POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK 
61 
PEONY LIST, 1912 
Field 1-yr. Roots 2-yr. Roots 4-yr. 
RED No. Each Doz Each Doz. Clumps 
Andre Lauries. Late. Deep but bright shade; fine; very Each 
double 35 10.40 $4.00 $0.85 $8.50 
Anemone flora rubra. Midseason. Reddish crimson; 
fine 51 .50 5.00 .75 7.50 
Cardinal. Richelieu. Late. Large; double; bright violet 
.red 47 .50 5.00 .75 7.50 
Gloire de L'Exposition Universelle. 
Very late. Darkest ; very fine 75 7.50 L25 12.50 
Grandiflora rubra. Latest. Largest of all Peony blooms; 
perfect blood-red balls; magnificent 1 .50 5.00 1.00 10.00 
Humei. Late. Fragrant; rose 4 .35 3.50 .60 6.00 
La Tulipe. Midseason. Large; loose; rose; creamy white 
center, carmine spotted 42 .40 4.00 .75 7.50 
Lohengrin. Midseason. Carmine; pink and salmon 
center 7 .50 5.00 1.00 10.00 
Louis Van Houttei. Late. Bright 28 .40 4.00 .75 7.50 
Plenissima rosea superba. Late. Rose ; large bloom .. . 20 .35 3.50 .50 5.00 
Rosea grandiflora. Midseason. Large 14 .40 4.00 .75 7.50 
Rubens. Midseason. Not very double 52 .50 5.00 1.00 10.00 
Rubra triumphans. Midseason. Large; yellow center; 
very effective 15 .50 5.00 1.00 10.00 
Souvenir de L'Exposition Universelle. Midseason. 
Cherry with silvery reflex; strong grower; free bloomer; 
very fine 75 7.50 1.25 
Field 
SINGLE PEONIES 
WHITE 
Formosa alba. Shell pure white; center petals worked together like embroidery; ^o- 
simple and beautiful. Because of floral resemblance called " The Pond Lily 
Peony" 
Queen Esther. Double row of snowy, large Chrysanthemum-like petals; creamy 
white and red staniens; flowers 4 to 5 inches across 
Whitleyi major. Large; shell-like; exquisite 
VARIEGATED 
Floradora. One of the most distinct of the whole collection. The large petals (5 
inches in diameter) are striped white and red; the center whorl of stamens (13^ 
inches across) are clear yellow; exquisite 
PINK 
Avalanche. Bloom 6 inches in diam.eter; deep shade tinting lighter toward tip. . . . 
Formosa rosea. Similar to Formosa alba, except that it has a pink shell 
Princess Beatrice. Light; resembles Magnolia Soulangeana in form and color; 
bloom 7 inches in diameter; Japanese variety 
RED 
Geisha. Bloom 6 inches in diameter; deep shade; deep yellow stamens curling in 
like Chrysanthemums; a fine flower 
Hermes. Bright; shell-formed; beautiful; imported 
Tenuifolia. Earliest to bloom; fern-leaved; crimson; beautiful 
PAEONIA OFFICINALIS 
All Officinalis varieties bloom two weeks earlier than varieties of other sorts or classes. 
Officinalis mutabilis alba. Sometimes cahed " White Japan." Opens a beautiful 
tint of pink, changing to ivory white 
Officinalis rosea superba. Deep rose pink, shaded with salmon; large, well-formed 
bloom 
Officinalis tenuifolia flora plena. Crimson; double; fern-leaved; very fine 
Officinalis rosea plena. Deep rose; well formed bloom; very large 
Officinalis rosea rubra. Deep crimson; grandm.other's old-fashioned crimson. . . . 
PAEONIA ARBOREA. TREE PEONIES 
These Peonies do not, like other sorts, lay their stems upon the ground, but grow 
to be striking shrubs, 4 to 5 feet high. They bloom just before the herbaceous Peonies. 
In May they are covered with enormous flowers, 6 to 9 inches across, 
Carolina. Deep crimson; large 
Doctor Bowring. Cherry red; clear and fine; Anemone-shaped flowers . 
Elizabeth. Beautiful pink. Splendid variety 
La Ville de St. Denis. Splendid variety 
Louise Mouchelet. Ilesh pink; large 
Regina Belgica, Salmon pink: fine ■. 
12.50 
Each 
$0.50 
.50 
1.25 
1.50 
1.50 
1.50 
2.50 
2.50 
1.25 
1.50 
$1.50 
1.25 
1.00 
1.50 
Doz. 
$5.00 
5.00 
.75 
7.50 
.40 
4.00 
.75 
7.50 
.75 
7.50 
1.00 
.25 
2.50 
8 
.50 
5.00 
9 
.50 
5.00 
36 
.25 
2.50 
31 
.25 
2.50 
10 
.25 
2.50 
15.00 
15.00 
12.50 
15.00 
