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



ALPHABETICAL LIST OF PEONIES-Concluded 



Monsieur Jules Elie. 



4S — 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 glossv lilac-pink, shad- 

 ing to deeper rose at the base, the entire flower 

 overlaid with a sheen of silver that fairly shim- 

 mers in the sunlight. Monsieur Jules Elie is 

 claimed by many to be the largest of all Peony 

 flowers. On young, vigorous plants we have 

 had flowers eight and nine inches through. In 

 fact they are so large and handsome that but 

 few can realize they are Peony blossoms on first 

 seeing them. An unapproachable variety from 

 any standpoint. "When cut in the bud a good 

 keeper, thus fine for cut flowers. Our planting 

 comprises some twenty thousand plants of this 

 grand Peony. Easily scores the six points of 

 gxcgIIghcg 7^ cents 

 6 — MONSIEUR KRELAGE — Deep currant or Sol- 

 ferino red, with amaranthine center. The French 

 hybridists evidently spilled their paint ' pot 

 after producing this superb variety, as there is 

 nothing in Peonies of its color. 50 cents. 



51 — PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT — It is a deep, rich, 

 brilliant red in color, different from any red we 

 know, and a grand Peony. 75 cents. 



50 — PRINCESS BEATRICE — Large, compact, high 

 built crown. Guards delicate lilac-rose, collar 

 creamy-white with shades of amber. Crown of 

 brilliant sea-shell pink, the extreme center 

 flecked crimson. A glorious flower, a very 

 "splendor of fragrant loveliness;" free bloomer, 

 fragrant. Unquestionably the best of all the 

 tricolor Peonies. Simply exquisite. 50 cents. 



40 — QUEEN VICTORIA — The very best every dav 

 white. "When cut a first rate keeper. Flower 

 of good substance and color; very pretty in the 

 bud state, when it has a faint blush tint; an old 

 standby. 35 cents. 

 181 — TRIOMPHE de EXPOSITION DE LILLE — 

 Large compact bloom of a fresh bright pink. 

 Splashed with darker tints of violet-rose and 

 with white reflex. This is one of our favorite 

 Peonies. 75 cents. 



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. We 

 offer anv color desired, our choice of varieties onlv, 

 at $1.25 each. 



OFFICINALIS SECTION 



These are earlier bloomers than the Chinensis Sec- 

 tion. They are the old May-flowering Peonies of 

 our mothers' gardens. Price, 35 cents each; the 

 three for 90 cents. 



OFFICINALIS RUBRA (Fl. PI.) — The old-fashioned 

 early deep crimson variety of our grandmothers' 

 gardens. 



OFFICINALIS ROSEA (Fl. PI.) — Very large, well- 

 formed bloom; colors deep pink; very brilliant 

 and effective. 



OFFICINALIS ALBA (Mntabilis) — White, striped 

 with pink. 



PpniPnibw That so long as we can ship Peonies 

 JvCIllCllIL'Cl safely during the spring months we 

 will do so; after it becomes too late we will file 

 your order for them and ship in the fall time. 



BEAUTIFUL CANNAS 



Cannas are called the poor man's Orchid because one may possess a perfect riot of color in his yard 

 or garden for the minimum of both outlay and labor. They grow rapidly and bloom luxuriantly through- 

 out a long season, requiring merely ordinary hoeing and weeding, and they always respond to plenty 

 of water. Soak the ground thoroughly. Planted in beds of any formal shape, in rows or in front of 

 porches and foundation walls, their rich, tropical foliage and gaudy bloom will repay their care and the 

 insignificant' trouble of winter storage. 



NOVELTIES IN CANNAS AND THOSE THAT ARE RARE 



EUJREKA — This is the only white flowering Canna 

 that ever amounted to anything. It is a good 

 grower, free bloomer and pure white in color; 

 large flowers and truss. 35 cents. 



FIREBIRD — This is by all means the very best red 

 flowered Canna; gigantic trusses of immense flow- 

 ers with petals two and one-half inches to three 

 inches and over across. The color is a clear, 

 glistening scarlet without streaks or spots of 

 any kind. Don't fail to try it. 4 feet. 30 cents. 



HUNGARIA — This Canna catches the eye insistently 

 and demands attention. The petals are round and 

 ■waxy, made up into big round trusses. Its color 

 forcibly suggests the well-known "Paul Neyron" 

 Rose, and is unquestionably the most attractive 

 and fascinating pink Canna ever produced. 3V> 

 feet. 20 cents. 



KATE F. DEEMER — The grand flowers open a rich 

 oriole-yellow, which gradually gives place to a 

 turkey-red in throat of the flower, this in strik- 

 ing contrast with the rest of the blossom, which 

 turns almost white. Thus two colors of flowers 

 will be on the same stalk at one time. This 

 makes a fascinating combination, and is the most 

 unusual of all Cannas. 4 feet. 20 cents. 



MRS. ALFRED F. CONRAD — A most remarkable 

 variety, with exquisite salmon-pink flowers of 

 largest size in erect and abundantly furnished 

 heads. So freely produced as to keep up a superb 



, showing of its fine bloom for months above the 

 rich green foliage; extra fine. 4 feet. 30 cents. 



OLYMPIC — A captivating shade of orient-red with 

 center flamed a lighter shade as though overcast 

 with a sheen of silver; immense heads of gigantic 

 flowers. Superb. 4 feet. 20 cents. 



