
> ERANDMOTHER’S FAVORITE FLOWER 

A DOUBLE Hybrid Lilac. 
See pictures below for ma- 
tured plants in bloom. See 
inside page for illustration 
of a SINGLE variety. 
FARR 
BEACGS 
N THIS country no flower has had a longer 
popularity than the Lilac, as can easily be proved 
by the number of fine old clumps that are seen 
growing by the foundations of burnt or abandoned 
farmhouses in New England and the Middle States. 
These plants were once the only bit of color and 
beauty that found its way into the hard lives of our 
pioneer settlers, and they are now often the only 
remaining evidence of a former home. 
Today the Lilac remains the most important and 
the most popular of our spring-blooming shrubs, and 
rightly so, for it is hardy everywhere, grows well, 
and gives abundant crops of wonderfully fragrant 
flowers each year, with little or no care. 
Farr Lilacs bear at least double the standard number 
of stems and branches per foot of height. They are all 
own-rooted, extra-well-branched and bushy specimens. 
We set the young plants very deeply in the nursery 
row so as to obtain extra stems and sprouts. As 
they are spaced for two-way cultivation instead of 
crowding them into solid nursery rows, they do not 
“thin” each other. Thousands of visitors annually 
attest to the trueness and immaculateness of our 
field planting. 
LILAC COLLECTIONS supplied by Farr 
One of these may be in your locality for you to see and enjoy. 
N. Y. Botanical Gardens, New York City 
N. Y. Experiment Station, Geneva, N. Y. 
Queen Victoria Park, Niagara Falls, Canada 
Reading Museum, Reading, Pa. 
Mrs. W. A. Rinehart, Charlottesville, Va. 
Mrs. Arthur Scott, Todmorden Farms, Media, Pa. 
G. E. Smith, Lansing, Mich. 
Ernest O. Wagner, Lakeville, Conn. sy 
Miss Marjorie Allison, Allentown, Pa. 
Mrs. Edward E. Brown, Waupaca, Wis. 
Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, Ohio 
Mrs. Francis Crane, Golden St., Holliston, Mass. 
Mrs. Pierre S. du Pont, Longwood, Kennett Square, Pa. 
Mrs. F. C. Helwig, Kansas City, Kans. 
Mrs. H. L. Igleheart, Elizabethtown, Ky. 
Mrs. Raymond Koch, Winnetka, Ill. 


MODERNIZED FOR YOU 
What tlybrid lilacs are... 
ing season. 
rare shades of color. 
cost than the common and ordinary flowering shrubs. 








































PLANT FARR HYBRID LILACS— 
@ As illustrated above—in the 
planting’’ about your home. 
‘foundation 
@ For tall, screening hedges. As specimens in 
your flower garden or on your lawn. 
@ Among other flowering shrubbery, especially 
with Rosa Hugonis, Tree Peonies, Spirza 
vanhouttei, etc. 
@ As a collection for a wartime and, later, a 
lifetime hobby. 
WHERE TO PLANT 
_ Plant in a sunny and_ well-drained loca- 
tion, not in full shade or in low or wet spots. 
All varieties are alike in their requirements. 
Lilacs prefer cold winters and we do not 
recommend them for the Gulf States region. 
WHEN TO PLANT 
In fall, after leaves drop and until the 
ground freezes; in spring, after, the ground 
opens and until the buds sprout. 
HOW TO PLANT 
Comprehensive planting and cultural in- 
structions are supplied with order acknowl- 
edgments. 
Those who know only the old white and purple Lilacs grown by our grandparents can have no idea of the 
wonderful beauty of the modern hybrids, of the varying colors, beginning with white, going through shades of 
pink, blue, violet, and purple; the flowers single and double and varying greatly in form of truss and in bloom- 
Common and old-fashioned Lilacs usually do not bloom until they attain a large size. French Hybrid Lilacs, 
if undisturbed, frequently bloom when 18 inches tall and within a relatively short time after transplanting. 
Their blooms are much larger and more numerous and there are singles and doubles in a dozen distinct and 
They need less attention than roses, evergreens, or fruit trees and require no more room or maintenance 
7 -}Point Guarantee 
Point 1. Trueness to name. 
Point 2. Shapely and well branched. 
Point 3. Abundance of own roots. 
Point 4. Fully up to size specified. 
Point 5. Free of disease and insects. 
Point 6. Exceptionally well packed for fresh 
and undamaged arrival. 
Point 7. WE WILL REPLACE ANY 
PLANTS THAT FAIL TO GROW, pro- 
vided the account is settled within regular 
30-day terms and report of failure is made 
by May 1, following fall shipment; or by 
October 1, following spring shipment. 
The cost of planting, or transportation of 
replacements, is borne by the purchaser. 
TERMS. Open account—30 days to estab- 
lished credit or net cash with order. Trans- 
portation at cost. 
