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BULBS FOR AUTUIVIINl PLANTirMC 



DOUBLE •; HERBACEOUS •; PEONIES 



We herewith ofEer some of the newest and most beautiful Chinese Herbaceous Peonies in cultivation. These noble plants are exceedingly effective; their 

 profusion and duration of bloom, combined with handsome massive foliage, accommodating habit and easy culture, render them one of the most popular hardy 

 plants grown for lawn and garden decoration, or for mingling with shrubs or herbaceous plants in borders and wild gardens. The flowers are large, massive/ perfect 

 in outline and most beautiful. 



As cutting material the Chinese Peony can scarcely be surpassed, and no flowers are more effective when loosely arranged in a large vase. 



:HENDERSON'S COLLECTIONS OF PEONIES.^ 



The collections of Peonies herewith offered have been studiously chosen from hundreds of varieties to supply in each set the widest range of coloring from 

 white through shades of pink, buff, rose, etc, to the deepest crimson and also include early, mid-season and late flowering sorts to maintain an unbroken suc- 

 cession of bloom for weeks. Other considerations have been length and strength of supporting stems, freedom of bloom, healthy, vigorous growth, and of course 

 beauty of coloring, form, size, doubleness and durable substance of flowers. 



EIGHTEEN SPLENDID PEONIES. 



Price, lar'je flowering roots, delivered free in U. S., 50c. each, $5.00 per doz. 



Achillea. Flesh-pink changing with age to blush-white, fragrant; the five-inch 



flowers are borne on strong 3-foot stalks; healthy grower, free bloomer; 



medium early. 

 Alba Plena. A fine early double white. 

 Alice de Julvecourt. Soft salmon-pink tinted creamy white with carmine veins 



and occasional carmine spots on center petals; healthy grower, strong stems, 



medium early. 

 Andre Lauries. Fine Tyrian-rose, fragrant; late. 

 Baron de Rothschild. Silvery pink, center purplish pink. 

 Uelache. Deep purplish crimson, one of the finest of its color, free bloomer, 



mid-season. 

 Duchesse de Nemour's (Calot's). Pure white; guard petals with pale lemon 



center, changing to cream- white; very fragrant; a finely shaped large flower; 



strong grower and free; late. 

 Due de Cazes. Guard petals carmine-rose; center delicate yellowish-pink; large 



double flowers, splendid for either garden effects or cutting. 

 Eclatante. Brilliant rosy-carmine, large full flowers on strong stems; early.- 

 Globosa. Clear bright rose with salmon center; strong and free. 

 Lady Bramwell. Dainty silvery-pink shaded lilac and chamois; three nankeen 



petals tipped crimson in the center; fragrant; vigorous, compact grower; late. 

 La Esperence. Vivid deep rose-pink, full rounded fragrant flowers; a showy 



garden plant and fine for cutting. 

 Louis Van Houtte. Brilliant purplish crimson; large finely shaped flower; fine 



for either cutting or garden effect; late. 

 Marechal Vaillant. Rich deep rose-red; the flowers are immense globes equalling 



those of Festiva Maxima in size; a grand late bloomer. 

 Ne Plus Ultra. Guards bright violet-rose. Center mauve-pink; finely formed 



fragrant flowers, strong grower and free bloomer. 

 Paganini. Bright rose guards, center blush-white and yellow, marked with 



salmon and having a rose-colored tuft in the center; very large well-formed 



fragrant flowers on long stems; sure and free bloomer; late. 

 Queen Victoria. Blush-white guards, flesh white center lightly tipped with 



red; large compactly full flowers of fine substance; m.edium early. 

 Rubra Triumphans. Rich, purplish crimson; medium early. 

 The Collection, 1 each of the above 18 splendid Peonies, $7.50. 



MIXED PEONIES AND PEONIES TO COLOR. 



{WITHOUT NAMES) 

 Double White, 25c. each, $2.50 per doz., $18.00 per 1000. 

 Double Rose Pink, 25c. each, $2.50 per doz.. $18.00 per 100. 

 Double Crimson, 25c. each. $2.50 per doz., $18.00 per 100. 

 Double Mixed Colors, 20c. each, S2.00 per doz., $16.00 per 100. 

 Delivered Free in the United States 



TWELVE EXTRA CHOICE PEONIES. 



Price, large flowering roots, delivered free in U. S., $1.00 each, $10.00 per doz. 



Chalemagne. Creamy-white center shaded with lilac and chamois; a large 



compact flower, exceptionally fine; late. 

 Czarina. Deep rose-pink, very fragrant; enormous very double flowers on stiff 



erect stems; late. 

 Dorchester. ISeautiful salmony-pink; fragrant large double flowers; very fine; 



late. 

 Festiva Maxima. Snow-white with occasional small splash of carmine in center 



petals; enormous full double flowers on strong 3i foot stems; one of the finest 



whites; early. 

 Floral Treasure. An exquisite soft pink with intermingling shorter petals of 



salmony pink; very fragrant large double flowers; strong grower and free 



bloomer. 

 Golden Harvest. Blush-pink with whitish collar; center of flower creamy- 

 yellow with occasional petals tipped or splashed with crimson, fragrant; 



vigorous grower, strong IS inch stems; early. 

 La Reine. Outer petals light rose; center straw color changing to ivory white 



and sometimes tipped crimson; a fine well formed large double flower; medium 



late. 

 Modele de Perfection. Flesh-pink marked with bright rose and bordered silvery 



rose; some salmon-shaded petals intermingle at the center; enormous flowers 



of perfect form on strong vigorous stems; extra fine; late. 

 Plenissima Rosea. Brilliant rich rose, very large double flowers on tall strong 



stems; free mid-season bloomer; one of the best of its color. 

 Rosamond. Brightest rose-color; magnificent large flowers of full round form; 



strong grower of medium height; very late. 

 Rubra Superba. Brilliant dark crimson; one of the best of all crimsons; large 



double flowers of fine form and substance; very fragrant; the latest of all 



Peonies to bloom. 

 Victoria Modeste. Guard petals lilac rose with a full double center of amber 



flesh. 

 The Collection, 1 each of the above 12 extra choice Peonies, $10.00. 



PEONY OFFICINALIS. 



GRANDMOTHER'S " PINVS " 



These favorites of old-fashioned gardens are the earliest of all peonies to 

 flower. They are " good doers," strong, healthy and vigorous, producing freely 

 large, rather coarse flowers with a strong odor. 



Officinalis Alba. Double rosy-white flowers, fading white, 35c. each, $3.50 doz. 

 Officinalis Rosea. Double purplish-rose. 35c. each, $3.50 doz. 

 Officinalis Rubra. Glowing deep crimson; double flowers. 35c. each, $3.50 doz. 



The Collection of " Grandmother's Pinys." 

 1 each of the above 3 varieties $1.00 delivered free in the U.S. 



New Book, "Peony Manual" Cultivation, Propagation 



and much other information especially written Oti~ 

 for commercial growers but valuable to amateurs ^*>C 



