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form, and long keeping qualities; IMadam Gaudichau, nearly as 

 dark, and rivaling Mons. Martin Cahuzac in brilliancy, form, and 

 habit; Madam Savreau, with its delicate combination of lilac- 

 white and amber yellow; Jeanne Gaudichau, wonderfully fine in 

 form and color, and finally Pomponette, with its great, wide- 

 petalled, incurved globes of clear rose. For the first time last year, 

 I saw La France and I.e Cygne in all their glory, and many others, 

 because now I have a specimen garden established, where they have 

 been allowed to grow to maturity. 



Passing from novelties and scarce kinds to varieties more plenti- 

 ful which may be had at a cost within the reach of all, and which 

 are obtainable in quantities for mass planting, I would recommend 

 the following list, which comprises varieties that may with certainty 

 be rehed upon to flower freely each year under all conditions, all 

 having blooms of the highest quality. The list here given in the 

 various shades covers a period of bloom from earliest to latest in 

 the order named, and coveres a period of from three to four weeks. 



White. Boule de Neige, Festiva Maxima, Mme. Calot, 

 Duchesse de Nemours, Couronne d'Or, Albatre, Marie Lemoine. 



White, Shaded Cream and Yellow. Lutea plenissima. Alba 

 Sulphurea, Duke of Wellington, Candidissima, Solfatare, Lutea 

 variegata, Primevere, Princess Maude. 



Flesh and Light Pink. L^mbellata Rosea (the earliest of all), 

 Mme. Coste, Mile. Rosseau, Marguerite Gerard, Albert Crousse, 

 Eugenie Verdier, Venus, Grandiflora, Modele de Perfection. 



Deep Pink and Rose. Edulis Superba, Mons. Jules YA\e, 

 General Bertrand, Mme. Forel, Mme. Muyssart, Henry Murger, 

 Milton Hill. 



Crimson. Adolphe Rosseau, Pierre Dessert, Mme. Mechin, 

 Bertha, George Washington, Masterpiece, Felix Crousse, Ar- 

 mandine Mechin, Marechal ^"aillant, Rubra Superba (the latest 

 blooming Peony of all). 



Tricolor. Princess Beatrice, Mme. de Vatry, Alice de Julve- 

 court, Gloire de Charles Gombault, Philomene, Prolifera tricolor. 



The Following is a List of Peonies Especially noted for 

 their L^nusually Pleasant Fragrance: Edulis Superba, Comte 

 de Nanteuil, Carnea Elegans (Gr.), Lamartine (Cal.), Mme. 

 Auguste Peltereau, Mme. Geissler, Mme. Thouvenin, Monsieur 



