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LUCIE BALTET. S. A fine coppery old rose, entirely unlike any other 
Lilac in color. This variety is as distinct among Lilacs as the Peony, 
Walter Faxon, is among Peonies. We have tried for many years to 
propagate this fine Lilac in sufficient quantity to supply the demand, 
but the many visitors who come to our nursery during Lilac season 
usually purchase our available stock. However, this fall, we hope to 
supply everyone who orders with a fine 2- to 3-ft. plant. Orders 
filled in turn as we receive them. 2 to 3 ft., $5.00 
MACROSTACHYA. S. One of the old varieties seldom seen nowadays. 
An upright grower with clean light green foliage. Panicles rather 
slender, held upright, a very delicate pink, almost white, irregularly 
bordered with a deeper pink. This is distinct in color from all others. 
2 to 3 ft., $3.00 
MARECHAL LANNES. D. One of the most sensational and choicest of 
the entire list of French Lilacs. The panicles are large and shapely, 
composed of about the largest florets found among all the Lilacs. 
Many of them are over an inch in diameter. Color of unopened buds 
is reddish violet, of the expanded florets campanula-violet. Mrs. 
Harding says of this Lilac: “A beautiful and wonderful Lilac.” 
2 to 3 ft., $3.50; 3 to 4 ft., $5.00 
MARLYENSIS. S. 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 panicles 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 
MAURICE BARRES. S. A very large single with showy, open, widely 
branched panicles. The plant is strong growing and blooms lux¬ 
uriantly. The general color effect is azure-lilac. A most worthy 
variety. 2 to 3 ft., $3.50; 3 to 4 ft., $4.00 
MICHEL BUCHNER. D. A beautiful Lilac differing from most va¬ 
rieties in the blending of its colors. As the florets open the center of 
each remains a deep lilac bordered with a broad outer edge of dis¬ 
tinct lighter shades, making it a very striking variety from a distance. 
2 to 3 ft., $1.00; 3 to 4 ft., $1.50 
MILTON. S. One of the most floriferous of all our Lilacs. Panicles 
long, narrow, candle-like cones are held erect and cover the bush. 
The color is an even shade of light purplish red which holds well in 
the sun. A trifle late in season. 2 to 3 ft., $3.50; 3 to 4 ft., $4.00 
MIRABEAU. D. A tall, upright growing bush that produces very large, 
roselike trusses made up of many intensely double florets, lavender at 
the base fading through delicate pink to white at the center. General 
color effect flesh-pink. 2 to 3 ft., $2.50 
MISS ELLEN WILLMOTT. D. 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 estima¬ 
tion this is the greatest double white Lilac and one of the three or four 
finest of all Lilacs. 2 to 3 ft., $2.50; 3 to 4 ft., $3.00 
MME. CASIMIR PERIER. D. 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 
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It is hard to give an accurate table for the comparative bloom¬ 
ing season of all the different Lilacs. The Lilacs which we offer in 
this catalog seem to come in three rather distinct groups, the 
three blending into one another. There is a very early group and 
then there is a distinct late group, each of these being rather 
small. The balance which covers the bulk of the varieties would 
have to be classed as midseason. 
Buffon is our first Lilac to bloom. Many others follow in 
rapid succession. All of the hybrids: Alice, Henri Lutece, Lucetta, 
Josikaea, Reflexa, and Villosa are very late. 
Among the French Lilacs listed below, the following are late: 
Comte Adrian de Montibella, Edmund Bossier, Monge, Mme. 
Antoine Buchner, Marechal Lannes, Paul Thirion, Thunberg, 
Victor Lemoine. 
MME. ANTOINE BUCHNER. Semi-double. 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. 2 to 3 ft., $3.00 
MME. FLORENT STEPMAN. S. 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. FRANCISQUE MOREL. S. Morel gave to the world one truly 
great Lilac, this one, and it is truly a masterpiece, one of the great, 
great Lilacs. A Lilac of the largest size and still a beautiful one. Great 
panicles with 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. LEMOINE. D. 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. D. 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 re¬ 
verse side. Florets open like little Roses of a deep bluish lavender. 
2 to 3 ft., $1.00; 3 to 4 ft., $1.50 
MONGE. S. 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. 
2 to 3 ft., $4.00; 3 to 4 ft., $5.00 
OLIVIER DE SERRES. D. 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. 18 to 24 in., $3.50 
PAUL THIRION. D. 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 very double florets of an intense claret-rose. 
The buds are bright rich red, not purple. A red blending into rose. 
2 to 3 ft., $4.00; 3 to 4 ft., $5.00 
PRESIDENT FALLIERES. D. A lavender-rose marked with white. Pan¬ 
icles 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 
PRESIDENT GREVY. D. 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 
PRESIDENT LINCOLN. S. 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. 18 to 24 in., $3.50 
PRESIDENT LOUBET. D. Red. One of the very choicest. Medium 
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., $3.50 
PRESIDENT VIGER. D. 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., $1.00; 3 to 4 ft., $1.50 
PRESIDENT POINCARE. D. 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 
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