OUR SPRING LILAC LIST 
BERRYER. S. D. A beautiful clear mauve with deeper shadings toward 
red. One of the very choicest of the early hybrids; distinctly dif- 
ferent; also the latest of these early hybrids. We like this variety 
very much, 2 to 3 ft., $2.50; 3 to 4 ft., $3.00 
CAPITAINE BALTET. S. Enormous trusses of single flowers of the 
greatest size. A uniform ruddy purple-lilac. A comparatively new 
variety not widely distributed, but which by Lilac connoisseurs is 
pronounced one of Lemoine’s best singles. It is one of the most 
profuse bloomers of all, the bush sometimes being almost hidden by 
the great panicles. This is classed among the twelve or fifteen best 
of all Lilacs. 2 to 3 ft., $5.00 
CHARLES JOLY. D. Purple-red. One of the best of the double dark 
reds. Bush medium both in size and height, limbs growing very up- 
right. Rather large blooms, held erect well above the foliage; very 
striking. 2 to 3 ft, $2.00; 3 to 4 ft., $3.00 
CHARLES X. S. One of the older varieties that is still in great demand 
because of its profuse blooming qualities and also because it is one 
of the very best varieties of all for cut flowers. Blooms will stand 
perfect in water for a full week. A deep rose-red. 
2 to 3 ft., $2.00; 3 to 4 ft., $2.50 
EDMOND BOSSIER. S. This is a new single red or red-purple that 
pleases us very, very much. It is the latest of the single reds except 
possibly Volcan, and the color is so exceedingly soft and rich that we 
class it as a “must have” Lilac. 2 to 3 ft., $5.00 
HENRI MARTIN. D. This beautiful blue-lavender, with its extremely 
long, graceful panicles is a variety we do not hesitate to recommend 
to anyone who wishes the best in Lilacs. Our show plants of Henri 
Martin are right by the path as we go from the office to the trial 
fields beyond. We pass it many times a day when it is in bloom and 
we always stop and marvel at its beauty. A Lilac of most beautiful 
form, with large individual florets and with panicles often measuring 
13 inches in length. 3 to 4 ft., $4.00; 4 to 5 ft., $5.00 
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 
KATHARINE HAVEMEYER. D. A splendid Lilac which we like more 
and more the longer we have it. It is always an outstanding variety 
among all our plantings. Trusses are immense, very full double, very 
rich and of a most beautiful mauve-pink. A very thrifty bush. One 
of the most persistent of bloomers. Nearly every 3- to 4-foot bush 
bloomed in the nursery row in 1938. One 4-foot plant had 18 large 
trusses and 3 small ones. 2 to 3 ft., $4.00; 3 to 4 ft., $5.00 
MACROSTACHYA. S. One of the old varieties seldom seen nowadays. 
An upright grower with clean light green foliage. Panicles rather 
slender, held upright, a very delicate pink, almost white, irregularly 
bordered with a deeper pink. This is distinct in color from all others. 
2 to 3 ft., $2.50; 3 to 4 ft., $3.00 
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 
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., $4.00; 3 to 4 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., $5.00 

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This is the way Lilacs bloom for us in the nursery. They will 
do as well for you with proper planting and good care from the 
beginning. 
Do not let your Lilacs bloom the first year you set them out. 
They might bloom, but these blooms would only be a disappoint- 
ment. Such blooms would be very small, have very little color, 
and the color would not be at all true or attractive in any way. 
Please follow our advice and you will not have to write us you 
think your plants are not true to name. 
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 10 years. By careful handling they can be.kept 
at perfection as long as one lives. We have Lilac bushes in Fari- 
bault that we know are over 80 years old. 

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 
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 a beautiful one. Great 
panicles with florets as big as a quarter. A deep purple, flushed 
mauve-pink. 2 to 3 ft., $4.00; 3 to 4 ft., $5.00 
MONGE. 5S. One of the newer varieties which seems to deserve the 
name of the best red Lilac. Plant habit good. Panicle very broad at 
base developing into a very nice cone. Color a brilliant deep rich red 
which holds unusually long in the sun. This is the brightest red Lilac. 
Not red-purple, but really red. If one likes red this is the Lilac. 
18 to 24 in., $5.00 
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., $4.00; 3 to 4 ft., $5.00 
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