Herbaceous Double 
Peonies 
(Paeonia albiflora ) 
Classified according to color and season of 
bloom. 
White : Early, midseason, and late varieties. 
Light pink, which includes the silvery and shell- 
pink colors blended with lavender-, lilac-, and 
rosy pink: Early, midseason, and late. 
Dark pink, including the deeper tones of pink 
and old-rose: Early, midseason, and late. 
Red, including scarlet, crimson, to deep maroon: 
Early, midseason, and late. 
An Alphabetical List of all varieties will be found on page 52 
WHITE, EARLY 
DUCHESSE DE NEMOURS. Calot. 8.1. Guard-petals 
white; center lemon-yellow. Exquisitely chaste in a 
half-open state. Fragrant. 75 cts. 
FESTIVA MAXIMA. Miellez. 9.3. The very large pure 
white Peony that almost everyone knows. Center 
petalage usually tipped with carmine-red spots. Still 
unsurpassed for all-round blooming and plant qualities. 
75 cts. 
JUBILEE. Pleas. 8.9. Ivory-white, fading to pure snow- 
white when fully expanded. The bloom is sometimes so 
large that the stem cannot hold it erect. Feed heavily. 
Fragrant. $2.00. 
MME. DE VERNEVILLE. Crousse. 7.9. Guard-petals 
sulphur-white; center rosy white, with an occasional 
edging of carmine; beautifully imbricated. Very sweet, 
rose-like fragrance. 75 cts. 
WHITE, MIDSEASON 
BOULE DE NEIGE. Calot. 8.0. Large, cup-shaped, sul¬ 
phur-white bloom with golden reflex; center petals 
bordered carmine. Very strong stems and dark foliage. 
Fragrant. 75 cts. 
JAMES KELWAY. Kelway. 8.7. While classed as a 
white, the lower petals are delicately tinged with pink. 
Golden stamens quite prominent in the center. Very 
fragrant. $1.00. 
LA ROSIERE. Crousse. 8.3. White, with small yellow 
center, suggesting an enormous white pond-lily. Un¬ 
usually distinctive. $1.00. 
LE CYGNE. Lemoine. 9.9. The color at first is milky 
white, later becoming pure white. As indicated by the 
rating, the color, form, and texture of this variety is 
almost perfect. Strong stems. Fragrant. $4.00. 
MARIE JACQUIN. Verdier. 8.3. Glossy flesh-white 
with rosy tinge in the bud. The form is semi-double, 
cupped, and the blooms on young plants often come 
single. With its wealth of golden stamens in the center, 
this bloom suggests our native water-lily. Very distinct 
and exquisite. Rich fragrance. $1.50. 
NYMPH^A. Tburlow. 8.8. One of the largest and most 
charming of the golden white flowers. Opens flat, but 
gracefully. A charming and highly refined variety. $3.00. 
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