When You Order —— 
PRICES are in accordance with our current price list. Latest list is 
attached to this catalog when mailed. We issue new price lists every 
spring and fall. 
TERMS are cash with order. Plants may be reserved several months in 
advance by a 30% deposit, balance due before shipping time. 
Spring shipments usually begin late in March, fall shipments in 
late October, and continue as long as weather permits. Lilacs can 
be planted safely in either spring or fall. Early ordering is always 
preferable. 
SHIPPING CHARGES are paid by the customer. Plants 12 to 18 inches 
and 18 to 24 inches tall are mailable; larger sizes must go Express. 
For Parcel Post shipment, send extra money to cover postage; 
we refund any not used. Latest table of estimated postage is given 
in LILAC NEWS, the little news sheet distributed with our price list. 
On orders sent by Express, shipping charges are collected on 
delivery. Always give us the name of your nearest Express office. 
WAITING LISTS are started whenever a variety is sold out for the 
season. Your name will be added to such lists whenever you re- 
quest it. No cash deposit is required. We notify you as soon as 
stock is available, and you are then free to order if you wish, but 
you are not obligated to do so. 
ADDITIONAL FINE VARIETIES not included in our current list- 
ings are often available in very limited quantities; if you are in- 
terested in some lilac that we do not list, ask us about it. We may 
be able to quote you. 
CHECK YOUR PLANTING LOCATION before ordering. Lilacs 
need lots of sun and should never be planted under large trees. 
Soil should be well drained. It is preferable to set bushes at least 
5 feet apart. 
PLANTING AND CULTURAL DIRECTIONS are included in every 
package shipped. Follow them carefully. 
Applying generous amounts of well-rotted compost is the best 
and safest way to enrich your soil. Working a little lime into the 
ground around the base of the plant every year or two will maintain 
the sweet soil that lilacs prefer. 
To control scale, spray with liquid lime sulphur or miscible oil 
in early spring, when plants are still dormant and temperatures 
above freezing. 
Lilacs do better if kept from suckering too freely, but allow a 
new stem to grow occasionally, to replace possible losses of old wood. 
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