THE BOOK OF THE PEONY 



collection. The description in detail, a check list 

 of peonies and numerous data in reference to the 

 peony, have been published in four Bulletins by 

 Cornell University, 1907-1911. The Peony 

 Society has thus rendered a sei*vice of incalcu- 

 lable benefit to the peony growers not only in 

 America, but everywhere. The amateur is thank- 

 ful for its efforts whenever he places an order, 

 or wants assistance in identifying some plant in 

 his garden. 



The American Peony Society has also done 

 valuable work in other lines. It has held large 

 and successful exhibitions at New York, Chicago, 

 Philadelphia, Boston and Ithaca. The splendid 

 display of flowers shown has attracted attention 

 and aroused enthusiasm, which has rapidly in- 

 creased in the past few years. In 1911, at the 

 exhibition held in Philadelphia, the sum of two 

 hundred and thirty-two dollars was offered in 

 prizes. In 1916, at the New York exhibition the 

 aggregate of the premium list was six hundred 

 dollars, divided among twenty-six classes. At 

 this exhibition there were over fifteen hundred 

 blooms staged, and more than sixteen thousand 



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