Jim: LM. 1!)(i'.». 



The Weekly Florists^ Review* 



The Peony Field of Good & Reese Co., with Festiva Maxima in the Foieground. 



as tlark ami rich in color. Dr. Bois- 

 duval will make vou sit up ami take 

 notice. 



Duchcssc lie Xeiiioiirs (Calut) — Our 

 10,000 i)lants of tliesc^ were a feast tor 

 tlie eyes; eadi stem bears from tliree 

 to six llowers; all eoiiie perfect; it fol- 

 lows Festiva .Maxima and is an invalu- 

 able white. 



Eu^^ene Verdier (Calot) — Strong, vig- 

 orous grower; enormous buds and llow- 

 ers ; in color resembles vv inert < 'rousse ; 

 it being a late bloomer, the rains caught 

 it ami some of the buds were scalded 

 and did not oj)en properly; \\lien well 

 done is grand. 



Kugcnie Verdier (Calot)— This is the 

 variety that tlie Hollanders grew tor 

 years as L 'IndisiK'nsabh;; then iliey 

 thought it was Kugene Verdier. ami 

 when they fouml the true Muuene Wv 

 dier tin'y discardetl this \.iriety aito 

 gether. not knowing what it \\as. How 

 foolishl It will make Kugene \ erdier 

 step some to e<di]ise it. It is :i strong 

 grower, free bloomer, flower^ of im 

 niense size, delicate blush. alino>t white, 

 ami blooms a week earlier than llie male 

 iiames:ike. It has waterlily -li;i ped Mow 

 ers, while Kugene Venlier i^ l;1o1iuI;ii'. 

 A most sujierb \arietv, distim-t ;ind bean 

 tiful. 



Kdo\ianl Andre (.Mi'cliiii) A dark. 

 rich red: was not as frei; this \iar as 

 we would like. 



Festiva (Donkel.aer)- .\ dw.n!' l"ioni 

 of l'"esti\:i .Maxima, bloonung "iir week 

 later; flowers are as line a^ i'- -tinngrr 

 growing < hild. 



Festiv.a .Maxima (Mielle/i for a 

 strong grower, for a free lilnMinci. tor a 

 large flower, for a perfect shajie. for the 

 best white. gi\e me {'estiva Maxima. It 

 has no peer anmng jieonies. ()ni 'it many 

 thousand-; (d' plaids, every one liloouu'd 

 and every bloom was perfect. ' •( course 

 one would init coidim- his while- to this 

 variety alone, as tlie later varieties that 

 are good (^xtend tin' blooming period. 



Felix ( 'rousse (Crousse) Trobabls 

 taken all round this is tlu' best red peony 

 for gener.al i)laiding. The bloom- are 

 large and perfect globes. The colui' i- 

 rich, ami it is exce(^dingly free. 



Francois Ortegal (I'armenter) — Say, 

 when any one tells you that this is not a 

 good ^■ariety, just tell them I say it "s 

 a ciackerjack dark r(>d. 



Kloral Ti'easure (Kosenli(dd) — .\ free 

 blooming, (dear delic.ate pink varu'ty. 

 .Vmei'ica need init he aslnnned of her pro- 

 ductions if they all rank u\> to this 

 beauty. 



Ooldeii Harvest ( F^)serdield ) A not her 

 Ameiican \;irietv to be proud of; alwavs 



a sure bloonuT; a eomliinatioii of wlutt\ 

 |iink anil \ellovv; resembles .Teanne 

 d'Arc. 



(ligantea. -('laiined hy some to be n 

 synonym for Kainartine ((':dot). There 

 is hut little stock of this peony, owing, 

 no doulit, to th(> fact of' its being so de 

 siralile tli.at it has been o\ erprojiagated. 

 A beautiful light })ink with a silvery 

 sheen; of the largest size; nothing like it 

 in shape or cidor. 



(To be Continued.) 



Peony Felix Crousse. 



