Currie's Exquisite 

 PEONIES 



Carefully selected vari- 

 eties — all rated by the 

 American Peony Society 



• Modern Peonies are rapidly becoming the leading hardy flowering plant. They can take 

 the place of low-growing common shrubs because their foliage remains attractive all summer, 

 and besides, they produce every spring on abundance of glorious fragrant blossoms. 



Peonies are perfectly hardy and do well in any well-drained garden soil. They respond to 

 care, of course, and on application of well-decayed manure every spring or fall is 

 recommendable. 



Plant so that the eyes are covered with not more than 2 inches of soil. Peonies are very 

 attractive planted in beds along the drive in the perennial border, against a background 

 of evergreens. Lilies do very well planted among Peonies. 



TREE PEONIES 



Including the 

 Newest in Double Yellows 

 The Tree Peony differs from the herba- 

 ceous Peony in that the stems of the 

 Tree Peony are woody and the plant 

 will attain o height of over 5 feet. 

 Tree Peonies, in general, bloom ear- 

 lier than the Chinese Peonies and are 

 very free-flowering. Among them we 

 find colors unknown in the Chinese 

 Classes. 



We have studied and propagated 

 Tree Peonies for a good many years 

 and the collection listed on these 

 pages represents the finest assort- 

 ment available today. We draw your 

 attention especially to the yellow 

 varieties, which still belong to the 

 rarest of all plants. 







THE 



PEONY 



RATING 









Numbers 



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arieties refer to thei 



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by the 



members 



of the Ame 



rican Peony Society 



(9.5 





more, 



almost pe 



rfect; 



9.0, very fne; 



8.5, fine; 8.0, very 



good; 



7.5 good) 

















8.4— ALBERT CROUSSE — A lovely 

 shell-pink, immense flower on long 

 stem. Blooms late. 50c. 



9.0-BARONESS SCHROEDER-Baby- 



pink fading to pure white. Blooms 

 late mid-season. 75c. 



8.7— CLAIRE DUBOIS— Immense sat- 

 iny-pink flowers in great abundance. 

 Blooms late mid-season. 75c. 



8.4-FELIX CROUSSE— Brilliant ruby 

 red. Mid-season. 75c. 



8.8— KARL ROSENFIELD — Finest of 

 all. Pure deep red peonies, large 

 stems. Blooms early. 50c. 



8.4— MIKADO-An exquisite Japanese 

 Peony of marvelous cerise red color 

 and chamois and red center. Blooms 

 abundantly. $1.00. 



8.9— MME. EMILE LEMOINE — Gor- 

 geous white flower with red blotches 

 in center. Improvement over the old 

 Fertion Maxiena. Blooms early. 75c. 



8.9— MARIE CROUSSE— Soft salmon- 

 pink. Large flower and tall stem. 75c. 



8.8— MONS. MARTIN CAHUSAC — 



Darkest of all reds, deep maroon. 

 Early. $1.25. 



9.2-MONS. JULES ELIE— Early lorge 

 satiny pink. 75c. 



8.7— PRES. TAFT (Reine Hortense)- 



Immense light pink. Mid-season. 75c. 



9.0— SARAH BERNHARDT — Apple- 

 blossom pink. Abundant bloomer. 

 75c. 



9.8— THERESE-Early soft pink. High- 

 est rated pink peony. $1.00. 



Special! 



5 Super -Peonies for ^1,50 



— the same varieties as listed 

 above, but our own selections. 

 You save nearly half the cost 

 this way. 



SIZE OF PLANTS AND TIME 

 OF SHIPPING— At prices quot- 

 ed we supply strong two-to 

 three-year-old plants. We car- 

 ry most of our tree peonies in 

 5-in. pots so that they can be 

 shipped at any time. Tree Pe- 

 onies bloom when very young. 

 Quite often we hove flowers 

 in one-year plants. It must be 

 considered that tree peonies 

 are grafted and that a two- 

 or three-year tree peony cannot 

 be compared in size with a 

 two- or three-year clump of 

 the Chinese Peony. 



ARCHIDUC LUDOVICO — Enormous 

 wide flower, double, flesh-pink, turn- 

 ing soft lilac. Each, $5.00. 

 ATHLETE-lmmense double flower of 

 fine glazed mauve, shaded rose, vig- 

 orous and prolific grower. Each, 

 $5.00. 



BARONNE D'ALES — Very large im- 

 bricated bloom, vivid salmony-pink, 

 deeper in center. Each, $5.00. 

 CAROLINA D'lTALIE — Wide flower, 

 silvery-flesh with salmon reflex, pro- 

 lific and beautiful. Each, $5.00. 



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annas 



CITY OF PORTLAND — A glowing 

 pink; height. 31/2 feet; foliage, green, 



KING HUMBERT — Scarlet flowers, 

 bronzed leaves, greatest fovorito 

 today. 5 feet. 



YELLOW KING HUMBERT— Foliage 



a very dark green. Flowers a deep 

 rich yellow, softly spotted and 

 blotched with bright red; measuring 

 5 to 7 Inches across. 4 feet. 



THE PRESIDENT — A rich glowing 

 scarlet with flowers 7 inches across 

 when fully opened. 4 feet. 



WINTZER'S COLOSSAL — Largest 

 flowering canna. Vivid, blazing scar- 

 let. Green foliage. 5 feet. 



PRICE— Dormant roots of any of the 

 above varieties, except where other 

 wise noted, each, 15c; per doz., $1.50: 

 per 100. $10.00. 



CANNA 

 SPECIAL 



One each 



of the five 



varieties 



above 



75c value - 55C 



HARDY LILIES 



For Spring or Fall 

 Planting 



Price each includes postage. Per doz- 

 en, add for postage at zone rates. 

 Mailing weight of large bulbs, 5 lbs. 

 per dozen, extra large bulbs, 7 lbs. 

 per dozen. 



These Lilies may be planted either 

 in spring or fall, 4 inches deep. In 

 good garden soil that Is well drained; 

 light, sandy ground Is best. They are 

 perfectly hardy and bloom from Aug- 

 ust to October. 



• • • 



AURATUM (Golden-Banded Japan 



Lily)— White, with a golden band on 

 each petal and beautifully spotted. 

 Very fragrant. Large Bulbs — Each, 

 35c; doz., $3.50; .100, $25.00. Extra 

 Large Bulbs— Each, 45c; doz., $4.50; 

 100, $35.00. 



SPECIOSUM ROSEUM— White, shad- 

 ed rose, and spotted deep red. Large 

 Bulbs— Each, 35c; doz., $3.50; 100, 

 $25.00. Extra Large Bulbs— Each, 45c; 

 doz., $4.50; 100, $35.00. 



REGALE— Unequalled among those 

 which will thrive in this country. Se- 

 lect Size — Each, 25c; doz., $2.50. 

 Mammoth Size — Each, 35c; doz., 

 $3.50. 



