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A bed of Peonies is not only valued for n ..rities 

 of flowers, but for its foliage which is also attractive, 

 and a planting of them can be made one of the most or- 

 namental features of your lawn. The assortment listed 

 on this page includes many choice flowering varieties. 



Pink-flowering Peonies 



Albert Crousse. Large, full and compact. The 

 coloring is like that of a delicate pink rose and is 

 uniform throughout. One of the most beautiful 

 lighter pink varieties. Blooming habit free. Stems 

 long and stout. Excellent for cutting. Fragrant. 

 Mid-season to late. (R) "Rose Pink." $1.25 each; 

 $10.00 per 10. 



Insignis. Medium size. The ball-like crown is 

 pale pink, shading to cream on the tips and edges of 

 the petals. The guards are large and of a deep Tyrian 

 pink. Very showy for landscape effects. A profuse 

 bloomer. Slightly fragrant. Mid-season. Guard 

 petals, (R) "Rose Color." Extra large clumps, $0.75 

 each; $6.00 per 10. 



La Superba. Large. The color of the guards is 

 a deep, satiny rose; that of the crown is several tones 

 lighter, fading gradually to a pale salmon. Free 

 bloomer. Mid-season. (R) "Rose Color." Extra 

 large clumps, $0.50 each; $4.00 per 10; $35.00 per 

 100. 



La Tulipe. A large flower, beautifully set on a 

 long, straight stalk. The color is a clear, uniform pale 

 lilac-pink, sometimes penciled with carmine on the 

 outer petals and buds. Vigorous grower. Fragrant. 

 Mid-season. (R) "Rosolane Pink." $1.00 each; 

 $7.50 per 10; S60.00 per 100. 



Mons. Jules Elie. Medium size. Guards are a 

 pale rose pink surrounding a cream-colored crown 

 slightly tinged with pink. Center, (R) "Cameo Pink"; 

 guards, (R) "Rose Pink." Medium height, medium 

 strong. Free bloomer. Late. $0.75 each; $6.00 per 

 10; $50.00 per 100. 



Officinalis Rosea. Medium size— globular. A 

 very brilliant and glossy deep rose-pink approach- 

 ing a Tyrian rose in color. Low to medium growing, 

 vigorous, medium bloomer. Odor lacking. Very 

 early. (R) Darker than "Rose Color." $0.50 each; 

 $4.00 per 10. ' ' 



Souvenir de I'Exposition Universelle. Very 

 large, flat and full. A brilliant and very deep rose- 

 pink approaching the Tyrian. Slightly silver tipped. 

 One of the best deep pinks. A good grower and 

 bloomer. Habit spreading. Fragrant. Mid-season. 

 (R) "Deep Rose Pink." $0.60 each; $5.00 per 10; 

 $40.00 per 100. 



Red-flowering Peonies 



Delachei. Medium size. One of the most beauti- 

 ful and darkest of the red varieties; a very dark rose- 

 red with a slight purple tinge. Vigorous grower, up- 

 right habit. Free bloomer with red stems. No odor. 

 Mid-season. (R) "Amaranth Purple." $1.00 each; 

 $7.50 per 10; $60.00 per 100. 



Felix Crousse. Exceptionally perfect in form and 

 color. A clear brilliant red suggesting that of a jack 

 rose. One of the finest red varieties. Fragrant. 

 Strong and vigorous. Free mid-season bloomer. 

 (R) Darker than "Tvrian Rose." $1.00 each; $7.50 

 per 10; S60.00 per 100. 



Louis Van Houttei. Medium size. Very loose in 

 structure, showing yellow stamens when in full bloom. 

 A rich rose red. Fragrance variable. A good bloomer. 

 Mid-season. fR) More of a violet than "Tyrian 

 Rose." $0.60 each; S5.00 per 10; $40.00 per 100. 



Officinalis Rubra. Medium size. Color is very 

 brilliant, a tone deeper than Tyrian red with a luster 

 like satin. Very early. (R) "Tyrian Rose." $0.50 

 each; $4.00 per 10; S35.00 per 100. 



Tenuifolia Fl. PL Small and full. The coloring 

 is attractive and brilliant — a true lustrous carmine. 

 A distinct variety because of its very dwarf habit of 

 growth and finely cut fern-like foliage. The earliest 

 peony to bloom, and charming for the gardens of 

 May. (R) "Carmine." $0.60 each, $5.00 per 10; 

 $40.00 per 100. 



Papaver: Perennial Poppies 



PAP AVER Nudicaule, Icel.\xd Poppies. 1 foot. 

 May to October. Mixed colors of white, yellow and 

 deep orange. Lovely massed in border or rock garden. 



P. Orientalis. Oriental Poppy. 3 feet. These 

 immense scarlet flowers are brilliant massed against 

 shrubbery or evergreen borders during June and 

 July. (R) "Scarlet." 



PARDANTHUS sinensis. Blackberry Lily. 

 2 feet. Small lily-shaped, orange-colored flowers, 

 spotted with carmine, and blackberry-like seeds. 

 Thrives in shady places. (R) "Capucine Yellow." 



Pentstemon (Beard Tongue) 



These are border plants that grow in tall spikes, 

 from which droop tubular, bearded blossoms, usually 

 of bright colors. 



P. barbatus Torreyi. 4 to 5 feet. Scarlet flowers. 

 July to August. 



P. Goerulea. 18 inches. Large, individual flowers 

 with a throat of (R) "Pansy Violet" and a lip of 

 "Gentian Blue." June and July. 



P. Diffusa. 1 to 2 feet. Light purple flowers. June 

 and July. (R) "Mathews Purple." 



P. Pubescens. 2 feet. Small, lilac flowers with a 

 white, bearded lip. (R) "Lilac." May to July. 



In describing colors of flowers, a new idea is this 

 year introduced in our catalog. ' Ridgway's Color 

 Chart, the standard recognized by many Garden Clubs, 

 has been used as our color guide. During the past 

 year, as flowers matured, they were compared with 

 this chart and their color recorded. Even yet it is 

 necessary that allowances be made for the differences 

 in color which changed soils and other conditions may 

 bring about; but much greater accuracy now exists 

 than formerly, for the colors are not what we think, 

 but the ones this authority has made standard. 



Wherever a description in this catalog is preceded 

 by the capital "R" the reference is to this Color Chart 

 of Ridgway's that so many Garden Clubs have adopted. 



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