THE BOOK OF THE PEONY 



the impulse and filling in the blanks, important 

 questions should be asked and satisfactorily 

 answered : 



1. Is the coveted peony a free bloomer? 



2. Are the stems strong? 



3. Is its odour agreeable? 



4. Is it better for cutting or for landscape? 



5. Is it the proper height for the place where it 



is to be planted? 



And after all these points are disposed of, others arise : 



6. Will the stock described in the catalogue be 



as represented? 



7. Will the roots be strong and healthy? 



8. Will they be true to name? 



9. What is the grower's or dealer's reputation as 



to reliability? 



First Hand Information and Disinterested 

 Advice 

 The ideal way to choose peonies is to visit 

 several nurseries and make selections of plants 

 when in bloom. Of the hundreds of varieties 

 of peonies, the average general nursery carries 

 in stock only a comparatively small number. 

 The growers of peonies exclusively, or of peonies 

 in connection with a few other perennials, 

 usually put out long lists of the finest kinds. In 



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