EDITH CAVELL. D. A very showy, creamy white; buds suffused cream 
and pale sulphur. Panicles extra large, long and cone-shaped. This 
Lilac is as large and as fine as Miss Ellen Willmott, but is a different 
type of flower. Ellen Willmott is more compact and perfect in form 
while the panicle of Edith Cavell is a trifle more open and more lace- 
like in effect. The individual florets are a trifle larger than those of 
Ellen Willmott. Every fine collection should have both. They are 
the two great double white Lilacs and it is difficult to choose’ between 
the two, 2 to 3 ft., $5.00 
GUDRON. D. A tall, upright growing variety. The panicles consist of a 
number of clusters, with extra large florets varying from double to 
semidouble. The color also varies from a light pinkish lilac to a pale 
lobelia-violet. One of the newer, much prized Lilacs which we are 
seldom able to list. ; 2 to 3 ft., $4.00 
HIPPOLYTE MARINGER. D. Taken one year after another this is 
probably the largest of all Lilacs: Reverse of petals while in the bud 
are a deep violet-blue opening into an immense truss of lacelike petals 
in a delightful blending of pink and delicate shades of blue and violet. 
We always classify this as one of the sensations of the Lilac world. 
2 to 3 ft., $3.50; 3 to 4 ft., $4.00 
HUGO DE VRIES. S. One of the good Lilacs among the newer sorts, 
introduced in 1927 trom Holland. This new Lilac has long, slender, 
graceful panicles of a soft even tone of red-purple. We have ex- 
cellent bushes we are offering at this time. 
Strong 2 to 3-ft. plants, $5.00 
JULES SIMON. An erect growing variety with very clean limbs and a 
heavy, clean, light green foliage. Expanding buds show much bright 
intense rose. Opening truss becomes a very rich, clear, velvety light 
blue. This variety always commands attention from our visitors dur- 
ing the blooming season. 2 to 3 ft., $2.00; 3 to 4 ft., $2.50 
MACROSTACHYA. S. In our show garden this variety is growing 
along with Lucie Baltet, and both of these varieties instantly arrest 
the eye of every visitor who comes to the nursery during the bloom- 
ing season. This is a very fine light pink single with immense panicles. 
This is a true light pink while Lucie Baltet is a real coral-pink. A 
lovely variety. 2 to 3 ft., $3.00; 3 to 4 ft., $3.50 
MARECHAL LANNES. D. One of the most sensational and choicest of 
the entire list of French Lilacs. The panicles are large and shapely, 
composed of about the largest florets found among all the Lilacs. 
Many of them are over an inch in diameter. Color of unopened buds 
is reddish violet, of the expanded florets Campanula-violet. Mrs. 
Harding says of this Lilac: ““A beautiful and wonderful Lilac.” 
2 to 3 ft., $5.00 

Do not let your Lilacs bloom the first year you set them 
out.They might bloom, but these blooms would only be a 
disappointment. Such blooms would be very small, have 
very little color, and the color would not be at all true or at- 
tractive in any way. . 
The bushes really begin to blossom the second year and 
the blooms will increase in size and beauty if well cared for 
over a period of some ten years. By careful handling they 
can be kept at perfection as long as one lives. We have 
Lilac bushes in Faribault that we know are over 80 years old. 

MAURICE BARRES. S. A very large single with showy, open, widely 
branched panicles. The plant is strong growing and blooms lux- 
uriantly. The general color effect is azure-lilac. A most worthy variety. 
2 to 3 ft., $5.00 
MISS ELLEN WILLMOTT. D. A large bush with very stout limbs and 
large, thick, light green leaves. The flowers come in immense panicles 
of creamy white, made up of double florets almost twice the size of 
those of any other double white except Edith Cavell. Plant this 
variety and Edith Cavell and you will have the two best double whites. 
2 to 3 ft., $4.00; 3 to 4 ft., $5.00 
MME. ANTOINE BUCHNER. D. Of all the truly pink varieties we 
grow, we Classify this as the best. A tall growing Lilac of tremendous 
vitality. One of the most dependable Lilacs in our entire list. While 
in the bud stage, it is an intense pink; as it opens, this pink extends 
fully half-way over the outer portions of the petals and gradually 
fades from there through delicate pink to a pure white center. Those 
who love pink will be delighted with Mme. Antoine Buchner. Bush 
large, panicles large and open, exceedingly brilliant in the low after- 
noon sun. 2 to 3 ft., $4.00; 3 to 4 ft., $5.00 
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WHEN TO PLANT YOUR LILACS 
Lilacs can be planted with perfect safety either in the spring 
or in the fall. In the fall we begin to send out our plants the 
latter part of September, and we continue to make shipments 
throughout the fall months. If Lilacs are planted in the spring, 
they should be planted as early in the season as possible. 
THIS IS IMPORTANT . 
Many make the mistake of planting the Lilac too shallow. Most 
shrubs should be planted with the crowns about 2 inches below 
the surface. Lilacs do much better if planted with the crown 6 
inches below the surface line as illustrated in the picture. 
THE ABOVE PICTURE 
is from a photograph of four average-sized plants of our Own- 
_ Root French Lilacs, showing one plant of a two- to three-foot 
size, and three plants of a three- to four-foot size. 
The line running through each plant shows the depth you 
should plant your bushes. 
To one who has never grown an Own-Root French Lilac, the 
price may seem high. But we feel sure you would not wish to care 
for a plant for five years and offer it for a price below what we 
. are charging. 

MME. FELIX. S. A new single white that we like very much. Nicely 
formed bush, nice foliage. Beautiful long, shapely panicles of pure 
rich white. A real addition to our list of single whites. 
2 to 3 ft., $3.00 
MME. FRANCISQUE MOREL. S. Morel gave to the world one truly 
great Lilac, this one, and it is truly a masterpiece, one of the great, 
great Lilacs. A Lilac of the largest size and still a beautiful one. Great 
panicles with florets as big as a quarter. A deep purple, flushed mauve- 
pink. 2 to 3 ft., $5.00 
MME. LEMOINE. D. One of the best of the older whites; a snow-white 
without tinge of cream. Foliage dark green. A free blooming va- 
riety. Outside of Edith Cavell and Ellen Willmott this is the next 
best white and a splendid white at that. A very shapely growing 
bush and one of the most sweetly scented of all Lilacs. The bush 
does not seem to be affected by late spring frosts. 2 to 3 ft., $2.50 
MONTAIGNE. D. Those who like large blooms will find in Montaigne 
a flower to their heart’s desire. The bush is very tall and upright. 
The blooms carried at the top of the stems are simply amazing. From 
memory, we would describe the color as a soft, almost uniform 
creamy pink, with just a faint suggestion of rose. A strong grower. 
2 to 3 ft., $3.00; 3 to 4 ft., $4.00 
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CONTROL OF PESTS 
PESTS: Oystershell scale and the Lilac borer are about the only enemies of the 
Lilac. For oystershell scale use as a spray either lime-sulphur or an oil spray. Use 
liquid lime-sulphur in preference to dry at the rate of 1 part to 7 parts water, or 
if the oil spray is used, then at the rate of 1 part to 15 parts water. In using the 
oil spray be sure the sprayer is thoroughly cleaned out before putting in the oil. 
Lime-sulphur spray should be applied just as the buds are beginning to green, 
while the oil spray should be used just before the buds show any green. 
_ The LILAC BORER is best handled by prevention. If bushes are kept well cul- 
tivated and growing, there is but little borer trouble. Where the borer is at work, 
he may be taken and killed by running a small wire into the hole and twisting it 
around to becom pe this. One can also shoot carbon bisulphide into the furrow 
of the borer with a medicine or fountain pen dropper; then plug up the entrance 
with putty or gum, 

