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<S«vauBBK 2, 1909. 



The Weekly Florists' Review* 



47 



PEONIES 



(And to you. Sirs. " Many thanks I " Oood Btnfl i ays.) 



An Appreciated letter D».in»oo na^ma 



"New torlt. October 7. iSos-Tae box of Peonies and Phlo"8 came 

 promptly a> d rt-ach.d me lu rockI c<.ndiiiou Your Peony <J''' ,h „„"n 

 KenerouB lu size a> d really refreBhlntj to one after '•"C*^'"!"' *"•: ^™ "'i; 

 meager snecimt-Ds ihm we have lately had from some oi ine roouy 

 iJpecialletH.' Many thanks " . „ 



N. B. The Peonies below offered are gooa stun. 



LARGE ROOTS, 3 TO 6 E*ES Per 100 



CamUle Calot, ll<hi rose •:; • '^SI^S 



Camea Striata, nale flesh, nhadlng to almost pure white . .•••••• »•«» 



CharlemaKne, creamy white, center llgat lilac, flesh shaaea wim 



( ham.jiB: late •^JJ" 



Clarlsse, rosy-nlnk: inner petalR sulphur i in 



Comte de Diesbaoh, dtrk red: eany ••• {''" 



Comte de Jussler, outer petMis pink, i .n«»r yellowish iwwj 



Comte de NanteuU, very large and full: dark rose ^» jw 



Comte de NiepperK« dirk r se-"ink; large bioom 



Comte d'Oamond, wh le with nulpharlsh r»-iit*?r i. • • i 



Couronne d'Or, Immense: very fuM. imbricated, ball-shiinea 



bl om 8n..wy-whl e with ynliowibh stamenK: fragrant; j.erfect 



as a cut flower s rt: very late, comiig io after all othtr Iodk 



stcmroid whites are gone 



Delacbel, deep crlmsou-purple, one of the best dark peouies; late 



mifiheHRon 15 ro 



Dortens Coroa, bright Pink (>.00 



Duke of Welllnffton, fl twers fragrant, nulphnr-wbite large and 



well loruied; strong grower; stems long and firm; late mid- 



nesson 



Felix Cronsse, brilliant, flaming red; far and away the best red; 



the Kniiuiar color with flori-tn: late mid-ea*-on. 



Festiva Maxima, the ideal early white for fl iral work: a well 



nlifh 'iH f' ct neony. 



Francois Ortesat, ■>emi-d >uble: large purpiisb-ciimson bloom, 



wir.n b iliia-it go'den yellow anthers: veiy striking 1200 



Gen. Oavalcnao, lively lilac-piuk iih«ded clearer piuk 800 



Glolre de Douai, pu plish noarlei-cri'nsoD with blaxk reflex: late. 10.00 

 Grandiflora Camea Plena, very eany: clear ttesh pink, shaded 



llUc; keeps well; hhlps well; desirable for cutting or landscape 



w»rk 8.00 



Grandiflora Rosea, light ro^e: outer petals very large, inner 



smaller and bunched; vigorous grower 8 00 



Not a long list but a good one — and the best ol it is, the 

 stock is pure and unmixed; we bloomed these Peonies, 

 "rogued" them and then checked them plant by plant. 



10.»'0 



au.oo 



80.00 



20.00 

 40.00 

 15.00 



PblMO 

 Golden Harvest, very striking, large, tri-colored blooms; gaar* 



p tain bu->h pink: center cr»-amy blush white .. iat.OO 



LaIus, ou'er petals white, inner suiphur, changing to white: me^K 



un Mze "-W 



La Tulipe, late; very large, full, shell formed blooms, bornd on 



l.iu* erect stems; delicate rose, lading to creamy wuite: one 



i.fthebeht. *>«> 



La Sublime, cr raonn; flne full fragrant Ift.OO 



Livlnffstone (True Crousse variety), soft rosy pink, ailvery 



leflex: ctr ■> u loim Bi> m^: beit late pink U*^ 



Lady BramiveU, silvery roR^: frauraut 10.00 



Louis Van Houtte (Delache), flue, dark crimson; very doable; 



Htriing — 12.00 



Monsieur Barral, «oft cl<>ar piuk: large and full- long sterna 10.00 



Madame Crousse, one nf the be*t whites; midseason 90.00 



Madame Lebon, hrlitht cht^rry nink 10.00 



Madame Rose Rendatler, deliit^te rose 8.00 



Mile. Marie Calot, color h. est flesh-pink, with glossy backgroua*. 



lighted wlt» Kii>ery tints. midseaKon 20.00 



MUe. Rene Dessert, very larg ■ olooms. in clusters; soft Ilia* 



with »ilvery >l(>let refl x; verv fine variety 15.00 



NiBiicans, very la gd. brilliant pumlixh crimson SO.OO 



Nobillssima, bright dppo olnk: good stems: lat>ttt wonderfully 20.00 



OfficinaUs Mutabilis Alba, earliei-t wh le 20.00 



Officinalis Rosea, (h>- cumiuiou early, double pink; known everr- 



wnere: the flri.1 1<« bloom... .. 



Officinalis Rubra Fleno, the well-known, very early, doable 



crimNon 



Palmata, cut leaved: single, scarlet flowers: very early 



Papaviflora, enard p tal- pure white others yellowltb: ezrellent. 

 Prince Imperial, brilliant purplihh-scarlet; free bloomer; fine fer 



mi sniu in 1 1' dtcani* work 



Prolif era Tricolor, Roft flerh with center of golden yellow 

 Rosea Superba, tiriliiant deep, cerise-pink blo< m* compact antf 



perfectly f .rmed; healthy growth; long stems; keeps well: late 



midsea-on ... .. 



Rosea Plena Superba, very full flower- delicate pink atxl safm'^B 

 Ricbardson's Grandiflora, immense; flesh fading to white; very 



lale .. 



Wbitleirii Queen Victoria, large, compact: flesh-white; one ol 



ihe uebt cut flower varieties; good shipper; the best keeper.... 



15.00 



K.00 

 26.00 

 15.00 



n.oo 



8.00 



26.00 

 10.00 



25.00 



8.00 



We have no retail trade of our own; the beat we grow goes to our only customers, the Florists and Nuraerymen. 



Orders booked now for early shipment: send us yours; we can please you. 



Out complete list of Fruits and Ornamentals is ready; may we send you one ? It's free for the asking, but to the Trade only. 



MCKSON & PERKINS CO, 



Dispensers of 



'Tbe Preferred Stock," (Purveyors to ttia Tirade) 

 vrbiob is 8To\7n at 



NEWARK, in Wayne County, NEW YORK STATE. 



Mention The Review wh^ri you write. 



New York State Grown Roses for Forcing 



GENERAL VARIETY OE NURSERY STOCK 



W. & T. SMITH COMPANY 



63 Years GENEVA, N. Y. TOO Acres 



MonHnn Thp Rpvlew when von write 



Front View of Peony 



MONS. DUPONT 



From a plant set fall lons. Thio variety and 

 90 . thers offered by 



THE IVANK H. WILD riORAL CO., Saixoxie, Mo., 



for fall planting, ""ept . Oct.. Nov., Send for free 

 Price List of Phl.ix, Iris and Peunies. 



Al-ways mention tbe Florists* Review 

 -wben \7ritin8: advertisers. 



100,000 Peonies for Fall Delivery 



All of the Leading Varieties from the Cottage Gardens' Famous CollectiM 



Our enormous otr-ck enables us to »e'id out tubers of the very highest qua ity, 

 and In fllliUK ordern we use undivided roo's only— assuring an abundaice of 

 floweri. the first season. This year we offer one, two and three-year plants. 



Wholesale list now ready. Send for a copy. 



COTTAGE GARDENS CO., Inc. 



QUEENS, LONQ ISLAND, NEW YORK 



Mention Tue Review when you write. 



PEONIES 



2000 Humei, a grand double pink, $6.00 per 100 



For other varieties, see classitled department. 



WAGNER PARK CONSERVATORIES 



SIDNEY, OHIO 



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Flfte«ii Aorea Devoted EzotnaivAlir to 



PEONIES 



Our 16th Year Prices Rl^ht 



Write for List Today 



GILBERT H. WILD, Saitoxie, Mo. 



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