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SPLENDID ROVE PEONIES 
i “ARISTOCRATS OF THE FLOWERS” 
Peonies today show a wonderful improvement over former years. 
There is something of true magnificence about this aristocrat of the 
flowers, and in large mass-plantings they produce an effect that you 
remember—great, gorgeous blossoms, daintily dyed with the most 
exquisite shades, from white to the deepest reds. They are deliciously 
fragrant and for effective decorations, especially on a large scale, are 
totally unsurpassed. Bloom several weeks in the spring. Height, 2 
to 3 feet. 
CuLTuRE.—They will grow anywhere, reasonably speaking— 
though they do best in rich, deep soil and a sunny position, but thrive well 
in partial shade. Plenty of water during the growing season is an added 
stimulus. They are perfectly hardy, require no protection and are 
not troubled with insects or disease. 
SIX FINEST PEONIES 
Gigantea. Immense blooms 6 inches to 7 inches across, on long 
stems; color a most exquisite shade of bright pink, tipped with sil- 
very white; indescribably beautiful and deliciously fragrant. The 
finest of all pink Peonies for cut-flowers. Price, $1 each, postpaid. 
Felix Crousse. This is one of the leading red Peonies. It is an excep- 
tionally striking kind with large, double, ball-shaped blooms, and is 
extra-fine in every way. Price, 50 cts., each, postpaid. 
Festiva maxima. For over fifty years this has been the standard for 
perfection in Peonies. The immense, perfectly double flowers are 
pure snow-white with a beautiful flake of carmine in the center. 
No collection of Peonies is complete without this beauty. Price, 50 
cts. each, postpaid. (See illustration.) 
Chrysanthemifilora rosea. A fine, large flower, deep rose-pink with 
pale shadings in the center. Excellent for cut-flowers. Price, 50 cts. 
each, postpaid. 
Couronne d’Or. Beautiful white, with a blotch of red in the center 
around which is a halo of yellow. Immense, very full, ball-shaped 
bloom. Price, 50 cts. each, postpaid. 
Victoire Modeste. A _ bewitching combination—brilliant lilac-rose, — a 
with full center of amber-white. Price, 50 cts. each, postpaid. 
Peony, Festiva maxima 
‘A friend told me, not long ago, that she had counted sixty blos- 
soms upon each of several of her [Peony] plants.’-—Page 41 in “A 
Woman's Hardy Garden,"”’ by Helena Rutherfurd Ely. See Books, page 4. 
TEN STANDARD PEONIES 
35c. each, $3.50 per doz., postpaid 
Anemoneflora rubra. Splendid, rich | L’Eclatante. Deep velvety crimson; 
crimson with narrow petals; distinct. large and full. 
Charlemagne. Large, rose-tinted white | Louis Van Houtte. Bright violaceous 
flowers. red; always in demand. 
Due de Cazes. Guard petals Tyrian- | Marie Lemoine. Extra-large; free-flow- 
rose, center soft rose. ering; ivory-white. 
Duchesse de Nemours. Large white | Nobilissima. Beautifully shaded, delicate 
flower with sulphur shadings. | _ rosy lilac. 
Humei. Cherry-pink; an excellent cut- | Rosea superba. Exquisite silvery rose; 
flower. flowers very large. 
| Offer No. 61a. The above ro Standard Peonies for $3, postpaid. | 
PEONY TENUIFOLIA (The Fern-leaved Peony) 
Double flowers; color like the Jacqueminot rose; interesting and handsome. Price 
35 cts., each, postpaid. 
PEONY OFFICINALIS (Earliest to bloom) 
These are the real old-fashioned Peonies of our grandmother’s day. They bloom 
earliest of all. The flowers are large, full, double and fragrant. Three varieties: Alba. 
Blush-white. Rosea. Bright rose-pink. Rubra. Brilliant, glowing deep crimson. 
Price, 35c. each, postpaid 
a T inalis Peonies for goc. id. | 
The Ree Paes ae Offer No. 61b. he above 3 Officinalis Peonies for gcc., postpaid 
Peonies in Color— Not Named— Red, White, and Pink. Price, 25c. each, 3 for 65c., 12 for $2.50, postpaid 
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