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pure white and cream through all the diaphanous pinks 

 to rose and amaranth and dark, rich crimson. 



To open a Paeony catalogue is to be plunged into be- 

 wilderment, for there are countless varieties, each sound- 

 ing more desirable than the last. We have not many 

 kinds here only twelve, besides the May flowerers and 

 none of the fine single ones as yet. Our list is of the less 

 expensive sorts, but all are beautiful: 



Festiva maxima round, pure white, flecked crimson. 



Mme. Calot silvery pink. 



Mons. Chas. Leveque soft salmon-pink. 



Duchesse de Nemours white with creamy heart. Fragrant. 



Candidissima white with buff centre. 



Albert Crousse fresh salmon-pink. Very fragrant. 



Claude Lorraine flesh-pink loose petals. 



Marie Lemoine white fragrant. 



Philomele deep cream colour with pink collar. 



Paul Joubert crimson with gold anthers. 



Gloria Mundi blush, centre pale yellow sweet scented. 



Mme. Forel bright rose. 



Louis van Houtte dark purple-crimson. 



Pseonies will grow under almost any conditions, as is 

 shown by the fine plants we see in the tangled grass of 

 deserted gardens, but they respond magnificently to a 

 heavily manured soil, and in partial shade the blossoms 

 will show a finer colour and last longer in perfection. 

 Once planted, they should not be dug up and divided, 

 but left in peace to grow into huge bushes that will in 

 time produce dozens of splendid flowers. Pseonies are 

 lovely grown in wide borders with the free-growing June 



