FRENCH HYBRID LILACS 
The following are the best of several forms of Syringa vulgaris commonly 
known as French Hybrid Lilacs. With their great flower clusters, often a 
foot in length, they are truly the “Aristocrats of the Lilacs.” 
SIZE AND PRICE 
12”—18", $1.50; 18"—24", $1.75; 2’—214, $2.00: 214'—3’, $2.50; 
3’—4', $3.00; unless otherwise specified. Prices on larger plants and 
specimen stock furnished upon application. It is not always possible to 
supply all sizes of any given Lilac. If we cannot deliver the size you 
specify we shall notify you at once. 
ADELAIDE DUNBAR (Dunbar 1917) Double; flowers violet-red with 
dark maroon buds; young leaves tinged with coppery tones. ‘‘... perhaps 
the darkest double flowering Lilac in cultivation” according to Dunbar. 
(Illus. p. 7.) $3.00 each. 
ALPHONSE LAVALLEE (Lemoine 1885) Double; delicate sky-blue 
shading to violet. Long, compact panicles of large blossoms resembling 
double hyacinths. Fragrance pleasing. 
BELLE DE NANCY (Lemoine 1891) Double; brilliant satiny rose 
flowers with white centers; long, narrow, pyramidal trusses. Very showy. 
Dwarf. 
BLEUATRE (Baltet) Single; bluish lavender; very fragrant. Its unusual 
color—it is one of the bluest of all Lilacs—makes it a valuable addition 
to any garden. A tall grower. 
BUFFON—See Hybrid Lilacs, p. 13. 
CAPITAINE PERRAULT (Lemoine 1925) Double; buds and flowers 
rosy mauve. Conspicuous in appearance, with great spikes of handsome 
blooms. $3.00 each. 
CHARLES JOLY (Lemoine 1896) Double; crimson-violet; very striking 
ins bud “and tlower-- lrusses, are held. erectjswell aboves the, foliage. Its 
narrow, upright habit of growth makes it particularly adapted to the 
smaller garden where space must be conserved. 
CHARLES SARGENT (Lemoine 1905) Double; beautiful mauve-violet 
with metallic azure tints. Imposing clusters of unusually large flowers. 
Very vigorous. 
CHARLES THE TENTH Single; buds dark red, blossoms reddish 
violet. A fine variety that is a well established favorite with garden lovers. 
(Many different forms have been sold under the name Charles the Tenth. 
The stock from which our plants are propagated was received from the 
Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Their Lilac collection is con- 
sidered the most authentic in the United States.) 
ALL OUR LILACS ARE GROWN ON THEIR OWN ROOTS 
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