BLUE HYACINTH 
ALICE EASTWOOD 

KATE SESSIONS 
RAGRANT LILACS 
NEW INTRODUCTIONS 
This is the third issue of our Orchard and 
Garden Book in which we have devoted 
the back cover to Lilacs. The support of 
our garden friends helping us revive the 
popularity of this excellent garden subject 
has been most gratifying. Our efforts in 
behalf of Lilacs may be attributed to the 
splendid work of Mr. W. B. Clarke of San 
Jose, noted hybridizer of spring flowering 
shrubs and trees. It was he who developed 
the three excellent varieties pictured above. 
This year we have the pleasure of offering 
Marechal Foch, brought to America by Mr. 
Clarke, and described on this page. 
Sizes and prices for bare root plants for 
January through March planting are given 
following descriptions. Plants in 5-gallon 
containers for planting after April Ist will 
be 75c higher. 
SEE PAGE 39 FOR GENERAL LIST 
OF LILACS 
BLUE HYACINTH 
Your first glance at this unusual lilac sug- 
gests the name selected by Mr. Clarke. The 
remarkably long corolla tubes and lobes 
rival the flowers of well-grown hyacinths. 
The vlobgs (or petals), straightened out, 
measure up to 134 inches across. Light 
mauve buds open to blue flowers with de- 
licious fragrance. Curiously, Blue Hyacinth 
is a chance seedling with no record of its 
parentage, a product of a rare whim of 
nature. Early, productive. Bare root 4-5 ft. 
$5.00, 3-4 ft. $4.00, 2-3 ft. $3.00. 
ESTABLISHED 1865 
Branch Yards: MENLO PARK, Allied Arts Guild * 
SACRAMENTO 
2230 Stockton Boulevard 
Uuexcelled for Spring Gowers 

MARECHAL FOCH 
CALIFORNIA NurserY Company 
MAIN OFFICE AND GROWING GROUNDS 
NILES, CALIFORNIA 
MODESTO 
Old Ceres Highway, Across Bridge 
ALICE EASTWOOD 
Named for our-famed California botanist. 
Flowers of Alice Eastwood are double, 
borne on long ‘’streamlined” spikes carried 
well above the foliage. Dark, claret-purple 
flower buds change to bluish purple and 
finally to pink. Beautifully formed clusters 
are four-sided, frequently paired, are not 
crowded as in so many doubles. Flower 
spikes are prominently displayed well ° 
above the foliage. Vigorous plants are de- 
lightfully productive of fragrant flowers 
and bloom in mid-season. Bare root 3-4 ft. 
$4.00, 2-3 ft. $3.00. 
KATE SESSIONS 
Named for the memory of California's 
famed nursery-woman, this lilac may rank 
with San Diego’s Balboa Park as a living 
tribute to her industry and genius. Single 
flowers are medium purple in the bud 
opening mauve purple, finally blue. Clus- 
ters are large in both length and width and 
individual flowers are enormous, often 1144 
inches across. Very early, this lilac will be 
the first to bloom in your garden. Very pro- 
ductive beginning with young plants. 
Growth is between moderate and vigorous. 
Bare root 3-4 ft. $4.00, 2-3 ft. $3.00. 
MARECHAL FOCH 
Originated in France by Lemoine and con- 
sidered by European authorities the finest 
single Lilac known. Marechal Foch is a 
vigorous, erect grower, producing large 
bright carmine flowers in enormous clus- 
ters often 12 to 14 inches long and nearly 
a foot wide. Bare root, 2-3 ft. $2.50. Supply 
very limited. 
GEORGE C. ROEDING, JR., PRESIDENT 
WALNUT CREEK, Danville Highway 
FRESNO 
Belmont and Thorne 
