GENERAL CATALOGUE. 



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plants very ornamental even when out of flower. The newer varieties produce very large, handsome, regularly 

 formed cupped blooms resembling- large roses. No other flower is so well adapted for'large, showy bouquets. The 

 Paeony may be planted either singly on the lawn or in borders. Where the lawn is e.xtensive a large bed maizes a 

 grand show, surpassing a bed of Rhododendrons. It is really a flower for the million. We place them in three 

 divisions : first, the Officinalis and its hybrids ; second, Paradoxa. These are European, and bloom from the middle 

 to the end of May. The thii'd is Chinese, and blooms through June and July. A selection from the three divisions 

 will give a fine display of flowers during three months. Our collection has been made with great care and includes 

 the best and most diatmct varieties. 



FIRST DIVISION — P^ONY OFFICINALIS. 



P. anemonseflora rubra plena. Semi-double ; red, good. 75c. 

 P. alba plena. Double white, tinged red. 75c. 



P. maxima. Double red, changing to blush ; large and double. 50c. 

 P. rosea. Double crimson, changing to rose ; fragrant ; fine. 50c. 

 P. rosea pallida plena. Double, bright rose, changing- whitish. 75c. 

 P. rubra. Double crimson ; of large size ; fragrant. 50c. 

 P. tenuifolia. Single, dark crimson ; very rich fern-like foliage, and 



flowers distinct ; the earliest flowering. 50c. 

 P. tenuifolia flore pleno. Double, fennel-leaved; flowers of a 



bright scarlet crimson and quite double and globular ; rare and 



fine. gl.OO. 



SECOND DIVISION — PARADOXA PEONIES. 



P. amaranthescens splierica. Dark crimson, very double. 50c. 

 P. pulclierrima plena. Crimson, "with purple shade; center petals 

 small and compact. .50c. 



THIRD DIVISION — CHINESE PEONIES. 



12 varieties, our choice, 184.00. P.s:onia Tenuifolia fl. pl. (Reduced). 



P. Ambroise Verscbaffelt. (Calot.) Purplish crimson ; very full, flower fragrant. One of the finest. 50c. 



P. Artemise. Rose of several tints; good form. 50c. 



P. atrosanguinea. Purplish red, tinted with violet. 50c. 



P. Auguste licmonnier. (Calot.) Velvety red ; large, full and beautiful. 50c. 



P. Baron James Kothschild. Outside petals rose, center salmon ; very large and fine. 50c. 



P. camea elegans. Flesh color, with a few carmine marks in the center; good. 50c. 



P. carnea striata. (E. & B.) Flesh color, striped with red ; very fine. 50c. 



P. Charles Verdier. Light lilac rose ; very large, and of perfect form ; a superb variety ; late. 50c. 



P. Constant Devred. Soft clear purple, imbricated like a rose ; fragrant ; superb. 50c. 



P. Daniel d' Albert. Deep rose, shaded purple ; large globular flower. 50c. 



P. delicatissima. Delicate fine rose ; very large, full and sweet. 50c. 



P. Delachii. Dai'k purplish crimson, shaded violet ; fine. 50c. 



p. Dr. Bretonneau. (Verdier.) Rosy violet ; very large and fine ; fragrant. 50c. 



P. Duchesse d' Anaaule. Light rose, center straw color, tipped with red ; beautiful. 50c. 



P. edulis, or fragrans. Violet rose, all of one color ; very full and sweet. 50c. 



P. Eugene Verdier. Blush, shaded with pink ; fine form, large, very full, fragrant ; extra fine. $1.00. 



P. festiva. Pure white, with a few marks of carmine in the center ; perfectly globular, beautiful and sweet. 75c. 



P. festiva maxima. Resembles the preceding, but flowers are much larger, and in clusters ; fragrant. $1.00. 



P. fulgida. Crimson ; profuse flowering ; extra fine. 50c. 



P. Gen. Bertrand. (Guerin.) Rosy violet, center salmon ; large and showy; very fine. 50c. 



P. globosa. Pure white ; full, globular and large ; beautiful ; fragrant ; one of the best. 50e. 



P. globosa grandiflora. White, large globular flowers ; sweet ; one of the best. 50c. 



P. grandiflora carnea plena. Very large ; outside petals delicate blush ; center fringed, yellowish ; sweet and 

 and fine. 50c. 



p. Henri Demay. (Calot.) Violet purple ; very large and full ; fragrant ; late ; fine. 50c. 



P. Henri Laurent. Rosy pink ; large and fine ; fragrant ; very late. 50c. 



P. Humei. Purplish rose ; very full and double ; has no stigma, and never produces seed ; very large and showy, 



and one of the latest in bloom ; as much as three weeks later than the earliest of the Paeonies. 50c. 



P. Jeanne d' Arc. Outside petals rose colored, inside straw colored, -with crimson spots. 50c. 



P. Jules Liebon. (Calot.) Bright carmine red. $1.00. 



P. latipetela. Outside petals flesh color ; center ones yellowish white ; very large and fine. 50c. 



P. Iiouis Van Houtte. Dark crimson ; very compact. 50c. 



P. Louis Van Houtte. (Calot.) Bright purple cherry ; large, globular and full ; fragrant ; superb. 50c. 



P. Madame Geissler. Silvery rose, shaded with crimson ; very large and full ; fine form ; one of the best. 50c. 



P. Madame Lebon. Very large ; bright cherry, some petals white ; fragrant ; good. 50c. 



P. Madame Lemoine. Large ; flesh white ; fine dwarf habit ; a fine sort. SI .00. 



P. Madame Victor Verdier. Crimson rose, with light violet ; very large and full ; late. 50c. 



P. Marechal Vaillant. Dazzling purple violet ; fine form. 50c. 



P. Modeste. (Ouerin.) Deep rose; bright, showy ; very large, distinct and fine-shaped ; fragrant; superb vari- 

 ety. 50c. 



P. Monsieur Boucharlat. Bright rosy lilac ; large and full flower, imbricated like a rose ; very late; fragrant: 

 superb. 50c. 



P. multicolore. White, rose and flesh color ; fragrant. 50c. 



P. papaveriflora. White, lightl.y tinged with yellow and marked with red in center ; very fine. 50c. 



P. papilliouacea. Outside petals rose, center ones yellow, changing to white ; superb. 50c. 



