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BRYANT’S NURSERIES, PRINCETON, ILLINOIS 
FRENCH LILACS — DESCRIPTIVE LIST — Continued 
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. 
Montaigne — flowers very large and double; in long narrow clusters; mauve pink. A fine variety 
of strong growth. 
Mont Blanc — flowers white, single, very large; in long well-filled clusters. A very showy and 
beautiful variety that we consider the best of the single white Lilacs. 
Mrs. Edward Harding — long wide-spreading showy panicles of large full-double flowers of 
brightest carmine. A striking color and a very showy flower, but tends to fade much lighter. 
Paul Therion — large double flowers in very large and showy well-filled clusters; rosy-lavendar 
tinged claret, much resembling large double violets. A very fine and showy variety. 
Pres. Carnot — flowers large, double, light lilac blue; in long narrow clusters. A free-blooming 
strong-growing variety of very good color. 
Pres. Faillieres — large pale lavendar flowers in very large clusters. An outstanding variety with 
good growth characteristics and showy flowers. 
Pres. Grevy — flowers large, semi-double to double, in large pyramidal clusters; a clear soft deli¬ 
cate blue. An old variety that is still one of the best of its color. 
Reamur — flowers single, very large, violet-carmine and satiny-rose; in long well-filled clusters. 
A very choice dark Lilac, but a slow and rather poor grower. 
Renoncule (Ranunculata) — flowers fragrant, double, of medium size, in narrow compact clust¬ 
ers ; a pleasing even blue. Free flowering and a strong grower. 
Rhum von Horstenstein — flowers very large, single, in long narrow trusses; an even dark red¬ 
dish-purple. A very promising free-blooming new variety. 
Ville de Limoges — singles flowers of medium size in well-filled pyramidal clusters; mauve-pink 
One of the most fragrant of all Lilacs. 
Waldeck Rosseau — double flowers of medium size, in large, long, many-filled clusters; deep 
violet, darker within than without. A very pleasing variety. 
CLASSIFICATION TO COLOR:—As it is almost impossible to describe colors 
of flowers, particularly in a long list of similar varieties, so as to really give a good 
idea of color tones, we have divided the Lilacs on our list into seven general color 
groups so as to aid in color classification. It should also be remembered that there is 
a decided difference in the form of the individual Lilac flowers,- as well as in the 
shape and size of the trusses or clusters. Also that there is often a decided difference 
in the growth characteristics of the different varieties. 
White Varieties 
Single Varieties — Frau Bertha Dammann, Jan Van Tol, Marie LeGraye, Mont Blanc. 
Double Varieties — Edith Cavell, Jeanne d’Arc, Mme. Casimir Perier, Mme. Lemoine, Miss 
Ellen Willmott. 
Pink Shades 
Single Varieties — Buffon, Descartes, Lamartine, Ville de Limoges. 
Double Varieties — Emile Lemoine, Edouard Andre, La Mauve, Leon Gambetta, Mme. Leon 
Simon. 
Red Shades 
Single Varieties — Congo, DeCroncels, Diderot, Ludwig Spaeth, Reamur, Rhum von 
Horstenstein. 
Double Varieties — Adelaide Dunbar, Charles Joly, Mrs. Edward Harding, Paul Therion. 
Blue Shades 
Double Varieties — Desfontaines, Jean Mace, Katherine Havemeyer, Pres. Carnot, Pres. Grevy, 
Renoncule. 
Light Lilac Shades 
Single Varieties — Gen. Sherman, Maurice Barres. 
Double Varieties — Desfontaines, Jean Mace, Katherine Havemeyer, Pres. Carnot, Pres. Grevy, 
Dark Lilac Shades 
Single Varieties — Charles X, Hugo Koster, Pascal. 
Double Varieties — Claude Bernard, Michel Buchner, Montaigne. 
Violet Shades 
Single Varieties — De Mirabel, Louvois. 
Double Varieties — Alphonse Lavalle, Marechal Lannes, Waldeck Rosseau. 
All orders are booked subject to our regular Terms and Conditions of Sale as printed on 
pages 2 and 3. These should be carefully noted as we cannot vary from them. 
