WIS. 



'aeonies have continued 



increase in popular favor 



h each succeeding year 



pre-eminent among 1 our 



'dy perennial plants. In 



ponse to the increasing 



nand, cultivators of this 



lutiful plant have enthu- 



stically engaged them- 



ves in introducing and 



)pagating new varieties, 



ning at more perfect flow- 



3 of more delicate tints, 



d deeper, richer shades. 



e new varieties them- 



.ves sufficiently attest the 



ocess of these efforts. Not 



have seen any of them at 



best is to have missed a 



wer exquisitely lovely. 



om these and our standard 



rieties one may find any 



ade or combination of col- 



s he may desire to enhance 



3 beauty of his lawn or 



rbaceous border. 



No class of plants is more 



sily grown than Paeonies, 



d few repay the care given 



em so generously. They 



e perfectly hardy and 



rive in almost any soil, but 



y extra attention given 



am will be amply repaid; 



eply cultivated and well 



riched loam suits them 



st. In shady places, where 



— - fcow 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 



planted in front of shrubbery or on either side of walks they are very effective. 



Our stock is very large, embracing an extensive assortment of the newest and 



best varieties, from which we have selected the following choice and distinct 



kinds, all of which we can confidently recommend. 



CHOICE VARIETIES OF PAEONIES. 



Baron J. Rothschild — Outside petals 

 rose, center salmon, sweet, double. 



Elegans — Outside petals dark pink, 

 large salmon center; loose, fine, sweet. 



Fragrans — Light rose; very fragrant, 

 early. 



Fragrantissima — Deep rose; fragrant, 

 late. 



Humei — Deep rose; very fragrant. 



J. B. Rendatler — An exceedingly beau- 

 tiful pink; large and double, late. 



La Coquette — Salmon rose, tinged with 

 lilac. This is without doubt one of 

 the finest Paeonies in cultivation. The 

 flowers are large, compact and well 

 formed and are produced in great 

 profusion. It is early and a good 

 keeper. 



La Martina — Deep red, late. 



Lady Darmouth — Pure white; very fine. 

 Earliest white. 



Louis Van Houtte — Deep rose, early; a 

 superb variety. 



Louis d'Estres — Outside petals pink; 

 center cream. 



Madam Chaumy — Beautiful satiny rose. 



Miss Brice — Pink center, cream tinted 

 lavender. 



Ne Plus Ultra — Beautiful clear shell 

 pink, retaining from first to last its 

 exquisitely delicate color without fad- 

 ing in the least; very fragrant. 



Noemi — Blush white; very fine. 



Officinalis Rubra Plena — Deep crimson; 

 very early; one of the best. 



Officinalis Rosea — Very early; salmon 

 color. 



Pius IX — Dark red; semi-double. 



Plutarch — Dark red; semi-double. 



Triumph du Nord — Satiny rose, shaded 

 lavender. 



Small Plants of above varieties 25c 

 each; medium 50c; large $1.00. 



A SUPERB COLLECTION OF 

 PAEONIES. 



Arsene Meuret — Semi-double rose; very 



fine. 

 Beaute Francaise — Pink and cream; 



points flecked with carmine; fragrant, 



very desirable. 

 Caroline Mather — Crimson; large and 



full. 



