6 Rk. & J. FARQUHAR & CO.’S MID-SUMMER CATALOGUE. 
DOUBLE PAEONIEs. 
; Pzonia Festiva Maxima. 
The Peony is the rival of the rose. The Double Chinese Pzeonies come in bloom a few days before the hybrid 
perpetual roses; the flowers last as long; run in the same colors; many of them are delightfully fragrant and, because 
of their greater size, are much more decorative. Ponies thrive in ordinary garden soil, but attain their best develop- 
ment in strong, deep loam which has been well enriched with barn-yard dressing. Ground bone is perhaps the best 
commercial fertilizer; it may be used in combination with harn-yard manure or alone. 
September is considered the best month to plant Pzeonies, They should be set at least 21 feet apart, and strong 
crowing sorts like Festiva Maxima would be better if set three feet apart. In planting, the eyes should be set about 
four inches under the surface. The plants make stronger growth and yield larger flowers when established a year or 
two in a place; they dislike to be moved. 
Although little further care is necessary, Ponies respond readily to good treatment; a mulching of manure 
during winter, and liberal watering while in bud and blossom, and again during July, when the new eyes are being 
formed, will add greatly to the size and substance of the flowers. 
Insects rarely trouble Pzonies; they are among the cleanest of garden plants in this respect. 
Roots ready for delivery in September. 
