Additional List of Own Root French — 
Lilacs for Fall 1950 — 
(We can also supply all the varieties under our Spring List.) 
ALPHONSE LAVALLEE. D. Blue. Tall, robust growing; makes a very 
shapely bush. Panicles long, broad, shapely, and compact. Opens an 
intense blue, but as the florets develop it changes to a beautiful shade 
of lavender. Splendid sort. 2 to 3 ft., $2.00; 3 to 4 ft., $2.50 
BUFFON. S. The very earliest of the early hybrids. Individual florets 
large and of fine substance. We think Buffon very choice. Color is 
a rich delicate mauve-pink of the finest quality. Panicles very large. 
We wish to impress upon our customers that if they are looking for 
a pure single pink, Buffon will not disappoint them, 
2 to 3 ft., $2.50; 3 to 4 ft., $3.00 
DECAISNE. S. We think a great deal of this Lilac. It is most refined 
in every way. Nice bush with clean foliage; large panicles very nicely 
formed, and many of them. A very delicate true rich blue. Rated by 
many as the best. For real refinement in color this would, without 
doubt, be rated as one of the best of the single light blues. 
2 to 3 ft., $5.00 
DE MIRIBEL. S. Dark bluish violet. This is by far the darkest of all 
our Lilacs. It is always admired by those who see it in bloom in our 
nursery because it is so distinct in color from all the others. It is one 
of the choicest in the entire line. Panicles rather slender, long, com- 
pact, and upright. Very noticeable. This is one blue you should 
really have. You will note we often have to omit this fine variety 
from our list as the demand is greater than our supply. A late variety. 
2 to 3 ft., $5.00 
DE SAUSSURE. D. Medium sized, compact, slender spike. Buds open 
deep wine-red with touches of white in the points of the petals, giv- 
ing the bloom an interesting effect. As the flower develops it fades 
to a deep rose color. This is a red that is admired by all who visit us 
during Lilac season. 2 to 3 ft., $2.00; 3 to 4 ft., $2.50 
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 dificult to choose between 
the two. 2 to 3 ft., $4.00; 3 to 4 ft., $5.00 
GEHEIMRAT SINGLEMARK. S. A very deep blue-purple. This is a 
very dark Lilac. The long, upright panicles are made up of many 
small lobes that add to the attractiveness of the flower. The plant is 
tall and upright growing. A good variety. 2 to 3 ft., $3.00 
JEAN MACE. D. Bluish mauve. Very pretty Lilac. A tremendous 
bloomer. Immense, full panicles. It just seems as though there 
couldn’t be another floret crowded in. Very thrifty bush that grows 
erect and shapely, and is very ornamental even after the blooms are 
gone. 2 to 3 ft., $2.00; 3 to 4 ft., $3.00 
JEANNE D’ ARC. D. This is another large white double of great 
beauty. 2 to 3 ft., $2.50; 3 to 4 ft., $3.00 
JULES SIMON. D. 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. 2 to 3 ft., $2.00; 3 to 4 ft., $3.00 
LEON GAMBETTA. D. Panicles of the greatest size. Buds and re- 
verse of petals very pink, which gives the flower a general pink effect. 
Deep pink buds open into very double little roselike florets of the 
daintiest pink and lavender. We still say it is the finest of all Lilacs 
and we want to emphasize this. There are many fine Lilacs, but we 
believe this is the most beautiful of all. 2 to 3 ft., $5.00 
We are not able to list the above five Lilacs every season. We 
have only two hundred for our fall sales. Order early if you are not 
willing to make a second choice. 

MME. CASIMIR PERIER. D. A very free blooming white with yellow 
stamens which give it a rich creamy appearance. Not as tall growing 
as Mme. Lemoine and not as pure a white. Both are good. 
2 to 3 ft., $2.50; 3 to 4 ft., $3.00 

MME. LEMOINE. D. One of the best of the older whites; a snow- 
white wthout tinge of cream. Foliage dark green. A free blooming 
variety. 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; 3 to 4 ft., $3.00 
PRES. GREVY. D. A ‘clear. soft, light blue with immense panicles. 
Florets are double, and symmetrical. This is one of the older varie- 
ties, but still a very desirable one. 2 to 3 ft., $2.00; 3 to 4 ft., $2.50 
PRES. LINCOLN. S. This is the truest blue of all the improved Lilacs. 
It is a real deep blue, or what many call a Wedgewood blue. The 
bush is tall and at blooming time is literally covered with large, long 
panicles. All who see President Lincoln in bloom are fascinated with 
its beauty and we wish we were able to propagate it rapidly enough 
to satisfy all who wish one. 2 to 3 ft, $5.00 
THUNBERG. D. Very large, long, slender spikes, generally two to the 
panicle. Buds and reverse of florets a violet-mauve with a reddish 
appearance from a distance. Florets are large; open a light lilac, twist- 
ing and turning as they open, so that the color of the bud is inter- 
mingled with that of the inside of the petals, making a very striking 
Lilac. Late. 2 to 3 ft., $2.50; 3 to 4 ft., $3.00 
WILLIAM ROBINSON. D. Invariably well liked. Very compact 
panicles, almost round. When florets are about to open, the bloom 
gives a very striking pinkish red effect which gives place to a lavender 
as the florets fully open and their reveres side turns back. Very much 
admired. 2 to 3 ft., $2.50; 3 to 4 ft., $3.00 
Buffon 
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