may not appeal. To my mind it is much over-valued and is inferior 
to Pasteur, which in fact it somewhat resembles. Pasteur costs 
about two dollars. Jubilee is being widely, one may say clamorously, 
advertised at twenty -five dollars. 
Another expensive Peony which sufiers from a weak stem is Eliz- 
abeth Barrett Broivning. True, the flower itself is lovely and fragrant, 
but twenty-five dollars seems a large price to pay for a Peony with such 
a drawback. One grower frankly states in his catalogue that the stems 
are long and weak. But in the other catalogues which I have examined 
there is no mention of the fact. 
From the same originator who gave us Elizabeth Barrett Browning, 
comes Frances Willard. This peony is a distinct acquisition and a 
dehght. It has strong stems, erect habit of gro-^th. splendid foliage 
and exquisite flowers. 
The Cherr}- Hill Nurseries are putting out a number of seedlings, 
some of which have proved to be excellent. Pride of Essex and 
Xymphaea have already won high praise. Pride of Essex, much the 
t}-pe of Lady Alexandra Dujj, has immense flowers, strong stems, good 
erect growth and blooms freely. It is classed by one of the best judges 
of Peonies in America, Mr. A. H. Fewkes, as '"extra good.'' Xymphaea 
is a charming loose-petaUed flower of creamy white, and of large size. 
These two Peonies, I think, are deserving of a place in a carefully 
selected list. Several more of the Chern.- Hill seedlings promise 
weU. 
The Peony Cherry Hill, however, has never seemed to me to be 
worth the price asked for it, which is thirty doUars. It does not appear 
superior in any way to AdoJphe Rousseau — ^which costs only a dollar 
and a half. 
Mr. Shaylor's best seedlings are fine indeed. Mary Woodbury 
Shaylor is of dwarf habit but nevertheless extremely lovely. It has 
been di\'ided too often and too closely by the trade for the good of the 
stock. In my garden, the roots of this variety are allowed to stand 
longer than usual between the times of di\'ision, in order to give them 
a chance to recover. I note that the price has recently jumped from 
twenty-five dollars to fort\' dollars. It is to be hoped that the in- 
creased demand will not mean a further minute di\-ision of the stock. 
Georgiana, Frances and Rose Shaylor are all beautiful and have 
proved, with me, to be strong growing and free-blooming. 
]Mr. Shaylor's wonderful new Peony, Mrs. Edward Harding, 
is in truth aU that the descriptions claim for it. And while one 
hundred dollars is a large price, yet this Peony is superb as weU as 
scarce. The warm ixory hue of the bloom, the large size and hea\y 
texture of the petals, the floriferousness, the richness of foHage the 
size and strength of the plant, make it much sought after. 
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