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Double Herbaceous P.eony. 



Japanese Single- 



Flowering Pseonies. 



No other plant flowering at the same sea- 

 son can vie with the Single Paeony for 

 beauty, and an established bed, when in full 

 bloom, with the large flowers measuring 

 from 6 to 7 inches across, and appearing lilce 

 immense single Roses, is simplv gorgeous. 

 The collection of twelve sorts offered below 

 were selected for us by a reliable Japanese 

 house, and we are assured contains the finest 

 varieties in cultivation. 



Apollo. Beautiful clear rose. 



Crystal. Pure white. 



Diana. Blush, with creamy centre. 



Exquisite. White, with yellow centre. 



Neptune,- A fine pink. 



Ophir. Dark red. 



Saturn. Rosy pink. 



Souvenir. Flesh-pink, yellow centre. 



Topaz. Pale rose ; very delicate. 



Undine. Light pink, striped with crimson. 



Venus. Beautiful pure white. 



Vesta. Purplish-red. 



35 cts. each ; $3. 50 per doz. 



■We will supply one root of each of the 29 Tari- 

 eties of Herbaceous Pseonies, double and single, 

 for Stt.50. 



Select Tree Faeonias. 



The varieties enumerated below have been selected 

 fi-om a large collection of Japanese varieties, and will 

 be found very interesting. 



Abokin. Bright scarlet. 



Akash3=jishi. Blush white, shading deeper to 



centre. 

 Daikagura. Carmine, shading to rose at edges. 

 Fuji-no-mone. Pure white. 

 Hakubanryn. Creamy white. 

 lwato=kagan3i. Fine, large pink. 

 KamadafujI. Soft pink. 



Nishikishima. Bright, soft pink, blush margin. 

 Ruriban, Dark purple. 

 Shokikagura. Satiny rose, shading to white on 



edges. 

 Shiro-kagura. White, suffused with pink. 

 YoyO = no = nomare. Soft rose, the base of petals 



mottled. 



$1.00 each. The set of 12 varieties, §10,00. 



P.EONI.i Te.NUIFOLIA. 



Double Herbaceous Paeonies. 



The Herbaceous Pseonies are exceedingly hardy, and 

 will succeed in any ordinary garden soil, well enriched 

 with good manure. During the summer months mulch- 

 ing will be beneficial to the roots, especially on dry soils. 

 (See cut, also illustration of field on page lo9.) We 

 offer a splendid assortment in twelve varieties, viz: 

 Andre Lauries. A late-flowering, deep, bright red ; 



very double. 

 Festiva Alba. Fine, pure white. 

 Floral Treasure. A beautiful, fragrant, clear, bright 



pink, of elegant form. 

 Golden Harvest. The nearest approach to a yellow i 



variety. 

 Grandiflora Rubra. Extra large, blood-red, magnifi- 

 cent flowers. 

 L'Esperance. A fine, sweet-scented rose color. 

 Marie Lemoine. Delicate flesh color, fading to white 



when fully expanded; very fragrant. 

 Pomponia. Large, rosy pink, with salmon centre ; very 



tree-flowering. 

 Purple Prince. Fine, rich purple. 

 Rosea Elegans. Delicate rose, with salmon centre. 

 Rubra Triumphans. Glowing crimson ; intense, rich 



and brilliant. 



Victoria Tricolor. Light, mottled with 



pink, and yellowish-white centre. 

 25 cts. each. The set of 12 varieties, $2.50; 

 518.00 per 100. 



Paeonia Officinalis. 



This type is one of the earliest to flower, 

 coming in fully a week earlier than the 

 general list of herbaceous sorts. \Ve off'er 

 3 distinct colors. All are strong growers 

 and produce very large blooms. 

 Rubra. Rich crimson. | Rosea. Pink. 

 Alba. Blush white. 



30 cts. each ; §3.00 per doz. Set of 3 va- 

 rieties for 75 cts. 



Paeonia Tenuifolia. 



Intere5ting and handsome, not only on ac- 

 count of their rich crimson flowers, which 

 resemble in color the Gen. Jacqueminot 

 Rose, but the fine feathery foliage makes 

 them a handsome ornamental plant, even if 

 they never produced a flower. Always scarce 

 and much suucht after. (See cut) 

 Double-flowering, 30 cts each ; 5300 



per doz. 

 Single-flowering, 25 cts. each ; $2.50 



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One of each \ariety foi 50 cts. 



Single P^ony. 



