478S—MADEMOISELLE JEANNE RIVIERE (Riv- 
iere, 1908.) Large tlower of perfect shape. 
Outside petals soft flesh pink, sulphur-white in 
the center, delicate color. Very fragrant. 
253—MADEMOISELLE JULIETTE DESSERT 
(Dessert, 1888.) Rose type; midseason. Large, 
compact, globular flower of great beauty. 
Color clear cherry-pink with silvery reflex; 
stamens partly concealed. Tall, vigorous, free 
bloomer. 
15—MADEMOISELLE LEONIE CALOT (Calot, 
1861.) (Syn. Monsieur Charles Leveque.) Rose 
type; late midseason. One of the grandest of 
Peonies; tall grower, and is such a free bloom- 
er that it completely hides the plant; the col- 
oring is so refined as to instantly arrest at- 
tention, being a delicate rose-white with soft 
lilac-pink center, and numerous dots of faint, 
Heliotrope-pink. These dots are so harmoni- 
ously blended with the coloring of the flower 
as to add a charm of indescribable beauty. 
Exquisitely superb. 
245—MADEMOISELLE MARIE CALOT (Calot, 
1872.) Rose type; late midseason. Uniform 
milk-white, tinted flesh, flecked with crimson. 
Fragrant. 
331—MADEMOISELLE RENEE DESSERT 
(Mechin, 1880.) Bomb type; midseason. Large, 
full, globular flower, an even shade of pure 
mauve, Silvery tipped. Tall, erect, fine. 
1S—MADEMOISELLE ROUSSEAU (Crousse, 
1886.) Semi-rose type; midseason. Large, full, 
finely shaped flowers, primary or guard petals 
milk-white, prominently splashed carmine. 
Central petals sulphur-white with slight blush 
tinge. Extreme center of flower fiecked with 
carmine. A prominent Peony grower on see- 
ing this flower said that ‘not a root of it 
should ever be sold for less than three dol- 
lars.’’ Extra fine. 
254—MARCELLE DESSERT (Dessert, 1899.) 
Crown type; midseason. Large blooms of ad- 
mirable shape and perfect regularity; rounded 
petals built up into a high, conspicuous crown 
creamy-white lightly spotted lilac, center 
flecked crimson. The color is one to conjure 
with, being of great freshness and remarkable 
delicacy. Has the agreeable fragrance of the 
Tea Rose. 
39—MARECHAL VALLIANT (Calot, 1867.) Rose 
type; late. Immense globes of light red, with 
shades of mauve. At Chicago flower show in 
June, 1905, it won the first prize for best red. 
It was then sailing under the name of Grandi- 
flora Rubra. About as big a red Peony as is 
grown. 
295—MARGUERITE GAUDICHAU (Millet, 1903.) 
Very large, cup-formed; color white very 
lightly and irregularly touched carnation, cen- 
ber petals fine cut, extreme ends of ligules 
gold. 
276—MARGUERITE GERARD (Crousse, 1892.) 
Semi-rose type; midseason. Enormous, flat- 
shaped flower with broad petals blooming in 
clusters; color delicate Hydrangea-pink, 
changing as the flower ages to creamy-white. 
Many of the central petals and even the guards 
have minute dark carmine, almost black, flecks 
on the tips; fragrant. What can we say of 
this imposing wonderful flower? Visitors to 
our fields pause in astonishment before our 
rows of this variety. It looks at you from any 
position or angle at which you may stand, 
and seems to say, “Did you ever see a flower 
so sensational or beauty so radiant? Verily, 
Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like 
one of these.” 
129—MARIE DEROUX (Crousse, 1881.) Rose 
type; late. Large, compact, imbricated bloom 
of flat shape; color flesh-pink, bordered milk- 
white; blooms in clusters; fragrant. 
130—MARIE JACQUIN (Verdier.) (Syn. Brides- 
maid, Kelway and Water Lily Barr.) Semi- 
double type; midseason. What shall we say of 
this large, glorious flower? Color glossy rosy- 
white, with rose tinge on buds, with a great 
wealth of golden-yellow stamens in the center, 
which gives it a very chaste and elegant ap- 
pearance. When first planted the blooms come 
single, but after becoming established it is 
semi-double, then following on it produces full 
double flowers that are of great beauty. The 
flowers of this charming variety suggest our 
native white Water Lily; fragrance very rich 
and languorous. This is quite dissimilar from 
all other Peonies, and is a prime favorite with 
everybody, especially the ladies. 
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301—MARIE d@HOUR (Calot, 1883.) Rose type; 
midseason. A fine shaped flower, rosy-fiesh 
with white reflex. A Peony that will make you 
sit up and take notice. 
212—MARIE CROUSSE (Crousse, 1892.) Bomb 
type; midseason. Enormous, very full, globu- 
lar flowers on long, strong stems; color soft 
salmon-pink shaded a glossy satiny-lilac. An 
exquisite fresh coloring. A most desirable 
Peony. A sort that is rare and nothing pret- 
tier in the whole range of Peony flowers. In 
the voting contest it stood 9 out of a possible 10. 
31—MARIE LEMOINE (Calot, 1869.) Rose type; 
very late. Undoubtedly Calot’s masterpiece. 
The flowers are enormous and massive, often 
eight to ten inches across. Color ivory-white 
with occasional narrow carmine tracing on 
edge of some petals. The gigantic blooms 
come very late on stout, erect stems standing 
well above the foliage. A good commercial 
variety, and a sort the Peony enthusiast raves 
over, and well he may. We can supply twen- 
ty-five thousand Marie Lemoines at popular 
prices, guaranteeing every plant true to name. 
This is the absolutely indispensable Peony to 
any collection, large or small. 
10—MARIE STUART (Calot, 1856.) Crown type; 
midseason. Out of all our Peonies this is our 
favorite. It always comes with three fiowers 
to the stem; first the crown or central bud 
opens into a good sized high built flower of 
pyramidal shape, the color being a delicate 
lavender flecked with crimson. As this flower 
ages it changes to a pure soft white delicately 
tinted lilac, and then the two lateral buds 
open; these buds are two or three inches lower 
on the stem than the crown flower. They are 
a delicate lavender, and with the white bloom 
in the center this one stem forms a splendid 
bouquet of celestial loveliness. Take a flower- 
ing stem of this and gradually turn same 
around and the effect is the same as that of 
changeable silk. Our field plot of Marie Stuart 
in bloom is surely “a carpet fit for the feet of 
angels to tread.’ Of all the light colored 
Peonies Mr. Good says: “This is my favorite.” 
70—MARTHA BULLOCH (Brand, 1907.) Rose 
type. Prize Peony. Named for ex-President 
Roosevelt’s mother. Mammoth cup-shaped 
blossom often nine to twelve inches across. 
The largest of the good Peonies. Deep rose- 
pink in the center, shading to silvery shell- 
pink in the outer petals. Stalk strong and 
erect. The most striking and distinct of all 
our seedlings. The delicate shadings of this 
wonderful fiower, from soft shell-pink on the 
outside to a deep rose-pink in the center, may 
be imagined, but can never be described. The 
plant itself seems to realize the beauty of 
its flowers since it puts forth a strong, stiff 
stem which supports these mammoth blossoms 
proudly above the foliage as if to say to the 
floral world: “Match me if you can.’ It sur- 
passes everything of its color for landscape 
purposes. This, unlike most large Peonies, is 
a fine and delicate structure with a strong and 
agreeable fragrance which makes it most de- 
sirable and effective as a cut flower. A single 
flower on a stall stem, in a graceful crystal 
vase, produces a charming effect in the draw- 
ing room or on the library table. Where a 
Peony of enormous size, delicate structure, 
with soft, well blended colors and having a 
delightful fragrance is desired, it can be found 
in its highest degree of perfection in Martha 
Bulloch. One of the judges at the Minnesota 
State Horticultural Society flower show, a col- 
lector and recognized connoisseur, made this 
remark: “I awarded Martha Bulloch first 
prize and consider it one of the very finest 
Peonies in existence, gigantic in size and ex- 
quisitely beautiful.’ Comparisons may be 
odious, but quoting from Mr. Brand, when he 
first exhibited Martha Bulloch: ‘The first 
flower I set eyes on was a great big vase of 
Marie Lemoine in all her glory. It almost 
took my breath away. I do not believe there 
is any Peony that is better than Marie Lemoine 
when it is perfect as these were. Right by 
the side of Marie Lemoine stood a vase of 
great large Therese. And I lost my breath the 
second time. I thought I could not possibly 
have anything that would compare with these 
two vases. So I opened up my first box with 
a good deal of fear. It was Martha Bulloch. 
When I lifted the waxed paper from off the 
great pink beauties and saw their faces just 
as fresh as when I had placed them in the box 
several hours before, I had no fear of the re- 
sult. This vase of Martha Bulloch claimed the 
attention of the Peony lovers of that show.” 
Miss Ella V. Baines, Springfield, Ohio. 
