





FARIBAULT , MINN. 

BRAND PEONY FARMS. Inc 


MONTAIGNE. D. Those who like large blooms will find in Montaigne 
a flower to their heart’s desire. The bush is very tall and upright. The 
blooms carried at the top of the stems are simply amazing. From 
memory, we would describe the color as a soft, almost uniform 
creamy pink, with just a faint suggestion of rose. A strong grower. 
2 to 3 ft., $3.00; 3 to 4 ft., $4.00 
MRS. EDWARD HARDING. When this variety becomes established 
It produces large blooms filled with unsymmetrical florets of a rich 
claret color mixed with pink. The color holds reasonably well but 
as the panicles begin to fade, the blossom still retains lighter shades 
of equal beauty. The plant is of medium height and when it acquires 
some age it becomes a superb variety. 
2 to 3 ft., $2.50; 3 to 4 ft., $3.00 
OLIVIER DE SERRES. D. A clear, clean, uniform light blue with un- 
opened buds a deep violet. 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. To see this variety at its very best wait until your plant is 
well established. We class it as a Lilac of the very highest quality. 
2 to 3 ft., $4.00; 3 to 4 ft., $5.00 
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. 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., $2.00; 3 to 4 ft., $2.50 
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., $1.50; 3 to 4 ft., $2.00 
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., $4.00; 2 to 3 ft., $5.00 
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. Mag- 
nificent fits this variety nicely. 2 to 3 ft., $2.00; 3 to 4 ft., $2.50 
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 
REAUMUR. S. Each vear we are more impressed with the beauty of 
this variety. The panicles are of the greatest size as the truss is made 
up of several smaller ones all worked together so as to appear as one 
great truss. Color a subdued rose-red. It keeps its color a long time 
and is a superb variety. This is one of the greatest of the Lilacs. 
2 to 3 ft., $4.00; 3 to 4 ft., $5.00 
SOUV. DE LUDWIG SPAETH. S. Although this is one of the oldest of 
the improved varieties, it is a red that has many good qualities and 
few bad ones. The color is an intense rich purple-red. It holds its 
color well in the sun. The bush is tall, thrifty, and a profuse bloomer. 
2 to 3 ft., $1.50; 3 to 4 ft., $2.00 
STADTGARTNER ROTHPLETZ. D. An upright growing shrub with 
long, cone-shaped panicles. A rich red-purple. Until recently Charles 
Joly has been our only good double red. We have in Stadtgartner 
Rothpletz another fine red, giving bloom later than Charles Joly. 
2 to 3 ft., $2.00; 3 to 4 ft., $3.00 
THUNBERG. D. Very large, long, slender spikes, generally two to the 
panicle. Buds and reverse of florets a violet-mauve with a reddish 
appearance from a distance. Florets are large; open a light lilac, twist- 
ing and turning as they open, so that the color of the bud is inter- 
mingled with that of the inside of the petals, making a very striking 
Lilac. Late. 2 to 3 ft., $1.50; 3 to 4 ft., 2.00 
VESTALE. S. One of the best and most graceful of all the single 
whites. Trusses very large at base tapering gracefully to a point, 
making a true cone. Pure rich white. Will satisfy the most exacting. 
2 to 3 ft., $2.50; 3 to 4 ft., $3.50 





VILLOSA. S. A Lilac that comes into bloom after the French Lilacs 
have bloomed and gone. Grows to a very large bush 12 feet high 
covered with immense single, plumelike open panicles in a bright 
pink fading toward the edges to white. Large, glossy, rich, beau- 
tiful foliage. Our strain of Villosa is grafted from a very select 
strain. 2 to 3 ft., $1.00; 3 to 4 ft., $1.50 

RUHM VON HORSTENSTEIN. S. A Lilac that produces blooms of the 
greatest size even on small bushes set out but two years. It is an even 
toned light red-purple. One of those self colors everyone likes. 
People marvel at the immense blooms of this variety on bushes not 
more than 4 feet high. Bloom so profuse some years as to almost 
hide the foliage. 2 to 3 ft., $3.00; 3 to 4 ft., $4.00 
VICTOR LEMOINE. D. This is about the most wonderful of all the 
French Lilacs. It is no wonder that Victor Lemoine, the originator, 
gave to it his own name. We class it as one of the three or four very 
best. Florets are very double like little double Roses. These are 
gathered into panicles of the largest size, and the color effect is 
simply indescribable. The general effect is a soft rosy pink overlaid 
with a delicate blue-lavender. This is also one of the very latest to 
bloom. It is a self color. It is a great Lilac. Each year our stock is 
exhausted before shipping season is over. 
2 to 3 ft., $4.00; 3 to 4 ft., $5.00 
VOLCAN. S. A true deep red-purple. Panicles which are very long, 
large, and shapely, come up well above the foliage. These panicles 
look rather open in the bud stage but as the florets develop they open 
into attractive panicles. It is the latest of all the red purples. 
2 to 3 ft., $1.50; 3 to 4 ft., $2.00 
WALDECK-ROUSSEAU. D. A tall growing variety with enormous 
panicles of a light rose color. The buds are a deep pink with the open 
florets fading to a deep violet with a white center. The florets are very 
double and the panicles unusually large. A fascinating variety. 
2 to 3 ft., $1.50; 3 to 4 ft., $2.00 
WILLIAM ROBINSON. D. Invariably well liked. Very compact 
panicles, almost round. When florets are about to open, the bloom 
gives a very striking pinkish red effect which gives place to a lavender 
as the florets fully open and their reverse side turns back. Very much 
admired. 2 to 3 ft., $1.50; 3 to 4 ft., $2.00 
Lilac Descriptions 
Many. of the peculiarities of any variety of Lilac are easily 
described. One can tell at a glance whether the florets are single, 
semi-double, or double, or whether the panicles are simple or 
compound, long or short, loose or compact. 
But when it comes to color prebably no two persons would 
name exactly alike the colors of any dozen varieties of Lilacs. 
A little explanation may help to interpret our descriptions. 
When we say a Lilac is red, we do not mean that it is scarlet; or, 
when we say it is blue, we do not mean sky-blue, as an occasional 
customer seems to expect. The truth is, the colors of all Lilacs 
are soft. They are made up of different proportions. of blue and 
red with more or less addition of white. If the red predominates 
in the light shades, we may call the color pink or rose. If the blue 
predominates decidedly, we may call the color blue; but if the 
blue while dominant is less pronounced we may call it lavender 
or lilac or violet or mauve. 
In the dark colors, if the red predominates decidedly we may 
call it red, as with Reaumur. If the blue predominates we call it 
purple. Then to be more definite we sometimes say reddish pur- 
ple or purplish red. 
It must be remembered also that, aside from the difficulty of 
getting an exact name for the normal color of a variety, this color 
may change somewhat with the season. For example, this year 
we had cool, cloudy, and rainy weather throughout the Lilac sea- 
son, Consequently, the colors were all darker than usual. The 
character of the soil also sometimes changes the color slightly. 
We make our descriptions as clear as we can, but we under- 
stand how difficult it is for a purchaser who cannot visit a Lilac 
field during the blooming season to make his selection. However, 
we list only good varieties, those that should give much pleasure 
to those who plant them. 

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