





Keep in mind _ that 
Brand’s Lilacs are all 
Own Root 
Plants 


NEW LILACS 
We often get a flood of letters about some new Lilac that 
happens to be written up in some garden magazine. These 
varieties are usually in the test stage and no one has grown them 
in sufficient quantity to offer them for sale as it takes many years 
to work up a stock of a new variety. 
We try out over a period of years many of the new ones. We 
now have under propagation such kinds of Firmament, Col. Plum, 
A. M. Brand, Prof. Russell, Ami Schott, and a number of others. 
These are excellent varieties, but we are not willing to say they 
are superior to the best ones we are listing at this time. They 
are just different. 
Then there are a number of the older kinds that are very hard 
to propagate. It is seldom we are able to offer such kinds as 
Gilbert, Diderot, LaPlace, Pres. Lincoln, and Lucie Baltet. So 
when you see these listed in our catalog, you should order them 
at once. We do not like to book orders though in advance. 
But why pass up the best varieties that are now available? 
Order from the fine list we are offering on this page and else- 
where in our book and you will never regret your purchase. 


Lilac, 
Olivier de 
Serres 

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Make Your Selection from 
the Following List and be 
Assured You Will Own 
THE CREAM 
OF THE WORLD'S 
FINEST LILACS 
We have tested all of the 
Lilacs we are offering in this 
catalog over a long period of 
years. We are growing a few 
varieties that are as good as 
those we offer in this list, but 
do not have them in sufficient 
quantity to offer them in a 
collection. There are no bet- 
ter Lilacs grown, old or new, 
than the following: 
** Capt. Baltet 
Decaisne 
Edith Cavell 
Edmond Bossier 
Mme. Antoine 
Buchner 
Mme. F. Morel 
Monge 
Olivier de Serres 
Paul Thirion 
Pres. Loubet 
Ruhm von Horsten- 
stein 
Victor Lemoine 
Read our descriptions of these varieties. Decide on the colors you 
wish for your particular garden. Then make your selection from the 
above varieties, selecting not more than one of a kind. 
CHOOSE 
Any 3—one of a kind—for .........$13.50 
Any 6—one of a kind—for ........ . 26.00 
All 12—one of a kind—for ....... .. 50.00 
NOT PREPAID 
We do not substitute on this list without your permission. If you order late in the 
season you better name a second choice to avoid delay in shipping. 
See that your express agent gives you second class rate. 

We cannot tell at the time of writing our catalog just how 
large our Lilacs will be at digging time in the fall. However, we 
will send at least a 2- to 3-ft. plant at these prices and 3- to 
4-ft. plants if they make sufficent growth. We believe most of 
these varieties will run 3 to 4 ft. 
Our Guarantee 
In the fall our Lilacs are dug fresh from the field and are sent 
out promptly. We guarantee our stock to be true to name and 
that it will reach you in first class condition, 
satisfied, write us promptly. Our responsibility ends after plant- 
ing is made. We have no control over weather conditions. How- 
ever, if our stock is planted well in good soil, and cared for 
properly, it should give excellent satisfaction. Give your stock 
care from the beginning. Many people wait until stock begins to 
show signs of dying before they start to water or cultivate. 
If you are not 
