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ELTAYANGER <6 BARKVS 



PiEONIA 



PfKouy. PtvoiNE, Br. 



CLASS I,— P^ONIA MOUTAN. (Tree Paeonles.) 



TiJKE P.KONiA (Reduced). 



< a iiativi- 111 ( luna. Mio varicl 

 n veui-.s. with proiicr aw-. ilii- 

 js 111 size, olleti iiieasiiniis ii t<i ;( 

 11 tliemarB-iiis nl bonlin-s. Alllm 



V. ISauksii. OniXF.SK niiriii.F, liia'sil I'.eosy. Very larffo, In 

 One of the lliiest. I'nee, sl.eo each ; extra size, i;:;.UO. 



:uT haniisdiiie llowerlns- shrubs, attainiiifr 

 lowers are reinarkablv st rikiiij;-, cif s'irH-eoiis 

 lehes across, anil apiiearinK in .May. .Mi are 

 i;li harih'. the plants are t; real ly iniproN'eil liy 



ut llinver.s; rosy lilush. witli purple center. 



SELECT VARIETIES OF P/tONIA MOUTAN. 



U; varieties, our elioiee, *lr-i.(>0. 



V. alba plena. Double ivhite, shatlcil \vi( li purple at t lie centci-. Sl-Sn. 

 V. Arfthusa. Lijrhi ro.se, siiaUeil witli purple; larij-c anil iTagrant. %\St). 

 r. Jii.jou lie tinisan. FIcsli yliile : lieautiful. Sl.<». 

 I', niaiiclie N<>ist!t(<>. ■■Supeiii; IIonvcis very iloii lile, ami white. S3.00. 



P. Cornelio. Soini-iloul.le llowers, brilliant li.uht reil, back of jictals markeil with white ; IragTant. SI."*!- 



I>. ICxteusa. Very larij-c ; rose, clouilcd wit h puriile. $1.1)0. 



r. .Josephin.; I iiip.M-al rice. Dark ro.se, with purple shaile ; ilistinet. SI-UO. 



r. Kix-lilorii. Dark rose, tiirniiiH' to purple. 8I.IH1. 



P. Pride nf lloiifr Koni;. Cherry red, with jiurpli' center: semi-double, laraeauil disrincl. S1.W1. 

 P. Kcinc Klizabcth. liosy eriiiison in eeutcr, sluuled oil' to a lig-ht rose tOM-ards the maryiu ; t'lill ami of iinmen.se 

 .size ; extra. S'-'-'lU- 



P. Itoi (les <;erises. Pink or llcsh-eoli.red, clianjJ-injf to creamy white, purple at, ba.se of petals ; full and line. $\.m. 

 P. rosea II. )>l. iiiiimr. Deep rose, beeoiiiiiiH- imrple; medium size; compact and Hue. Sl.UU. 

 P. rosea siipcrl)ii plena. I lark ros\ -violn ; line. Sl-'iD- 

 P. rubra plena. BriKlit rose, almost sini; le lint fine. SI 

 1». Zenobiu. Double purple ; distinct and line. SI. 50. 



CLASS II.— HERBACEOUS P/EONIES. 



It is siirprlRinfr that so noble a Uowcr. almost rivalhna' the Rose m brilliancy of color a 

 aud the Kliododcndroii in statclv ■•■rowtli. sliimid bo so ne>.-lected. Amateurs seem lo havi 



Improved \-arieties introduced wil hiii tlie last lew years, and our liiiesl ^-ardciis, period m inner ios|iiti.k, arc sm- 

 pularh' deticient in specimens ot the newer kinds. The lirst poini m their bnoi' is lianlini'ss. li maybe irui.\' said 

 of them that tlicv are " hardv .as an oak." In the severest cliinate Ihe plains n-ipiirc no in lior protoi't ion lliiiii Uiut 

 which tlicv alTord themselves. Then their yis-oroiis habit and lieaith>- a-rowtli, I i cimIoui I roni all diseases and insects 

 aro iiniKirtant ars'iinuMits in favor of their cultiyation. (irowia-s ol roses know well that their llou ers are obtained 

 ■bvu-reat viH'ilanee and care. Not .so with the Pamnv. which, when once planted, all is done. Ivicli succeeding year 

 adds to their size and beauty. The foliage is rich and g-lossy and of a beautiful deep green color, thus rendonng the 



