Plant Smaller Lilac Bushes 
We believe people will have better success in their planting 
of Lilacs if they plant a small bush instead of a large one. With 
this fact in mind, we are employing a different method in our 
own growing of Lilacs for our future sales. 
We find by cutting our two-year plants back to within a few 
inches of the ground at the beginning of their third growing 
season, we produce a better branched bush. This bush will have 
a much heavier root system and this is what we have been 
working for. After cutting our plants back to the ground in 
their third year, the height they make during the summer de- 
pends entirely upon that growing season. Lilacs grown in this 
way produce a much heavier root system and are more branch- 
ed. 
Because of this heavier root system, they are much easier to 
make grow than larger Lilacs grown by our former method. 
TO LILAC LOVERS 
Don’t overlook our listing of three Great Lilacs, Diderot, Etna 
and La Place on page 5. 
We have found since grading that we have only 16 plants of 
Diderot and we cannot sell this variety separately. These 3 varie- 
ties are the very choicest and also the very scarcest of our entire 
list. If you love Lilacs, you need all three. 

LILAC DESCRIPTIONS 
Many of the peculiarities of any variety of Lilac are easily de- 
scribed. One can tell at a glance whether the florets are single, 
semi-double, or double, or whether the panicles are simple or com- 
pound, long or short, loose or compact. 
But when it comes to color probably no two persons would 
name exactly alike the colors of any dozen varieties of Lilacs. 
A little explanation may help to interpret our descriptions. 
When we say a Lilac is red. we do not mean that it is scarlet; or, 
when we say it is blue, we do not mean sky-blue, as an occasional 
customer seems to expect. The truth is, the colors of all Lilacs 
are soft. They are made up of different proportions of blue and 
red with more or less addition of white. If the red predominates 
in the light shades, we may call the color pink or rose. If the blue 
predominates decidedly, we may call the color blue; but if the 
blue while dominant is less pronounced we may call it lavender 
or lilac or violet. or mauve. 
In the dark colors, if the red predominates decidedly we may 
call it red, as with Reaumur. If the blue predominates we call it 
purple. Then to be more definite we sometimes say reddish purple 
or purplish red. 
It raust be remembered also that, aside from difficulty of get- 
ting an exact name for the normal color of a variety, this color 
may change somewhat with the season. For example, this year we 
had cool, cloudy, and rainy weather throughout the Lilac season. 
Consequently, the colors were all darker than usual. The character 
of the soil also sometimes changes the color slightly. 
We make our description as clear as we can, but we under- 
stand how difficult it is for a purchaser who cannot visit a Lilac 
field during the blooming season to make his selection. However, 
we list only good varieties, those that should give much pleasure 
to those who plant them. 

HYBRIDS and SPECIES 

An Individual Panicle of a Hybrid Lilac Not Fully Opened 

Prolong your Lilac season by planting some of these hybrids. They 
come into bloom about 10 days after the French Lilac is gone. We have 
7 varieties to offer this spring: Alice, Audrey, Constance, Desdemona, 
Lucetta, Regan and Viola. 
General description of all varieties: 
1.—All in bloom after the French Lilacs.are gone. 
2.—They all come in large, open, plumelike panicles. 
3.—They all come in shades of pink and lavender. Some are light, 
some are medium, and some are in deeper shades of pink. 
4.—All are decorative and work nicely into bouquets of other flowers. 
5.—All are hardy and easy to grow. 
Prices of all the above Lilacs: 
2 to 3 ft. size 3 to 4 ft. size 
Each $2.50 Each $3.00 
Any 3 for $7.00 Any 3 for $8.50 
Each year we have thousands of visitors from all sections of the 
country who come to our show room to see our Peonies during 
the blooming season. 
Our French Lilacs have generally come and gone before our 
show is on, but our hybrid Lilacs are just in their prime. 
We bring into our show room huge bouquets of these hybrids. 
Most of our visitors have never seen a hybrid Lilac and they at- 
tract attention immediately. They are very much admired and 
many sales are made. 
They are a beautiful flower. They are entirely different from 
other Lilacs. They are in season after French Lilacs are gone. 

