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ures of control have been devised for them. Among the 
number may be included the root gall, root rot, leaf blotch, 
mosaic, and Sclerotinia stem rot. 
The following is a short selected list of some of the best 
peonies for garden use and cut-flowers: 
Name Color Time of Bloom Type 
ANBIANCNG. 40 fot ae White June Crown 
Baroness Schroeder....... White June Rose 
Couronne: Ore... 5 0s White June Rose 
Claire DUbGiss5..< <5 cies os Pink - June Rose 
Duchesse de Nemours..... White May Crown 
Delugiet oA soi ieee. Red June Rose 
Edulis Superba........... Pink May Crown 
Eugene Verdier........... Pink Early June Rose 
Helis Crouse 52 isn scene Red Early June Bomb 
Festiva Maxima.......... White May Rose 
Grandiflora Rosea........ Pink June Rose 
La Printemps 4 653553 5s Yellow Early May Single 
Livingstone... i<iis.5 33s Pink June Rose 
$m LGU 665 os a --se| White Early June Rose 
M. gules Blie: oot. 6 Pink May Crown 
MM Dupont. Csi. eo esa as White Early June Rose 
Modeste Guerin.......... Pink Early June Bomb 
Marie Lemoine...........| White June Rose 
Mme. de Verneville....... White May Bomb 
Mine: DUGG. in. uae: Pink May Bomb 
Rubra Superba........... Red Late June Rose 
Solfatere aca ic ss. .| Yellow June Bomb 
Veins st 65 035 bs gue ecyaw Pink June: Crown 
Walter: Pes0ns 62055 Pink June Rose 
QUININE 
This valuable medicinal plant (Cinchona officinalis) is 
indigenous to the isolated districts of the western slopes of 
the Cordilleras, at an elevation of between 2,000 and 9,000 
feet. The genus is named in honor of Countess Chinchon, 
wife of a Spanish viceroy of Peru, who was cured of fever 
in 1678, by the medicine extracted from the bark. This is 
known under several common names, as Peruvian bark, 
Countess’ powder, Jesuits’ bark, and quinine, the ‘latter be- 
ing derived from the Peruvian name, quinaquina, meaning 
“bark of barks.” 
A noteworthy specimen of Cinchona officinalis is in flower 
for the first time in St. Louis, and may be seen in the vari 
industries house at the Garden. Remarkable growth has 
developed since the plant was transferred from the old green- 
