"Lilacs 
to Canada" 
During 1936 we supplied 
a collection of 385 Lilacs in 
77 varieties to Queen Vic¬ 
toria Park, Niagara Falls, 
Canada. 
This was an outright pur¬ 
chase, based upon the merit 
and reputation of Farr Li¬ 
lacs, not a case of low bid¬ 
ding. 
This collection will be 
one of the major Lilac dis¬ 
plays in North America, 
and we feel greatly privi¬ 
leged to have supplied it. 
FOR LILAC QUANTITY 
DISCOUNTS, SEE 
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Farr Lilacs in the garden of George Staplin, Jr., Mannsville, N. Y. Mr. Staplin’s testimonial 
follows: “I was given your address by the Assistant Superintendent of Parks at Rochester and 
have since been buying of your firm until I have 119 varieties of Lilacs, mostly from your nursery, 
and am more than well pleased with them and your dealing with us.” 
DOUBLE LILACS—OWN ROOTS 
President Fallieres. m., a. Identical to Leon Gambetta in 
size, type, etc., and a shade darker. 3-4', $5. 
Adelaide Dunbar. LM., a. Compact, irregular, slender, darkest 
crimson trusses, fading to light red. 2-3', $3; 3-4', $3.75. 
Alphonse Lavalle. m., a. Long, broad, shapely, blue-violet 
trusses; buds blue-purple. Long stems. 2-3', $2; 3-4', $2.75. 
Belle de Nancy. EM., v. Brilliant satiny rose with white center; 
loose and billowy. Free blooming; extra fragrant. 3-4', $2.75. 
Charles Joly. m., a. Old favorite bright crimson. Slender, 
compact trusses. 2-3', $2; 3-4', $2.75. 
Charles Sargent, m., a. Compact, heavy trusses, heavily 
spurred and incurved; violet-blue. 2—3', $3. 
De Saussure. m., a. Cockled, compact, slender, dark purple- 
red. -18-24", $2; 2-3', $2.75. 
Edith Cavell. lm., a. Cream and sulphur buds opening pure 
white; extra fragrant. Small only, $1. 
Georges Bellair. m., a. Vinous wall flower-red; buds dark 
purple. Distinct from any other red Lilac. Broad, heavy 
trusses. 2-3', $2.50; 3-4', $3.25. 
Hippolyte Maringer. e., s. Purple buds opening and fading to large, 
fluffy, blue panicles, with florets centered white. 3-4', $3. 
Jeanne d’Arc. m., a. Slender, cockled, yellowish buds. Florets stamen¬ 
less and therefore open pure white. 2-3', $2.50; 3-4', $3. 
Jules Ferry, m., a. Large, plump, symmetrical silvery blue trusses with 
rose-carmine buds, fading to pink. 3-4', $3; 4-5', $4. 
Leon Gambetta. m., a. Best double light pink Lilac. Individual florets 
like small roses, nearly an inch in diameter, forming broad, heavy trusses 
one foot long. 3-4', $5; 4-5', $6. 
Leon Simon, m., a. Giant and free. Colors range from violet to blue to 
pink. Symmetrical pointed trusses. 3-4', $3. 
Marc Micheli. lm. Remindful of President Poincare, but bluish pink, 
with white on reverse of petals. Unusually solid trusses. 2-3', $3.50. 
Marechal Lannes. l., a. Best violet-blue; extra-large trusses. Individual 
florets are the largest of all Lilacs and almost the size of a 25-cent coin. 
2-3', $3.50; 3-4', $4.50. 
Michel Buchner, m., v. Blue, intermixed rich carmine-rose, fading pink. 
Grows upright. 2—3', $2.50; 3—4', $3.25. 
Miss Ellen Willmott. lm., a. Billowy trusses 1 foot long; individual 
florets 1 inch in diameter. Cream buds; the best white. 3-4', $5. 
Mme. Casimir-Perier. m., a. Free; white, yellow stamens. Almost as 
large as Miss Ellen Willmott and very profuse in bloom. Very fragrant. 
2-3', $2.50; 3-4', $3.25. 
Paul Thirion. m., a. Claret-rose; buds bright red. Long stems. Flowers 
resemble large double violets. 3-4', $3.75. 
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President Grevy. lm., a. Compact; long-stemmed; soft blue. 
An old variety but still one of the best. 3-4', $3. 
President Loubet. em., a. Extra dark red. 3-4', $3. 
President Poincare, m., a. A changing blend of blue, red, 
and purple, as the buds open and the florets mature. Trusses 
are compact to the extent of being the heaviest of any variety, 
if not the largest. 3-4', $4; 4-5', $5. 
President Viger. lm., a. Long narrow trusses; ashy blue. 3-4', 
$3; 4-5', $4. 
Thunberg. m., a. Like President Poincare in that it includes so 
many shades of color—pink, white, red, and blue as blooms 
develop. Large, loose trusses. 3-4', $3; 4—5', $4. 
Waldeck Rousseau, l., a. Tender pink with white center 
tipped red. Large, loose trusses. Best late Lilac. 2-3', $3. 
William Robinson, lm., v. Compact; bright pink, fading blue. 
3-4', $3; 4-5', $3.75. 
A lilac wants to grow and bloom for generations to 
come. The best varieties require no more room or 
attention than the inferior 
