Orient. From southeastern Europe came Syringa josikaea and Syringa 
vulgaris—the latter the well known, well loved Common Purple Lilac. 
It was in 1843 that Liebert Darimont, nurseryman of Liege, Belgium, 
brought out a double Lilac known as Syringa vulgaris azurea plena. Its 
origin is obscure, although it may well have been a seed sport of the 
Common Lilac. Its flowers, however, were small and malformed. Twenty- 
seven years later, in the little town of Nancy, France, Victor Lemoine, 
one of the world’s greatest hybridizers and plant breeders, began cross- 
ing Darimont’s plant with the best single varieties of the time. And it was 
he who, after years of patient and painstaking labor, first gave to the 
world those exquisite modern Lilacs that we call ‘French Hybrids.” 
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Years have been spent in procuring the plants from which we 
propagate. We have obtained many of Lemoine’s introductions and 
several of the species from the Arnold Arboretum and have supplemented 
these with importations from Europe and other sources. The best of the 
new sorts from both home and abroad are constantly being added to our 
collection. Of the Named Lilacs, only distinct varieties of real worth and 
known origin are listed in this catalog. 
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The utmost care is required to procure Lilacs absolutely true to name. 
Plants from which we propagate are kept in a special section. The history 
of each individual Lilac (its source, flower, form, color, size of truss, name 
of originator, row in which it is planted and its number in the row) is 
carefully preserved. The whole plat is mapped and blueprinted. When 
taking material for propagation we exercise every precaution in order to 
avoid any mixing of varieties. 
(CHU AMEM RS 
Lilacs prefer sunny locations and a well drained loam. They do not like 
a sour soil. Lime applied in suitable quantities will counteract this con- 
dition. Bone meal is a good fertilizer. Apply it as soon as the Lilacs are 
through flowering: 2-3 lbs. per 100 sq. ft. of ground. Curling and yellowing 
of the leaves is usually a sign of soil depletion. In this case apply a 
complete fertilizer (such as 4-16-4) in early spring. 
ORDERING 
Lilacs grown on their own roots FROM GREEN CUTTINGS are 
propagated much more slowly and with greater difficulty than budded or 
grafted plants. WE DO NO BUDDING OR GRAFTING WHAT- 
SOEVER. Because we use such slow, painstaking methods in order to 
give you the finest quality Lilacs, and because of the demand for these 
superior plants, stock of some varieties is often limited. We fill all requests 
in the order received. Therefore we urge you to ORDER EARLY. We 
wish to cooperate with our customers in every way and serve them to the 
best of our ability. 
