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DREER’S FRAGRANT PEONIES 
The wonderfully improved Peonies introduced in 
recent years are truly the ‘‘Queen of Spring Flowers,”’ 
and are well adapted for massing in beds and par- 
ticularly valuable for planting in groups throughout 
the perennial or shrubbery border, where their bril- 
liant hues add attraction to all around. Their re- 
quirements are so simple—a good, rich, deep soil, 
and an open, sunny position; which, however, is not 
absolutely necessary, as they thrive almost equally as 
well in a partly shaded position, and a liberal supply 
of water during their growing season being sufficient 
to give an abundance and wealth of flowers, which 
rival the finest Roses in coloring and fragrance, and 
produce during their flowering season a gorgeous 
effect not equalled by any other flower. They are 
perfectly hardy, requiring no protection whatever, 
even in the most severe climate, and once planted 
increase in beauty each year. 
An important point to observe in the planting of 
Herbaceous Peonies is not to plant too deep. The 
roots should be placed so that the crowns are cov- 
ered with two inches of soil. 
EIGHTEEN FINEST 
HERBACEOUS PEONIES 
Comte de Diesbach. Soft rosy-mauve, of fine 
form. 
Couronne d’Or. Immense hall-shaped blooms, 
snow white with golden yellow stamens and deli- 
cate carmine markings on the central petals. 75 
cts each. 
Edulis Superba. Deep rose-pink with lighter 
shadings. The earliest variety in our collection. 
Eugene Verdier. Large double Hydrangea-pink; one of 
the finest. 75 cts. each. 
Festiva Maxima. This truly superb variety is considered 
the finest white in cultivation. 
Floral Treasure. Very large, delicate clear pink shading 
lighter at the centre. 
Francois Ortegat. 
dark varieties. 
Golden Harvest. 
centre. 
Grandiflora Carnea Plena. Large, loose, graceful flowers, 
flesh tinted white. 
La Brune. Large, showy deep carmine-violet; very free. 
La Tulipe. Very large globular, flesh-pink shading to ivory- 
ae centre petals tipped carmine; one of the best. 75 cts. 
each. 
Brilliant crimson; one of the richest 
Peach blossom pink with creamy white 
Dovusrz Hersaceous PEonyY 
Marguerite Gerard. Enormous flat flowers with broad petals, 
delicate Hydrangea-pink changing to creamy white. 765 cts. 
each. 
Mme. Boulanger. A very choice variety of a soft lilac 
tinted white, petals of great substance. 75 cts. each. 
Mme. Calot. One of the best early sorts, large flowers of a 
pale hydrangea pink. Very delicate when cut in bud state. 
Mme. de Verneville. Broad sulphur white guard petals 
and compact white centre, touched carmine. 
Mme. Ducel. Bright silvery pink with salmon shadings and 
silvery reflex. Magnificent cut flower variety and fine bed- 
der. 75 cents. each. 
Mons. Jules Elie. 
pale lilac rose with silvery reflex. 
Mons. Paillet. 
and silvery reflex. 
Probably the largest flowered; color 
$1.00 each. 
Fine light pink with deeper shaded centre 
Price, strong roots, except where noted, 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz. One each of the 18 varieties, $10.00. 
STANDARD VARIETIES, DOUBLE HERBACEOUS PEONIES 
Amabilis Lilaciaa. 
the flowers mature. 
Andre Lauries. A fine late Tyrian-rose, 
Arthemise. Free bloomer in clusters; violet-rose with light 
mauve shadings. 
Baron Rothschild. Light rosy lilac; very free. 
Bright lilac-rose changing to white as 
Bene Large compact flower; light carmine-rose tipped 
silver. 
Charlemagne. Lilac-white with a slight blush centre. 
Canary. Pure white guard petals with amber white centre. 
Duke of Wellington. An ideal cut flower variety; color 
sulphur-white, quite fragrant. 
Duchess de Nemours. Sulphur-white changing to pure 
white. Particularly beautiful in the half-open bud state. 
Duc de Cazes. 
and silvery reflex. 
Grandiflora Rubra. Immense globular light red. 
Humei Rosea. Very large late-flowering cherry-rose. 
Louis Van Houtte. Rich dark crimson, developing a slight 
silvery tip as the flowers age. 
Mons. Mallet. Tyrian-rose with salmon shadings in the centre- 
Ne=Plus-Ultra. Light violet-rose with silvery reflex. 
Paganini. Light solferino-red with paler centre. 
Pomponia. Rosy-mauve guard petals, primrose yellow centre 
changing to white. 
Queen Victoria. 
Rosea Elegans. 
Victoria Tricolor. 
Bright pink shaded violet, lighter centre 
Pure white with creamy white centre. 
Pale lilac-rose with creamy white centre. 
Lilac-rose, centre light salmon-yellow. 
Price, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. Set of one each of the 20 varieties, $4.00. 
Double Herbaceous Peonies in Mixture, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 
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