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PEONIES (Double) 
EIGHTEEN FINEST HERBACEOUS 
PEONIES 
Villain-. — Second to none for this type of bloom. Large milk 
white, rose type flower with wide central petals, edged with 
carmine; quite variable, some blooms having a collar develop 
into a crown bloom, when in the last stages of growth. $1.00 
each. 
Auguste VUIaume (Crousse). — Largo full flower of deep pink 
color, late; superb. $1.25 each. 
Albert Crousse. — Very large, flat, compact, bomb. Rose- 
white, flecked crimson. Fragrant Tall, erect, free bloomer. 
Late. Extra. $1.50 each. 
Baroness Schroeder. — One of the finest in existence. A beau- 
tiful baby pink, fading to purest white. A prolific bloomer, 
deliriously fragrant, scoring all the points of excellence. $4.00 
each. 
Couronne d'Or. — Extra good variety, large creamy white 
flowers with a golden yellow reflex, petals imbricated those in 
centre bordered with carmine. 50 cts. each. 
Delachei. — Pretty large size flowers in rose type, of rose magenta 
colour. Petals have a slight silvery tip with age. Rather late, 
variety extra good. 50 cts. each. 
Edulis Superba. — Deep rose-pink with lighter shadings. The 
earliest in our collection. 40 cts. each. 
Eugene Variety Verdier. — Delicate flesh colour deepening 
towards the centre. 75 cts. each. 
Felix Crousse. — Large anemone ball-shaped bloom, very bril- 
liant red, ruby flame colored centre, one of the best reds. 75 cts. 
each. 
Festlva Maxima. — The Peerless flower ."Queen of the Whites". 
Immense white flower with drops of carmine in centre. Blooms 
often measure 6 inches across. Very early. Extra fine com- 
mercial variety. 50 cts. each. 
Jeanne d'Arc. — Outside petals rose colored, inside straw colored, 
with crimson spots; extra. 50 cts. each. 
Livingstone (Crousse). — Large compact, perfect rose type. 
Colour a pale lilac rose with a silver tip, central petals flecked 
carmine. Late. Extra good commercial variety. $1.00 each. 
Louis Van Houtte. — Fine velvety cerise red, very brilliant. 
50 cts. each. 
Mademoiselle Rosseau. — Large, globular, medium compact, 
semi-rose type. Guard petals milk-white, central petals splashed 
lilac-white, flecked carmine, outer guards prominently splashed 
carmine. Extra-strong stem, medium height, free bloomer, 
midseason. Extra good. $1.50 each. 
Marie Lemoine. — Enormous, very full bloom, sulphur white 
slightly shaded chamois, narrow carmine edge, very late, magni- 
ficent variety. 75 cts. each. 
Marguerite Gerard. — Large compact, semi-rose developing 
into a crown with stamens. Very pale hydrangea-pink, fading 
to nearly whitei central petals minutely flecked dark carmine. 
Very strong, medium height, free bloomer. Late. Extra. $1.25 
each. 
Solfatare. — Large, medium, compaot, sulphur white, crown 
type bloom, with white guards; some blooms are typical bomb 
type when first opening. Mid-season. Pleasant odor, vigorous 
grower, good stems, valuable commercial variety. 50 cts. each. 
Sarah Bernhardt. — Rose type, large informal flower with 
violet-rose guards and amber-white centre, very strong, free 
and early an ideal flower for both outflower and landscape. $1.00 
each. 
MIXED PEONIES AND PEONIES TO COLOR. 
Without Names. 
We offer these only in strong 3 to 5 crown divided roots at 
20 cts. each; $1.75 por doz.; $14.00 per 100. 
Double White Double Red 
Double Pink Double Mixed Colours. 
PEONIA OFFICINALIS 
This type is the real old-fashioned "Peony," and comes into 
bloom from ten days to two weeks ahead of the other herbaceous 
sorts. All are strong growers, with large, full, double, fragrant 
flowers. 
Mutabllis Alba. — Blush-white. 
Rosea. — Bright rose-pink. 
Rubra. — Brilliant glowing deep crimson. 
50 cts. each; $4.00 per doz. 
Stachys Lanata The Uooms are striped, in whorls; 
leaves thick, soft and woody. A fane 
border plant. June and July. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. 
Trollius Asiaticus Flore Croceo ^*Xtc^ 
high, bearing fine orange colored flowers an inch or more wide. 
A very interesting plant with handsome flowers; June to August, 
and if the old stalks are removed as soon as the flowers have 
faded, they will continue to bloom all summer. 20 cts. each; 
$2.00 per doz. 
The Everbloomin g Tritoma Pfitzeri — The great- 
ding plant ever introduced, surpassing the finest Cannas for 
attractiveness and brilliancy, equal to Gladiolus as a cut flower 
and blooms incessantly from June till frost. Plants show from 
6 to 10 grand flower stalks all the time, each holding at a height 
of 3 to 4 feet a great cluster of flame-coloured flowers of indes- 
cribable beauty and brilliancy. For cutting it is unsurpassed, 
and the beautiful long spikes keep several weeks in water. With- 
out a single exception, it is the most desirable garden flower. 
Each, 25 cts.; doz., $2.50. 
Valeriana Officinalis Alba.- 
_The old-fashioned gard- 
en Heliotrope, with 
white flowers and heliotrope fragrance, June and July; 4 ft. 
15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 
Veronica Longif olia Subsessilis— lf„destined to 
favor in the flower world as did the Golden Glow. It is the hand- 
somest blue-flowered plant we know of, growing to a height of 
2 feet and completely studded with its spikes of blue flowers. 
Its flowers are fine for cutting. It is perfectly hardy and increases 
in strngth and in beauty each succeeding year. It makes the 
best blue-flowered hardy border plant obtainable. 30 cts. 
each; $3.00 per doz. 
Violas or Tuffted Pansies & a ..? or ^ ,7 Viola 
Cornuta are one of the important bedding plants of Europe, 
and are rapidly growing in favor here. They flower continu- 
ously for nearly six months in the year; and while their flowers 
are not so large as those of the Pansy, their bright colors and 
floriferousness make them welcome additions to any garden. 
Blue Perfection. — Deep purplish blue. 
Lutea Splcndens. — Rich golden yellow. 
Thurlngia. — Deep violet and light blue with white eye, very 
effective. 
White Perfection. — A fine white. 
10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz.; $7.00 per 100. 
Vinca Minor (Periwinkle, or Trailing Myrtle).— An ex- 
vinia iviiiiiM. cellent dwarf evergreen trailing plant that 
is used extensively for carpeting the ground under shrubs and 
trees, or on graves where it is too shady for other plants to thrive. 
10 cts. each; $1.00 per doz. 
c WA< »* William A well-known, attractive, free-flower- 
oweet »■"■<""■ ing har dy perennial, producing in mid- 
summer a splendid effect in beds and borders with their rich and 
varied flowers. We can supply the following all grown from our 
own select strain of seed; 
Newport Pink. — Rich salmony-rose. 
Pure White.— Very large. 
Scarlet Beauty. — Effective color. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 
COLLECTIONS OF 
OLD-FASHIONED HARDY 
PERENNIAL PLANTS 
These are prepared especially for those who are unac- 
quainted with this class of plants, and are composed 
exclusively of the easiest-growing freest flowering var- 
ieties, and also covering the longest flowering period. 
12 distinct species, our selection $1.75 
25 distinct species, our selection 3 . 25 
50 distinct species and varieties, our selection 6.00 
100 distinct species and varieties, our selection 10 00 
