BETTER 
Lilacs 
by FARR 
ALPHONSE LAVALLEE. Double, delicate 
sky-blue flowers in long, compact panicles. 
Tall growing. Very free bloomer with good 
fragrance. Florets type 3. 18 to 24 in. $1.50. 
BELLE de NANCY. Double. Large, loosely 
conical, bright pink trusses. Florets are 
satiny rose, with white center. Type 3. An 
old and favorite variety. Strong grower. 
See midseason. 2 to 3 ft. $2.25, 3 to 4 ft. 
3.00. 
BLEUATRE. Single. Large, symmetrical, 
and solid; deep blue trusses composed of 
many small florets. Type 2. Medium grower. 
Early. 3 to 4 ft. $4.00. 
CAPITAINE BALTET. Single. A difficult-to- 
describe translucent shade of violet-red color 
which was the hit of the New York World’s 
Fair. Slow and bushy grower. Florets type 1. 
Midseason. 18 to 24 in. $3.00, 2 to 3 ft. 
$3.75, 3 to 4 ft. $4.75. 
CHARLES JOLY. Double. Long and 
slender, bright crimson trusses on long 
stems. Strong grower. Type 3 florets. 
Midseason. An old and favorite variety. 
Ms to 24 in. $1.50, 2 to 3 ft. $2.25, 3 to 4 ft. 
3.00. 
CHARLES X. Single. Violaceous red. 
Florets type 2. Old but still outstanding be- 
cause of extremely profuse and dependable 
bloom. Strong, many-branched grower. 
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CHRISTOPHE COLOMB. Single. Clear 
blue to tender lilac. Large, widely conical, 
compact trusses, composed of deeply 
cupped, type 1 florets in a very symmetrical 
pattern. Slow grower. Late midseason. 
2 to 3 ft. $3.50, 3 to 4 ft. $4.50. 
COMTE de MONTEBELLO. Double. 
Large, conical, and symmetrical; even- 
toned, clear sky-blue. Type 3 florets. 
Medium grower. Late midseason. 3 to 4 
ft. $4.00, 4 to 5 ft. $5.00. 
CONGO. Single. Large, broad trusses of 
wallflower-red composed of medium type 1 
florets of compact lacy effect. A favorite 
with visitors. Strong grower. Early. 18 to 
24 in. $2.25, 2 to 3 ft. $3.00, 3 to 4 ft. $3.75. 
DECAISNE. (Decorative). Single. Long, 
loose, and graceful trusses of clear azure- 
blue. Slow grower. Late midseason. Type 
2 florets. 2 to 3 ft. $3.25, 3 to 4 ft. $4.00. 


Belle de Nancy 
DE MIRABEL. Single. Darkest violet-blue. 
Slender, long, compact, and upright trusses. 
Slow grower. Late. Type 2 florets. 18 to 
24 in. $3.25, 2 to 3 ft. $4.00. 
DE SAUSSURE. Double. Cockled and com- 
pact, dark purple-red. Midseason. Me- 
oer growth. Type 3 florets. 3 to 4 ft. 
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DIDEROT. Single. Of very largest and 
deeply cupped claret-purple, type 1 florets, 
forming largest, pointed spires of bloom. 
Bae grower. 2 to 3 ft. $4.50, 3 to 4 ft. 
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EDITH CAVELL. Double. Opens from 
cream to pure milk-white in large, long, 
cone-shaped trusses. Like Ellen Willmott 
except slightly Iater, a bit more Ioosely con- 
structed, and has sulphur-yellow buds. 
Strong grower. Late. Type 5 florets. 2 to 
3 ft. $4.00, 3 to 4 ft. $4.75. 
Price includes expert packing and guaran- 
teed safe arrival to your grounds. 
The 
customer pays shipping costs. 

