The International Peony Show, conducted hy the American Peony 
Peony Society, was held in the Armories in London, Ontario, on Society 
June 16th and 17th, and was regarded in many ways as the most 
successful show ever held by the Society. 
Fifty thousand blooms were exhibited, many of them the 
most beautiful that could be produced by the most expert grow- 
ers of the country. London might well be called the Peony 
City, as Peonies grow there in perfection and are seen in all 
gardens and many of the choicest flowers were staged by the 
local exhibitors. 
Intense interest was shown in Walter Faxon. This flower 
was more discussed and received more favorable comment than 
any other bloom not excepting Avalanche, which was given first- 
prize and was awarded to the Cherry Hill Nurseries. Walter 
Faxon is of medium size, of clear salmon-pink (called coral-pink 
by some growers). It is a most unusual and striking shade and 
ranks 9.3 in the latest Symposium. 
There is a fast increasing interest in the Japanese and single 
varieties and the prices are going up rapidly. For instance ' 
Ama no socle was sold in 1918 for $3.50, and this season's catalogs 
price this variety at $12.00 for a single division. 
A remarkable display was shown by the Cherry Hill Nur- 
series and won not only the American Peony Society's gold 
medal for a collection of not more than 100 named varieties, but 
was also awarded the silver cup presented by the Movilla Gardens 
for a collection of double Peonies, one of each, rating at 9.0 and 
over by the Symposium. 
Some very lovely Japanese specimens were shown by Mr. H. 
G. Piolph of Markham, Ontario, and also by Mr. Saunders, the 
retiring Secretary who is succeeded in office by Mr. "W. E. 
Saunders of London, Ontario. 
The list of entries is a very long one and cannot be given at 
this time, but some of the most impressive individual blooms 
were Kelivay's Glorious, Mine. Jules Dessert, Heine Hortense, 
Mon. Dupont, Sarali Bernhardt, Pride of Essex, Gypsy, Mine. 
Geissl^r, Baroness Schroeder, and an unusual seedling by Brand. 
Just what a Show can do for the florist industry was made 
apparent by a statement of Mr. Philip Breitmeyer, who said 
that before the Ajnerican Peony Society held its exhibit in 
Detroit, the sales of Peonies were few. Following the show the 
demand for Peonies began to grow so that now he is selling many 
times the number which he formerly put out, and he is convinced 
that the Peony Show was a very important factor in increasing 
the business of the florists in Detroit. Peonies are rapidly com- 
ing to rival the Rose in popularity. An unprecedented number 
of Peony Shows were held this year and many orders are already 
being placed for fall delivery. Private growers are not satisfied 
unless they have all the good varieties. In the garden of Mr. E. 
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