R. & J. FARQUHAR CO., BOSTON. PERENNIAL PLANTS 



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PEONIES 



Everybody enjoys the glory of the Peony season, when the giant, fragrant 

 flowers adorn almost every country dooryard. But the old-time varieties have 

 been much improved, and the better sorts now available are revelations of 

 beauty and abundance. Peonies are among the hardiest of plants and are 

 exceedingly easy to grow, requiring only sunshine and water during the grow- 

 ing season, and a deep, rich soil. When enriching the ground, fresh manure 

 should not be placed near the roots. Planting too deep is a frequent cause of 

 shy flowering, and therefore the roots should be planted so that the eyes 

 are 2 to 3 inches below the surface. 



The figure following the name indicates relative time of flowering 



Adolphe Rousseau. 2. Tall and vigorous plant, bearing huge, deep garnet- 

 red blooms. $2.00 each. 

 Alsace Lorraine. 3. A late-blooming variety with white flowers like a 



water-lily. $3.00 each. 

 Avalanche. 2. Very fine ivory-white, free-blooming, and good 



cutting variety. $1.50 each. 

 Baroness Schroeder. 2. Pure white, intensely fragrant blooms are 



borne profusely in midseason. $1.50 each. 

 Camiile Caiot. Large, well formed flowers of a charming shade of 



hght rose. Vigorous and free-blooming. 75c. each. 

 Cherry Kill. 1. One of the most striking Peonies. It is a rich 



garnet in color and an early and profuse bloomer. $6.00 each. 

 Claire Dubois. 3. Silvery satiny pink — a charming color. Very 



late-blooming. $1.75 each. 

 Comte de Diesbach. 1. Anextra-earlyvarietywithlarge, full, showy, 



vivid deep crimson blooms. 75c. each. 

 Dorchester. {Richardson.) 3. Large, compact, rose-type blooms of pale 



hydrangea-pink. A free bloomer and fragrant. $1.50 each. 

 Duchesse de Nemours. {Calot.) 2. Medium-sized, pm-e white blooms. 



Strong free bloomer. 75c. each. 

 Duchesse d'Orleans. 2. Large, full, rose-type blooms of a charming 



shade of pink, reflexed silvery pink. $1.00 each. 

 Duke of Wellington. 2. Large, bomb type blooms with white guards 



and creamy yellow centre. 75c. each. 

 Edulis Superba. 1. Large, loose crown of brilliant mauve-pink with 



collar striped lilac. Very vigorous, upright, free-blooming, and early. 



75c. each. 



Lower Peony, Walter Faxon; Upper, Baroness Schroeder 



Duchesse de Nemours Peonies 



Eugene Verdier. 3. Blooms large, deUciously fragrant, pale hydran- 

 gea-pink. Very late. $2.00 each. 



Felix Crousse. 2. Large, globular, brilliant red bloom. A free 

 bloomer. $1.50 each. 



Festiva Maxima. 1. Very large, full, rose type blooms having pure 

 white centres, and petals tipped with bright crimson. The most 

 popular white variety for cut-flowers. 75c. each. 



Francois Ortcgat. 2. Large, semi-rose type blooms of dark amar- 

 anth-red. Medium height, compact bush. 75c. each. 



Georgiana Shaylor. 3. A glorious shade of pale-pink flecked with 

 crimson — an exquisite, novel coloring. Fine blooms late in the 

 season. $5.00 each. 



Golden Harvest. 2. Large rose type, with centre of creamy peach- 

 blossom-pink and guards of pale lilac-rose; fragrant. Dwarf habit; 

 free-blooming. 75c. each. 



Karl Rosenfield. 2. Dark crimson. Tall, compact, free-blooming 

 plant. $2.50 each. 



La Tulipe. 3. Large, flat, semi-rose type; centre Hlac-white, outer 

 petals splashed crimson; fragrant. Tall, erect, robust grower. 

 75c. each. 



Lady Alexandra Duff. 2. A fine, vigorous midseason variety, with 

 long-stemmed blooms of blush-pink tinted flesh, and shading to 

 almost white. $2.50 each. 



Louis Van Houtte. 2. Medium-sized bloom, semi-rose type; deep 

 carmine-rose, with fiery reflex; fragrant. Medium height. 75c. 

 each. 



Mme. de Verneville. 1. Very large, perfect, bomb-shaped bloom; 

 pure white, with centre petals blush, tipped carmine. Medium 

 height, strong. 75c. each. 



Mme. Emile Galle. 3. A charming late variety, with large blooms 

 of a soft shade of shell-pink. $1.50 each. 



Mme. Emile Lemoine. 2. Deep, full, dehcate flesh-white blooms 

 on tall, strong stems. $1.50 each. 



Marguerite Gerard. 3. Exquisite, globular blooms of the palest 

 hydrangea-pink, fading to flesh-color. One of the best late varie- 

 ties. $1.75 each. 



Mons. Dupont. 2. Large, flat, semi-rose type; milk-white centre, 

 splashed crimson and showing stamens; delicious fragrance. TaU, 

 erect habit; free-blooming. $1.00 each. 



