September, 1917 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



59 



PETERSONS mm PEONIES 



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216 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, Md., Sept. 29. 1916 

 In a letter received from you sometime ago, you stated 

 that the roots you would send me would be a revelation — they 

 are in every sense of the word. These roots were planted for 

 me by an old gardener who has known nothing but flowers for 

 half a century, and he tells me they are the finest and most 

 promising lot of roots that have ever come to his notice, and 

 he knows his business. — W. G. Blandford. 



Beaver, Pa., June 28, 1917 

 I desire to thank you for the magnificent peonies which I 

 'uought of you last year, everyone of which grew, and has 

 bloomed profusely. I have been buying and growing peonies 

 for fifteen years and I never in all my experience saw such 

 magnificent peonies the first year planted. — John B. McClure. 



80 Montclair Ave., Montclair, N. J., Sept. 26, 1916 

 My order of peonies reached me yesterday in splendid 

 condition. I had a man from our local florist's set them to-day 

 and he told me of the [hundreds he had set he had set few 

 orders which were as fine as yours, in fact, he said one of your 

 roots would make two or three ordinary plants. 



—(Mrs.) Edith T. Bridge 



Hamburg, N. Y., August 10, 1916 

 The peony 'roots purchased of you were the finest roots 

 I ever saw. This year they all bloomed and the beauty of 

 them surpassed my expectation by far. People came to see 

 them from near and far and went into raptures over them. 

 It is by far the finest collection in Hamburg. 



—Mrs. Geo. J. Brendel 



This Picture, an untouched photo- 

 graphic reproduction of a corner of 

 one of my Peony [fields, shows to 

 what wonderful perfection and pro- 

 fusion of bloom Peterson Peonies 

 have been brought. 



Twenty-four years of enthusiastic 

 devotion have taught me how to 

 grow this noble flower so that the 

 roots I sell are possessed of unusual 

 vigor and vitality— roots that show 

 surprising results the first season 

 after planting and prove an ever- 

 increasing delight as the years come 

 on. 



Peterson Peonies 

 more than "make good" 



They are Peonies of performance — 

 not merely those of clever advertis- 

 ing. Many thousands of people 

 have learned this to their joy. 



Why not you 



My 1917 Peony Catalogue, beauti- 

 fully illustrated with my own pho- 

 tographs, will gladly be sent you on 

 request. (Note ; Peonies should be 

 planted in the Fall). 



GEORGE H. PETERSON, Inc. Rose and Peony specialist Box 50, Fair Lawn, N. J. 



Mohican Supremacy 



WHY WE LEAD 



BECAUSE of the study of, and devotion 

 to, the Peony alone, — an undivided 

 allegiance. It's significant. 



BECAUSE our system of cultivation is 

 unmatched in this country. Every 

 root given individual and intensive 

 culture, — as in a private garden. 

 Ask those who have been here. 



BECAUSE we do not send out a root un- 

 til — regardless of its age — it has 

 bloomed satisfactorily here the spring 

 prior to its going to you. Some of 

 the plants we deliver are three and four 

 years old — with no advance in price. 



BECAUSE there are not 2000,— nor 

 1000, — nor 500 distinct varieties; but 

 scarcely more than 100; and we have 

 "spiked the guns" of the duplicates 

 at high prices. 



There are lots of POOR Peonies; why not hare the benefit of really 

 expert advice? Our fame is nation-wide; everywhere the supremacy 

 of our Peonies is established. It is because we are specialists in 

 a sense which possesses a REAL value and significance; that is, 



WE GROW PEONIES 

 -NOTHING ELSE 



•OUR REPUTATION HAS BEEN BUILT ON THE QUALITY OF OUR STOCK" 

 and they cost no more from us 



DISTINCTIVE CATALOGUE NOW READY 



Mohican Peony Gardens,^ Sinking Spring, Penn'a 



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