LOVETT'S NURSERY, LITTLE SILVER, N. J. 



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Peonies 



Although the Peony 

 has been cultivated 

 as a garden flower for 

 centuries, it has only been 

 during the last twenty years that 

 it has received that degree of atten- 

 tion in this country which its great 

 characteristics as a plant and flower cause 

 it to deserve. The modern Peony is a marvel 

 of beauty and fragrance. A well-grown plant, in 

 full bloom, is as pleasing a sight as any in the June 

 ^^arden. A lied of them is truly an inspiration. By planting early, midseason and late blooming sorts, 

 three weeks of continuous floral beauty may be enjoyed. 



Peonies may be replanted any time after the crown buds, or "eyes are fully developed. generalW during 

 September-October. Plants should beset three feet apart in beds or borders and care should be taken not to 

 plant them too deeply. The pink "eyes on the crown should not be covered with more than two inches of 

 soil. Once established Peonies live for years. They are perfectly hardy, need no protection and. for best 

 results, clumps should be divided every five or six years. Pinching off the side buds will result in bigger 

 indixadual flowers 



Uniform price, except as noted, each 75c; dozen, $7.50. 



Abel de Pujol — Lilac rose, shaded white. 



Banquet — Light pink, flowers in clusters. 



Canari — Midseason. Primary petals vvhite, 

 flushed delicate pink, changing to pure white with 

 deep primrose yellow center. Collar next to guards, 

 white. Bomb type. One of the freest blooming. 

 Fragrant, tall. 



Couronne d'Or (Crown of Gold) — Semi-rose; 

 white vi?ith a ring of yellow stamens, crimson splashes; 

 late; agreeable fragrance. Medium height and 



strong grower, blooming freely. Unusual waterlily 

 fragrance. A very valuable Peony for dependability 

 and size; a true "crown of gold." 



Duchesse de Nemours — Large sulphur white, • 

 with a pronounced greenish reflex. Pleasant odor, 

 vigorous grower and free bloomer in clusters. Early, 

 fragrant one of the best whites. V^ery upright in 

 growth. 



Felix Crousse— Among the finest of all double red 

 sorts. Bomb type, bright red, midseason Good 

 odor, robust grower, and free bloomer. Eacli $1 .00 : 

 dozen, $10.00. 



