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There is altogether too much loss experienced in the planting of 
nursery stock. The most of this loss is due to improper planting 
methods. If these directions are fo lowed closely, there should be 
very, very little loss. 
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First dig a hole large enough and deep enough so that the roots of 
the tree or shrub can extend in all directions in their natural shape 
without twisting or bending, and deep enough so that the plant will 
be at least 2 inches deeper when planted than it stood in the nursery 
row. In case of a Lilac it may be 4 to 6 inches deeper without injury 
to the plant. Now sift in moist pulverized dirt among the roots, 
working it carefully in so that no openings are left about the roots. 
Continue this until the roots are all covered with moist dirt and the 
hole is at least two-thirds full. Now here comes the important point 
in planting. Get right in the hole about the plant and tramp the 
dirt solid about the roots with your full weight on the heel of the 
shoe. Tramp the dirt down until it is perfectly solid, then fill the 
hole with water and let it seep entirely away. Then draw in moist 
pulverized dirt until the hole is full and tamp this down gently. Then 
keep the top soil about the plant cultivated at least once a week 
through the growing season. 
Why Lilacs May Fail to Bloom 
We are asked a number of times during the course of the year, 
“Why do my Lilacs fail to bloom?” 
It is impossible to answer this question satisfactorily by letter. 
There are a number of reasons why Lilacs fail to bloom. We 
cannot tell which special reason is applicable in each individual 
case. We are giving a number of causes in this catalog and leav- 
ing you to decide which of these fit your individual problem. 
We have no difficulty here at the nursery. Our plants are 
loaded with flowers each year and if your plants are not giving 
satisfactory bloom, some one of the following causes must be 
responsible. 
1. Your plants may not have been handled carefully enough when you made 
your planting. The roots may have been exposed to the air and some of the 
vitality of the plant weakened. A bundle of Lilacs comes to you and this 
bundle is often opened up and the plants separated and looked over. Then they 
are laid out in the sun or shade while the holes for them are dug and the 
planting goes on. The plants grow but they received a setback from this ex- 
posure of the roots and it often takes 2 or 3 years to overcome this mistreat- 
ment. 
2. It may be the roots were not spread out carefully and soil packed tightly 
about them at planting time. The roots may have become jammed in a cramped 
and twisted mass in the hole, and growth stunted. In filling in the hole dry 
dirt may have been pulled in over the roots and so reduced the vitality of the 
plant as to check its right growth for several years. 
3. The young plant may be planted so close to trees or larger shrubs as to 
rob it otf much of its vitality. 
4. It may be in too much shade or in dry gravelly soil. Lilacs like a rich 
heavy soil but not a wet acid soil. 
5. It may be your plants are making altogether too much growth and that 
such growth needs checking. Or they may have formed a great mass of heavy 
branches from the ground with a tremendous branchy top growth and_ have 
reached a point where they have stopped going forward and produce no bloom. 
If your plants are making a very rapid growth, sending out long new shoots 
with no bloom, go through your plants about the middle of June and trim out 
about one-half of the new growths back to the old wood. This will have a 
tendency to cause blooming buds to set on the balance of the new growth for 
the next year. If your bushes have a great many branches from the ground and 
many short top branches go through your plants in March in the north or 
earlier in the south (before the sap starts) and cut out about one-half of the 
old branches to the ground. This will cause a new growth which no doubt will 
bring the plant into heavy blooming. 
Now any of the foregoing causes might be the reason your Lilacs are not 
blooming. You are in a position to analyze your difficulty much better than 
we. We have no further information to offer. 
A tag giving full directions for the planting and care of your Lilacs is 
attached to every order of Lilacs that leaves our packing department. Watch 
for this card. Read it carefully before you open your package and then follow 
directions. Keep this card in your files and consult it if you need our advice. 


BRAND PEONY FARMS 

FARIBAULT, MINN. 

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 
PRESIDENT LINCOLN. S. A new single blue Lilac that is now show- 
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ing 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. 
PRESIDENT LOUBET. D. Red. One of the very choicest. Medium ; 
height plant. Panicles appear rather small just as the florets begin 
2 to 3 ft., $5.00 — 
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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 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., $1.50; 3 to 4 ft., $2.00 
REAUMUR. S. Each year 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 
RHUM 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 
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 
Rothplez another fine red, giving bloom later than Charles Joly. 
2 to 3 ft., $3.00; 3 to 4 ft., $3.50 
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 
Lilacus Wate 2 to 3 ft., $2.50; 3 to 4 ft., $3.50; 4 to 5 ft., $5.00 
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 
VIOLETTA. D. A deep violet-blue—a very unusual color combination. 
Panicles are open and the individual florets large and of great sub- 
stance. Our stock is always limited and we can supply early orders 
only. Strong 2 to 3 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. 
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2 to 3 ft., $1.50; 3 to 4 ft., $2.00 © 
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