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BULB AND PLANT BOOK 



COMMON PEONY 



The Peony is a common, old-fashioned flower, the old reliable of colonial gardens. Blooming year after year, often 

 In a neglected corner of the garden, it has become firmly established in the hearts of flower lovers. Hybridizers hare 

 turned their attention to it until now an almost endless number of named varieties are offered. We are listing some 

 of the choicest and also indicating the rating given them by the American Peony Society. A rating of 10 is perfect. 



All roots are 3-5 eye divisions. 



ALBERT CROUSSE (8.6). Rose white in color lightly 

 and prettily flecked with crimson. Large, compact, fra- 

 grant. Erect habit of growth and late flowering. 

 75c. each. $7.25 for 10. 



DUCHESS DE NEMOURS (8.1). Large sulphur-white, 

 with a pronounced greenish reflex. Fragrant; early; very 

 free bloomer; vigorous grower. Fine for cutting. Early 

 mid-season. 



50c. each. $4.75 for 10. 



ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING (9.2). A delicate 

 pink bud when first opening, develops into a very fine white 

 flower of most attractive form and quality. The outer 

 petals and center are marked crimson. Extremely fra- 

 grant. Late. 



$10.00 each. 



FELIX CROUSSE (8.4). Fine, large, globular flowers, 

 brilliant red in color. Strong vigorous growth. Fine as a 

 cut-flower or for garden effect. Mid-season. 



75c. each. $7.25 for 10. 



FESTIVA MAXIMA (9.3.) Snow-white with carmine 

 spots on edge of center petals. Enormous, very full bloom, 

 often 8 inches in diameter on strong 3%' stems. Very fra- 

 grant; early. 



50c. each. $4.75 for 10. 



FRANCES WILLARD (9.1). Creamy white flowers open- 

 ing a blush white occasionally touched carmine. A tall 

 strong grower producing very large flowers. Late mid- 

 season. 



$6.00 each. 



JAMES R. MANN (9.6). Large, deep, rosy pink, with 

 one or two streaks of crimson in the center and an occa- 

 sional marking on back of guard petals. The incurved 

 central petals give a very graceful effect. Mid-season. 



$25.00 each. 



LADY ALEXANDRA DUFF (9.1). Immense cup-shaped 

 flower with extremely wide petals of soft French pink 

 with flesh tints. Medium height and upright stems. Highly 

 perfumed. Mid-season. 



$6.00 each. 



LA FEE (9.2). Globe-shaped flowers of rose-pink with a 

 silvery light; collar creamy yellow. Strong, tall grower 

 and free bloomer. 



$17.50 each. 



LE CYGNE (9.9). Pure milk-white flowers with petals 

 very much incurved. Immense size, stiff stems, dark green 

 foliage. A very distinct, beautiful and fragrant variety. 

 Mid-season. 



$22.50 each. 



LONGFELLOW (9.0). Color is a brilliant cherry-red 

 with golden stamens, surrounding the center petals. Fine 

 for garden and landscape purposes. Early. 



$8.00 each. 



MADAME JULES DESSERT (9.4). Color creamy white 

 with buff and salmon shades. The large flowers are of 

 beautiful torm and exquisite coloring. Mid-season to late. 

 $6.00 each. 



MONSIEUR JULES ELIE (9.2). Very large compact 

 blooms, color a clear medium pink with a silvery tinge. 

 Medium height, strong grower, early and fragrant. The 

 globular blooms with recurved guard petals resemble 

 chrysanthemums. 



$1.00 each. $9.50 for 10. 



MONSIEUR MARTIN CAHUZAC (8.8). Very dark gar- 

 net or maroon, said to be the darkest peony in the trade. 



Globular flowers, vigorous grower, medium height, tre^, 

 bloomer. Dark green foliage with red stems. Early Mid- 

 season. 



$5.00 each. 



NYMPHAEA (9.1). Large flat flowers with wide deli- 

 cate creamy white petals, notched at the tips and with 

 slightly rolled edges; yellow stamens in the center. 

 Throughout the whole flower is a reflex of golden light. 

 Mid-season. 



$10.00 each. 



SOLANGE (9.7). Outer petals waxy white suffused with 

 salmon shading deepening toward the center. Extra large 

 flowers with unusual coloring of rare beauty. Strong, tall 

 growers. Late mid-season. 



$8.00 each. 



THERESE (9.8). Soft shell pink in color with a lighter 

 center. Vigorous and free blooming, producing very large 

 flowers on strong stems of medium height. Mid-season. 

 $7.00 each. 



WALTER FAXON (9.3). Bright rose-pink shaded with 

 salmon. Medium sized globe shaped, flowers produced 

 freely on stems of medium height. Late. 

 $7.00 each. 



GARDEN PHLOX 



1 yr. field grown. 30c. each. $2.70 for 10 except as noted. 



CHAMPS ELYSEE. Very bright rosy magenta. Dwarf. 

 growing. 



ELIZABETH CAMPBELL. Bright salmon-pink with 

 lighter shadings and dark eye. Tall growing. 

 35c. each. $3.35 for 10. 



GEN. VAN HEUTZ. Large panicles of salmon-red 

 flowers with grayish white eye borne on medium slied 

 trusses. Tall. Mid-season to late. 



LA VAGUE. Pure mauve, with aniline-red eye. Medium 

 growing; immense conical heads borne in great profusion. 



MRS. JENKINS. A tall early white for massing. 



RIJNSTROOM. A soft, clear pink, medium height and 

 strong grower. Flower very large. 



SMOOTH PHLOX 



MISS LINGARD. Waxy-white with lavender eye. Long- 

 est spikes of any Phlox — blooms from ground up. Early 

 fragrant, continues through season. 



30c. each. $2.70 for 10. 



