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DIGEST LIST OF 
DOUBLE WHITE 
EDITH CAVELL. Opens from cream to pure 
milk-white in large, 
trusses. Like Ellen Willmott except slightly 
later, a bit more loosely constructed and 
has sulphur-yellow buds. Strong grower. 
Late. Type 5 florets. 2 to 3 ft., $3.75. 
ELLEN WILLMOTT. Generally classed as 
the best white double Lilac. Immense, 
conical trusses of creamy white. Florets 
an inch across, type 5, almost double the 
size of most Lilac florets, excepting such 
as Edith Cavell, Leon Gambetta, Marechal 
Lannes, President Poincare, President 
Fallieres, and Henri Martin. 18 to 24in., 
$3.25; 2 to 3 ft., $4; 3 to 4 ft., $4.75. 
JEANNE d’ARC. Large; pure white, includ- | 
ing stamens. Plump, creamy buds opening | 
to cockled, type 3, florets. Medium grower. 
Early midseason. Long-stemmed. 18 to 
24 in., $2.50. 
MME. CASIMIR-PERIER. The old favor- 
ite white. Very free and fragrant. Yellow | 
stamens. Medium-large trusses. Type 6 | 
florets. Strong-growing. Midseason. 18 to | 
24-in., $1.50; 2 to 3 -ft.; $2.25 
DOUBLE PINK 
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BELLE de NANCY. Large, loosely conical, 
bright pink trusses. Florets are satiny 

rose, type 3, with white center. An old 
and favorite variety. Strong grower. 
Early midseason. 18 to 24 in., $1.50; 
2 to 3 ft., $2.25. 

A small part of the Farr Hybrid Lilac fields. | 
Unusually wide spacing between plants results 
in extra-bushy, many-stemmed Lilacs. These | 
are 18 to 24-inch plants which have already | 
bloomed in the fields. 
JULES SIMON. Bright rose buds, opening 
to type 5 florets, forming large trusses of 
delicate pink. Erect and long-stemmed 
$2.25; 
grower. Midseason. 2 to 3 ft., 
3 to 4 ft., $3. 
LEON GAMBETTA. Our favorite for 
20 years because of size, structure; delicate 
color, plant habit and free bloom. Largest, 
compact and long-stemmed trusses, from 
type 5 florets. Like small roses, from plump, 
rosy lilac buds. Clear, delicate pink. Strong, 
upright specimen grower. Midseason. 
Always scarce. 18 to 24 in., $4; 2 to 3 ft., 
$4.75. 
MME. ANTOINE BUCHNER. Similar to 
Leon Gambetta in every respect except 
slightly less compact and slightly darker 
pink. Type 7 florets. Quite often the Best 
Lilac of the Show at the flower shows we 
help to judge. Unable to supply demand 
for the past five years until now. 2 to 3 ft., 
$4; 3 to 4 ft., $4.75. 
PRESIDENT FALLIERES. Large and showy 
trusses of rosy pink from large and con- 
spicuous rose-mauve buds. Like Leon 
Gambetta but darker and more trusses per 
stem. Type 3 florets. 18 to 24 in., $2.25; 
2 to 3 ft., $3. 
WALDECK-ROUSSEAU. Large; __loose- 
panicled, but very double; tender pink. 
Buds purple. Florets, type 3, tipped darker 
and centered white. Latest of the hybrids. 
Medium grower. 18 to 24 in., $1.75; 
2 to 3 ft., $2.50; 3 to 4 ft., $3.25. 
WILLIAM ROBINSON. Brightest double 
pink. Trusses profuse, large, symmetrical, 
long-stemmed. Florets type 5, incurved and | 
spurred. Has a bit of the coppery pink 
characteristic of Lucie Baltet. Medium 
grower. Midseason. 3 to 4 ft., $3.25. 

long, cone-shaped | 
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DOUBLE LILACS 
DOUBLE BLUE 
COMTE de MONTEBELLO. Large, conical 
and symmetrical; even-toned, clear sky- 
blue. Reading, Pa., Museum favorite. 
| Type 3 florets. Medium grower. Late mid- 
season. 2 to 3 ft., $3; 3 to 4 ft., $3.75. 
EMILE GENTIL. Large, compact, billowy 
trusses of a rare cobalt-blue. Type 6 florets. 
Strong grower. Late. 2 to 3 ft., $3. 
| JEAN MACE. Large, plump and billowy; 
| blue, fading to lavender-pink. Type 6 
florets. Erect and long-stemmed grower. 
Late midseason. 3 to 4 ft., $3.25. 
MARECHAL LANNES. Of the very largest, 
| type 3 florets (1 inch across), forming 
giant, billowy trusses on long stems. Buds 
plump, purple, opening to light violet-blue, 
reflexed darker. Strong-growing. Late. 
2 to 3 ft., $3; 3 to 4 ft., $3.75. 
PRESIDENT GREVY. One of the oldest but 
still one of the best double blue Lilacs. 
Giant, billowy trusses of clear blue, type 
8 florets. Strong grower. Midseason. 18 to 
24 in., $1.75; 2 to 3 ft., $2.50. 
JARRY-DESLOGES. Profuse, 
plump, massive and ball-type trusses in 
an_unusual shade of porcelain-blue, with 
rose reflects. Early midseason. Type 6 
florets. 2 to 3 ft., $2.50; 3 to 4 ft., $3.25. 
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DOUBLE RED 
CHARLES JOLY. Long and slender bright 
crimson trusses on long stems. Strong 
grower. Type 3 florets. Midseason. An 
old and favorite variety. 18 to 24 in., $1.75. 
DE SAUSSURE. Cockled and compact, 
dark purple-red. Midseason. Medium 
growing. Type 3 florets. 3 to 4 ft., $3.50. 
GEORGES BELLAIR. Distinct shade of 
brick red. Many medium large and com- 
pact trusses of type 8 florets. Strong- 
growing. Midseason. 18 to 24 in., $1.75; 
2 to 3 ft., $2.50; 3 to 4 ft., $3.25. 
MRS. EDWARD HARDING. Large, sym- 
metrical trusses of brightest carmine, type 
3 florets. Midseason. 2 to 3 ft., $3. 
PAUL THIRION. Compact, claret-red with 
type 7 florets, reversed silvery. Purple buds. 
One of the first and also one of the last for 
our cut-flower displays. 18 to 24 in., $2.75; 
2 to 3 ft., $3.50. 
DOUBLE BLENDS AND 
TRICOLORS 
HIPPOLYTE MARINGER. Most billowy 
of Lilac trusses. Florets extremely imbri- 
cated of a type not illustrated. Color 
speckled, blue and white. Medium grower. 
Early. 18 to 24 in., $1.75; 2 to 3 ft., $2.50; 
3 to 4 ft., $3.25. 
KATHERINE HAVEMEYER. Immense, 
trusses of type 5 floret. Purple buds, pink 
cast as Opening. Extremely dependable. 
Generally described as cobalt-lilac, flushed 
mauve. Medium grower. Early midseason. 
18 to 24 in., $2; 2 to 3 ft., $2.75. 
LEON SIMON. Colors range from violet-red 
to blue to pink. Symmetrical, pointed 
trusses with spurred and compact florets of 
type 6, reflexed pink. Strong grower and 
early. 18 to 24 in., $1.75; 2 to 3 ft., $2.50. 
MARC MICHELI. Distinct for upright, 
long-stemmed, specimen growth besides 
unusually compact, large, slender, long- 
stemmed trusses of bluish pink reversed 
white. Type 3 florets. Midseason. 18 to 
24 in., $2; 3 to 4 ft., $3.50. 
DAYLILIES 
For a summer of color without a summer of 
effort and toil. Double your garden bloom 
without increasing space or labor. 
SPRING TO FALL COLLECTION 
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Single Hybrid Lilacs as above are as beautiful as the double varieties. Huge trusses of bloom turn your Lilacs into the focal point of your grounds in May 
MICHEL BUCHNER. A blue which dis- 
tinctively intermixes and changes to 
pink in successive stages. Florets type 8, 
exceedingly open. Strong grower. Mid- 
season. 3 to 4 ft., $3.25. 
PRESIDENT POINCARE. Giant, com- 
pact, heavily spurred and incurved 
flowers, with bluish center, purple edges 
and pink tints; buds are compact, pur- 
ple-red, and open a vivid red, fading to 
mingled colors. Free and _ vigorous. 
Type 3 florets. 2 to 3 ft., $2.75; 3 to 
4 ft., $3.50. 
THUNBERGI. Giant, compact trusses; 
vari-colored red, blue, mauve, and 
purple. Unusually free and fragrant. 
Type 5 florets. Long-stemmed. 3 to 
4 ft., $3.50. 
VAUBAN. Earliest hybrid. Tender pink 
fading blue. Very fragrant. Small 
florets, type 8. Medium large and very 
profuse trusses. Strong grower. 4 to 
5 ft., $4. 
PATRIOTIC” - 
COLLECTION 
Congo. Red ato ata eon lO 
Ellen Willmott. White. 2 to 3 ft.. 4 00 
Comte de Montebello. Blue. 2 to 
Seb meeee eee sates sunt on, B00 
3 Plants for $8.25 
(Value $9.75) 
SPECIAL OFFER 
More and more we are turning to the tried 
and tested flowers of a past generation. The 
double, old-fashioned, Fern-leaved Peony is 
one of these. 
The plant blooms earlier than other forms 
of Peonies, with bright red blooms on erect 
stems covered with feathery, fern-like foliage. 
A handsome flower and earliest of all; at 
Weiser Park it blooms as early as May 10 tol5. 
This perfectly hardy variety has been 
scarce for at least 30 years. Recent quantity 
propagation permits a special, low price. 
Usual Farr quality. 
$2 each; 5 or more plants at $1.85 each 
SOMETHING SPECIAL 
IN PEONIES 
A Lilac Digest 
—based on the Farr Collection of more than 200 varieties of Lilacs. 
— following more than 30 years of specialization and leadership in Lilacs. 
— including only the best and most distinct by years of test. 
Prof. Sargent of the Arnold Arboretum used to say that “‘the best lilacs are those 
which bloom best this year.”’ Bertrand H. Farr used to say—‘‘All lilacs are beautiful, only 
some years some are more beautiful than others.” 
Individual tastes, as to colors and single or double bloom, vary so greatly that 
Lilacs simply cannot be boiled down to a Best Dozen by anyone. We have checked Farr 
Lilacs and visitor preference for twenty years in an effort toward the selection of the 
Fifty Best Lilacs. We have discarded more than 150 lesser varieties of Lilacs. You 
can order from this remaining list, according to color preference and price, with assur- 
ance that every variety offered is a ‘‘Master”’ Lilac. 
Our recommendation has always been to select an order according to color, type and 
price preference. Our descriptions scrupulously avoid superlative terms such as “‘sensa- 
tional,” “‘amazing,”’ “most beautiful.” Such terms could be truthfully applied to all of 
these Digest Lilacs when well grown. 
Berkshire Collection 
Single Varieties 
Dispiay Garden Collection 
Double Varieties 
Belle de Nancy. Pink. 2 to 3 ft......$2 25 Jacques Calot. Pink. 18 to 24 in.....$2 00 
Charles Joly. Red. 18 to 24in....... 17S Persica rubra. Rose. 3 to4ft....... 2 50 
Edith Cavell. White. 2 to3ft....... 3 75 Pres. Lincoln. Blue. 2 to 3 ft....... 3 00 
Hippolyte Maringer. Blend. 2 to 3 ft- 2 50 Reaumurasied ee tol t beeen, 
Jean Mace. Blue. 3 to4ft.......... 3 25 Vestale. White. 2 to3 ft......... PAS 
5 varieties (value $13), as a Collection 
complete for $10.95 
Every variety in the above Collections is a “best” Lilac. Note that each Collection contains a com- 
plete range of color. If you prefer to make up your own Collection, select any 4 or more plants from either 
or both of the ‘Display Garden” and “Berkshire” collections and deduct 10% from the prices. 
5 varieties (value $13.50), as a Collection 
complete for $11.45 


The principal variations in the construction of Lilac florets. Specified in Farr descriptions 


























SINGLE WHITE 
JAN VAN TOL. This is the largest 
trussed, single white Lilac as attested 
by its European reputation and as forced 
indoors. More notable for large pure 
white florets, type 1, and lacy trusses in 
general garden use. Medium growth. 
Midseason. 18 to 24 in., $2. 
MONT BLANC. Giant pure white. 
Broad, ball-type trusses, with large, 
type 1 florets. Medium grower. Late 
midseason. Like all white Lilacs— 
scarce and larger sizes sold out. 18 to 
24 in., $2; 2 to 3 ft., $2.75; 3 to 4 ft., 
$3.50. 
VESTALE. Stately, hyacinth-trussed 
white; like a lacy cone, from type 1 
florets. Earliest white. Medium grower. 
18 to 24 in., $2; 2 to 3 ft., $2.75; 3 to 
4 ft., $3.50. 

Quantity Discounts 
for orders from this folder 
Does not apply to Collections 
5% on orders between $10 and $24.99 
10% on orders between $25 and $50 
15% on orders exceeding $50 
Prices are F.O.B. Weiser Park, Pa. 
Shipment by Express or Freight. 
All plants are guaranteed to grow. 
See first page for guarantee. 

Bettie Plarilt Cy Fave — 
DIGEST LIST OF SINGLE LILACS 
SINGLE PINK 
JACQUES CALOT. Dark red buds, opening 
to rose-pink, type 4 florets, forming a sym- 
metrical, hyacinth-shaped truss which fades 
to clear pink. Medium growth. Midseason. 
18 to 24 in., $2. 
LUCIE BALTET. Of a color and class by 
itself. The coppery pink of the buds at- 
tractively suffuses the florets until they 
fade into clearest and most pleasing pink 
in Lilacs. Large and billowy trusses. Type 
1 florets. Upright grower. Late midseason. 
18 to 24 in., $2.25; 2 to 3 ft., $3. 
MACROSTACHYA. Pink like Trailing 
Arbutus or Viburnum Carlesi. Large, loose 
trusses. Extremely fragrant. True stock 
specially and fortunately imported from 
France a few years ago. Sometimes termed 
softest pink. Upright, vigorous grower. 
Type 1 florets. 18 to 24 in., $3.50; 2 to 
3 ft., $4.25. 
SINGLE RED 
| 
CAPTAIN BALTET. A difficult-to-describe | 
translucent shade of violet-red—color which 
was the hit of New York World’s Fair. | 
Slow and bushy grower. Floret 1. Mid- | 
season. 18 to 24 in., $3.25. 
CHARLES X. Violaceous red. Old but still | 
outstanding because of extremely profuse 
and dependable bloom. Strong, many- 
branched grower. 18 to 24 in., $1.75; 
2 to 3 ft., $2.50. 
CONGO. Large, broad trusses of wallflower- 
red composed of medium type | florets to 
compact lacy effect. A visitor favorite. 
Strong-growing. Early. 18 to 24 in., $2; 
2 to 3 ft., $2.75; 3 to 4 ft., $3.50. 
DIDEROT. Of very largest and deeply 
cupped claret-purple, type 1 florets, forming 
largest, pointed spires of bloom. Slow- 
growing. Late. 2 to 3 ft., $5. 
EDMOND BOISSIER. Loose, large and of 
slenderest truss. Of darkest red and deeply 
cupped, type 1 florets. Late. Medium 
grower. 18 to 24 in., $3; 2 to 3 ft., $3.75. 
LA PLACE. Compact; ashy claret-violet. 
Close to Congo except truss slightly more 
slender and a shade darker. Type 2 florets. 
2 to 3 ft., $2.25; 3 to 4 ft., $3. 
MARCEAU. Floret and truss size equals 
and exceeds Diderot and Massena but 
slightly lighter shade of red. Florets deeply 
cupped, type 1. Slow-growing. Late. 
Rarely available. 18 to 24 in., $4.25; 2 to 
3 ft., $5; 3 to 4 ft., $5.75. 
MASSENA. Deeply cupped of darkest, ashy 
red, type 1 florets. Slow grower. Late. 
Like Diderot except trusses not quite as 
slender; like Marceau except slightly darker. 


These three are the newest, largest and 
darkest single reds. 2 to 3 ft., $5; 3 to 4 ft., 
$5.75. 
MME. F. MOREL. Longest stems of all 
Lilacs, each surmounted by four to five, 
immense, symmetrical panicles of a rare 
shade between lilac-red and _lilac-pink. 
Our favorite “cutter” and outstanding in 
the garden. Purple buds opening to type 1, 
nickel-sized florets. Strong-growing. Mid- 
season. 18 to 24 in., $2.25; 2 to 3 ft., $3; 
3 to 4 ft., $3.75. 


TREE PEONIES 
Shrub or “Tree” Peonies are entirely hardy, even though the flowers have exotic colors 
not often found in the North. See the Farr Hemerocallis and Tree Peony folder for special 
offer of Tree Peonies by color and form. Select from list below for named varieties: 
S., Single; SD., Semi-double; D., Double. 
Banksi. D. Shaded pink. $3.50. 
B.H. Farr. SD. Fiery orange-scarlet. $6.75. 
Iro-no-seki. SD. Shell-pink. $3.50. 
Jeanne d’Are. D. Salmon-pink. $4.75. 
Moutan. 8S. Purplish red. The most vigor- 
ous grower and profuse bloomer. $3.50. 
Nippon Ko. SD. Clear pink. $4.75. 
See above for quantity discounts. 
Ruriban. SD. Handsome purple. $4.50. 
Souvenir de Maxime Cornu. Very large, 
extremely double, fragrant flowers. Deep 
yellow shaded with orange and salmon. A 
rare color. $13.50. 
Yo Boku. SD. Clear, light red. $6.75. 
Yoyo-no-homare. SD. Bright rose. $4.75. 
All our Tree Peonies are 4 to 6-yr. field-grown plants. No potted plants are supplied. 
—SS SSS ea ee es 
SEE OUR PEONY LIST ON NEXT PAGE 


MONGE. This rivals Congo in popularity, 
among the single reds, with our visitors. 
Trusses are equal in size to Congo but are 
composed of more and smaller, type 4 
florets. Slightly more conical than Congo 
and broader based. Medium grower. Early. 
18 to 24 in., $2.50; 2 to 3 ft., $3.25. 
REAUMUR. A distinct tone of red or rosy 
carmine. Giant and profuse sprays from 
buds of pink-violet. Type 1 florets. 2 to 
3 ft., $2.75; 3 to 4 ft., $3.50. 
SINGLE BLUE 
BLEUATRE. Large, symmetrical and solid, 
deep blue trusses composed of many small 
florets, type 2. Medium grower. Early. 
2 to 3 ft., $2.75; 3 to 4 ft., $3.50. 
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS. Clear blue, 
ending to tender lilac. Large,widely conical, 
compact trusses, composed of deeply 
cupped, type | florets in a very symmetrical 
pattern. Slow-growing. Late midseason. 
18 to 24 in., $3; 2 to 3 ft., $4. 
DECAISNE (synonym, Decorative). Long, 
loose and graceful trusses of clear azure- 
blue. Usually sold out. Slow-growing. Late 
midseason. Type 2 florets. 2 to 3 ft., $3; 
3 to 4 ft., $3.75. 
DE MIRABEL. Darkest violet-blue. Slender, 
long, compact and upright trusses. Slow- 
growing. Late. Type 2 florets. 18 to 24 in., 
$2.75; 2 to 3 ft., $3.50. 


Every row of Farr Hybrid Lilacs is plainly 
staked. Alphabetical arrangement assures 
accurate digging and true-to-name plants. 
PRESIDENT LINCOLN. Large compound 
clusters of deep, even-toned, Wedgwood 
blue florets of type 4. Medium grower. 
Early. 18 to 24 in., $2.25; 2 to 3 ft., $3; 
3 to 4 ft., $3.75. 
SATURNALE. Another mostly “sold out” 
variety which we were fortunate to replenish 
from France a few years ago. Even powder- 
blue. Very large, abundant and symmetrical 
trusses. Florets, type 1, and larger than a 
nickel, distinctly overlapping each other. 
Strong grower. Midseason. 18 to 24 in., 
$3.25; 2 to 3 ft., $4; 3 to 4 ft., $4.75. 
SPECIES LILACS 
JOSIKAA (Hungarian Lilac). A species 
with large deeply veined and shining leaves. 
Loose, rosy lilac trusses, submerging the 
plant, 10 to 15 days after other Lilacs have 
faded. Pervading fragrance. Rapid grower. 
Type 2 florets. 2 to 3 ft., $2. 
PERSICA RUBRA (Persian Lilac). Large, 
airy trusses of small, dark pink, type 2 
florets to an extreme abundance which sub- 
merges the plant from top to bottom. Foli- 
age and growth-habit much valued for tall 
hedges. 3 to 4 ft., $2.50; 4 to 5 ft., $3: 
10 or more plants, less 30%. 
PERSICA SAUGEANA. A newer hybrid of 
Persian Lilac which is darker, almost red. 
3 to 4 ft., $3; 4 to 5 ft., $3.50. 
PUBESCENS (Hairy Lilac). Beautiful 
species from the mountains near Peiping. 
Slender, erect branches form a shrub of 
remarkable symmetry; its blooms literally 
cover the plant from the ground up. The 
dainty blossoms, long-tubed and star-like, 
possess an exquisite fragrance. The flowers 
are lavender-lilac; the leaves are small and 
hairy. This Lilac is one of the rarest in 
cultivation. Type 2 floret. Earlier than 
Josikea and later than the Hybrids. 
2 to 3 ft., $5; 3 to 4 ft., $5.75. 
