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Ella V. Baines, The Woman Florist, Springfield, Ohio. 



HARDY PERENNIALS— Continued 

 SPLENDID PEONIES- Continued 



279— BARONESS SCHROEDER— (Kelway, 1889.) Rose type; 

 late. You may pick three flowers and one of them will have 

 a delicate, faint lingering reflex of gold in the center, the next 

 may have the center suffused with heliotrope, and the next a 

 pinkish glow, the whole flower giving the impression of a huge 

 pyramid of baby-pink fading away to purest white. $1.00 each. 



2 — BERLIOZ — (Crousse, 1886.) Rose type; late mid-season, 

 Bright currant-red. Center tinted rose and shaded with ama- 

 ranth. As the flower ages and becomes fully finished each petal 

 is distinctly tipped silver, say to one-half of its length. $1 .00 

 each. 



118— BOULE DE NEIGE— (Calot, 1867.) Semi-rose type; early 

 midseason. Color milk-white, with sulphur center, both guards 

 and center prominently flecked crimson. $1.00 each. 



142— CANDISS1 MA— (Calot, 1856.) Rose type; early. Guard 

 petals creamy-white, center sulphur-yellow, delicately tinted 

 flesh with light green heart. 60 cents each. 



34— CHARLEMAGNE— (Crousse, 1880.) Rose type; late. 

 Color lilac white, with a deeper salmon-pink center. 75 cents 

 each. 



128— COURONNE d'OR— (Calot, 1873.) Semi-rose type; late 

 midseason. Color snow-white reflecting golden-yellow sta- 

 mens that show through the petals when looking at the flower 

 from the side. These stamens light up the whole flower with a 

 glow that is simply indescribable and which suggests the name 

 "Crown of Gold." Delicate carmine pencilings on edges of a 

 few central petals. 60 cents each. 



701— DEFIANCE— (Terry. 1903.) Color bright rich red. 75 

 cents each. Single. 



53— DELACHEI — (Delache, 1856.) Rose type. Late mid- 

 season. A dazzling red. .75 cents each. 



363— DOCTOR BRETONNEAU— (Guerin, 1850.) Rose type. 

 Large, compact flower, mid-season, guards pale lilac; center 

 milk-white, shaded amber; fragrant. 75 cents each. 



97— DORCHESTER— (Richardson, 1870.) Rose type; very late. 

 Color is a delicte Hydrangea-pink or salmon-pink. 75 cents 

 each. 



22— DUC de WELLINGTON— (Calot, 1859.) Bomb type; late 

 midseason. Flowers of enormous size, pyramidal in shape, 

 with high built center. Two rows of large broad guards of pure 

 snow-white, center of flower sulphur-white. 60 cents each. 



41— DUCHESS DE NEMOURS— (Calot, 1856.) Crown type; 

 early. Sulphur-white flowers with greenish reflex that lights 

 up the entire flower; gradually changes to a pure snow-white 

 without spot or blemish. 60 cents each. 



713— DUCHESS OF PORTLAND. Large, rich pink and flesh. 

 $3.00 each. Single. 



79— EDULIS SUPERBA— (Lemoine, 1824.) Crown type; very 

 early. A most beautiful bright clear mauve-pink with silvery 

 reflex. 75 cents each. 



93— EUGENIE VERDI ER— (Calot, 1864.) Semi-rose type; 

 early. It opens a fresh delicate Hydrangea-pink with primary 

 petals lighter, center flushed crimson. The flower hangs on in 

 perfection for two weeks and often finishes with two-thirds of 

 the flower paper-white, the other third in the center a decided 

 Hydrangea-pink. $1.00 each. 



25— FELIX CROUSSE— (Crousse, 1881.) Rose type; late mid- 

 season. Its large, globular flowers, solid and compactly built 

 from edge to center, are a rich, even, brilliant dazzling ruby-red. 

 $1.00 each. 



30— FESTIVA MAXIMA— (Miellez, 1851.) Rose type; early. 

 White as the soul of the Madonna, with now and then a blood 

 drop, as though the iron had sometimes entered her heart. Clear 

 carmine spots on edge of center petals. 60 cents each. 



4— FLORAL TREASURE— (Rosenfield, 1900.) Rose type; 

 early midseason. Very large, full flowers of clear, even pink, 

 shading lighter at the center; very delicate color. 60 cents 

 each. *. 



38— FRAGRANS— (Sir Joseph Banks, 1805.) Bomb type; very 

 late.' Solferino-red with slight silvery reflex. 60 cents each. 



54— GERMAINE BIGOT— (Dessert, 1902.) Crown type; mid- 

 season. Color pale lilac-rose; guards pre-eminently splashed 

 with crimson. $1.00 each. 



110— GLORIE CHARLES GOMBAULT— (Gombault, 1866.) 

 Crown type; midseason. It has a beautiful tri-colored bloom; 

 guards and crown light rose, collar of narrow cream-white petals 

 widening towards the center. $1.00 each. 



67— GOLDEN HARVEST— (Rosenfield, 1900.) Bomb type, 

 midseason. Tri-colored bloom. The guard petals are blush- 

 pink with creamy- white center; center of flower overlaid and 

 tipped with carmine. It combines cream, gold, white, pink, 

 salmon, peach and apricot, the total color effect of the flower 

 being creamy-pink. 60 cents each. 



600 — GYPSY — (Hollis, 1904.) Large, flat bloom, guards dark, uni- 

 form tyrian-rose, beautiful gold center. $1.00 each. Japanese. 



715 — HERMES. Rosy pink. 75 cents each. Single. 



3— HUM El— (Anderson, 1810.) Rose type; very late. Color 

 cherry-pink. 60 cents each. 



122— JEANNE D'ARC— (Calot, 1858.) Crown type; midseason. 

 Soft pink, intermingled with sulphur-white and rose. Center 

 spotted carmine. 75 cents each. 



175— JULES CALOT (Calot, 1861.) Rose type; mid-season. 

 Dark carmine-pink with a silvery reflex and ar occasional crimson 

 fleck on central petalage. $1.00 each. 



28— LADY LEONORA BRAMWELL— (Verdier, 1854.) Bomb 

 type; early midseason. The color is a delicate silvery-rose with 

 lively pink center; petals tipped creamy-white with an occa- 

 sional crimson fleck. 75 cents each. 



103— LA TULIPE— (Calot, 1872.J Semi-rose type; midseason. 

 Delicate blush-white, shading to ivory-white, with red tulip 

 markings on outside of guard petals. 60 cents each. 



27— L'ECLETANTE— (Calot, 1860.) Bomb type; midseason. 

 Color deep, brilliant, velvety-crimson. $1.00 each. 



135— LINNE— (Verdier, 1860.) Rose type; midseason. Color 

 tyrian-rose; guards slightly flecked with crimson; quite florif- 

 erous. 75 cents each. 



168— LIVINGSTONE— (Crousse, 1879.) Rose type; late. Color 

 pale lilac-rose with sheen of silver. 80 cents each. 



19— MADAME CALOT— (Miellez, 1856.) Rose type; early. 

 Hydrangea-pink, center shaded slightly darker with a somewhat 

 sulphur-tint in the collar. $1.00 each. 



223— MADAME DE GALHAU— (Crousse, 1883.) Rose type; 

 late. Guards rose white, center pale lilac-rose. 75 cents each. 



197— MADAME DE VATRY— (Guerin, 1863.) Crown type; 

 midseason. Lilac-white guards and crown, sulphur-white collar 

 of wide petals, center striped carmine. $1.00 each. I 



16— MADAME DE VERNEVI LLE— (Crouse. 1885.) Bomb 

 type; early. 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. 60 cents 

 each. 



101— MADAME DUCEL— (Mechin, 1880.) Bomb type; mid- 

 season. A solid color of silvery-lilac-pink or mauve rose, very 

 distinct and floriferous; holds its form and color to the end. 

 75 cents each. 



7— MADAME EMILE GALLE— (Crousse, 1881.) Rose type; 

 late midseason. Color delicate sea-shell-pink with touches of 

 heliotrope and lavender. 75 cents each. 



148— MADAME JULES CALOT— (Calot, 1868.) Semi-rose 

 type; midseason. Lilac-white narrow petals in collar with a 

 tuft of white petals in center. Color laid on in splashes. $1 .00 

 each. 



166— MADEMOISELLE DESBUISSONS — (Crousse, 1893.) 

 Semi-rose type; late midseason. Color tender glossy pink, 

 center of waxy-white; guards violet-rose. 60 cents each. 



15 MADEMOISELLE LEONIE CALOT— (Calot, 1861.) Rose 

 type; late midseason. A delicate rose- white with soft lilac-pink 

 center, and numerous dots of faint heliotrope-pink. 75 cents 

 each. 



39— MARECHAL VALLIANT— (Calot, 1867.) Rose type; late. 

 Immense globes of light red, with shades of mauve. 75 cents 

 each. ( 



276— MARGUERITE GERARD— (Crousse, 1892.) Semi-rose 



^ type; midseason. A 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. $1.00 each. 



301— MARIE d'HOUR— (Calot, 1883.) Rose-type; midseason. 

 A fine shaped flower, rosy-flesh with white reflex. $1.00 each. 



152— MODELE de PERFECTION— (Crouse, 1S75.) Rose 

 type; late. Guard and collar light violet-rose with shades of 

 flesh-pink, marbled and veined with bright rose, silver tipped, 

 deepening in the center. 80 cents each. 



158— MODESTE GUERIN— (Guerin, 1S45.) Bomb type; mid- 

 season. Color a uniform solferino-pink, tinged carmine. $1 .00 

 each. 



48— MONSIEUR JULES ELI E— (Crousse, 1888.) Bomb type; 

 early midseason. 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. $1.00 each. 



153— MONSIEUR DUPONT— (Calot. 1872.) Semi-rose type; 

 midseason. Ivory-white; center petals splashed with huge 

 drops of lively carmine and lit up with golden stamens at base 

 of petals. The carmine dots on Mons. Dupont are larger and 

 more showy than on any other variety where such spots occur. 

 60 cents each. f 



61— NE PLUS ULTRA (Miellez, 1856.) Rose type; early mid- 

 season. Color light violet-rose with silvery reflex, central petals 

 overlaid with salmon-pink. 60 cents each. »»>l 



616— PETITE RENEE— (Dessert, 1899.) Anemone type; 

 midseason. Very large bloom in clusters, guards of very broad 

 petals of carmine-purple; center petals long and narrow of a 

 beautiful light magenta with golden extremities and yellow back- 

 ground. $1.50 each. Japanese. 



51— PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT— (Holland, 1905.) Semi-rose 

 type; midseason. It is a deep, rich, brilliant red in color, dif- 

 ferent from any red we know. $1 .50 each. 



36— PRESIDENT TAFT— (Blaauw, 1909.) Rose type; mid- 

 season. The color is a delicate Hydrangea-pink, completely 

 enveloped in a halo of angelic white. $1.00 each. 



40— QUEEN VICTORIA— (Eug. Hort., 1830.) Bomb type; 

 early midseason. The very best every day 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. 60 cents each. 



49 — RACHEL — (Terry, 1900.) Rose type; midseason. A good 

 sized double flower of the brightest garnet-red shaded richest 

 ruby-red. Extra fine. $1.00 each. r 



