LEAMON G. TINGLE, PITTSVILLE, MARYLAND 9 
8.6 LADY EMILY (Pleas 1907). Ivory rose pink to primrose inter- 
spersed with golden stamens. Large loose cup shaped flowers. Strong 
stem. Rose type. Midseason. 
9.0 LA FRANCE (Lemoine 1901). Enormous, rather flat flowers on 
strong stems. Soft pink, with lavender lights at base of petals. 
Late. A fine variety. 
9.2 LA FEE (Lemoine 1906). Very large, compact, globular flower. 
Rose pink with creamy white collar. ‘lall, fragrant, strong grower 
and early. 
8.6 LA FIANCEE (Lemoine 1901). Very large blooms of creamy 
white, sometimes with crimson fiecks in center. Rather high center 
bomb type. Long, strong stems. Midseason. 
8.6 LA LORRAINE (Lemoine 1901). Beautiful globular blooms of 
creamy white borne high above the foliage. Some golden stamens 
are visible producing a golden effect on the open flower. 
8.3 LA ROSIERE (Crousse 1888). Large flowers produced in clusters. 
Petals imbricated, straw yellow at the center, shading to a creamy 
white border. Fragrant. Very free bloomer. 
7.5 LA TULIPE (Calot 1872). Medium large, flat semirose type. 
Lilac white fading to creamy white with outer guard petals striped and 
center petals tipped with carmine. Fragrant. Blooms held erect on 
tall straight stems. Late. 3 
7.8 LAFAYETTE (Dessert 1904). A wonderful large salmon pink 
with touches of heliotrope; a delicate cerise tinting on the reflex. 
Rose type. Medium tall. Midseason. 
8.4 LAMARTINE (Lemoine 1908).Deep rose carmine. Free bloomer. 
Rose type. Tall. Late. 
8.8 LAURA DESSERT (Dessert 1913). Creamy white guard petals 
deepening to a canary yellow in center. Midseason. 
7.7 LLECLATANTE (Calot 1860). Bomb type; midseason. Flowers 
very double and full; color deep brilliant velvety crimson. It makes 
a handsome plant, every flower standing up straight and erect, well 
above the foliage. This is one of the few varieties whose rating was 
increased at the last symposium. 
9.9 LE CYGNE (Lemoine 1907). A pure white peony of splendid 
quality petals and with splendid stems. No peony has a higher rating. 
8.6 LE JOUR (Shaylor). Single. One of the largest singles. 
LILLIAN GUMM (Gumm). Very large, grown on strong upright 
stems, of a beautiful shade of shell pink, deeper in center, blending to 
white on the outer tips. Somewhat like La France but more dwarf. 
A very prolific bloomer, 
7.3 L’Indispensable (?). Lavender white shading to rose at center. 
-Buds slow to open. Tall, strong grower. Early. : 
8.1 LIVINGSTONE (Crousse, 1879). Rose type; late. Very full 
imbricated bloom; both buds and flowers are large and beautiful. 
Color pale lilac rose with sheen of silver; very free and sure bloomer 
in clusters; upright, erect grower; fine cut flower variety. 
9.0 LONGFELLOW (Brand 1907). Brilliant cherry red flower of large 
size. One of the best of the Brand introductions. 
