FRENCH HYBRIDS 
LUCIE BALTET (Baltet before 1888) 
Single. Buds salmon pink; blooms delicate shell pink to flesh pink. 
An exquisitely lovely variety, long a popular favorite. Refined, 
compact growth habit; very hardy and floriferous. (Illus. p. 12) 
LUDWIG SPAETH (Spaeth 1883) 
Single. Massive trusses of big, bright lilac purple flowers. Grows 
lustily; invariably blooms luxuriantly. One of the best-loved lilacs. 
LUTECE. See Late Hybrids, p. 16. 
MARECHAL FOCH (Lemoine 1924) 
Single. A tall, stately bush with large, open, very showy panicles of 
big, dazzling carmine rose florets; considered one of the most mag- 
nificent varieties in cultivation. Grows rapidly; comes into bloom 
early. 
MARECHAL LANNES (Lemoine 1910) 
Double. Massive clusters of huge bluish violet blossoms that con- 
trast vividly with brilliant carmine rose buds. Spectacularly 
beautiful. 
MARENGO (Lemoine 1923) 
Single. Big, broad, richly ornate trusses densely filled with immense 
florets of warm mauve lilac. Striking and distinctive. 
MARIE LEGRA YE (Before 1879) 
Single. Masses of ivory white flowers literally cover the bush. A 
thrifty grower; unsurpassed for hardiness and lavishness of bloom. 
MME. ANTOINE BUCHNER (Lemoine 1909) 
Double. A tall, graceful, vigorous shrub of remarkable symmetry, 
flaunting big, handsome spikes of feathery lilac rose blossoms. A 
luxuriant and dependable bloomer. A lilac to satisfy those of most 
exacting taste; one of the very finest French Hybrids. (Illus. p. 12) 
MME. CASIMIR PERIER (Lemoine 1894) 
Double. A low-growing, broad, dense bush that bears an extraor- 
dinary abundance of neat, round, well-filled clusters of creamy 
white, very fragrant flowers. Extremely hardy. 
MME. F. MOREL (Morel 1892) 
Single. Strikingly impressive; highly prized for its immense, rose 
violet panicles of giant-sized florets. A tall, rapid, lusty grower. 
MME. LEMOINE (Lemoine 1890) 
Double. A tall, imposing, beautifully symmetrical shrub with big, 
magnificent spikes of dazzling white bloom. Exceptionally vigorous. 
All of our lilacs are grown on their own roots 
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