WHY OWN-ROOT LILACS? 

Figs A Fig. B 
GRAFTED ON PRIVET GROWN ON OWN ROOTS 
(Photographed in July) (Photographed in December) 
Fig. A: A lilac grafted on Privet and planted deep on an effort to get 
it on its own roots. This plant’s history shows, as in a great per- 
centage of grafted lilacs, that after five years it has failed to estab- 
lish roots of its own. Note the greatly enlarged stem at the graft 
juncture, and wilted, unhealthy appearance. This lilac could not 
obtain sufficient nutriment through the inadequate root system 
of its Privet understock. 
Fig. B: A dormant two year old lilac on its own roots. The picture 
speaks for itself. 
UPTON NURSERY COMPANY 
LILAC SPECIALISTS 
Mail Address: 
4838 SPOKANE, DETROIT 4, MICHIGAN 
Nursery: Goodrich, Michigan 
Corner M-15 (State Road) and Coolidge Road—one mile north of Goodrich 

