BRYANT’S NURSERIES, PRINCETON, ILLINOIS 15 
FRENCH LILACS 
_ For a number of years we have been specializing in the growing of French 
Lilacs and are propagating from a long list of varieties covering a wide range of 
color and form, a list containing the better and more popular of the older varieties 
as well as many of the newer and finer types. However, our stock available for ship- 
ment this season is limited and short on many varieties. 
OWN-ROOTS PLANTS—Our French Lilacs are propagated by grafting on small pieces of 
Privet root, not by budding on Privet or Common Lilac. The grafts are planted deep, both in the 
bed and when transplanted to the nursery row. When grown in this manner the Privet acts as a 
nurse root for the Lilac scion until such time as the Lilac can develop its own root system. When 
that is accomplished, it soon overgrows the Privet and the Privet dies off—in fact on some 
varieties we are even able to remove the Privet root when transplanting from the beds into the 
fields. There is of course a little differnce in how long it takes for the different varieties to 
go onto their own roots but any of our plants which have been grown in the field two years 
after transplanting are at least started on their own roots. 
For color classification and description of varieties see pages 15, 16 and 17. 
LIST NO 1 
Per 10 Per 100 
Namede Varieties, 18 to 24 inches... PD OES, Bee eee, Deo) $ 50.00 
PACU AtACE Oct eet STEEL sl ee ae ee oe es 7.50 70.00 
18-24” p23? 
TS LWT CRM ee et Re it Duet ee hese eke Os ate tw cel do Ae 20 55 
OTe tito tS EL ula fee Me Clee aes MeO neat neD Were omer te 150 150 
Maurice Barres ................. heer one eae tel oP ee ee 80 165 
PECTIC IM DS UICHIIET emer el it eel ee ie cee AAs don det Se PS Pe 125 145 
DitiGs rh mI OTe ey se ee ee ae ee a = 20 
PeceS LA TLC OLE ene Sie Mee Bey i AAT eM A abe ote 25 80 
RUE OLS ELD ISLOTIST CLT ie eee ee ce ee ete ee 85 95 
PXAM Li gti ROI Ta tiara ae ee, ee re rren, eel Tk te Rie ea he 45 — 
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Per 10 Per 100 
UE PNR EPS | OTE ATTS w CS es Ra Ne ATs Tel Yc Se oe el nr ee ae $ 6.00 $ 55.00 
Named. Varieties, 2 to 3 feet W000... eae ey oH AME ene 8.00 75.00 
18-24” g-37 
Adelatdes Duopatee ee wae ee ere a Ae Tea aoe 60 80 
RPA O TOS.) | Viletan eat a OR het na tashcci einen Side gies Pear 200 50 
BUDWLD EOD ACG eet ether oe ek gad ath beast Bement aed Ly AQ 
BER TLC OL CCTPS YB eer ie ne prea ce tee a ee eM, scr taerecnae LO) 100 
Menem (asimifareriet suet yee el fie 5 ae tie Ek Sa rie — 
Paulie heron... Pha Page POE Ae ee eT OTE TMS Se See 30 a“ 
Reaumut oo au: Sie Cen Sa A eee eine ie) eee tee ge 30 50 
FRENCH LILACS—DESCRIPTIVE LIST 
Varieties marked with an asterisk (*) are among those included in the list of 
one hundred “best’’ Hybrid Lilacs selected by the Committee on Horticultural Varie- 
ties of the American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboretums based on rat- 
ings received in a study of better than 500 varieties recently made by the Committee. 
*Adelaide Dunbar—flowers large, semi-double to occasionally double, in long narrow clusters; 
deep maroon-red in bud opening violet red. One of the darkest red lilacs. 
*Bleuatre—flowers of medium size, single, a distinct bluish lavendar; free flowering. A very good 
single ‘‘blue’’. 
*Charles Joly—flowers double, quite large, very dark violet-purple with silvery reflex; clusters 
open, of medium size. An old variety, but still one of the best all-around dark reds. 
*Katherine Hayemeyer—flowers large, double, in large compact clusters; cobalt blue flushed mauve. 
A splendid variety both in flower and growth characteristics. Sometimes classed as a pink, but 
to us belongs more in the so-called ‘‘blues’’. 
All orders are booked subject to our regular Terms and Conditions of Sale as printed on pages 
2 and 3. These should be carefully noted as we cannot vary from them. 
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