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pink, with a few markings of carmine in the center. 
Fragrant. Midseason. L. D. $4. 1 yr. $5. 
Lady Alexandra Duff (Kelway 1902), one of the finest of 
9.1 the Kelway productions. Very broad petals of soft 
blush-pink, with flesh tints. Height medium and 
stems upright. A strong grower in every way. Mid¬ 
season. L. D. $1.50. 1 yr. $2. 
La Fee (Lemoine 1906), globular flowers of rose-pink 
9.2 with a silvery light and narrow creamy-yellow col¬ 
lar. Tall wiry stems. Fragrant and early. L. D. 
$3. 1 yr. $4. 
La France (Lemoine 1901), enormous, rather flat flowers 
9.0 on strong stems. Soft pink, with lavender lights at 
base of petals. Late. A very fine variety. L. D. 
$2. 1 yr. $3. 
La Lorraine (Lemoine 1901), wonderful globular blooms 
8.6 of creamy-white, borne high above the foliage. Some 
golden stamens are visible, giving a golden light to 
the open flowers. Midseason to late. L. D. $2.50. 1 
yr. $4. 
Laura Dessert (Dessert 1913), creamy-white guard pet- 
8.8 als deepening to a canary-yellow in center. The 
flowers are of good size. Midseason. This is very 
similar to Primevere but established plants will usu¬ 
ally give better flowers. L. D. $2. 1 yr. $3. 
La Cygne (Lemoine 1907), charming milk-white flower 
9.9 with incurved petals. Oftentimes attains immense 
size but of such exquisite form that it does not ap¬ 
pear coarse. Generally considered the finest white 
peony. Midseason. L. D. $4. 1 yr. $5. 
Lillian Gumm (Gumm 1921), immense, very full double 
8.8 blooms of even rose-pink with more brilliant lights 
at base of petals. The stems are strong and this 
variety makes a fine effect in the garden in late mid- 
season. L. D. $2.50. 1 yr. $4. 
Longfellow (Brand 1907), brilliant crimson flower of 
9.0 large size. Good reds are hard to find and this very 
satisfactory. Midseason. L. D. $1.50. 1 yr. $2. 
Loveliness (Hollis 1907), large flat, very full flowers of 
8.8 light pink tinted lavender. Stem strong and up¬ 
right. Late. L. D. $1.50. 1 yr. $2. 
Mabel Franklin (Franklin 1920), pale pink gradually 
9.0 deepening toward the center. Extreme center com¬ 
posed of short creamy petals with lavender tints. 
Fragrant. Midseason. L. D. $3. 1 yr. $4. 
Madame Jules Dessert (Dessert 1909), exquisite flowers 
9.4 of large size; broad, delicate petals of a translucent 
texture. Creamy-white lighted with buff and salmon 
shades. A fine flower in every way, one of the best. 
Midseason to late. L. D. $1.50. 1* yr. $2. 
Our Peonies are the cream of the world’s choicest originations. 
