limbs 
and large, thick, light green leaves. The flowers come in immense 
panicles of creamy white, made up of double florets almost twice the 
size of those of any other double white except Edith Cavell. In our 
estimation this is the greatest double white Lilac and one of the three 
or four finest of all Lilacs. 
2 to 3 ft., $3.50; 3 to 4 ft., $5.00; select, 4 to 5 ft., $6.00 
MME. ANTOINE BUCHNER. Semhdouble. Of all of the truly pink 
varieties we grow, we classify this as the best. This variety we pur¬ 
chased originally under the name of Georges Bellair and have listed 
it as such until last year when we discovered its true name. We have 
always regarded it as one of our very best Lilacs. It is a late tall- 
growing variety with long shapely open trusses. When seen in the 
bud it is a decided deep pink, but as the florets open they are a pinkish 
white heavily overlaid with intense rosy pink. We have only a few 
plants to offer this season. 2 to 3 ft., $3.50; 3 to 4 ft., $5.00 
MME. CASIMIR PERIER. Double. A very free blooming white with 
yellow stamens giving it a rich creamy appearance. A very strong 
thrifty plant and always dependable. 2 to 3 ft., $1.00; 3 to 4 ft., $1.50 
MME. F. MOREL. Single. Morel gave us one great Lilac and this one 
is a masterpiece. A great single that develops into about the largest 
of all Lilacs. Immense panicles with individual florets as big as a 
quarter. A deep purple flushed mauve-pink. 
2 to 3 ft., $3.50; 3 to 4 ft., $5.00 
MME. FLORENT STEPMAN. Single. Tall, upright grower, light, clean 
foliage; long, large, extremely rich panicles. Pure white with large, 
beautiful florets. This year this new Lilac showed up what it could 
really do. It is exceedingly fine. The panicles are so large, of such 
beautiful form, and so rich in color, we know you will like it for a 
fine single white. 2 to 3 ft., $2.00; 3 to 4 ft., $3.50 
MME. LEMOINE. Double. One of the best of the double whites; a 
pure snow-white without tinge of cream. Foliage dark green. Panicles 
large, long, erect; large individual florets. 2 to 3 ft., $1.00 
MME. LEON SIMON. Double. Strong foliaged and strong, upright 
growing plant. Panicles long, beautifully formed and held well up. 
Buds swell very large before they open and are a deep reddish pink 
on the reverse side. Florets open like little Roses of a deep bluish 
lavender. 2 to 3 ft., $1.50; 3 to 4 ft., $2.50 
MME. JULES SIMON. Double. A very neat upright growing bush with 
rich dark foliage. Panicles long, rather narrow, cone-shaped and held 
well without the foliage. Color a very rich combination of deep 
blue, light blue, and pink. A very fine lilac. 
2 to 3 ft., $2.00; 3 to 4 ft., $3.00 
MONGE. Single. One of the newer varieties which seems to deserve 
the name of the best red Lilac. Plant habit good. Panicle very broad 
at base developing into a very nice cone. Color a brilliant deep rich 
red which holds unusually long in the sun. A very striking Lilac. 
Monge is not a red purple, it is a red. Strong, 3 to 4 ft., $7.50 
MONT BLANC. Single white. This beautiful Lilac is one of the very 
best of the single whites. The plant is compact and shapely in growth, 
with clean foliage. The panicles are large, rather compact and of 
beautiful form. The florets are immense in size. Color a creamy 
white. 2 to 3 ft., $1.50; 3 to 4 ft., $2.00 
NEGRO. Single. Another red Lilac which looks very fine to us. Panicle 
a true cone with a broad base and very attractive shape. Color an 
intense deep rich red-purple. 2 to 3 ft., $4.00 
OLIVIER DE SERRES. Double. A clear, clean, uniform light blue. The 
bush is tall and a good grower. The large double florets are packed 
closely on the stem. Panicles are very large and the general effect of 
the plant when in full bloom is simply amazing. Like all of these 
Lilacs one does not see this variety at its very best until the plant is 
from 8 to 10 years of age. We class it as a Lilac of the very highest 
quality. 2 to 3 ft., $3.00; 3 to 4 ft., $5.00; 4 to 5 ft., $6.00 
PAUL THIRION. Double. Although this Lilac was first sent out in 
1915, it is still very scarce. Of all the Lilacs we would say that this 
one taken from a distance is the richest looking of all Lilacs. The 
trusses are large and composed of verv double florets of an intense 
claret-rose. The buds are bright rich red, not purple. A red blending 
into rose. 2 to 3 ft., $5.00 
PHILEMON. Single. A very strong growing Lilac that is one of the 
most floriferous of all the purplish red varieties. Panicles literally 
cover the bush when in bloom. Panicles large, compact. 
4 to 5 ft., $2.50 
PRESIDENT CARNOT. Double. One of the oldest of the French Lilacs 
and still a splendid one to have where one wishes loads and loads of 
bloom. A good Lilac of medium size, orchid in color and always 
hardy and dependable. 
2 to 3 ft., $1.00; 3 to 4 ft., $1.50; 4 to 5 ft., $2.50 
PRESIDENT FALLIERES. A lavender-rose marked with white. Panicles 
large, loose and showy. Very large. This Lilac is classed by many 
as one of the very choicest of Lilacs. It carries those delicate 
orchid shades so many love. Somewhat similar to Leon Gambetta 
but with smaller florets. 2 to 3 ft., $3.00; 3 to 4 ft., $4.00 
PRESIDENT GREW. Double. Light blue. Immense panicles; very 
double and symmetrical. A clear, soft, delicate blue—President Grevy 
is one of the older sorts and still one of the most desirable. 
2 to 3 ft., $1.00; 3 to 4 ft., $1.50; 4 to 5 ft., $2.00 
PRESIDENT LINCOLN. A new single blue Lilac that is now showing 
up very fine. It is an American Lilac by Dunbar and is a rich clear 
blue. This is the blue Lilac which stood out so conspicuously in the 
great Lilac collection of Col. Plum as a real advance in blue Lilacs. 
A real blue. 2 to 3 ft., $5.00 
PRESIDENT LOUBET. Double. Red. One of the very choicest. Me¬ 
dium height plant. Panicles appear rather small just as the florets 
begin to open but they slowly develop as the florets continue to open 
until they become immense. A bright red in the bud stage, but show¬ 
ing considerable white on the inner edge of the opened petal. 
2 to 3 ft., $3.00; 3 to 4 ft., $4.00; 4 to 5 ft., $5.00 
PRESIDENT POINCARE. Double. Very thrifty plant; grows into a 
large, heavy-limbed bush. Panicles large to very large, globular, made 
up of many lobes. Petals very large, purplish red on outside, turning 
to lavender-blue as they open. An immense and impressive bloom. 
2 to 3 ft., $2.00; 3 to 4 ft., $2.50 
PRESIDENT VIGER. Double. A tall, upright, shapely growing Lilac 
with long, rather narrow cone-shaped panicles held erect on the bush. 
Color purple tipped deep pink in the bud fading to a soft mauve. 
2 to 3 ft., $2.00; 3 to 4 ft., $2.50; 4 to 5 ft., $3.50 
RENE JARRY-DESLOGES. Double. Shrub grows to a medium height 
and is covered with medium sized blooms of a rich Lobelia-blue 
touched with mauve. This is one of the fine deep blue Lilacs where 
the color is very rich. 2 to 3 ft., $3.(K); 3 to 4 ft., $4.00 
RUHM VON HORSTENSTEIN. Single. A Lilac that produces blooms 
of the greatest size even on small bushes set out but two years. It is 
an even toned light red-purple. One of those self colors everyone 
likes. People marvel at the immense blooms of this variety on bushes 
not more than 4 feet high. A Lilac from Germany. 
2 to 3 ft., $3.50; 3 to 4 ft., $5.00 
SOUV. DE LUDWIG SPAETH. Single. Red. Although one of the oldest 
of the improved Lilacs still it is one of the very best Lilacs grown. 
It seems impossible to get a red that has so many good, and so few 
bad qualities as Ludwig Spaeth. Panicles long and held erect well out 
from the foliage. Color a brilliant intense rich purple-red, that holds 
up well in the sun and lasts a long time. Bush large and a very pro¬ 
fuse bloomer. A wonderful Lilac. 3 to 4 ft., $1.50 
STADTGARTNER ROTHPLETZ. Double. An upright growing shrub 
with long, cone-shaped panicles. A rich red-purple. Until recently 
Charles Joly has been our only good double red. We have in Stadt- 
gartner Rothpletz another fine red, giving bloom later than Charles 
Joly. 2 to 3 ft., $2.00; 3 to 4 ft., $3.00 
THUNBERG. Double. Very large, long, slender spikes, generally two 
to the panicle. Buds and reverse of florets a violet-mauve with a red¬ 
dish appearance from a distance. Florets are large; open a light lilac, 
twisting and turning as they open, so that the color of the bud is 
intermingled with that of the inside of the petals, making a very 
striking Lilac. Late. 2 to 3 ft., $2.00; 3 to 4 ft., $3.00 
VESTALE. Single. One of the best and most graceful of all the single 
whites. Trusses very large at base tapering gracefully to a point 
making a true cone. Pure rich white. Will satisfy the most exacting. 
2 to 3 ft., $2.00; 3 to 4 ft., $3.50; 4 to 5 ft., $5.00 
VILLOSA. Another excellent Lilac for large and small plantings. 
Grows into a large shrub, 10 feet high, with large, heavy, waxy 
leaves. Comes into bloom when all other Lilacs are gone. Panicles 
large, broad, plumelike, a delicate pink color. 
Strong, 2 to 3 ft., $1.00 
VICTOR LEMOINE. Double. This is about the most wonderful of all 
the French Lilacs. It is no wonder that Victor Lemoine, the origina¬ 
tor, gave to it his own name. We class it as one of the three or four 
very best if not the best. Florets are very double like little double 
Roses. These are gathered into panicles of the largest size, and the 
color effect is simply indescribable. The general effect is a soft rosy 
pink overlaid with a delicate blue-lavender. This is also one of the 
very latest to bloom. It is a self color. It is the great Lilac. 
2 to 3 ft., $3.50; 3 to 4 ft., $5.00 
VOLCAN. Single. As near a true deep red as we have. Panicles which 
are very long, large, and shapely, come up well above the foliage. 
These panicles look rather open as they are in ;the bud stage but as 
they develop they open into one of the finest, most shapely, and 
attractive of all the red Lilacs. It is the latest of all the red-purples. 
2 to 3 ft., $1.50; 3 to 4 ft., $2.00 
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