MARIE FINON. S. A very fine single with flowers of purest white. 
Large branched panicles and extremely floriferous. 2 to 3 ft., $4.00 
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 WILMOTT. 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 va- 
riety and Edith Cavell and you will have the two best double whites. 
2 to 3 ft., $4.00; 3 to 4 ft. $5.00 
MME. ANTOINE BUCHNER. D. Of all the truly double pink varieties 
we grow, we classify this as the best. A tall growing Lilac of tre- 
mendous vitality. One of the most dependable 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 afternoon sun. 2 to 3 ft., $4.00; 3 to 4 ft. $5.00 
MME. CASIMIR PERIER. D. A very free blooming white with yellow 
stamens givifig it a rich creamy appearance. A very strong, thrifty 
plant and always dependable. 2 to 3 ft., $2.00; 3 to 4 ft., $2.50 
In considering the price of a Lilac, keep in mind it takes from 4 
to 5 years to propagate a Lilac on its “Own Root System.” 
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., $5.00 
MME. LEMOINE. D. One of the best of the older whites; a snow- 
white without tinge of cream. Foliage dark green. A free blooming 
variety. Outside of Edith Cavell and Ellen Willmott this is the 
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., $2.00; 3 to 4 ft., $2.50 
MONGE. S. One of the newer varieties which seems to deserve the name 
of the best red Lilac. Plant habit good. Panicle very broad at base de- 
veloping 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. 
2 to 3 ft., $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 
OLIVIER DE SERRES. D. A clear, clean, uniform light blue. The bush 
is tall and a good grower. The large double flowers are packed closely 
on the stem. Panicles are very large and the general eflect of the 
plant when in full bloom is simply amazing. Like all of these Lilacs 
one does not see this variety at its best until the plant is from 
8 to 10 years of age. We class it as a Lilac of the very highest quality. 
| 2 to 3 ft., $4.00; 3 to 4 ft., $5.00 
PAUL THIRION. D. Although this Lilac was first sent out in 1915, 
it is still very scarce. Of all the Lilacs we would say that this one 
taken from a distance is the richest looking of all Lilacs. The trusses 
are large and composed of very double florets of an intense claret: 
rose. The buds are bright, rich red, not purple. A red blending into 
rose. 2 to 3 ft., $4.00; 3 to 4 ft., $5.00 
PRESIDENT GREVY. D. Light blue. Immense panicles; very double 
and symmetrical. A clear soft delicate blue—President Grevy is one 
of the older sorts and still one of the most desirable. 
-. 2 to 3 ft., $2.00; 3 to 4 ft., $2.50 
Three Genuine Brand Lilacs 
Naturally, the law of averages cannot possibly regulate the de- 
mand of all Lilacs so evenly as to prevent a surplus of some and a 
shortage of others. It is nothing unusual to find that the varieties in 
which we have a surplus include the very best of the good standard 
kinds. To keep our stock arranged in balanced quantities, we are 
willing to send these out at a special low price which provides for 
this Final Collection Offer: 
Three fine French Lilacs, all different colors, all labeled, 
our selection. A guaranteed value of at least $7.00, for .. $5.50 
Strong, 2- to 3-ft. plants, prepaid. 
Capitaine Baltet 
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 Faribault 
that we know are over 80 years old. 
WARNING 
Do Not Plant Too Shallow 
A 
THE ABOVE PICTURE 
Is from a photograph of four average sized plants of our Own-Root 
French Lilacs showing one plant of a two- to three-foot size, and three 
plants of a three- to four-foot size. 
The line running through each plant shows the depth you should 
plant your bushes. 
To one who has never grown an Own-Root French Lilac, the price 
may seem high, but we feel sure you would not wish to care for a plant 
for five years and offer it for a price below what we are charging. 
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