LIST OF HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS FOR 1915. 



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PAEONIES. 



CHOICE HERBACEOUS VARIETIES. 



Paeonies have continued to increase in popu- 

 lar favor with each succeeding year as pre- 

 eminent among' our hardy perennial plants. 

 In response to the increasing' demand, cultiva- 

 tors of this beautiful plant have enthusiastic- 

 ally engaged themselves in introducing and 

 propagating new varieties, aiming at more 

 perfect flowers of more delicate tints and 

 deeper, richer shades. The new varieties them- 

 selves sufficiently attest the success of these 

 efforts. Not to have seen any of them at Its 

 best is to have missed a flower exquisitely 

 lovely. From these and our standard varie- 

 ties one may find any shade or combination of 

 colors he may desire to enhance the beauty of 

 his lawn or herbaceous border. 



No class of plants is more easily grown than 

 Paeonies, and few repay the care given them so 

 generously. They are perfectly hardy and 

 thrive in almost any soil, but any extra atten- 

 tion given them will be amply repaid; deeply 

 cultivated and well enriched loam suits them 

 best. In shady places where few plants will 

 succeed, Paeonies will grow luxuriantly. Such 

 spots are usually to be found, and the colors 

 of the flowers are brighter and they last much 

 longer than if fully exposed to the sun. The 

 plants, however, thrive equally well in sunny 

 situations, and planter! in front of shrubbery or 

 on either side of walks they are very effective. 



CHOICE VARIETIES OF PAEONIES. 



Baron J. Rothschild — A grand paeony. Outside 

 petals rose, center salmon, sweet, double. 



Elegans — Outside petals dark pink 

 salmon center; loose, fine, sweet. 



Festiva — A very fine dwarf variety, 

 clear white, spotted with carmine. 



large 

 Flowers 

 early. 



Fragrans — Light rose; very fragrant 



Humei — Deep rose; very fragrant. 



J. B. Rendatler — An exceedingly beautiful 

 pink: large and double; late. 



white 



Lady Darmouth — Pure 

 Earliest white. 



Louis Van Houttt 



variety. 



very fine. 

 Deep rose; early; a superb 



Louis d'Estres — Deep rose pink; fragrant. 



Madam Chnumy — A magnificent flower; beau- 

 tiful satiny rose. 



Miss Briee — Pink center, cream tinted favender. 



Ne Plus Ultra — Beautiful clear shell 

 pink, retaining from first to last its 

 exquisitely delicate color without 

 fading in the least; very fragrant. 



Officinalis Rubra Plena — Deep crimson; 

 very early; one of the best. 



Officinalis Rosea — Very early; salmon 

 color. 



Triumph du Nord — Satiny red, shaded 

 lavender. 



Whitleyi (Queen Victoria) — White, with 

 creamy center. 



Small plants of above varieties, each 

 25c: medium 50c; large $1.00. 



Arsene Meruct- 



fine. 



FESTIVA MAXIMA. 



-Semi-double rose; very 



Francis Ortegal — Dark crimson, very 

 large, fine, deep, double and sweet. 



Beaute Francaise — Pink and cream 

 points flecked with carmine; fra- 

 grant; very desirable. 



Grandiflora- 



late. 



-Red; a magnificent flower; 



Caroline Mather- 

 full. 



-Crimson, large and 



EXTRA CHOICE PAEONIES. 



Amabilis Lilacina — Flesh pink, 

 center; very early. 



yellow 



Armandine Mechin — Brilliant red; full 

 flower. 



Alice Crousse — Outside petals rose, cen- 

 ter white; a superb flower. 



Charlemagne — Flesh shading to white 

 chamoise rose; large flower; very late. 



Cornucopia — Delicately shaded pink, 

 very large; a profuse bloomer. 



Delicatissima — A beautiful clear pink. 



Dr. Nester Pelassy — Beautiful blush 

 pink; very double and fragrant. 



Duchess de Nemours — Pure white, ex- 

 tra large, one of the very best. 



Duke of Wellington — White, flushed 

 with light primrose, very beautiful; 

 late. 



Eclair — Bright lavender pink; exceed- 

 ingly attractive. 



Festiva Maxima — Creamy 'white, with 

 small center of carmine; early. One 

 of the very finest. 



La Tulipe — Blush white with Tulip- 

 like shading; very attractive. 



La Rosiere — Center sulphur - yellow 

 with yellowish white border, large 

 and globular. 



Madam d'Verneville — Pure white, 

 large full center, extra fine. 



very 



Marie — White, faintly tinged flesh; 

 large, beautiful flower; very late. 



Marie Jacquin (Pond Lily) — Pure white, 

 yellow center; just like a pond lily. 



Mrs. Jules Elie — Flesh pink with sil- 

 very reflex center, petals bordered 

 carmine; very late. 



Modele de Perfection — Delicate pink, 

 shading to white, a superb variety 

 and very appropriately named. The 

 flower is large and globular in form. 



Mile. Rose Rendatler — Beautiful rosy 

 carmine; a superb variety. 



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