FRENCH HYBRID LILACS 
ADELAIDE DUNBAR, a semi-double dark lilac, maroon in bud 
and warm red-violet, when fully open. One of the darkest. 
ALPHONSE LAVALLE. Very large shapely panicle, two- 
toned white florets are opening, deep blue in bud, florets of fringed 
- feathery periwinkle blue changing to sky blue. Bush is broad and 
sturdy. Blooms profusely. Exceptionally fine and distinctive. One 
of our favorite doubles. 
ARCHEVEQUE. Beautiful and rare dark double. Plum-violet 
with grey reverses. In bud the broad clusters are eupatorium purple. 
Ages to tourmaline pink. Rare. 
BELLE DE NANCY. Delicate satiny lilac rose pink double. 
Buds show lavender tones. White centers in florets are conspicuous. 
Low growing and bushy. Foliage and stem have dark purplish tones. 
A truly beautiful lilac. 
BERRYER.. See GIRALDI HYBRIDS. 
BUFFON. See GIRALDI HYBRIDS. 
CAPTAINE BALTET. Remarkable for the enormous size of 
trusses and florets, its profuse blooming and its rozy mauve color. 
One of LeMoine’s best singles and one of the best of all the lilacs. 
Comparatively rare. 
CAPTAINE PERRAULT. Lemoine describes this double: 
“Large spikes of big full flowers of a superb rosy mauve; a superior 
and late flowering sort.” 
CHARLES JOLLY. Double reddish purple, bush tall and slim, 
spike slender. “Best of the dark red doubles,” says Wister. Supply 
usually limited. 
CHARLES SARGENT. Truly double of true lavender. The 
spike is somewhat loose and filled with florets that look like tiny 
roses. Many ask, “Is this a lilac?” Late. 
CHARLES X. Single reddish purple with bright red buds. Tall 
bush. Narrow racimes with brachts. Flowers showy and well above 
the foliage, covering bush completely. Late midseason. Keeps well 
as a cut flower. 
CHRISTOPHE COLOMB. Unusually beautiful single, not 
easy to describe. A tall, shapely bush covered with bright blue-mauve 
in large clusters. A bush one has to stop and admire. Newer variety. 
CLAUDE BERNARD. See GIRALDI HYBRIDS. 
