June 9, 1906 



HORTICULTURE 



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FIELD NOTES ON PEONIES. 



The following notes were taken 

 Tuesday, May 29, at Dreers' nurseries, 

 Kiverton, N. J. While peonies were 

 several days earlier around Philadel- 

 phia than usual this season, Riverton 

 seems to be later. Whether it be the 

 light soil or some climatic condition 

 Mr. Eisele was unable to say. The 

 writer examined all that were in bloom 

 as to size and quality of bloom, vigor 

 of growth, length of stem, and freedom 

 — the four qualities that appeal most 

 to the commercial florist. In consider- 

 ing the first requisition many very 

 beautiful varieties were passed by on 

 account of their unadaptability for 

 shipping purposes. In all, some three 

 hundred varieties were examined, but 

 only the best and most striking are 

 commented on in these notes. 



Asa Gray; blush pink of finely im- 

 bricated form, guard petals salmon 

 flesh, center deeper and flaked with 

 lilac and carmine; introduced by 

 Crousse in 1886. 



Achillea; this variety was not in 

 bloom; Rosenfield's Marie Lemoine is 

 said to be identical. 



Beaute Franeaise; blush pink with 

 carmine spots; well adapted for ship- 

 ping purposes. 



Belie Douaissienne; rose pink collar, 

 soft rose shading to white center; 

 nagrant. 



Belle Chatelaine; pink with white 

 center. 



Caroline Allain; pink collar, center 

 flesh changing to white; rose scented. 

 Festiva (the original variety intro- 

 duced by Donkaclair in 18oS — not 

 Festiva Maxima introduced by Buyck 

 in 1851); not as large as F. Maxima; 

 a good shipper, known as the "Drop 

 White" around Chicago; ivory white, 

 with dot in center. Many growers 

 have this variety under the name of 

 Festiva Maxima. 



Andre Lauris; deep bright rosy red, 

 very double. 



Abel de Pujol; deep rose shading to 

 pink, high full center. 



Amandine Mechin; most of the good 

 double crimsons are late, this one is 

 among the earlies; high full center, no 

 collar. 



Ambroise Verschaffelt; deep crim- 

 son, large; a useful cut flower, but has 

 a touch too much of magenta. 



Delachii; deep crimson shading to 

 purple; one of the best of the dark 

 class. 



Dela cour Verhille; white with blush 

 collar, broad petals, very fragrant. 



Duke of Wellington; white with high 

 center and large collar, long, strong 

 stems and very fragrant. Many in- 

 ferior sorts are masquerading under 

 this name. Care should be taken to 

 get only the true variety. 



Duchess de Nemours; showing up 

 well but the buds had not opened. 

 (We saw it in fine condition at Horti- 

 cultural Hall two days later. It is a 

 grand white I. 



Duchess de Orleans; Kelway de- 

 scribes this as a pale rosy lake with 

 salmon center; Ward says it is a deep 

 nink with violaceous tints on center 

 petals intersperced with salmon; that 

 sounds a whole lot different to read, 

 but its a good pink all the same. 

 De Boisduval; rose, very fragrant. 

 Eugene Verdier; flesh with white 

 center, vigorous grower, long stems 

 and free. 



Festiva Maxima; good as ever, fully 



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a week earlier than Duchess de 

 Nemours, and ranks first as an early- 

 white to date. Introduced some 55 

 years ago, some say by Buyck, others 

 by Meillez. 



Francois Ortegal; deep crimson very 

 richly colored, fragrant. 



Felix Crousse: bright carmine. 



Grandiflora alba: not very good as 

 to color but a fine flower. 



Golden Harvest; straw color with 

 blush collar a very sweet and showy 

 peony, probably the nearest approach 

 to a yellow. 



Globosa; light bright pink with 

 chamois center; well named. 



Humei Carnea; we would not men- 

 tion this one except that it is largely 

 grown for cul flowers in some sections, 

 notably around Chicago. It is too 

 ragged for commercial purposes when 

 we have so many other good pinks 

 that are preferable. 



Lady Leonora Bramwell; soft rose, 

 high center, fragrant. There are few 

 in its color that are more satisfactory 

 than this well-known variety. 



L'Esperance; vivid rose colored 

 flower, high center, very compact, 

 early, free and highly perfumed. 



La Brune; deep crimson with golden 

 central petals. Although of the 

 Japanese type with large collar this 

 looks like a good commercial sort if 

 cut early. Its charming form and 

 color would make it sell on sight if 

 offered to the retailer in good shape. 



La Tulipe; cup-shaped, white with 

 carmine stripes, lung stems, standing 

 upright, well above the foliage. There 

 is nothing quite so distinct and char- 

 acteristic as this variety. One can 

 name it instantly among a thousand. 



La Coquette; rose, bloom not extra 

 large but a good cut flower variety. 

 ■ Marie Houillon; light satin rose, 

 pink collar and high full lighter 

 center. Rose-scented. 



Madame Warrogniz; rose guar 

 with carmine center. 



Madame Couraut; blush white with 

 pink collar; long stems. 



Madame Furtado; rosy carmine, 



center petals tinted salmon rose. 

 highly fragrant. 



Madame Forel; rosy lake, beautiful 

 Bounded flower, borne on long, strong 

 stems. 



Madame de Vatry; creamy white 

 with pink guard petals, fragrant. 



M. Paillet; delicate pink. 



Modeste Guerin; cherry rose. 



Mme. Barillet Deschamps; rose shad- 

 ing to white; as a commercial sori this 

 one is worth watching. 



M'lle. Rousseau; white delicately 

 shaded cream. 



Madame de Verneville: white with 

 carmine dots, very compact flower. 



Rosa superba; (not the officinalis 

 variety), bright rose. 



Zoe Calot: delicate rose with lighter 

 center, very durable. 



Virgo Maria; at first sight one 

 would call this Festiva maxima but 

 I he dots are not so near the center 

 and the petals are more scalloped. 



Mme. Calot; delicate flesh shading to 

 white, i ollar rose-tinted. 



GEORGE C. WATSON. 



Geranium Queen of Pinks is a new 

 bedding variety sent out by an Eng- 

 lish firm this season which is highly 

 spoken of as to its habit, color, and 

 floriferous qualities. We may see it 

 next season. 



Ho 



■ All Ye 



» Peony Lovers! 



See mv new creations in peonies at my 

 gardens, South Weymouth, Mass., up to 

 Wednesday, June 13, or at the peony sbow, 

 Boston, June 15, 16. 



GEORGE HOLL1S, Peony Specialist. 



We shall have to hand in one week's 



time a large importation of Cattleya 



Schroederae and Mendelli. 



CARILLO & BALDWIN, 



Orchid Growers and Importers, 

 SECAUCUS. N. J. 



