
Lilaes 
(Syringa) (3) 
All our Lilacs are budded on privet. They should be 
planted about 4 inches deeper than they stood in nursery 
row which will put them ‘‘on own roots” the first season. 
LATEST EUROPEAN NOVELTIES 
10 
100 
rate rate 
Peper ae a Sth et ab! 1.50 1.25 
Nite tan ft. Bac eet Ak 1.25 1.10 
Pople tos i~ freee a uk & et 1.00 85 
Letters after varieties show sizes available. 
GEN. MARCEAU—CDE. Single; ruddy purple; very large 
flowers. 
HENRI ROBERT—CDE. ‘‘Double, huge thyrses, large full 
flowers, slaty purplish blue with paler under- 
sides.” 
MME. AUG, GOUCHAULT—CDE. “Double, pure white 
in long elegant clusters; flowers well spaced, 
blooms late.’ We were told in France that the 
flowers were not packed too tightly in the 
clusters which is a serious fault of so. many 
doubles. 
PRES. LEBRUN—CD. ‘Single, rosy mauve, blooms late.” 
We saw this in bloom in France, spring '38 
and considered it very good. 
RECENT EUROPEAN NOVELTIES 
(and two particularly promising seedlings) 
each 
B 3 to 4 ECan Shs 1.50 1.25 1.10 
Ge? to 3 tipets at? 1,25 1.00 90 
PDs Amie TZ ita Bai te 1.00 75 65 
Fel wantorel 4te Beis 5 .60 50 
Letters after varieties show sizes available. 
AMI SCHOTT—DE. “Double; dense panicles of broad cuc- 
ullate flowers, deep cobalt blue with paler re- 
verses; a superb novelty.” Fine sturdy grower. 
-Flowers not jammed up in the clusters; late. 
Looks very promising. 
FIRMAMENT—CDE. ‘Single; immense panicles of large 
regular flowers of a beautiful shade of sky blue, 
truly a gem among blue varieties.’ He didn’t 
claim half enough. Charming sky blue color. 
Blooms very young. If this doesn’t become pop- 
ular we are poor prophets. 
HUGO DE VRIES—BD. Single; dark purple. Flowers large 
in long clusters. Said to be a great improve- 
ment on Ludwig Spaeth. Others call it bright 
mauve rose with flowers up to 114 inches wide. 
MARECHAL FOCH—C. “Single. Panicles truly immense. 
The perfectly shaped individual flowers are 
bright carmine rose with pink eye. Early.” All 
authorities praise it highly and some claim it is 
the best single Lilac to date. Vigorous erect 
grower. Individual flowers large. Early. 
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