Grow your own Peonies for cut flowers. 
PEONIES 
It has been said that the Peonies are the poor man’s 
Rhododendron. We believe that they are even more than 
that. When they are) on,ce! planted and become established 
they last for many years. Their deep green foliage is al¬ 
ways an ornament in any style of planting. In addition to 
the foliage, in season thei Peonies produce 'flowers that 
everyone really admires. They are very easily cared for 
and it seems that with the years they continue getting 
better. 
A few years ago a planting of Peonies represented a 
big investment. This we believe slowed up their sales. We 
never asked high prices for our Peonies, instead we propa¬ 
gated the varieties we paid big money for and produced 
them in quantities so that we could sell them to our cus¬ 
tomers at what we consider reasonable prices. There are 
many Peonies on the mai'ket now at ridiculously low prices. 
We believe that most of these are dug from neglected 
fields and are poor in vitality. Such a Peony is too expen¬ 
sive at any price. If a Peony once goes down in vitality it 
never regains. For the reason that we have cultivated our 
fields continuously, we now have one of the best assort¬ 
ments in! existence and our plants are first class in every 
respect. Giving this all due consideration, you will find 
that our prices are very reasonable. Whether you buy small 
or large quantities you will find our Peonies a real good 
investment. 
ALEXANDER DUMAS. A brilliant 
pink, interspersed with salmon, 
white and chamois. Early, very 
profuse bloomer, and very rigid 
plant. One of the greatest bloomers 
of all. 
Per 10. $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
ALEXANDRIAN A. Very large, full, 
double, rose type flower of light 
violet-rose, shaded lighter at the 
tips of the petals. A strong, up¬ 
right grower and free bloomer. 
Early. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
AUGUSTINE D’HOUR. Bomb type; 
midseason. Very deep, rich, bril¬ 
liant solferino-red with slight sil¬ 
very reflex. 
Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
BARONESS SOHROEDER. Rose 
type; late. White with shading of 
flesh. This is one of the finest 
Peonies. Its immense flowers of 
great substance with high chalice¬ 
shaped center are freely produced, 
lasting a long time. Very fragrant. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $1S.00 
CHARLES McKELLIPP. Crown type; 
midseason. Opens rose-shaped and 
develops into crown type. The ir¬ 
regular rich crimson petals of the 
center are mingled with gold sta¬ 
mens and surrounded by rows of 
broad silky guard petals. It has a 
charm peculiarly its own. 
Per 10, $2,00; Per 100. $1S.00 
CHESTINE GOWDA". Crown type; 
late midseason. The broad outer 
petals are silvery pink. These en¬ 
close a zone of five irregularly 
shaped petals of deep rich cream, 
which in turn surround a promi¬ 
nent cone of broad pink petals 
splashed and tipped with crimson. 
One of the best varieties for cut 
flowers. 
Per 10. $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
DR. VAN DER TAK. Late midsea- 
son, claret red. 
Per 10, $3.50; Per 100, $30.00 
ALBATRE. A magnificent flower 
which opens like a rose. Pure white 
with a few pencilings of carmine 
on the edge of center petals. Fra¬ 
grant; crown type; late midseason. 
An old variety, but one that will 
stand comparison with anything 
there is. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
ALBERT ( ItOUSSE. Large, very full 
convex blooms of soft shell-pink. 
Per 10, $2.50; Per 100. $20.00 
Peony, Therese 
EUGENIE VERDIER. Late. Very 
large, compact blooms of pale hy¬ 
drangea pink, with outer guard 
petals of lilac white. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
Nurseries, Painesville, Ohio 
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