THE BAY STATE NURSERIES, NORTH ABINGTON, MASS. 
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PEONIES— Con tinued 
Grandiflora alba. White. 
Grandiflora rubra. Red. 
♦Grover Cleveland. Beautiful crimson. 50c. each; 
$5.00 per dozen. 
Humei. Large rose-colored flower; late. 
*La Tulipe. Very large globular flower, flesh-pink, 
shading to ivory white, center petals tipped car- 
mine. 50c. each; $5.00 per dozen. 
*Lady Eleanor Bramwell. Deep rose with silvery 
edge. 50c. each; $5.00 per dozen. 
*Louis Van Houtte. Dark velvety purple, very 
large. 50c. each; $5.00 per dozen. 
Mme. Augusta Peltereau. Large, very pale pink. 
Mme. Breon. Rose, with whitish-yellow center. 
Marchal Vaillant. Compact rose type; aniline red; 
very tall. 
Marie Lemoine. Blush, fading to white. 
♦Marquise d'lvory. Pure white with crimson blotch. 
50c. each; $5.00 per dozen. 
Mars. Beautiful red. 
Modiste Guerin. Dark rose, large and fragrant. 
M. Rousselin. Light pink, with crimson center. 
Mrs. Hovey. Fine white. 
Nigra. Very dark crimson. 
♦Pink de Nemours. Beautiful clear pink. 50c. 
each; $5.00 per dozen. 
Plutarch. Fine pink. 
Princess Nicholas Roberts. Very fine white. 
Prolif era tricolor. Pink. 
Purpurea superba. Dark purplish-red. 
Queen's Perfection. A beautiful pink. 
♦Queen of Queens. Pure white, with creamy center; 
choice. 50c. each; $5.00 per dozen. 
♦Reine Hortense. Large cup-shaped flower; soft 
pink with center border carmine. Late. 50c. 
each; $5.00 per dozen. 
♦Rothschild. Outside rose, with salmon center; 
fragrant and distinct. 50c. each; $5.00 per dozen. 
Rubra superba. Very large and full, dark velvety 
crimson. Late. 
Rubra triumphans. Deep crimson. 
Seabreeze. A large fine pink. 
PjEONIA Officinalis 
This type is the old-fashioned Pseony and comes 
into bloom from' ten days to two weeks earlier than the 
named varieties. All are strong growers, with large 
double fragrant flowers. Prices: 35c. each; $3.50 
per dozen. 
Officinalis alba. Blush white. 
O. — rosea. Bright rose pink. 
O. — rubra. Brilliant glowing, deep crimson. 
Single Paeonies 
The Single Paeonies for cut flowers are considered 
by many to be more graceful and effective than the 
double varieties. They are of strong growth and flower 
abundantly. We offer them as to colors only, viz.: 
Single Pink, Single Red, Single White. Price: 50c. 
each; $5.00 per dozen. 
Fern-Leaf Paeony 
An interesting and showy variety with finely-cut 
dark-green foliage, blooming early. 
Tenuifolia flore pleno. Double flowers of dazzling 
crimson-red. 50c. each; $5.00' per dozen. 
PAPAVER. Poppy 
Papaver nudicaule (Iceland Poppy). 1 ft. These 
produce graceful, showy flowers all Summer. We 
have colors of orange, white and yellow. Good 
for massing in border or rock garden. 
P. orientale (Oriental Poppy). 2 to 3 ft. May to 
July. Flowers of a bright scarlet with black 
blotch at base of each petal; good plant for hardy 
border or shrubbery borders. 
ORIENTAL HYBRIDS 
The flowers of this species are quite gorgeous, and 
no border should be without them. They grow from 
2 to 3 ft. high, flowering in May and June. Almost any 
kind of soil suits them, but they do best in deep, rich 
loam. After flowering the plant dies back, usually 
reappearing in early September, or as soon as the 
weather gets cool. The roots should not be disturbed 
during the resting period. 
We offer the following distinct varieties. Prices: 
20c. each, $2.00 per dozen, except variety with asterisk 
(*)• 
Blush Queen. Flowers pale blush-pink, the base 
blotched with deep purple. 
Goliath. One of the most effective; strong, erect 
stems, 3 r A feet, with enormous scarlet flowers in 
great abundance. 
Hesperis. Salmon color. 
Mahony. Very dark carmine-purple. One of the 
best in cultivation. 
Oriental King. Novelty of great merit, strong stems 
of upright habit, large, crimson-scarlet flowers. 
*Perry's White. New and choice. The most dis- 
tinct break in Oriental Poppies that has yet been 
made; the flowers are a fine satiny white with a 
crimson-maroon blotch at the base of each petal. 
30c. each; $3.00 per dozen. 
Queen Alexandra. New. Beautiful clear rose. A 
free bloomer. 
Rembrandt. New. Very large; a distinct shade of 
orange salmon. 
Royal Scarlet. Rich glowing scarlet. Strong grower. 
Salmon Queen. Soft salmon scarlet; very handsome. 
Silver Queen. Silvery white, tinted pink. 
PENTSTEMON. Beard Tongue 
Pentstemon barbatus Torreyi. 2,y 2 to 3H ft. 
July. One of the best varieties; long, loose 
panicles of scarlet flowers. Will bloom con- 
stantly if flowers are cut freely. 
P. diffusus. 1 to 2 ft. June and July. Showy spikes 
of purple flowers. 
P. digitalis. 3 ft. June and July. Large spikes of 
long, pure white flowers, with purple-spotted 
throats. Excellent for planting in shrubbery 
border. 
P. heterophyllus. 2 ft. June and July. Flowers 
of a lovely azure-blue. 
P. ovatus. 1 Yi to 2 y 2 ft. May and June. Flowers 
blue, changing to purple. 
PHALARIS. Ribbon Grass 
Phalaris arundinacea variegata. 2 to 3 ft. A 
spreading grass, with bright variegation of green 
and gold ; valuable for bouquets and edging large 
beds. 
