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HARDY PERENNIAL 

 HERBACEOUS PyEONIAS— Continued. 



20. Isamijishi— Pink large flower. 



21. Ao-yagi-nishiki— White, with green stripes. 

 5?* ou" s ' - — Light lilac, with beautiful center. 



f,l"S"-a8 obi— Large carmine, tipped with yellow. 

 24. Nishiki-gawa~Ro3e,8triped with yellow in center. 

 25- " — Pafe pink, finely blushed with 



maroon. 



26. Nishiki-gawa— Deep maroon, lighter in center 

 and curled. 



THE FRINQE-LEAVED P/EONY. 

 Paeony Tenuifolla, fl. pi.— Foliage a bright, lively 

 green, in long, thread-like filaments ; giving it the 

 appearance of fringe. Scarlet-crimson. A choice 

 variety. Perfectly hardy. 50 cts. 



FRAGRANT P^ONIAS. 

 75 cts. each, $6 per doz. 

 Considering their wonderful vigor and free flower- 

 ing habit, their season of bloomins, — being" among 



the latest— we think they cannot be surpassed by any 



double pseonies in Europe or America. 



Dorchester— Beautiful cream color, tinted pink ; very 

 double, finely formed and deliciously fragrant. 

 Plan*- rather dwarf but verv floriferous. 



Brandiflora— Bright flesh or ipink, fragrant ; a rigor- 

 plant, with well-formed double flowers. 



Norfolk— Beautiful, soft pink, and finely shaped 

 aower ; foliage usually mottled. 



Perfection —Very tall, vigorous plant, bearing heavy 

 crops of large, exceedingly double flowers, often 

 raised at the center; light-pink, fading to flesh: 

 very sweet, the best of its color. 



Rubra Superba— Dark crimson red, very double and 

 finely lormed— fragrant. Plant robust, and very 

 free flowering. One of the latest. The most valu- 

 able pseony of its color in our collection. 



SINGLE HERBACEOUS PEONIES. 

 Fifty cents each, except as priced. Twelve 



varieties, our selection |5. 



Sorne of the new single pseonies are even more 



beautiful than the double ones; being very delicate. 



they are most suitable as cut flowers, and generally 



bloom quite early; below are some of the best 



varieties obtainable: 



Adana— French white, $1 each. 



Apollo —Dfep rose. 



Bridesmaid— White, extra, $1 each. 



Brumalia- Purple. 



Diana — Deep rose. 



Diseordia— Ligrht plum color. 



Gorflonius— Crimson. 



Hermes — Rosy pink. 



Ismarus — blesh, 75 cents each. ; ; , 



Janus — Light purple. 

 Jupiter — Cerise. 



Leucadia— Rich rose, 75 cents each. 



Millias— ^Maroon, very extra, $1 each. 



Oniverie — Crimson, very fine, $1 each. 



Paradixa — (Early), crimson. 



Baradoxa Rosea— (Early), golden rose. 



Proserpine— Rose, 75 cents each. 



Prince Alexander — Cherry, extra, 75 cents each. 



Queen of May— French white, $1 each. 



Whitleyi-^- White. 



TREE P/EONIES-Paeonia Arborea. 

 This beautiful group of shrubs is among the oldest 



of introductions from Japan, but magnificent new 

 varieties have been added, until we have a long list 

 of wonderful forms. They are quite distinct from 

 the nerbaceous section, and have shades of color not 

 found in the latter ; and when once established form 

 compact bushes, which in spring ate covered with 

 gigantic bloomiS; and fbrm one' of the decorative 



PLANTS— Continued. 



features of the garden. Like the herbaceous kiudis, 

 they enjoy rich soil, and the blooms last longer and 

 come finer when partially sheltered from the hot 

 sun. They are well worth the little trouble entailed 

 in their cultivation. We can offer strong plants of 

 the following kinds, 75c. each, the collection fur $30 



1. Yoyo-no-homare— Magenta. 



2. Yaso-okina — White, slightly tinted cream yellow. 



3. Kamadafuji— Pink, tips margined with white. 



4. Kumoi-dsuru— Deep purple, very peculiar, 



5. Gioku-sho-dsuru — White, large, slightly tinted 

 with pink. 



6. Adsuma-saki — Deep carmine. 



7. Shiro-kagura— White, very slightly tinted pink. 



8. Nishiki-gawa — Pink, compact, double. 



9. Kumoma-no-tsuki— Very deep purple. 

 10. Fuji-arashi — W hite, large. 



I I. Adsuma-nishiki — Carmine, white, variegated edges. 



12. Ginfukurin -White, large petals slightly tinted rose 



13. Michi-siiibe— Deep carmine, large flower. 



14. Ren-Kaku— White, large flower. 



15. Kagurajishi — Pink, middle petals projecting. 



16. Kumoma-nishiki— Dark red, yellow in center. 



17. Anyoji — Large, flower white, slightly tinted rose 

 at the base. 



18. Iwato-kagami — Large, pink, 



19. Yuki-araslii— Snow white very large. 



20. Koki-rin— Firelv red. 



21. Akashi-jishi — White, shaded with rose. 



22. Kokuriu-nishiki— Dark red and white, variegated 

 edges. 



23. Haku-gan — White, very large flower. 



24. Hinode-dsuru— Bright red, tips of petals pink. 



25. Tokiwadsu — Largest flower, almost single, pink, 

 tipped with white. 



26. Asahi-minato — Deep crimson, large fine form, 



27. Ruriban — L)eep purple large flower. 



28. Kame-»S0bi — Carmine, tips of petals rose. 



29. Saishoji —Enormous flowers of scarlet. 



30. Konron-koku — Dark purple. 



3 I. Akashigata— Blush white, enormous. 



32. Bumbudo — Carmine, blush margiiied. 



33. Nishikishima — Rosy pink, blush margined. 



34. Adsuma-kagami— Splendid deep carmine, 



35. Fuji-no-mine— Pure white. 



36. Haiia-tachibana — Blush white, pink at base, 



37. Shishi-kashira— Satin rose, blush edge, 



38. Shiunryo— Enormous, purple. 



39. Ayanishiki — Cream white. 



40. Shoki-kagura— Satiny rose, blush edged. 



41. Gioku-senshiu -Carmine, blush margined. 



42. Seiriu — White, reverse of the tip greenish. 



43. Osaka-dsuki— Blush white. 



44. Fukashigi— Carmine red tipped, blush. 



45. Kansenden — Blush white, base of petals pink in 

 center. 



46. Dai kagura— Carmine, tipped with pink. 



47. Muhensai— Deep red, large flower. 



48. Saigyo-sakura— rBIush white, enormous flower. 



49. Momo zono— Rich carmine, blush edirtd. 



50. Iro-no-seki— Blush white, tipned white. 



PAPA VER. Poppy. 

 ' { Fapaveraceoe). 



Most showy border plants, of easy cultivation in 

 common soils. < No flower border is complete without 

 representatives, of this class. Iceland poppies are 

 admirable for the front of the border, or can be used 

 very eff"ecti7ely for spring bedding, or in the rockery. 

 The Oriental Poppies are pre eminently efi'ective, 

 forming broad clumps of handsomely cut foliage, and 

 m June give immense ntimbers of the most gorgeous 

 flowers of great size, producing an unequalled effect. 

 They may be massed in the border, grouped on the 

 la^vny or with shrubs, v^hile for distinct effect nothing 

 18 more suited. 



