CATAI.OGUE OF TIIP: YOKOHAMA NURSKllV Co. F/H). (1912,) 11 



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P^ONIA MOUTAN. 



(TREE PEOXiES). 



T'HESP^ iniineiise Icautiful ai d well ln:cwii fioAvers fdnii another source of Japanese ])ric'e. 

 We open every year in Aprii, the Animal Peony Show in our gardens^ when AVe exlnbit 

 more than 5,000 plants of different colour?, which attract a great deal of attention and surjirise 

 thousands of visitors. This handsome hardy shrub throws its Hower-buds early and if these are 

 frozen and in this condition the sun's rays fall ujion them they are more or less injured, there- 

 fore it is advisable to select position where the influence of tl)e sun's ray is not felt till after 10 

 or 11 o'clock a.m. and not exposed too much to heavy winds, therefore a position amongst 

 shrubs or under a west or north Avail may eecure the greatest amount of sucress. The plant is 

 a greedy feeder and should have abundance of horse or cow dung given to it annually. 'The 

 plant is grafted on the single purple stock and care sl.ould be taken to rub off' all groAVth from 

 the slock and remove all suckers from time to time. Asa ])ot plant it is handsome but after 

 floAA^ering it should be planted out to mature its growth. 



Our collection of best assorted varieties $27.50 per 100 plants. 

 Diameter of floAVer given in inches. 



1. Yoyo-no-liomare, beautiful rich scarlet petals with tasselled primrose anthers, 10 inches. 



2. Yaso-okina, white slightly tinted cream yelloAV, 12 inches. 

 Kamada-fuji, purpler-rose petals shading to rosy lilac, 10 inches. 



4. Kumoi-dzuni, deep purple, very peculiar, 12 inches. 



5. Gioku-sliO-kaliii, pure Avhite petals Avith tasselled golden anthers surrounded with rose- 



purple feathers, 12 inches. 

 a. Adziima-saki, rosy scarlet petals, 9 inches. 



Price in U. S. Gold. 



