September, 1918 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



33 



Farr's Gold Medal Peonies 



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Awarded the gold medal of the American Peony Society at the annual 

 exhibition in Cleveland, 1918; New York City, 1916; Chicago, 1914 



EONIES are the aristocrats of the hardy garden, yet are so democratic in their habits that they thrive and bloom 



in the humblest garden as well as when under the care of the expert. 



Few, if any, flowers give so great a return for so little care. When the plants are well established they form a permanent 



feature of the garden, a collection of rare peonies becoming a tangible asset which increases in value and beauty from year to year. 



Peonies thrive over a wide range of latitude. A customer in Quebec, who has many rare varieties, writes that "though 



the temperature fell to sixty degrees below zero, not a single plant was injured." Another friend in Alabama says that his Peonies "cannot be surpassed by 

 any in the north," while an equally enthusiastic gardener at Los Gatos, California, writes "my Peonies are fine, Baroness Shroeder has thirty-two blooms; 

 Adelaide Hollis has eleven and Therese, which you sent me last year, is in fine shape." 



Twenty years ago the lure of the Peony drew me so strongly that I began to assemble the great collection now at Wyo- 



missing Nurseries. Since then many amateurs have come to know what the modern Peony really is and have recruited their increasingly valuable groups 

 from Wyomissing where there is now in existence the most complete collection in the world. 



The need for flowers in these times is more than ordinary. The Peony in addition to the joy it gives to our gardens, can 



be made to contribute to these present day needs. They are indispensable for Memorial Day, which has now a greater significance for us. They aid the 

 Red Cross, for a single day's sale of blooms by the Wyomissing Chapter netted more than could possibly be reaped from any other products on the same 

 garden area. The Soldiers and Sailors Canteen Club of Cleveland received over $2,000 from the sale of the blooms shown at the Peony Society's exhibition. 



In order that everyone may have a collection of extra choice Peonies, I have selected twelve varieties, which I offer at an 



extremely low price to those who will mention Garden Magazine when they send their order. 



Farr's War-Time Peony Collection 



Duchesse De Nemours 



Delachei 



Mme. De Verneville.. . 

 Marie Lemoine 



.50 Albatre $1.50 Mme. Forel $1.00 



.50 Marechal VaLLiant 50 Mons. Jules Elie 1.00 



.75 Edulis Superba 50 Baroness Shroeder 1.50 



.75 Felix Crousse 75 Mad. Thouvenin 1.00 



Twelve selected Peonies (regular price $10.25), f° r $7.00 



For those who wish an exceptionally fine collection without 

 regard to price, I offer: 



Fair's Royal Collection 



Albatre $1.50 



Baroness Shroeder 1.50 



Germaine Bigot 2.50 



George Washington.... 1.50 



James Kelway 2.00 



iw Karl Rosenfield 4.50 



Milton Hill $3.00 



Marguerite Gerard 1.50 



Mme. Auguste Dessert.. 2.50 



Rosa Bonheur 5.00 



Sarah Bernhardt 4.00 



Simonne Chevalier 2.00 



Twelve Royal Peonies (regular price $31.50), for $27.00 



Farr's Hardy Plant Specialties 



will tell you all about Peonies and their cultivation, with de- 

 scriptions of over 500 varieties; it is a book of 112 pages, with 13 

 full page colored illustrations and many photographic reproduc- 

 tions of the best plants and shrubs. If you do not have a copy 

 send for one to-day. 



Bertrand H. Farr 



Wyomissing Nurseries Company 



104 Garfield Ave., Wyomissing, Penna. 



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