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



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My Special Selection of Peonies 



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I realize that there are many who have not the time or inclination or who will not feel competent to make a selection 

 from a long list of Peonies, and for the assistance of such I offer the following collections. These have been arranged with 

 great care, each collection covering as wide range of color as possible, and with the idea of giving the greatest possible value 

 for the amount invested. Descriptions of the Peonies offered in the following collections will be found in the alphabetical list: 



POPULAR COLLECTION 



Twelve Peonies of low price but all good, free bloomers, with 

 large, handsome flowers. 



Canari $0 35 



Duchesse de Nemours.. 

 Edulis Superba... 



Excelsior . . .» 



Humei 



Louis Van Houtte. 



35 

 35 

 35 

 35 

 35 



Mont Blanc $0 35 



Madame de Verneville . . 

 Marie Stuart... 

 Queen Victoria. 

 Victor Hugo.... 

 Victoire Tricolore. 



35 

 35 

 35 

 35 

 35 



Any three of popular collection for 90 cents, any six for $1.50; 

 the entire twelve for $2.50. 



MASTERPIECE COLLECTION 



A Collection of Twelve Peonies that are World Beaters. 



American Beauty $0 50 



Berlioz 50 



Ball of Snow 50 



Duke of Wellington ... 50 



Festiva Maxima 5G 



Floral Treasure 50 



Any three of Masterpiece Collection for $1.25, any six for 

 $2.25, the entire twelve for $4.00. 



Jenny Lind $0 50 



Lady Leonora Bramwell. 50 



Leviathan 50 



Masterpiece 50 



Marie Jacquin 50 



Prince imperial 50 



TRIUMPH COLLECTION 



A collection of extra choice and rare Peonies, each one of 

 which is a masterpiece. You cannot find their equals. 



Albert Crousse $0 75 i Golden Harvest $0 75 



Avalanche 



Asa Gray 



Crown of Gold. 

 Felix Crousse... 

 Gigantea 



La Tulipe. 



Lady Derby 



Monsieur Jules Elie. 



Marie Lemoine 



Sea Shell 



75 

 75 

 75 

 75 

 75 



Any three of Triumph Collection for $2.00, any six for $3.75, 

 the entire twelve for $7.00. 



SPECIAL OFFER 



I will send the entire collection of thirty- 

 six Peonies, Popular, Masterpiece and Triumph, 

 which, if ordered singly, would cost $19.00, for 

 only $12.50. This offer is net. These Peonies 

 will be a revelation to you. 



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PEONIES DESCRIBED 



ALBERT CROUSSE — Immense, very full, convex bloom, as 

 perfect in outline and contour as a Show or Fancy Dahlia 

 flower. The petals are imbricated like a Carnation, and 

 overlap each other. The color is best described as an even, 

 delicate, sea-shell pink, an unusual shade for a Peony, and 

 is unapproached in this regard by any other variety. This 

 grand Peony has all the points of excellence. A most 

 striking flower. Price, 75 cents. 



AMERICAN BEAUTY— Very brilliant crimson, full, double 

 flowers on wiry stems ; coloring is wonderfully rich and 

 brilliant. This is known as the American Beauty Peony on 

 account of the resemblance in color to the Rose of that 

 name. Good cut flower, red. Price, 50 cents. 



ASA GRAY — Large, full imbricated; rose-formed bloom; guard 

 petals salmon-flesh; center very full and perfectly formed; 

 color lilac sprinkled with minute dots of deeper lilac ; strik- 

 ing, imposing and beautiful. No Peony produces more flow- 

 ers; fragrant and distinct. Price, 75 cents. 



AVALANCHE — Avalanche, in my estimation, is one of the 

 finest Peonies grown. Large, convex bloom of perfect form ; 

 color milk-white with cream-colored center; has ruby-col- 

 ored markings of rare delicacy and beauty on some of its 

 petals. A superb Peony. None better. Price, 75 cents. 



BALL OF SNOW — Large cup-shaped bloom of good substance 

 and perfect form. Color white with sulphur center, bor- 

 dered carmine ; erect, tall grower ; fine cut flower variety ; 

 follows Festiva Maxima. Price, 50 cents. 



BERLIOZ — Enormous, full, globular, imbricated bloom, bright 

 currant-red center tinted rose, and shaded with amaranth. 

 The petals are distinctly tipped silver. A very showy and 

 beautiful Peony. Price, 50 cents. 



CANARI — Primary petals white, flushed pink with deep prim- 

 rose-yellow center; sweetly fragrant; tall grower. Price, 

 35 cents. 



CROWN OF GOLD— This is the famous Crown of Cold; im- 

 mense, fine shaped bloom ; color, snow-white, reflecting 

 golden-yellow, with a circle of golden stamens showing 

 through the petals, lighting up the whole flower, and which 

 suggests the name ; delicate carmine edges on a few central 

 petals. The attainment of perfection in Peonies. Price, 

 75 cents. 



DUCHESSE DE NEMOURS— Blooms several days after Festiva 

 Maxima. Superb cup-shaped, sulphur- white flowers with 

 greenish reflex that lights up the entire flower; gradually 

 changes to a pure snow-white without spot or blemish. In 

 all Peonies there is nothing so exquisitely chaste and beau- 

 tiful as this variety in the half open bud state. In growth it 

 is entirely distinct, being upright and branching. Certainly a 

 grand Peony. Price, 35 cents. 



DUKE OF WELLINGTON— Two rows of large, broad, guard 

 petals of pure snow white. Center of flower sulphur white. 

 The flower is of enormous size. Our three-year plants will 

 measure eight inches. It is pyramidal in shape. A flower 

 you will never forget. Price, 50 cents. 



EXCELSIOR — Bright, rich, deep, crimson of velvety texture. 

 One of the best of the red Peonies. ' Price, 35 cents. 



FELIX CROUSSE— All Peony enthusiasts are familiar with 

 the fact that it is difficult to get a red Peony that is a self 

 color; that is to say, a full, rich, even shade of red without 

 being suffused with violet, purple or crimson shades. Felix 

 Crousse fills the bill. Its large, globular flowers, solid and 

 compactly built from edge to center, are a rich, even, bril- 

 liant, dazzling ruby-red. Exceptionally fiery, bright and ef- 

 fective. Both the color and size is startling. I place this 

 in the front rank of all the red Peonies. As a general pur- 

 pose red none better. Price, 75 cents. 



Peony, La Tulipe. 

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