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Peonies for Fall Planting 



Perennial favorites, the Peonies are the finest of all hardy plants in 

 size and beauty. While they are not particular in their requirements 

 they do best in rich loamy soil that has been well fertilized with rotted 

 manure. Should be mulched with rotted manure early each spring. 



Peonies bloom early, generally around Decoration Day, but because 

 of this they should not be neglected for the remainder of the summer. 

 In extreme droughts, plenty of water should be applied. Do not remove 

 the leaves until they have withered. Above all, Peonies hate to be 

 moved; failure to bloom does not necessarily mean that the clump 

 should be divided; it may be that the plant is sending up too many stems 

 for their roots; in which case, early in spring, scrape dirt away from the 

 crowns and remove one-half to one-third of the shoots. 



Plant the roots about 5 inches deep and allow plenty of room between 

 plants — -at least 3 feet for best results. There are literally hundreds of 

 Peony varieties out of which we have selected seven of the best moderate- 

 priced sorts that have been widely tested and are always satisfactory. 

 The roots we offer are good strong divisions having three to four 

 strong eyes or buds 

 Duchesse de Nemours. Very early blooming; opens Each Doz. 



sulphur, changing to white as the flower ages. Fine $0 50 $5 00 



Edulis Superba. Called the "Decoration Day Peony." 



Blooms early. Flowers deep rose-pink and very fragrant. 50 5 00 

 Felix Crousse. Large flowers of superb form. Color bright 



glowing ruby-red 75 8 00 



Festiva Maxima. An old-time favorite and one of the 

 best. Enormous snow-white flowers, lightly flecked with 



red in the centers 50 5 00 



Mme. Calot. Fine, large, very showy pink variety. Pro- 

 duces more perfect flowers than any other Peony 50 5 00 



Mons. Jules Elie. One of the largest and most double. 



Glossy, silvery pink, darker at the base of petals 1 00 10 00 



Rubra Superba. Rich deep crimson. One of the last to 

 bloom but flowers are of largest size, fragrant, and last 



for a long time, either as cut-flowers or on the plant 75 8 00 



COLLECTION of one each of the above fine varieties (excepting 

 Mons. Jules Elie), $3.25 



Bleeding-Heart {Dicentra spectabilis) 



Perfectly hardy and a favorite in gardens for many years. Plants 

 grow \ ]/ 2 to 2 feet high and bear long, graceful racemes of beautiful pink, 

 heart-shaped flowers. Blooms in early spring and does well in partial 

 shade. Strong clumps, 50 cts. each, $5 per doz. 



