Tenuifolia Flora Plena. 
If Purchased Separately a Total 
Value of $6.00. 
Collection Price, Por All Three 
$ 5.00 
Super-Early Collection 
To Prolong Your Peony Season 
Plant These—Enjoy Them 
2 Weeks Earlier 2 Weeks Longer 
Blooming' very early, in continuous succession . . . these 
three varieties give you two whole weeks of Peony beauty 
AHEAD OF ALL THE OTHERS! 
LACINIATA. The earliest Peony to bloom. A single. 
Brilliant vermilion-red. Great golden heart of stamens. 
Blooms with the early Tulips. Absolutely hardy. Un¬ 
affected by hard late frost. The foliage is heavily cut 
like that of the Fern Leaf Sumac. This variety was in 
full bloom on May 20th this season. 
A Brand Division $2.00. 
TENUIPOIiIA FLORA PLENA. Next earliest to bloom. 
A double. Very brilliant crimson. Finely cut foliage, 
so much like that of the Cosmos. Every season we 
receive numerous requests for the name of this flower. 
Tenuifolia should always be carefully mulched the first 
winter after planting. Plant as early in the fall as 
practicable. Very scarce. We have but a small stock 
to spare this fall. This variety was in full bloom here 
in our fields on May 25th. A Brand Division $3.00. 
OFFICINALIS RUBRA. Next earliest to bloom. That 
large brilliant red Peony so often seen as a favorite in 
old gardens. In latitude of southern Minnesota it gen¬ 
erally blooms by Decoration Day. It does not begin to 
pass out until just before the main crop of other 
Peonies appears. Officinalis Rubra is always in bloom 
here June 1st. A Brand Division $1.00. 
Fully two weeks preceding the early Chinese Peonies— 
Laciniata blooms first, then Tenuifolia, then Officinalis 
Rubra. Each remains till the next appears. The last of 
the trio remains to be succeeded by Octavie Demay, 
Mons. Jules Elie, Richard Carvel, Edulis Superba, and 
Festiva Maxima. They hasten the coming of Peony 
time...they lengthen the Peony season. 
Three Unusual Collections 
To Give You a Whole Season 
of Peony Pleasure 
Early Flowering Collection 
If you wish four excellent Peonies to brighten your 
garden early in the season, we suggest: 
RICHARD CARVEL. The best early red on the mar¬ 
ket. Wonderfully fragrant. Strong, upright grower. 
Very free bloomer. 
MONS. JULES ED IE. One of the world’s 26 best 
Peonies. Fra grant. A wonderful lilac-pink. 
MME. DE VERNEVILLE. A splendid early white: 
parallel in form, type and beauty to Richard Carvel 
and Mons. Jules Elie. 
EDUIiIS SUPERBA. A deeper pink than Mons. Jules 
Elie, known as the Decoration Day pink. Noted for 
its wonderful fragrance. 
All four varieties will be in bloom at the same time, 
but Richard Carvel will appear first. 
Regular Price—$4.50 d* O C ^ 
Collection Price 
Midseason Flowering Collection 
Three from this list rate 9.0 and belong in the 
world’s 26 best. 
SARAH BERNHARDT. A prize-winning Peony in 
every show room. Equally superb as a garden va¬ 
riety. Deep pink, tipped silver. Unusually large; 
delightfully fragrant. 
G-EORGTANA SHAYLOR. Light pink. We have al¬ 
ways held that this is Mr. Shaylor’s greatest flower. 
If he had never produced, another variety, this one 
alone would immortalize his name among Peony 
lovers. 
MARY BRAND. No red Peony ever won favor so 
quickly. Always found among the winning reds in 
every show room. Color so distinct, it is easily 
recognized by amateurs. 
BARONESS SCHROEDER. Classed as a white but 
opens blush pink, fading to white. Considered one 
of Kelway’s best productions. In the last sym¬ 
posium it continued to rate 9.0 after seventy-nine 
people had voted. 
Late Flowering Collection 
E. B. BROWNING. A very late white coming into 
bloom with Marie Lemoine. The buds of this 
variety are often as large as the entire blooms of 
other fair sized peonies. Very fragrant. 
GRANDIFLORA. Soft shell-pink. When you think 
the Peony season is over, you can still cut beautiful 
large blooms from Grandiflora. 
EUGENE BIGOT. In color this Peony is a very rich, 
bright dark red. The blooms are of medium size, 
showing stamens. Very late, in season with Rubra 
Superba. Very desirable as a cut flower red for the 
home market because of its lateness. 
CIiAIRE DUBOIS (Crousse). Deep pink. Among hun¬ 
dreds of varieties, you occasionally find one Peony 
which, for all-around good qualities, excels all oth¬ 
ers. Such is Claire Dubois. Immense globular form. 
Long incurved petals—a uniform shade of clear 
violet-rose, tipped silvery white. A late flower 
otherwise comparable to the early variety, Mons. 
Jules Elie. Excellent cut flower. 
Regular Price—$5.00 
Collection Price 
$ 4.00 
Regular Price*—$5.00 
Collection Prioe 
$ 4.00 [ 
The Above Named 15 Peonies will give 
the longest possible blooming 
season of this flower. 
A Total Catalog Value of $20.50 
Our Extra 
Special Price 
$ 15.00 
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