Peony, Hedges, Lilac 
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Neosho, Mo, 
PEONY 
The peony is the most widely planted 
and popular of all hardy flowers. It is 
grand without being gaudy, large without 
being coarse, fragrant without being pun- 
gent. It is easily gro\vn. They are hardy 
wherever apple trees can be grown, and 
in the extreme far North require very httle 
protection. 
COURONNE D'OR 
(Crown of Gold) 
White; very large; semi-double, com- 
pact flower. Fragrant. For cut flowers 
and landscape; one of the best. Late. 
DELACHEI Purple-crimson. Large, full, semi-double flow- 
er; pleasant odor. Best dark red. For cut 
flowers and landscape work. Late midseason. 
DORCHESTER Light pink, creamy center; perfectly 
double; rose-shaped bloom ; sweet-scented ; 
very good for cut flowers. Late. 
DUCHESSE DE White, cup-shaped bloom with sulphur- 
NEMOURS white collar. Very fragrant. Long stiff 
stems. Unusually profitable for cut flow- 
ers. Early bloomer. 
DUKE OF WELLINGTON Ivory white, creamy center; 
very large and double; free 
bloomer; ideal for out flowers; deliciously fragrant. Late 
mid-summer. 
FESTIVA White, often with a few central petals tipped 
M A XIM A with carmine. Immense double bloom, spicy 
fragrance. Long, stiff stems. The best of all. 
Medium early. 
JEANNE D'ARC Delicate pink with light yellowish-white 
Qoan of Arc) center, spbtted with carmine. The best 
and most popular of the tri-colored Pe- 
onies. Fragrant, a profuse bloomer; good for cut flowers. 
Midseason. 
Jeanne d' Arc (tri-color) 
MADAME 
Madame Lebon (pink) 
Bright cherry pink; 
LEBON showy; compact 
bloom; very large 
and full. Fine for out flowers 
or landscape work. Midseason. 
NIGRICANS Dark crimson; 
round compact 
bloom; showy; good for cut flow- 
ers and landscape planting. 
Midseason. 
PRINCE Dark red. Semi- 
IMPERIAL rose-shaped bloom. 
Very large, strik- 
ingly beautiful; good for cut 
flowers or landscape work. Mod- 
erately late. 
Couronne d' Or (white) 
Festiva Maxima — Beautiful 
white with a spicy fragrance. 
The best peony 
VIOLETS Fragrant, deep purple, single; hardy, strong 
grower, long stems. 
PAMPAS GRASS 
Grows eight feethigh, topped with beau- 
tiful silvery-white plumes. 
HEDGES 
BARBERRY, JAPANESE Graceful, arching twigs. Red 
(Berberis Thunbergii) foliage and berries in the fall. 
Very hardy; quick grower; grows 
three and one-half feet tall. Has small thorns. 
HONEYSUCKLE, JAPAN BUSH Dense, gracefully rounded 
(Lonicera Morrowii) hedge; very rapid grower 
five to six feet tall; hardy. 
JAPAN QUmCE Bright scarlet flowers in May; shiny 
(Cydonia Japonica) green fohage; stands clipping; grows 
six to seven feet tall; very hardy. 
PRIVET, CALIFORNIA Bright, smooth green foliage; 
(Ligustrum Ovalifolitun) stands severe pruning; moderate- 
ly hardy; grows eight to ten feet 
tall; most widely planted hedge. 
SPIREA VAN HOUTTEI Makes a most graceful, decorat- 
ive hedge. See page 20 for 
description. 
LILAC 
LILAC, Old-fashioned Old-fashioned purple, known every- 
Purple (S. Vulgaris) where; very fragrant; grows eight 
to ten feet tall. Upright, hardy, 
suitable for hedges or shrubbery 
planting. 
LUDWIG SPAETH Dark reddish-purple. The plumes are 
(Budded) long and made up of single, perfectly 
formed little flowers, inside darker than 
outside; grows six to eight feet tall. 
MADAME ABEL CHATENAY Pure white; very largo 
(Budded) trusses of plumes made up 
of small double flowers; the 
best white; grows six to 
eight feet tall. 
PRESIDENT GREVY Light blue; double; trusses unusually 
(Budded) large and perfect; blooms in May or 
June Grows six to eight feet tail. 
Spirea Van Houttei (Bridal Wreath) 
The one best shrub 
California FTlvet — West widely used lor hedges 
For prices, see page 31, 
