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The Greatest of All Flowers 
for Fall Planting 
It is most unfortu- 
nate that so worthy, 
so noble a flower as 
the Peony, must ap- 
peal to the flower 
lover for its planting 
in the fall, when his 
gardening enthusiasm 
is at its lowest ebb. 
It is true that, as yet, comparatively few 
people realize what the Peony of to-day really 
is. Itis not until one has beheld the superb 
creations of Crousse and Calot that an enthu- 
siasm is awakened only to grow with his 
flowers and the years. When flower lovers 
generally once realize that there is offered them 
for planting, a flower combining magnificent 
size, a fragrance, delicacy and range of coloring 
not "surpassed by the rose—when they realize 
that this flower is as hardy as an oak, that it 
need not be moved from its original place of 
planting for many years—that it is almost 
absolutely free from disease and insect pests, 
and increases itself annually—then no grower 
will be able to begin to supply the demand. 
Amateur planters in this country spend 
annually in fall several hundred thousand 
dollars for Hyacinths and Tulips which in a 
year or two are gone and must be replaced; 
in other words they peter out—die—while 
the Peony, without assistance, is increasing 
itself day in and day out—year after year. 
That you may know more concerning this 
flower which is creating more interest than any 
other of our day, I have issued a booklet exclu- 
sively devoted to it. It tells you very interest- 
ingly all you would like to know, including the 
history of the evolution of this wonderful flower. 
It is beautifully illustrated in half-tone from 
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GEORGE H. PETERSON 
ROSE AND PEONY Box 56 
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commencing from the top. This keeps 
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avenue trees in the North, but will not thrive in 
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trees are sometimes seen in the coast belt 
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planting? 
In the coniferous class of evergreens 
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