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8.8 LAURA DESSERT (Dessert 1913). Creamy white guard petals 
deepening to a canary yellow in center. Midseason. 
7.7 L;-ECLATANTE (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 = 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. 
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. 
8.4 LORA DEXHEIMER (Brand 1913). Very large flower of intense 
flaming crimson, shading darker at base of petals. Fine color. Med- 
ium height. Early. 
7.6 LORD KITCHENER (Renault 1916). Bomb type. A very early 
bright. red, guard petals prominent, enclosing a medium sized loosely 
arranged bomb of the same color. 
6.9 LOUIS VAN HOUTTE (Calot 1867). Medium size, semi rose 
type. Deep carmine rose, tipped silver with fiery reflex. Very brilli- 
ant coloring. Fragrant. Medium height and habit. Late. 
§.8 LOVELINESS (Hollis 1907). Large, compact, flat flower of rose 
type. Uniform hydrangea pink changing to blush pink. <A very beau- 
tiful variety, generally considered to be Hollis’ best. Fragrant. Very 
late. 
7.8 LUCY E. HOLLIS (Hollis 1907). be flat, compact rose type. 
Outer petals violet white, center shading to pale lilac rose, flecked 
scarlet. Fragrant. Very late. 
8.7 LUETTA PFEIFFES (Brand 1916)... Semi-double pinkish white 
flowers of immense size. Semi-rose type. Petals are large inter- 
spersed with golden stamens. Strong stems. Free bloomer. Early. 
9.0 MABEL L. FRANKLIN (Franklin). Th eouter petals are a light 
pink with the extreme center petals a darker pink. A light margining 
of lavender is to be found on the inner petals. Fragrant. 
8.7 MAGNIFICENT (Brand 1918). Large flower; semi rose type. 
Deep dark red with. a bluish cast; medium tall. Free bloomer. Mid- 
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