FRENCH HYBRIDS 
CLAUDE BERNARD— See Giraldi Hybrids, p. 13. 
COLBERT (Lemoine 1899) Double. Compact trusses with florets displaying 
tones ranging from clear pink to violet to reddish purple with occasional 
touches of white. A little known but very fine variety. (Illus. p. 5.) 
CONDORCET (Lemoine 1888) Double. A stately, vigorous bush of excep- 
tional symmetry; unsurpassed as a specimen. Very striking, with its profusion 
of upright, dense spikes of reddish lavender flowers and its unusually rich 
dark green foliage. Buds are a deep rose color. 
CONGO (Lemoine 1896) Single. Slender, graceful branches droop with the 
weight of the great panicles of vivid red-purple bloom. Thrifty and floriferous. 
One of the most popular French Hybrids in cultivation (Illus. p. 9.) 
CORAL—See Prestonia Hybrids, p. 14. 
DECAISNE (Lemoine 1910) Single. Florets of soft azure-blue borne in 
loose, airy clusters. A dainty but sturdy shrub; among the best of the blues. 
DIDEROT (Lemoine 1915) Single. Long, imposing trusses of very large, 
deep claret-purple blossoms, distinguished by petals with incurved margins. 
EDITH CAVELL (Lemoine 1916) Double. Magnificent spikes of chaste, 
milk-white flowers; buds tinged yellow. A real garden aristocrat; always in 
great demand. (Illus. p. 7.) 
ELLEN WILLMOTT (Lemoine 1903) Double. Bears an abundance of big, 
dazzling snow-white blossoms. Strikingly beautiful; one of the best loved whites. 
ETNA (Lemoine 1927) Single. Immense clusters, well filled with exquisitely 
formed, dark claret-purple flowers. Among the most distinguished of Lemoine’s 
later introductions. (Illus. p. 7.) 
FLOREAL—See Nanceiana Hybrids, p. 15. 
GENERAL GRANT (Dunbar 1917) Single. The large individual florets are 
porcelain-lavender; buds reddish purple. A luxurious bloomer: low, bushy. 
GENERAL SHERMAN (Dunbar 1917) Single. A handsome shrub with 
sturdily held plumes of creamy lavender flowers of unusual size. One of 
Dunbar’s most beautiful originations. 
GLOIRE DE MOULINS (Before 1867) Single. Lilac-pink; striking in bright 
sunlight. A very hardy shrub and a prolific bloomer. (Illus. p. 9.) 
HIAWATHA—See Prestonia Hybrids, p. 14. 
All of our lilacs are grown on their own roots 
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