HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS 
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THE BERRYHILL NURSERY CO. 
Peonies are to many people the most showy flowers of the garden 
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PAEONIA • Peony 
If there is one flower that is destined to outrival the rose, it is the 
modern Peony. A multitude of charming colors are seen in the many 
varieties given in our list — snowy white, fiery pink, brilliant scarlet, and 
other shades and tints are represented. The proper time to plant Peonies 
is in September, October, and November. If planted then there is every 
chance that they will bloom the following June. Peonies like a rich soil 
and will respond gratefully to a little attention. 
All plants offered and priced arc three- to five-eyed, one-year plants, 
transplanted or divisions. Two-year plants are double the price of one- 
year; three-year plants are three times the price of one-year. 
Agida. Semi-double; bright showy red, free bloomer. Midseason. 
Alexander Dumas. Medium size; light violet-rose, creamy white 
collar of narrow petals, mingled with the wide center petals; fragrant. 
Medium height; free bloomer. Early midseason. Good cut-fiower 
variety. 
Asa Gray. Large, semi-rose type; pale lilac, sprinkled with minute 
dots of deeper lilac; fragrant. Medium height and habit. 
Avalanche. Fine, creamy center, with stripes of carmine of rare 
delicacy and beauty. 
Baron J. Rothschild. Bright, silvery pink, center sometimes 
purplish pink. 
Baroness Schroeder. Very large, globular, r6se type; flesh-white, 
fading to mixed white; fragrant. Tall, strong growth; very free bloomer. 
One of the finest Peonies grown. Midseason. 
Boadicea. Delicate white, touched with carmine. Strong grower. 
Medium late. 
Boule de Neige. Very large, medium, globular, compact, semi-rose 
type. Milk-white, guards and center prominently flecked crimson. Tall, 
erect, free bloomer; extra good. Early midseason. 
Canari. Medium size. White guards, tinted pale pink, center amber- 
white, changing to white; carpels and stigmas pink; fragrant. Habit 
medium. Late. 
Couronne d’Or. Large, flat, semi-rose type. Pure white, with a 
ring of yellow stamens around a tuft of center petals, tipped carmine. 
Medium tall; splendid grower; free bloomer. Late. One of the best 
white varieties. 
Delachei. Large, medium compact, rose type. Violet-crimson 
slightly tipped silver. Strong; erect; medium height; very free bloomer. 
Late midseason. Extra good for garden or commercial plantings. 
Delicatissima. Large rose type. Pale lilac-rose, carpels greenish 
yellow and very hairy, stigmas creamy white; fragrant. Very strong, 
tall grower; fine habit; free bloomer. Extra-good keeper and shipper. 
Midseason. 
Dr. Bretonneau. Large, compact, rose type. Guards pale lilac, 
center milk-white, shaded amber; fragrant. Free bloomer. Midseason. 
Extra-good commercial variety. 
Due de Wellington. Large, bomb, with white guards and sulphur 
center. Medium tall, vigorous grower; free bloomer. Late. 
Duchesse de Nemours. Medium size. Pure white crown, sulphur- 
white collar, no crimson flecks; fragrant. Vigorous grower; medium 
height; very free bloomer. Early. Extra-good commercial variety. 
Edulis Superba. Large, loose, flat crown. Bright mauve-pink. 
Early. Strong, upright; free bloomer. One of the best commercial pinks 
for Decoration Day. 
Eugene Verdier. Very large, compact, typical rose type. Pale 
hydrangea-pink, outer guard petals lilac-white; fragrant. Very erect, 
rather dwarf habit, with extra-strong stems; free bloomer. Late. 
Felix Crousse. Large, globular, typical bomb. Brilliant red. Strong, 
vigorous grower; medium height; free bloomer. One of the best red 
varieties. 
Festiva Alba. Rose type. Blooms of the largest size, double to the 
center; pure white, crimson fleck. Dwarf grower, making it desirable for 
planting around shrubbery borders. 
Festiva Maxima. Very large, globular, rose type. Pure white 
center, prominently flecked crimson; outer petals sometimes faint lilac- 
white on first opening. Very tall, strong, vigorous grower. Early. 
The most popular white variety for cut-flowers. 
Golden Harvest. Medium size, loose, bomb, or informal rose type. 
Guards pale lilac-rose, center creamy white, developing many wide 
petals of a peach-blossom pink on strong plants; fragrant. Dwarf habit; 
very free bloomer. Midseason. 
James Kelway. Very large, loose, semi-rose type. Rose-white, 
changing to milk-white, tinged yellow at the base of petals. Strong 
grower; medium height. Early midseason. 
Jenny Lind. Bomb type. Light pink with silvery reflex, narrow 
white petals interspersed with the center petalage. Midseason. 
Lady Darmouth. Small, flat, loose rose type. Milk-white collar, 
cream-white center, flecked with green; large and small petals inter- 
mingled. Medium height; free bloomer. Early. 
La Perle. Very large, compact, globular, rose type. Deep lilac- 
white, blush center, prominently flecked carmine; fragrant. Extra 
strong; free bloomer. Midseason. 
La Rosiere. Large, flat, medium compact, semi-double. Outer 
petals pure white, shading to cream-white in the center, pale green 
carpels with white stigma. Habit medium. Midseason. 
LJndispensable. Perfect shaped flower of a delicate creamy color, 
shaded pink. Midseason. 
Livingstone. Very large, compact, perfect rose type. Pale lilac- 
rose, with silver tips, central petals flecked carmine; odor lacking. Very 
strong; medium height; free bloomer. Extra-good variety. 
Louis Van Houtte. Medium size, semi-rose type. Deep carmine- 
rose, tipped silver, with fiery reflex — very brilliant coloring; fragrant. 
Medium height and habit. Late. 
Mme. Bucquet. Large, loose, semi-rose type. Uniform, very dark 
crimson-amaranth. Strong; upright; medium height; free bloomer. 
Very attractive brilliant variety. Midseason. 
Mme. Calot. Very large, rose type. Pale hydrangea-pink, center 
shaded darker, collar tinted silver. Tall, strong grower; free bloomer. 
Early. 
Mme. De Vatry. Very large, compact, high crown. Lilac-white 
guards and crown, sulphur-white collar of wide petals, center flashed 
crimson; fragrant. Medium height. Midseason. Extra. 
Mme. De Verneville. Large, very full, bomb. Pure white, center 
blush when first open, fading to pure white, prominent carmine flecks. 
Medium height; extra-free bloomer. 
Mme. Emile Galle. Large, compact, flat, rose tvpe. Deep lilac- 
white, changing to milk-white in the center. Medium tall; strong; 
free bloomer. Late. 
Mme. Forel. Large, very compact, globular, imbricated, rose type. 
Violet-rose, with a silvery tipped center. Medium tall; spreading habit. 
Late. 
Mme. Lemoinier. Large, compact, rose type. Pale lilac-rose 
fading to lilac-white, collar of cream-white petals almost concealed, 
very wide center petals flecked crimson; fragrant. Tall; vigorous; fine 
habit. Late midsummer. 
Marechal Vaillant. Very large, compact, globular, rose type. Dark 
mauve-pink. Tall, heavy, coarse stem, barely supporting the heavy 
bloom. Late. 
Marguerite Gerard. Large, compact, semi-rose, developing into a 
crown with stamens. Very pale hydrangea-pink, fading to nearly white, 
central petal minutely flecked dark carmine. Strong; medium height; 
free bloomer. Late. 
Marie Stuart. Anemone-crown type. Color a delicate lavender, 
flecked with crimson, which fades a pure white as the flower ages. Mid- 
season. 
Meissonier. Medium size, bomb, developing a crown with age. 
Uniform brilliant purple-red; fragrant. Very tall; stems weak; free 
bloomer; very brilliant coloring. Midseason. 
Mireille. Very large, compact, globular, rose type. Milk-white, 
very large center petals, distinctly edged dark crimson. Strong, tall 
grower. Very late. Extra good. 
Modele de Perfection. Large, compact, rose type. Guards and 
collar light violet-rose, very wide, high center petals shaded darker; 
fragrant. Medium dwarf; free bloomer. Extra good. Late. 
Monsieur Dupont. Large, flat, semi-rose type. Milk-white center 
splashed crimson, showing stamens. Erect; tall; free bloomer. Mid- 
season. 
Monsieur Jules Elie. Very large, medium, compact high crown. 
Pale lilac-rose, collar lighter, shaded amber-yellow at the base. Me- 
dium height; strong growth. 
Officinalis Rubra. Large, globular bloom; brilliant crimson. This 
is the early-flowering red Peony so common to the old-time gardens, 
much used on Memorial Day when the Chinese Peonies bloom too late. 
