Lilaes 
Mostly Syringa vulgaris varieties, (3). 
We have specialized on Lilacs for many years. During that time we have tried out between 
200 and 250 varieties, continually sifting them to keep only the finest, and have also imported 
almost all of the newest kinds from France. In addition to this we have been breeding them 
here for seven or eight years but have not sent out any yet. However many of these have been 
displayed under number at our annual Lilac Shows and some have received very flattering com- 
ment. We do not care to name and distribute any unless we are convinced that they are either 
better or different compared with all known varieties. 
Please note. Our Lilacs are all budded on Privet root. We don’t care to enter into any con- 
troversy on this subject but will simply say that if you will set the plants in the ground so that 
the union between privet and Lilac is about four inches below the surface they will very 
promptly get on their own roots. 
The following remark is for Californians only. Do not water your Lilacs after the middle 
of July if you can possibly avoid it. Disregard this rule the season they are planted but follow 
it in future years. 
NEWEST EUROPEAN NOVELTIES 
These have been propagated from the last lot we imported from France before the war. We 
have not had time to test them, so give European descriptions and can make no further comment. 
PRICE SGHEDULE 
Tits Stowe Wis itive cee race eas $1.75 
SMS tOm LORI ee eee eee 1.50 
*Gen. Marceau— ‘Single, red, very large flower.” 
*Henri Robert—‘‘Double, huge thyrses, large full flowers, slaty purplish blue with paler under- 
sides.’ 
*Mme. August Gouchault.—‘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 many doubles. 
*Pres, Lebrun.— ‘Single, rosy mauve, blooms late.’ We saw this in bloom in France, spring ‘38 | 
and considered it very good. 
RECENT EUROPEAN VARIETIES 
These are the world’s latest and presumably the best. All except Hugo de Vries were orig- 
inated by Lemoine at Nancy, France. Descriptions in quotation marks are his, verbatim. Any 
further remarks are based on our own tests. 
PRICE SCHEDULE 
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Bese to sy 4 Fie pe ee me, aero. 2.50 
Ge7 Fe iat fie, er ee 2.00 
D 1% to 2 Fh es hye 1.50 
Fil towel oi ai ft) hte 1.25 
Be Siento 12 inet Absa csc 1.00 
(Letters after varieties indicate sizes available) 
AMI SCHOTT—ABDF. “Double; dense panicles of broad cucullate flowers, deep cobalt blue 
with paler reverses; a superb novelty.” Fine sturdy grower. Flowers not jammed up 
in the cluster; late. Looks very promising. 
FIRMAMENT—F only. “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 pe color. Blooms very young. If this doesn’t become popular we are poor 
prophets. 
HUGO DE VRIES—BC. Single; dark purple. Flowers large in long clusters. Said to be a great 
improvement on Ludwig Spaeth. Others call it bright mauve rose with fiowers up to 
114 inches wide. We haven't flowered it yet so can add nothing. 
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