R. & J. FARQUHAR CO., BOSTON. PERENNIAL PLANTS 



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PEONIES 



Everybody enjoys the glory of the Peony season, when the giant, fragrant 

 flowers adorn almost every country dooryard. But the old-time varieties have 

 been much improved, and the better sorts now available are revelations of 

 beauty and abundance. Peonies are among the hardiest of plants and are 

 exceedingly easy to grow, requiring only sunshine and water during the grow- 

 ing season^ and a deep, rich soil. When enriching the ground, fresh manure 

 should not be placed near the roots. Planting too deep is a frequent cause of 

 shy flowering, and therefore the roots should be planted so that the eyes 

 are 2 to 3 inches below the surface. 



The figure following the name indicates relative time of flowering 



Avalanche. 2. Very fine ivory-white, free-blooming, and good cutting 



variety. SI. 50 each. 

 Baroness Schroeder. 2. Pure white, intensely fragrant blooms are 



borne profusely in midseason. $1.50 each. 

 Camille Calot. Large, well formed flowers of a charming shade of light 



rose. Vigorous and free-blooming. 75c. each. 

 Cherry Hill. 1. One of the most striking Peonies. It is a rich 



garnet in color and an early and profuse bloomer. $6.00 each. 

 Claire Dubois. 3. Silvery satiny pink — a charming color. Very 



late-blooming. $2.00 each. 

 Comte de Diesbach. 1. An extra-early variety with large, fuU, 



showy, vivid deep crimson blooms. 75c. each. 

 Cornelia Shaylor. 3. Large, symmetrical, bomb-shaped blooms 



with guard petals soft shell-pink shading to white, centre a deeper 



tone of pink. A variety of distinct merit. $20.00 each. i 



Dorchester. {Richardson.) 3. Large, compact, rose-type blooms of 



pale hydrangea-pink. A free bloomer and fragrant. $1.50 each. 

 Duchesse de Nemours. (Calot.) 2. Medium-sized, pure white blooms. 



Strong, free bloomer. 75c. each. 

 Duchesse d'Orleans. 2. Large, full, rose-tjqje blooms of a charming 



shade of pink, reflexed silvery pink. $1.00 each. 

 Duke of Wellington. 2. Large, bomb type blooms with white guards 



and creamy yellow centre. 75c. each. 

 Edulis Superba. 1. Large, loose crown of brilliant mauve-pink with 



collar striped Ulac. Very vigorous, upright, free-blooming, and early. 



75c. each. 



Eugene Verdier. 3 



pink. Very late. 



Blooms large, deliciously fragrant, pale hydrangea- 

 ~~;.00 each. 



Lower Peony, Walter Faxon; Upper, Baroness Schroeder 



Duchesse de Nemours Peonies 



Felix Crousse. 2. Large, globular, brilhant red bloom. A free 



bloomer. $1.50 each. 

 Festiva Maxima. 1. Very large, full, rose type blooms having pure 



white centres, and petals tipped with bright crimson. The most 



popular white variety for cut-flowers. 75c. each. 

 Francois Ortegat. 2. Large, semi-rose type blooms of dark ama- 

 ranth-red. Medium height, compact bush. 75c. each. 

 Georgiana Shaylor. 3. A glorious shade of pale pink flecked with 



crimson — an exquisite, novel coloring. Fine blooms late in the 



season. $5.00 each. 

 Golden Harvest. 2. Large rose type, with centre of creamy peach- 

 blossom-pink and guards of pale lilac-rose; fragrant. Dwarf habit; 



free-blooming. 75c. each. 

 James Kelway. 2. A tall, vigorous Peony with deliciously fragrant 



blooms. Pure white with a shading of gold at base of petals. 



$2.00 each. 

 Kelway's Glorious. 2. Pinkish in bud, the immense blooms open to 



a silvery iridescent white. One of the loveliest of all Peonies. 



$20.00 each. 

 La Tuiipe. 3. Large, flat, semi-rose type; centre lilac-white, outer 



petals splashed crimson; fragrant. T?all, erect, robust grower. 



75c. each. 

 Louis Van Houtte. 2. Medium-sized bloom, semi-rose type; deep 



carmine-rose, with fiery reflex; fragrant. Medium height. $1.00 



each. 

 Luella Shaylor. 2. A very lovely variety with fine blooms of 



satiny creamy white, borne on excellent stems. $14.00 each. 

 Mme. de Verneville. 1. Very large, perfect, bomb-shaped bloom; 



pure white, with centre petals blush, tipped carmine. Medium 



height, strong. 75c. each. 

 Mme. Emiie Galle. 3. A charming late variety, with large blooms 



of a soft shade of shell-pink. $1.50 each. 

 Mme. Emile Lemoine. 2. Deep, full, delicate flesh-white blooms 



on tall, strong stems. $2.00 each. 

 Mons. Dupont. 2. Large, flat, semi-rose type; milk-white centre, 



splashed crimson and showing stamens; delicious fragrance. Tall, 



erect habit; free-blooming. $1.00 each. 

 Mons. Jules Elie. 1. Large, compact, globular; pale lilac-rose with 



silvery reflex; very fragrant. Good grower. $2.00 each. 



