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MISS ELLA V. BA1NES, THE WOMAN FLORIST, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. 



PEONIES DESCRIBED-Concluded 



MONSIEUR JULES ELIE— 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. 

 Monsieur Jules Elie is the largest of all Peony flowers. 

 On young, vigorous plants I have had flowers eight and 

 nine inches through. In fact they are so large and hand- 

 some that but few can realize they are Peony blooms en first 

 seeing them. An unapproachable variety from any stand- 

 point. When cut in the bud a good keeper. Price, 75 cents. 



MONT BLANC — Large, perfectly formed, snowball-shaped flow- 

 ers ; white guard petals, center sulphur-yellow ; perfect 

 habit; foliage and growth both quite distinct; follows Fes- 

 tiva Maxima and ranks with it. Fine for cut flowers ; very 

 free bloomer. The yellowest of all Peonies. Price, 35 cents. 



PRINCE IMPERIAL — 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. I think this one of the finest Peonies, probably 

 the best general purpose crimson. Price, 50 cents. 



QUEEN VICTORIA — The very best every-day white. When 

 cut a first rate keeper. Flower of good substance and col- 

 or ; very pretty in the bud state, when it has a faint blush 

 tint ; an old standby. Price, 35 cents. 



SEA SHELL — This is one of the grandest of Peonies, a tall 

 grower, and is such a free bloomer that it completely hides 

 the plant ; the coloring is so refined as to instantly arrest 

 attention, being a delicate, soft lilac-pink, with delicate but 

 distinct rosy-pink spots difficult to de ibe. This is in every 

 way a superior Peony. Price, 75 cent*. 



VICTOR HUGO — Extremely large, showy, perfectly built bloom; 

 primary petals narrow and built up close and high ; color 

 very deep, rich, brilliant solferino-red. Indispensable. 

 Price, 35 cents. 



VICTOIRE TRICOLORE— A tricolor bloom that has many ad- 

 mirers ; color a combination of rose-pink and salmon, inter- 

 mingled; an excellent bloomer. Price, 35 cents. 



SEEDLING PEONIES 



You do not know what colored flower you will get, but every 

 one will be handsome ; many of them will be single and re- 

 semble huge butterflies of white, red, pink, crimson, etc., while 

 others will be double. Be sure and try some of these seed- 

 lings. Do not ask me to send any special color, as no one 

 knows the color until they bloom. Price, 15 cents each; two 

 for 25 cents; five for 50 cents; twelve for $1.00. 



TREE PEONIES 



This is a remarkable species, developed from Peony Mouton, 

 a native of China and Japan. In habit of growth it is not 

 unlike a deciduous shrub — the growths are short and stocky, 

 the plant eventually attaining a height of four or more feet 

 and of large circumference ; the foliage is quite handsome, 

 and the immense flowers, which usually appear some two 

 weeks ahead of the herbaceous class, are most remarkable for 

 their immense size and gorgeous colorings. Splendid for 

 grouping or for specimen plants on lawns. While a hardy 

 plant, it will be found desirable to give it some protection in 

 very cold latitudes. All shoots springing from the base should 

 be rubbed off; any color you desire. Price, 75 cents; two for 

 $1.25. 



Remember that so long as I can ship Peonies safely 

 during the spring months I will do so; after it be- 

 comes too late ) will file your order for them and 

 ship in the fall time. 



OFFICINALIS SECTION These are Earlier Bloomers than the Chinensis Section 



They are the old May Peonies of our mothers' gardens. Price, 30 cents each; the three for 75 cents. 



OFFICINALIS RUBRA (Fl. PI.)— The old-fashioned early deep I OFFICINALIS ROSEA (Fl. PI.)— Very large, well-formed 



crimson variety of our grandmothers* gardens. n «°.? m i.A? 1 .c r 5l e £x pll £; 7*3,- b ? iU 4?? t . an ^ .effective 



[OFFICINALIS ALBA — (Mutabilis.) White striped with pink. 



dcamtco Tr\ r^r\x r\v> usually called mixed peonies 

 riiUJNliib 1U LULUK all double flowering 



My Peonies to color you will find unsurpassed. They are fine large flowers with rich colors; free bloomers. The roots 

 I offer are strong. Be sure and try them. I have these Peonies in white, red, pink and rose at 15c, four for 50c. 



BAINES GRAND GARDEN DAHLIAS 



No garden is complete without a show of these brilliant and stately autumn flowers, and nothing gives greater return for SO 

 little money and care. I offer dry bulbs or tubers, but if stock of these becomes exhausted will send started plants. 

 I grow and sell fifteen acres of Dahlias each year. 



CACTUS DAHLIAS 



So-called from their resemblance to Cactus flowers. They 

 are charcterized by long, narrow, pointed, tubular and 

 twisted petals of graded lengths, giving the flowers a strik- 

 ing and attractive appearance. Grand for cut flowers. Price, 

 except where noted. 15 cents each; four for 50 cents; nine 

 for $1-00. The entire set of sixteen Cactus Dahlias costing 

 $2.80 for $2.15. 



AEG1R — Entirely distinct. Petals are twisted and incurved in 

 the most irregular and pleasing manner. Color bright rich 

 crimson-scarlet. 



AMOS PERRY — The best bright scarlet Cactus to date. Color 

 purest flaming-scarlet, with long, narrow twisted petals of 

 irregular formation. The blooms are borne well above the 

 foliage in the utmost profusion. Certainly a beauty. Price, 

 25 cents. 



AURORA — The color is a remarkable shade of rich golden- 

 amber, elegantly tinged and shaded with apricot and dark 

 ruddy copper, shading lighter towards tips of petals, in- 

 tensely beautiful and resembling in color a splendid after- 

 glow. Price, 20 cents. 



CHARLES CLAYTON — The strongest words of praise are not 

 extravagant when applied to this wonderful new Cactus. It 

 is the ideal in color, form, length of stem and general good 

 habits, beyond which it would seem little could be hoped 

 for. The color is a most intense crimson, so vivid as to 

 dazzle the eye; superb. Price, 20 cents. 



COUNTESS OF LONSDALE— For perfection of bloom, erect- 

 ness of stem, abundance of flowei this variety has never yet 

 been equaled. On several of the plants I have counted over 

 150 perfect blooms on one plant. Is there any other garden 

 flower that can equal it? The color is a rich salmon-pink 

 tinted apricot. The one best Dahlia, Price, 25 cents. 



COUNTRY GIRL — Base of petals golden-yellow suffused with 

 salmon-rose or old gold, which is deepest at the tips of petals. 



FLORADORA — Deep, dark, rich wine-crimson, splendid shaped 

 flowers ou long upright wiry stems. Habit, ideal of perfection. 



HENRY SHOESMITH — Bright crimson-scarlet ; very narrow, 

 long petals. In a class by itself. 



J. H. JACKSON— This is without doubt the finest dark Cac- 

 tus Dahlia. Its velvety-black crimson-maroon shade is very 

 striking. Large and perfect. 



KRIEMHILDE — A magnificent variety bearing perfect flowers 

 of fresh delicate pink shading to deep" rose-pink. The cen- 

 ter petals ultimately change to creamy-white, giving the 

 mature flower a captivating pink and white effect. 



MRS. GEORGE STEVENSON— This is the grandest clear yel- 

 low Cactus Dahlia to date. The petals are very long and 

 narrow and stand well above the foliage. Extra fine. Price, 

 20 cents. 



RHINE QUEEN— In this I believe I am offering the ideal White 



Cactus Dahlia, which has been a desideratum for a long 



time. It opens a white, with a delicate pearl-pink tint, 



quickly changing to a pure white. Certainly a most wonder- 



• ful Dahlia. Price, 25 cents. 



STANDARD BEARER — Bright, pure scarlet; flowers large and 

 full to the center ; of symmetrical and perfect form. Petals 

 semi-quilled. Extraordinarily productive. One of the very best. 



STRAHLEIN KRONE — Intense cardinal-red, very rich and 

 glowing ; of immense size. 



VESTA — A beautiful shade of delicate light pink. Large full 

 flowers borne on long stems ; very good. 



WINSOME — Pure white. Bears abundant masses of large, 

 white flowers; very desirable. 



DECORATIVE DAHLIAS 



These come next to the Cactus as a cut flower. They are 

 also very showy in the garden, being unusually free bloom- 

 ers. They are more formal in make-up than the Cactus 

 Dahlias, but not as formal as the show varieties, being a 

 happy medium between the two. Price, except where noted, 

 15 cents each, four for 50 cents, nine for $1.00. The entire 

 set of twenty-two Decorative Dahlias, costing $4.55, for 

 $3.75. 



BLACK BEAUTY — A beautiful dark velvety maroon, almost 

 black. Price, 20 cents. 



BLUE OBAN — This is the famous blue Dahlia. The color is 

 a decided lavender-blue. A fine bloomer. Quite distinct 

 and beautiful. Price, 25 cents. 



CATHERINE DUER— (The Newport Dahlia.) For description, 

 see first page of catalogue, and also see color-plate on 

 fourth page of cover. Price, 20 cents. 



CLIFFORD W. BRUTON — Immense size; color a clear, rich 

 canary-yellow. Fine for cutting. Should be in every collection. 



