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 sm-fare. 



The figure following the name indicates relative time of flowering 



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

 variety. $1.25 each. 



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

 borne profusely in midseason. $1.50 each. 



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

 blooming. $2.00 each. 



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

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



Duchesse de Nemours. (Calot.) 1. Medium-sized, pure white 

 blooms. Strong, free bloomer. 75c. each. 



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

 charming shade of pink, refiexed 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 lilac. Very vigorous, upright, free-blooming, 

 early. Deliciously fragrant. 75c. each. 



Eugene Verdier. 3. Blooms large, deliciously fragrant, pale hydran- 

 gea-pink. Very late. $1.50 each. 



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

 bloomer. $1.50 each. 



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

 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 amaranth- 

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



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

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

 One of the best. $3.00 each. 



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

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

 blooming. 75c. each. 



Lower Peony, Walter Faxon; Upper, Baroness Schroeder 



Duchesse de Nemours Peonies 



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



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



$1.75 each. 

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



petals splashed crimson; fragrant. Tall, erect, robust grower. 



$1.00 each. 

 Le Cygne. 2. One of the finest white Peonies. The soft, creamy 



white flowers are large, symmetrical, and borne on fine stems. 



$7.50 each. 

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



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



each. 

 Mme. Emile Galie. 3. A charming late variety, with large blooms 



of a soft shade of .shell-pink. $1.00 each. 

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



on tall, strong stems. $1.50 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. $1.50 each. 

 Mons. Krelage. 2. Large, semi-ro-se type; solferino-red, edged 



with silver-white; free bloomer. $1.50 each. 

 Mrs. M. P. Clough. 2. A beautiful midseason variety which 



bears on fine stems large, full blooms of clear salmon-pink. $6.00 



each. 

 Octavie Demay. 1. A charming, early, dwarf variety producing 



shapely blooms of delicate pink shading to white. $1.25 each. 

 Solange. 2. Immense blooms of exquisite form, fine quality, pale 



creamy white to salmon in color. Vigorous and free. $4.00 each. 

 Tourangelle. 3. Intensely fragrant, charmingly formed blooms 



of delicate creamy white, shading to salmon at the base. $3.00 ea. 

 Walter Faxon. 2. The large blooms are of globular, semi-rose type. 



Color is bright rose, deepening toward the centre; fragrant. One 



of the best pink Peonies, which should be in every collection, 



$5.00 each. 



