286—LAURENCE (Lemoine, 1911.) Semi-rose 
type; midseason. A very delicate shade of 
creamy-white overlaid with tender rose. Odor 
of fresh honey. 
27—LW’ECLETANTE (Calot, 1860.) Bomb type; 
midseason. Flowers very double and _ full; 
color deep, brilliant velvety-crimson. It makes 
a handsome plant, every flower standing up 
straight and erect well above the foliage. We 
think this one of the finest Peonies. Our sales 
of this variety the past season were upwards 
of ten thousand. 
117—LEVIATHAN (Kelway, 1899.) Rose type; 
midseason. As itS name would indicate, this 
is a leviathan as to size. Has large petals. 
Color bright deep rose, a color that is rather 
scarce in Peonies. In fact it is the best solid, 
deep rose color in all Peonies. Extra fine. 
293—LILLE 1902 (Millet, 1902.) Bomb type; mid- 
season. Enormous flowers with crown of flow- 
ers flat, cherry-red, silvery reflex. 
20—LE CYGNE (Lemoine, 1907.) Rose type; mid- 
season. This was appropriately named when 
it was christened “The Swan.” Those who vis- 
ited the Peony show in 1908 at Paris say that 
Le Cygne was easily the grandest white flower 
that they ever beheld. A visit to M. Lemoine’s 
place on June 4, 1911, was rewarded by seeing 
the original plant of this Peony in full bloom. 
It was a large plant, standing at the entrance 
to the grounds, and arrested immediate atten- 
tion, giving the impression of a huge ball of 
snow, a sight never to be forgotten. ‘This was 
the only plant M. Lemoine, the originator, had 
of this variety, showing how very rare Le 
Cygne is. To show how careful he was of this 
plant when he sold from it he did not dig the 
entire plant up, but dug a trench down by its 
side and removed what he sold without dis- 
turbing the balance of the plant. With us it 
grows about two-thirds as tall as Festiva Max- 
ima, with good, stiff, rigid stems; foliage the 
darkest green of all Peonies; buds borne in 
clusters. Very large, perfectly formed flowers 
with broad imbricated petals. Color creamy- 
white with a greenish luminosity at the heart, 
passing to a clear paper-white with age. The 
globular, compact type of bloom of this variety 
makes it easily distinguishable from all others. 
Unquestionably the finest of all white Peonies. 
Easily scores the six points of excellence. Has 
the true June rose fragrance. In the Ameri- 
can Peony societies’ voting contest on the 
newer Peonies Le Cygne, out of a possible 10, 
scored 9.9, receiving the highest score of all. 
275—L’ INDISPENSABLE (Origin unknown.) 
Rose type; late midseason. A variety of un- 
known French origin and sent out from Hol- 
land and is greatly confused with HEugene 
Verdier. Indeed most of the Eugene Verdier 
sold is this variety. It is a huge ball of del- 
icate baby-pink. Has by far the most petals 
of any Peony in our collection. On the Pacific 
slope this is said to stand at the head of the 
list of all varieties. With us it at times seems 
to waterlog, and a few outside petals burn. 
135—LINNE (Verdier, 1860.) Rose type; midsea- 
son. Large, globular, compact bloom. Color 
tyrian-rose; guards slightly flecked with crim- 
son; quite floriferous. A good variety. 
544—LONGFELLOW (Brand, 1907.) Prize Peony. 
A bright crimson with a cherry tone. Perhaps 
the most brilliant of all the red Peonies. A 
circle of golden stamens surrounds the central 
mass of petals, while the outer petals are 
slightly reflexed. Its erect habit, vivid color 
and long season give it rare value either for 
home grounds or for landscape gardening on a 
larger scale. A fine companion for Frances 
Willard. Of equal height and blooming at the 
same time, they form a _ beautiful contrast. 
The most brilliant Peony in our whole list. 
777—LORD KITCHENER (Renault, 1915.) Rose 
type; very early. A most beautiful flower, well 
filled out; of a brilliant cherry-red color; a 
most dazzling hue; very free bloomer, lasting 
well. It is the earliest of all Chinese Peonies 
to bloom, therefore is very valuable. Said to 
bloom almost as early as the Officinalis fam- 
ily of Peonies. 
581—LOVELINESS— (Hollis, 1907.) Rose type; 
midseason. This is undoubtedly a great. Peony. 
It was first shown at the Massachusetts Hor- 
ticultural Society, where it received a first- 
class certificate of merit. Also judged by the 
Peony expert, the Rev. Harrison, to be a lead- 
er. An exquisite flesh-tinted shade of pink; 
has been likened to the blush on a maiden’s 
cheek. Of good size and a finely modeled flow- 
er. Fragrant. No collection complete without it. 
Miss Ella V. Baines, Springfield, Ohio. 
282—MADAME BENOIT RIVIERE 
106—MADAME BOLLET 
160—MADAME BOULANGER 
131—MADAME CROUSSE (Calot, 1866.) 
223—MADAME DE GALHAU 
S2—LOUIS VAN HOUTTE (Calot, 1867.) Semi- 
rose type; late midseason. Very fine, shapely 
bloom; medium to large flower; color bright 
violaceous-red of dazzling effect. Old favorite. 
204—MADAME AUGUSTE DESSERT (Dessert, 
1899.) Semi-rose type; early midseason. Large, 
imbricated flower, perfect in form, glossy flesh 
tinged clear carmine, center flecked with crim- 
son. Extra fine variety of exquisite fresh col- 
oring. 
185—MADAME BARRILLET DESCHAMPS 
(Calot, 1868.) Semi-rose type; early midseason. 
Large, flat, imbricated flower with very wide 
petals. Color clear violet-rose fading to a del- 
icate silvery-pink when the sunlight strikes it. 
Fragrant; extra good. 
(Riviere, 
1908.) Very large, beautifully cup-shaped 
flower; broad outer petals of soft pink; inner 
petals narrow and of a salmon-pink color with 
dark salmon at the base. 
(Calot, 1867.) Rose 
type; midseason. Very compact, globular dou- 
ble bloom. Color clear rose with silvery-white 
reflex, lingulated with carmine. Fragrant, free 
and fine. 
(Crousse, 1886.) 
Rose type; late midseason. Very large bloom. 
Color glossy tender rose shading to soft helio- 
trope, bordered with silvery flesh. Extra fine, 
and a much sought after Peony. 
138S—MADAME BUCQUET (Dessert, 1888.) Semi- 
rose type; midseason. Very pretty, perfect 
shaped bud and flower. Color velvety-crimson, 
almost black, very rich and magnificent; very 
free. All who see it insist on having it. Very 
attractive, brilliant variety. 
19—MADAME CALOT (Miellez, 1856.) Rose 
type; early. Large, convex bloom, Hydrangea- 
pink, center shaded slightly darker with a 
somewhat sulphur-tint in the collar. This 
Peony has three distinctive qualities over all 
other varieties. First, it blooms any and every 
year, never failing; second, it produces more 
flowers than any Peony ever introduced; third, 
it is the most fragrant of all Peonies, the per- 
fume being delicious. In the above three 
points Madame Calot stands pre-eminent. Then 
again it is the earliest light colored Peony, 
blooming with us at Decoration Day right 
along with Edulis Superba. Probably the most 
useful all-round Peony we grow. Simply a 
wonder. 
43—MADAME CAMILLE BANCEL (Crousse, 
1897.) Rose type; late. Large, globular, con- 
vex flower that is very compact and full; uni- 
form deep pink or solferino-red, with silvery 
reflex and salmon shadings; beautiful and dis- 
tinct. 
Crown 
type; midseason. Free bloomer in clusters; 
large flowers of pure white with crimson 
flecks on crown. Thought by many to be the 
best all around white. 
(Crousse, 1883.) 
Rose type; late. Medium large compact bloom. 
Guards rose white, center pale lilac-rose. Free 
bloomer; fragrant. Let us tell you that when 
this Peony bloomed the past season, and we 
saw it in all its glory, it was a revelation to 
us. The coloring is different, so is the make- 
up of the flower, and you simply wonder if 
there can be a prettier flower than Madame 
de Galhau. 
197—MADAME DE VATRY (Guerin, 1863.) Crown 
type; midseason. Very large, finely formed 
bloom. Lilac-white guards and crown, sul- 
phur-white collar of wide petals, center striped 
carmine. Splendid cut flower variety and a 
fine bedding sort; fragrant. One of Mr. Ward 
Welsh’s favorites. 
16—MADAME DE VERNEVILLE (Crousse, 
1885.) Bomb type; early. One of the most 
charming varieties on the market. Guard 
petals are pure white, very large and folding 
over the flower; the blooms are very full and 
double, of the purest white suffused with 
daintiest blush except a few cream-colored 
petals and four red flakes on central petals; 
exceptionally free. We have counted sixty-five 
large, perfect blooms on one plant open at the 
same time. Certainly a wonder. Has the true 
June rose fragrance. 
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