BRYANT’S NURSERIES, PRINCETON, ILLINOIS 
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FRENCH LILACS — DESCRIPTIVE LIST — Continued 
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. 
Ville de Limoges — single 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-branched 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 — Frau Wilhelm Pfitzer, Pres. Faillieres, Vauban. 
Dark Lilac Shades 
Single Varieties — Charles X, Hugo Koster, Pascal. 
Double Varieties — Claude Bernard, Michael Buchner, Montaigne. 
Violet Shades 
Single Varieties — De Mirabel, Louvois. 
Double Varieties — Alphonse Lavalle, Marechal Lannes, Waldeck Rosseau. 
SYRINGA japonica — Japanese Tree Lilac 18-20 ft. 
A very large shrub, attaining the proportions of a small tree. 
Large panicles of creamy white flowers in July long after the bloom 
of all other Lilacs is gone. 
18 to 24 inches ... 
2 to 3 feet . 
4 to 5 feet . 
persica (rothomagensis) — Persian Lilac 8-10 ft. 
An upright vigorous grower, the most free-flowering of all ot 
the Lilacs. Flowers deep purplish red in very large heads. This 
variety should properly be called Chinese Lilac. (Syringa rotho- 
magems), as the true Persian Lilac is a small weak grower with 
pale lilac flowers and is practically unknown in the nursery trade. 
18 to 24 inches .----- 
2 to 3 feet .($150.00 per 1000) 
3 to 4 feet .($200.00 per 1000) 
Per 10 Per 100 
2.10 18.00 
2.50 22.00 
4.00 35.00 
1.80 15.00 
2.10 18.00 
2.60 22.50 
Prices quoted are for wholesale quantities. Orders calling for less than five of a variety and 
size are not wholesale, but will be filled at an advance over printed rates as outlined on page 2. 
