9.3 IS AN I GIDUI—Midsea3on. Very large. 
The very best White Japanese Peony. Ex¬ 
cellent white guard petals with a large, 
rounded mass of yellow staminodes of the 
finest quality .$3.00 
6.6 KING OF ENGLAND (Jap.)—Midseason, 
very large, glossy garnet red, between 
crimson and maroon. Tall, floriferous, 
slender, wiry stems. A handsome, vividly 
colored flower .$2.50 
8.7 MARGARET ATWOOD—Very large mid¬ 
season. Pure white, cup-shaped flowers 
with occasional pink flush and a center 
ball of golden staminodes .$1.00 
8.6 MIKADO—Midseason. Medium size. 
Waved, cupped petals of dark, dull crim¬ 
son. If you have but one Jap. Peony, let 
it be Mikado. First imported for the 
Chicago World’s Fair in 1893. Most popu¬ 
lar .$1.00 
8.7 RASHOOMAN—A very large, midseason 
flower of glowing rose-red, with center of 
staminodes of rose-red edged yellow, 
pleasing fragrance. Medium height, erect, 
free and strong. Beautiful foliage and 
one of the best red Japs .$1.50 
8.3 SNOW WHEEL—Midseason. Large. 
Broad, waxy outer petals with small, deep 
yellow center, the filamented petals resem¬ 
bling beautiful aigrette feathers. A pure 
immaculate white .$3.00 
9.0 SOME GANOKO—Midseason. Large. 
Probably the best red of all Japanese type 
Peonies. Guards a rich shade of velvety 
clear dark crimson, center of crinkled 
buff staminodes tinted rose-red. Frag¬ 
rant .$2.50 
SUNRISE (Syn Hinode Sakai)—Very late, 
handsome lilac-pink . $1.50 
9.4 TAMATE-BOKU—Midseason. Very large. 
Enormous cupped petals of dark old-rose- 
pink. Center of staminodes of yellow-shad¬ 
ing to light pink. “The finest of all the 
Japs.” A glorious pink, exquisitely frag¬ 
rant .$15.00 
THE DRAGON—An uncommon brilliant, 
rich, dark crimson . $2.00 
8.9 TOKIO—Midseason. Broad clear car- 
mine-pink petals and a golden-yellow 
heart. A very large pink Jap. type .$2.00 
8.0 TORPILLEUR—Midseason. Very dis¬ 
tinct, large, rose-red or light crimson 
with large cluster of staminodes of the 
same color tipped pink and yellow. Prob¬ 
ably the very best genuine red Japanese 
type Peony ...$3.00 
EARLY MAY FLOWERING PEONIES 
OFFICINALIS RUBRA PLENA—The old- 
fashioned red “Piney.” Sometimes known 
as the “Decoration Day Red.” A brilliant 
amaranth-red not found in any other 75c 
TENUIFOLIA FLORE PLENA — Flowers 
small to medium, full double, a brilliant 
dark crimson. The first to bloom. A 
dwarf “cut-leaved” plant with distinctive 
finely lacinated foliage .$2.50 
7.8 TENUIFOLIA LATIFOLIA—A fine clear 
crimson species with single flowers the 
bloom even before the double flowers 
form. Valuable for very early bloom. 
Rare .$2.50 
PEONY SPECIES 
SMOUTHI—A variety of ANOMALA with 4- ANOMALA—A well-mai’ked type native to 
inch, bright crimson flowers .$2.00 Europe, with distinctive cut foliage $1.50 
Join the American Peony Society by sending $3.00 for a year’s dues to Secretary, 
Mr. W. F. Christman, Northbrook, Ill., and receive their valuable bulletins 
BETSCHER HYBRID HEMEROCALLIS 
“The perennial supreme.” These magnificent new forms of an old garden favorite 
begin to bloom with the early iris and cover the season into September. They are hardy, 
easy to grow in any good garden soil, sure to bloom, ALWAYS a success. Do well in 
either full sun or partial shade. The foliage is attractive throughout the season. 
All but three of the following list are Betscher Hybrids, our stock of which was ob¬ 
tained direct from Mr. Betscher. These hybrids are said to be the largest flowered and 
finest Hemerocallis yet produced, and the newest ones represent the last word in scien¬ 
tific breeding. Home gardeners everywhere will demand them in quantity as soon as they 
become acquainted with them on the basis of merit alone. 
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