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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., $1.00 
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. 2 to 3 ft., $3.50 
PRESIDENT LOUBET. D. Red. One of the very choicest. Medium 
height plant. Panicles appear rather small just as the florets begin to 
open but they slowly develop as the florets continue to open until 
they become immense. A bright red in the bud stage, but showing 
considerable white on the inner edge of the opened petal. 
2 to 3 ft., $3.00; 3 to 4 ft., $3.50 
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., $1.50; 3 to 4 ft., $2.00 
REAUMUR. S. A remarkable Lilac, a flower the beauty of which grows 
upon you. The flowers appear of the greatest size as the truss is made 
up of several smaller ones all worked together so as to appear as one 
great bloom. Color a subdued rose-red. It keeps its color a long time 
and is a superb Lilac. This is one of the greatest of the Lilacs. 
2 to 3 ft., $3.50; 3 to 4 ft., $5.00 
SOUV. DE LUDWIG SPAETH. S. Red. Although one of the oldest of 
the improved Lilacs still it is one of the very best Lilacs grown. It 
seems impossible to get a red that has so many good, and so few bad 
qualities as Ludwig Spaeth. Panicles long and held erect well out from 
the foliage. Color a brilliant intense rich purple-red, that holds up 
well in the sun and lasts a long time. Bush large and a very profuse 
bloomer. A wonderful Lilac. 2 to 3 ft., $1.00 
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., $2.50 
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., $2.00; 3 to 4 ft., $2.50 
VILLOSA. S. A Lilac that comes into bloom along with Henri Lutece 
and Josikaea after the French Lilacs have bloomed and gone. Grows 
to a very large bush 12 feet high covered with immense single plume- 
like open panicles in a bright pink fading toward the edges to white. 
Large, glossy, rich, beautiful foliage. Our strain of Villosa is grafted 
from a very select strain. 2 to 3 ft., $1.00; 3 to 4 ft., $1.50 
Ordinary stock from seed, 2 to 3 ft., 50c; 3 to 4 ft., 75c; 
4 to 5 ft., $1.00 
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Inc. FARIBAULT , MINN. 

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 1f not the 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 the great Lilac. Only a few to spare. 
2 to 3 ft., $3.50; 3 to 4 ft., $5.00 
VIOLETTA. Semi-double. A very dark Lilac of true violet-red. The 
individual florets look exactly like a violet and are unusually large. 
This season a group viewing this variety were interested in finding 
out just how large these florets were. We found that there were 
florets that a half dollar just covered. One of the choicest of all Lilacs. 
2 to 3 ft., $4.00 
VOLCAN. S. As near a true deep red as we have. Panicles which are 
very long, large, and shapely, come up well above the foliage. These 
panicles look rather open as they are in the bud stage but as they 
develop they open into one of the finest, most shapely, and attractive 
of all the red Lilacs. 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 
WILLIAM ROBINSON. D. Invariably well liked; always chosen as one 
of the best. 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 
LUCIE BALTET. We often get a flood of inquiries about some scarce 
Lilac that happens to be written up in some garden magazine. 
These varieties are usually in the test stage and are not grown in 
sufficient quantity to offer them for sale as it takes many years to 
propagate a new variety on its own root. But why pass up the 
number of good ones on the market at the present time? This 
spring we still have Lucie Baltet to offer, but the chances are we 
shall not have much stock again for at least two years. Here is a 
magnificent bright salmon-pink which is the most sought after of 
all the pinks. This is one of the choicest and scarcest of all Lilacs. 
Don’t miss your chance of getting one of these lovely bushes this 
spring. See description and price in regular list, page 13. 

Report of Brand Lilacs From Edmonds, Washington 
Letter Dated May 1, 1941 
For your information we find that the word has been getting out about our wonderful Lilacs,~and truly this year they have surpassed 
any previous year’s blooms. As with every year, we had felt at the beginning of the season that our Lilacs were not very heavily budded, 
but as customary, we were so greatly surprised and greeted with extraordinarily beautiful, heavy trusses that we have been literally carried 
off our feet with their performance and excellence of bloom. In fact, we have had a great many people come out to see our Lilacs this year, 
having heard from someone about them. 
The following Lilacs have really been outstanding this year: 
Henri Martin. Everybody wants this one. 
Reaumur. Literally covered with bloom on such a small bush. 
Olivier de Serres. The largest trusses of all this year. 
Hippolyte Maringer. Gorgeous in color effect. 
Leon Gambetta. Early and covered with beautiful spikes. 
Victor Lemoine. Gorgeous. 
Alphonse Lavallee. The longest, bluest spike of all and covered 
from the ground up. 
Pres. Poincaire. Everybody wants this one and it is a favorite with 
us, too. 
Charles Sargent. Beautifully full pointed petals and trusses. 
Miss Ellen Willmott. Glorious right now. 
Pres. Grevy, Charles Joly, Volcan, and Mme. Antoine Buchner. 
All wonderful right now. 
Violetta. Only one truss this year, but what enormous sized florets. 
A real comer when we can grow it better. 
I could go on raving about our Lilacs and believe me, we aim to have one of the finest plantings in the West before we are through, 
with your kind help. 
As soon as I can get to it, I intend to send you a list of some varieties we want and not yet listed by you, so that you will have the first 
opportunity to supply our needs. 

Signed, ROY S. LEIGHTON 
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