ELLA V. BAINES., THE WOMAN FLORIST, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 



THE CREAM OF THE PEONIES-Continued 



31 — MARIE LEMOINE (Calot, 1869) — Undoubteldy 

 Calot's masterpiece. The flowers are enormous 

 and massive. Color ivory-white with reflex of 

 molten gold. Very chaste and beautiful. $1.00. 

 10 — MARIE STUART (Calot, 1856) — A delicate 

 lavender, the one prettiest Peony in our list. 

 75 cents. 

 70 — MARTHA BULLOCH (Brand, 1907) — This 

 flower has won much favorable comment. It 

 ranges in pink tones from a delicate shell-pink 

 to deep rose-pink. A great beauty. §25.00. 



547 — MARY BRACT) (Brand, 1907) — A vivid crim- 

 son with a silky sheen that gives it a wonderful 

 brilliance. Claimed by many to be the very best 

 of all dark red Peonies. $7.50. 



246 — MASTERPIECE (Kelway, 1895) — Semi-rose 

 type; early. Brilliant tyrian-rose; free bloomer. 

 A very distinct and beautiful variety. Fine, tall 

 grower; fragrant. $1.00. 



151 — MATHILDE DE BOSESECK (Crousse, 1S83) — 

 Soft flesh-pink, shading deeper toward the cen- 

 ter with tinting of lilac ajid chamois. Very late 

 bloomer. $1.25. 

 S5 — MEISSOCTER (Crousse, 1SS6) — Very brilliant 

 crimson, full double flowers, on stiff stems. A 

 line cut flower variety. 60 cents. 



250 — MILTON HILL (Richardson, 1891) — Rose type. 

 Late. Flowers large, cupped shaped; color clear 

 soft rose, turns nearly white. One of the 

 choicest of all Peonies. $4.00. 

 S — MIREILLE (Crousse, 1894) — The very largest 

 of all white Peonies. Let it become well estab- 

 lished before judging it. It is the only white 

 Peony without markings, being a pure immac- 

 ulate white. This Peony is so scarce and fine 

 that we really are not anxious to sell it. $3.00. 



152 — MODELE DE PERFECTION (Crousse, 1875) — 

 A most glorious flower; guards and collar light 

 rose with shades of flesh-pink. A wonderful 

 combination of colors. $1.00. 



158 — MODESTE GUERIN (Guerin, 1845) — Large, 

 handsome, globular bloom; color a uniform sol- 

 ferino-pink, tinged carmine. Has the true fra- 

 grance of the American Beauty Rose. $1.25. 



153 — MONSIEUR DUPONT (Calot, 1872) — Very large 

 blooms of ivory-white with large irregular 

 blotches of carmine on the petals. A truly royal 

 flower. $1.25. 

 6 — MONSIEIR KRELAGE (Crousse, 1883) — Deep 

 currant or solferino-red with amaranthine cen- 

 ter. Large, flat flower as big as a plate. Per- 

 fect in outline. 60 cents. 



48 — MONSIEUR JULES ELIE (Crousse, 1SS8) — 

 This is the king of all Peonies, and is without 

 question M. Crousse : s masterpiece. Immense 

 globular, very full flowers. Color an ideal glossy 

 lilac-pink, shading to deeper rose at the base, 

 the entire flower overlaid with a sheen of silver 

 that fairly shimmers in the sunlight. $1.00. 



154 — MONSIEUR MARTIN CAHUZAC (Dessert, 

 1899) — Large, full, massive, well formed flowers. 

 A perfect solid ball of deep maroon with garnet 

 hues. This is known as the Black Peony. A 

 marvelous flower. $4.00. 



562 — MRS. CAREW (Brand, 1907) — Rose type. This 

 Peony is named for the composer of the music 

 for Longfellow's "Bridge." Delicate silvery- 

 blush, some inner petals with carmine edges. 

 $3.00. 



61 — NE PLUS ULTRA (Miellez, 1856) — Color light 

 violet-rose with silver reflex and salmon-pink. 

 50 cents. 



760 — OPAL (Pleas, 190S) — This is a most beautiful 

 variety, while at the same time it is one of the 

 rarest of all Peonies, but very little stock of it 

 being in existence. The real charm of the flower 

 is when it unfolds, as it takes on the form of a 

 cup or chalice. From the center of this chalice 

 radiates a halo of opalescent-pink mounted in a 

 setting of satin. Transcendantly beautiful. 

 $20.00. 



241— OCTAVTE DEMAY (Calot, 1S67)— A dwarf up- 

 right grower, flowers of large. size of a delicate 

 pink. Very beautiful and desirable. $3.00. 



169 — PHILOMELE (Calot, 1861) — Guards bright 

 rose, anemone center of lingulated narrow 

 golden-yellow petals, changing to cream or am- 

 ber-yellow. This is a very beautiful sort; has 

 the true honey fragrance. 75 cents. 

 51— PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT (Holland, 1905) — 

 It is a deep rich brilliant red of the brightest 

 hue. A good Peony. $1.50. 

 36 — PRESIDENT TAFT (Blaauw, 1909) — This va- 

 riety combines so many of the good qualities 

 that a Peony should have that our Mr. Welsh, in 

 charge of our Peony fields, claims for it that "It 

 is the best of all Peonies. The color is a deli- 

 cate pink, this in turn being completely en- 

 veloped in a halo of angelic-white. There may 

 be Peonies as large as President Taft, but surely 

 none are larger." $2.50. 



290 — PRIMUVERE (Lemoine, 1907) — Some Peony en- 

 thusiasts claim for this variety that it comes the 

 nearest to a yellow Peony of any other variety. 

 Large full blooms in clusters, outer petals sul- 

 phur-white, center petals deep sulphur-vellow. 

 $5.00. 



460 — PRINCE IMPERIAL (Calot, 1859) — Semi-rose 

 type. Late midseason. Amaranthine-red. Extra 

 fine. 75 cents. 



551 — PRINCE OF DARKNESS (Brand, 1907) — Semi- 

 rose type. Early. A rich dark maroon Peony; 

 one of the very darkest Peonies in cultivation. 

 $2.00. 

 50 — PRINCESS BEATRICE (Kelway, 1SS6) — Guards 

 delicate lilac, crown of brilliant sea-shell pink; 

 a glorious flower. 60 cents. 

 42! — PURPUREA SUPERBA (Delachei, 1S55) — 

 Large fine flowers. Color deep carmine-rose. 

 60 cents. 

 40 — QUEEN VICTORIA (Whitley. 1S0S) — The very 

 best everyday white, flowers of good substance 

 and keep a long while. 50 cents. 

 49 — RACHEL (Terry) — One of Terry's really good 

 varieties. Brightest garnet-red shaded richest 

 ruby-red; almost smothers itself in bloom. $1.00. 

 55 — RED CROSS (Hollis, 1904) — This is a charm- 

 ing red flower with large double blossoms of a 

 beautiful wine colored red; much admired. $1.50. 



549— RICHARD CARVEL (Brand, 1913) — Immense 

 globular flower, color very bright, all one shade 

 of crimson, guard petals broad and prominent. 

 A superb red flower. $5.00. 



25S — ROSA BONHEUR (Dessert. 1905) — This is a 

 very scarce variety, with wide fringed petals of 

 a light delicate rose color, blooms in clusters; 

 distinct dwarf grower as the blooms stand up- 

 right. $20.00. 



321— ROSE d' AMOUR (Calot, 1S57) — Bomb type. 

 Early midseason. Hydrangea-pink; fragrant 

 and fine: verv large. 50 cents. 



145 — RUBENS (Delachei, 1854) — Very dark crimson 

 with prominent guards; a charming Peony. 75 

 cents. 



