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WISCONSIN HORTICULTURE 
January, 1919 
4. Women in Horticulture — Mrs. W. A. Toole. 
5. Domesticating Our Native Wild Flowers — Win. Toole, Sr. 
6. Practical Rose Growing for the Amateur — Frederic W. Sparks. 
Thursday Evening 
Program to be announced later. 
Friday Forenoon, 9:00 A. M. 
Business Meeting 9 O’clock to 10 O’clock. President’s Address, Re- 
port of Secretary, Trial Orchard Committee, Delegates to 
Other Conventions and Election of Officers. 
1. Beekeeping In Its Relation to Horticulture — N. E. France, Pres. 
State Beekeepers Ass’n. 
2. Drug Plants — Prof. E. Kremers, University of Wisconsin. 
3. Progressive Strawberries at One Thousand Dollars an Acre — - 
W. R. Williams. 
4. Insect Review for 1918 and What to Expect in 1919 — Prof H. F. 
Wilson. 
5. The Plant Disease Situation in the State — Prof. R. E. Vaughn. 
Friday Afternoon 2:00 O’clock 
1. Fruit Growing in Iowa — Prof. S. A. Beach, Ames, Iowa. 
2. Pruning — Prof. R. H. Roberts. 
3. How the Horticulturists Can Help in the Grain Rust ampaign — 
Dr. S. B. Fracker, State Entomologist. 
SELECTING THE FIVE 
BEST PEONIES 
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chosen one of the latest Peonies to 
bloom; one that appears on the 
scene, after most of the others 
have faded and gone. With judi- 
cious selection and careful culti- 
vation one may have a succession 
of bloom for four or five Aveeks. 
Second, Ave will consider color. 
This is a matter of personal taste 
and is so much at variance Avith 
different individuals that I have 
attempted to cover as wide a 
range of color as possible with the 
feAv varieties I have been permit- 
ted to name; bright mauve pink, 
white, ruby, red, pale lilac rose 
and rose Avhite or flesh being the 
colors I have chosen. 
As a third feature, fragrance is 
a most desirable attribute to any 
floAver, and naturally appeals to 
one and all alike. It may be in- 
teresting to some of you to know 
that red Peonies, as a rule, lack 
agreeable fragrance, while many 
of this color have no fragrance at 
all. Fragrance is also found lack- 
ing in many single varieties. The 
full double pink varieties possess 
the most fragrance. Some of the 
double whites are exceedingly 
fragrant. 
As a fourth requisite, let us con- 
sider blooming qualities. Only 
dependable blooming varieties 
have a place in a small collection. 
Some Peonies would be classed 
among the very best were if not 
for the fact that they are shy, un- 
satisfactory bloomers and not de- 
sirable for this reason. I have not 
given the single varieties a place 
on my list, and while some of 
them are very beautiful, they are 
not as lasting in bloom as the 
double varieties. 
Classed in their season of bloom 
I wish to present the folloAving va- 
rieties to you as my choice of five 
of the most desirable Peonies for 
the home garden : 
Fii*st on my list is Edulus Su- 
perba, originated in 1824 by Le- 
monic. This is a bright pink 
floAver, classed as mauve pink. It 
is universally admired by Peony 
lovers on account of its extreme 
earliness and delightful fragrance. 
Next on the list is the universal 
favorite among the early Avhites 
known as Festiva Maxima. Al- 
though originated by Millez 67 
years ago it still holds undisputed 
SAvaj r as one of the very best early 
whites. The delicate carmine 
edges to be found on some of the 
inner petals adds an air of dis- 
tinctiveness to the floAver that ap- 
peals to all. 
For our third choice in order of 
blooming period Ave have chosen 
Monsieur Jules Elie, a very large 
floAver of deep pink Avith silvery 
sheen. It is a strong groAver, free 
bloomer and one of the very larg- 
est Peonies groAvn. This variety 
will create a desire to procure 
more of the higher type of Peony. 
This variety Avas originated in 
1888 by Crousse. 
For the fourth I have chosen 
Felix Crousse. This variety Avas 
originated by Crousse in 1881 and 
of its type and color it has no su- 
perior. It is a large, compact, 
globular bomb type, brilliant ruby 
red in color and contrary to most 
reds, has an agreeable fragrance. 
It is a very striking floAver and a 
mid-season variety. 
