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varieties, in her poem, "The Quest of Love," begins 

 with this eulogy to the Peony : 



0! garden mine, what pleasure waits 

 Among your rows of gorgeous bloom 



For one who finds within your gates 

 The title deeds to vast estates 



Of wealth in beauty and perfume. 



Is it a wonder at all that folk go into thrills of 

 ecstasy over this remarkable flower, as we know 

 it today. 



We cannot write of the Peony without men- 

 tioning something also regarding Mr. Henry S. 

 Cooper, a retired business man of Kenosha, Wis., 

 whose hobby is the Peony, and who calls himself 

 "Peony Fan" (deceased since this was written). 



Mr. Cooper, having acquired a fortune as a man- 

 ufacturer of underwear, several years ago retired 

 and turned the business over to his sons. 



His present home he calls "Dunmovin," and 

 there he grows gorgeous Peonies by the hundred 

 thousands, and is trying to make others love this 

 flower as he loves it, and at the same time he is 

 bringing happiness and cheer into the hearts of a 

 multitude of people. A hobby that will do this is 

 certainly well worth while. 



It happens that Peonies are at the height of 

 their bloom in the month when Mr. Cooper cele- 

 brates his birthday, in June. For three years now 



