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resemble the petals; then we call them petaloids. In the same way 

 the seed-bearing power is lost by the female parts, changing to resemble 

 petals at the center of the flower. 



The following are the types recognized by the American Peony 

 Society: 



1. Singk. (Have also been called Anemone-flowering typ.e.) There 

 are a few broad petals, the center being filled with stamens. 



2. Japanese. In this' type doubling has just begun; the filaments 

 of the stamens have widened; the anthers are also much developed. 

 The guard petals, the petals at the base of the flower, are the same as 

 in the single varieties. 



3. Bomb. The petaloides, or the transformed stamens, have be- 

 come stiU wider and thickly set; the petals approach the guards in 

 form, but are stiU distinguishable from each other. 



4. Semi-double. Several rows of large petals and some with 

 petaloides in aU stages of transformation. A loose bloom. 



5. Crown. When the carpels, the parts of the pistil, transform 

 into petals they may form a different center from the gueird petals 

 and petaloides, giving the appearance of a smaU Rose in the center 

 of the flower. 



6. Rose. A fully double form. The stamens and carpels are 

 both transformed. It is reaUy a developed Bomb, for in this case 

 the petaloids are merely wider and indistinguishable from the guard 

 petals. 



The foUowing is a Hst of best varieties for home grounds: 



Festiva maxima. White, center carmine;. Marie Lemoine. A very late sulphur 



medium early. white. 

 CotrRONNE d'Or. a late-blooming, semi- Modeste Guerin, Bright rose pink; mid- 

 double white. season. 

 Monsieur Jules Elie. An early silvery Mme. Ducel. Silvery pink, flushed salmon; 



pink. vigorous dwarf; midseason. 



Grandiflora. Late, bright flesh pink. Mme. Verneville. Rosy white, with sul- 



DucHESSE DE Nemours. Deep pink, early; phur white guard petals. 



a fine double. , BaronSss Schroder. Flesh changing to 



Edulis superba. An early dark pink. white; vigorous; excellent. 



Felix Crousse. Midseason; a brilhant Livingstone. Fine late flower of silvery 



red. pink. 



Jeanne d'Arc. Large, soft pink; mid- Monsieur Dupont. Ivory white with 



season. lively carmine border on central petals. 

 Avalanche. Milk white, with creamy ' La Tulipe. Semi-double; almost white; 



center, mid-season. 



Eugene Verdier. Salmon pink, chang- Delachie. Dark red; semi-double; mid- 



ing to clear pink. season. 



The sofl should preferably be heavy rather than Ught; a clay lo'am 

 is excellent if it can be worked deeply. The Peony is a gross feeder and 

 enjoys a good mulch of well rotted manure in the Winter. 



Planting and Cultivation. . The time for planting or trans- 

 planting is August, when the plant has completed its growth. When 



