BERLIN, MARYLAND, U. S. A. 75 

View of the Coleman Dupont Boulevard through the state of Delaware. 
Landscape planting by Mrs. Dupont 
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Peonies 
THE PLANTS FOR ALL PURPOSES 
The greatest and most valuable use of peonies is in our own home 
gardens. A single plant is effective when set at a curve in the walk or 
drive, or grown as a large specimen in the border. A dozen or more 
plants massed in front of a shrubbery planting will produce a picture 
not soon forgotten. Plants may be set in front of the hedge which sepa- 
rates your property from that of your neighbors, and you have the 
shrubbery effect. In public parks peonies are used for masses of 
color; on private estates they are grown to provide blooms for cutting. 
The popularity of the peony is not to be wondered at when we 
consider that the plant is entirely hardy; that it is at home almost 
anywhere; that it blooms freely; that the foliage is seldom troubled 
by insects; and that it remains in good condition from spring to fall. 
From the latter part of May to the first of July the plants are huge 
bouquets of brilliant blooms, in size and color rivaling the rose, while 
many varieties are as deliciously fragrant as the daintiest rosebud. 
Some of these points may be found in other perennials, but we 
believe that the peonies are supreme in possessing all of the features 
which make a plant indispensable. 
Place your orders now for fall shipment — the best time in the year for 
planting Peonies 
We do not ship Peonies by Parcel Post. 
Class A 
50 cts. each, $5 per doz. 
Achille. An erect-growing plant; blooms double, shell-pink at open- 
ing, but changing to lilac-white. 
Alexandre Dumas. Crown violet-rose, creamy white collar. Fra- 
grant. Midseason. 
Dr. Peron Tent. Pale lilac guard petals, with amber-white center 
petals. 
Dr. Caillot. Richly fragrant blooms; color dark Tyrian rose. 
Duc de Wellington. Outer petals white, with sulphur center. Free 
blooming. 
Duchesse de Nemours. A magnificent flower, with 
2.2 DUE woite: Crown iCreamy 
collar, and free from spots or flecks of other tolor. Blooms large, 
full double, and produced freely. Desirable for massing and for 
cutting. Fragrant. 
Edulis superba. Ht A sometimes striped carmine. 
