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PEONIES 



The Queen of Spring Flowers 



The Peonies of the present generation are wonderful creations in the realm of flowers. 

 Peony fanciers are many: all have their favorites and many are very fine and bring very 

 high "prices. We have tried, however, to select a list of good, hardy varieties noted for 

 their beauty of bloom and the profuse production of blossoms, and still have> them at a low 

 enough price so that you all may feel that you can. afford them in your garden. 



WHITE 



DUCHESS DE NEMOURS — Flowers of this 

 splendid Peony are cup-shaped, crown type, 

 sulphur white, with greenish redex. fragrant. 

 It is an early and free bloomer coming into 

 flower a few day- after Festiva Maxima. 

 Each. 60c 



FESTIVA MAXIMA — This is probably the 

 most popular and beautiful white peony. 

 Flowers are of immense size, often 7-8 inch- 

 es in diameter. The edges of center petals 

 are dotted with carmine spots. It is a free 

 and willing bloomer and quite early. Each. 

 90c. 



COURONNE DOR — Large flat semi rose 

 type. Pure white with a ring of yellow 

 stamens around a tuft of center petals. 

 tipped carmine. Medium tall. Splendid 

 grower, free bloomer. Each, 60c. 

 MARIE LEMOINE — Rose type, very late. 

 The flowers are enormous and massive, often 

 8 to 10 inches across. The absolutely indis- 

 pensable peony to any collection, large or 

 small. Color, ivory-white with occasional 

 narrow carmine tracings on the edge of some 

 of the petals. The gigantic blooms come very 

 late on stout, erect stems, standing well 

 above the foliage. Each, 75c. 



PINK 



EDULIS SUPERBA — This is one of our 

 earliest varieties. Color is a bright clear 

 mauve-pink, with silvery reflex. Flowers are 

 of large size and very fragrant. Each. 60c. 



EUGENE VERDIER — Semi-rose type. Early. 

 Hydrangea pink, tinted lighter: center flushed 

 crimson. Often flowers to perfection for two 

 weeks. Early, scores all the six; points of 

 excellence. A strong, healthy grower, with 

 enormous fragrant blooms on 3 to 4 foot 

 stems. Each, SI. 00. 



ALBERT CROUSSE— Very large, full bloom 

 fresh salmon pink: bomb typie: very desir- 

 able: one of the finest pinks: fragrant; late. 

 Each, SI. 00. 



LIVINGSTONE — Full rose type of fine pink 

 color and suffused with a delightful laven- 

 der tinge throughout. Medium early. A 

 beauty. Each, SI. 00. 



RED 



MARIE DEROUX — An extra free bloomer, 

 lots of lateral buds opening into good flow- 



Peonies in Bloom in Our Nursery 



ers later. Flowers well above foliage on 

 strong stems. Largest of any of the pink 

 varieties. Rose type. A beauty, lilac pink. 

 Fragrant. Each, 75c. 



FELIX CROUSSE — This is probably one of 

 the best red peonies, being of a rich even 

 shade of dark red. Flowers are large, globu- 

 lar and freely produced: rose type flower, 

 late mid-season. Each, $1.00. 



LOUIS VAN HOUTTE— Color bright red. 

 semi-rose type flowers; very free; late mid- 

 season. Each, 75c. 



RACHEL — Rose type; mid-season. One of 

 Terry's really good peonies that seems to 

 have been lost in the shuffle. A good sized 

 double flower of the brightest garnet red, 

 shaded richest ruby red. A free, sure 

 bloomer. Extra fine. Each, $1.00. 

 MEISSONIER — Bomb type, mid-season. Full 

 double flowers : deep, velvety cardinal, violet 

 tipped; wonderfully rich and brilliant. Some- 

 times referred to as the "American Beauty." 

 Very popular as a cut flower. Each, 55c. 

 RUBRA SUPERBA — Large, compact, rose 

 type. Deep rose carmine or crimson. Fra- 

 grant. Very late. Considered the best late 

 crimson. Each, 55c. 



Common Peonies. Red, white and pink, 40c each ; dozen, $3.50. 

 Any six of the above named varieties $3.90: any ten. §6.00. The entire 

 collection of fourteen, $7.50. 



SEE PAGE 12 FOR SPECIAL COLLECTION. 



