STOKES SEED FARMS COMPANY 



MOORESTOWN 



NEW JERSEY 



Peonies 



'Peonies, peonies crowned the May" 



The Peony is a flower which has many admirers and because of 

 the splendid work of the various peony societies in this country, the 

 interest in the flower has multiphed many times. In late years, 

 some of the most alluring colors and forms have been introduced so 

 that the stock which we now offer is not in any sense comparable 

 with the older and more common varieties known some twenty-five 



PEONY— MADAME DUGEL 



years ago. For sheer beauty and for lovely fragrance, we know 

 of no other flower, with the exception of the rose, which can compare 



with the peony. 



Undoubtedly, September and October are the most desirable 

 months for setting out a peony plantation. Here on Windermoor 

 Farm, we are growing strong, two to three-year old clumps, which 



■will be in flower during early Jime 

 of 1920. The descriptions herewith 

 are wholly inadequate to teU of 

 their true beauties. Although we 

 shall be pleased to receive reser- 

 vations against stock which we 

 now hold, it is strongly urged that 

 those who consider planting peo- 

 nies come here and get a first-hand 

 knowledge of the varieties as they 

 actually appear at their prime. 

 We herewith cordially invite you 

 for this purpose. 



Madame Emily Galle — Rose 

 tjT>e; late mid-season. Large, 

 double, cup-shaped, imbricated 

 flowers; color delicate sea-shell 

 piak with touches of hehotrope 

 and lavender. This is probably 

 the most ethereally beautiful of 

 all f)eonies; inexpressibly grand. 

 Three-year clumps, price S2.00. 



Felix Crousse — A French 

 peony. Large, bell-shaped bloom ; 

 very brilliant red; one of the 

 finest self-colored varieties. Mid- 

 season. Two-year clumps, price 

 $1.50. 



Richardson's Rubra Super- 



ba — An American peony. Very 

 late. Magnificent, rich, briUiant, 

 deep crimson without stamens, 

 very large, full and double; 

 highly fragrant and the best keeper 

 of the whole family. It is de- 

 cidedly the best late variety. 

 Absolutely indispensable in any 

 fine collection. Three-year 

 clumps, price S2.00. 



Mme. Ducel — French peony. 

 Soft pink with salmon. Dwarf 

 habit, very free bloomer ; medium 

 early. A ifine sort. Two-year 

 clumps, price $1 .50. 



Officinalis Rubra flora plena 

 — Bright crimson. Earhest. Two- 

 year clumps, price $1.00. 



Edulia Maxima— Very large, 

 clear white-tipped with streaks of 

 red. Three-year clumps, price 

 80^ 



Virginie — ^Large, beautiful, 

 water-lily pink. A magnificent 

 bedder; foUage concealed by 

 bloom; loose, globular heads open 

 out to anemone shape 8 inches 

 across. From bright rose to 

 blush-white, with thick collar and 

 center of deepest yellow. Three- 

 year clumps, price $1.00. 



Duchess de Nemours — French 

 peony. Large, creamy white, es- 

 pecially fine. The leading white 

 peony for cut flowers bearing 

 nearly twice as many flowers as 

 any white in cultivation. Also 

 valuable garden variety. Three- 

 year clumps, price 80jf. 



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Come to Windermoor Farm in late May or early June aftd choose your own peonies 



