MAY BULLETIN — 1934 
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PEONIES 
Our Peonies are all young field grown, strong divisions, free from diseases and 
true to name and free from mixtures. 
SIZE] OP ROOTS. 3 to 5 eye Divisions unless otherwise specified. 
Per 10 Per 100 
160 Albatre, 8.7. One of the finest white peonies. Midseason. $1 50 $12 00 
90 Asa Gray, 8.1. Semi-rose type. Very large, full, imbricated bloom. 
Guard petals salmon-flesh, center of bloom very full and per¬ 
fectly formed. Delicate lilac plenteously sprinkled with minute 
dots of deeper lilac. Mid-season. 1 80 15 00 
80 Avalanche, 8.7. Crown type. Pure snow-white with a few delicate 
pencilings of carmine on the edges of the central petals. 
Fragrant. Late midseason. 1 50 12 00 
140 Benjamin Franklin, 8.1. Rose type. Brilliant crimson with 
ruby shadings. Very tall, erect stems. Fragrance slight. 
Carries form color much longer than most reds. Early. 1 80 15 00 
900 Edulis Superba, 7.6. Crown type. Bright, clear, mauve-pink 
with silvery reflex. June rose fragrance. Early. 1 00 8 00 
100 Felix Crousse, 8.4. Rose type. Rich, even, brilliant dazzling 
ruby-red. Exceptionally fiery, bright and effective. Mid-season 1 80 15 00 
80 Floral Treasure, 7.5. Clear even pink, shading lighter at the 
center. Rose type. Very large, full flowers. Early midseason 1 20 10 00 
900 Francois Ortegat, 6.7. Semi-rose type. Large, deep, crimson 
with dark shades of amaranth with brilliant golden yellow 
anthers. Fragrant. Midseason. 1 00 8 00 
50 General Bertrand, 7.1. Double type. Silver pink. Large, tall, 
profuse bloomer. Early. 1 00 8 00 
40 L’Eclantante, 7.2. Bomb type. Flowers very double and full. 
Color deep brilliant velvety-crimson. Mid-season. 1 20 10 00 
260 Mary Brand, 8.7. Rose type. Crimson with silky sheen. Golden 
stamens scattered through the center. Midseason. 3 00 25 00 
180 Meissonier, 6.5. Bomb type. Very brilliant crimson, full double 
flowers on stiff, wiry stems. Midseason. 1 20 10 00 
200 Mme. Ducel, 7.9. Bomb type. Beautiful silvery mauve-rose. The 
guard petals are broad and prominent, surmounted by a chrys¬ 
anthemum like center of narrow compact, incurved petals. 
Midseason. 1 20 10 00 
600 Mons. Jules Elie, 9.2. Bomb type. Immense globular, very full 
flowers. Glossy lilac-pink shading to deeper rose. The entire 
flower overlaid with a sheen of silver that fairly shimmers in 
the sunlight. Midseason. 3 00 25 00 
130 Octavie Demay, 8.5, Crown type. Soft light Hydrangea-pink 
fading to white. Tipped carmine. Blooms freely, very early. . 1 20 10 00 
700 Officinalis Rubra, FI. PL, 8.6. Large round bloom of vivid 
crimson. Earliest of all good Peonies. 3 50 30 00 
140 Plutarch, 7.3. Semi-double type. Small rosy magenta bloom. 
Stamens present in center and around the collar. Odor pleas¬ 
ant. Late. 1 00 8 00 
40 Pottsi, Semi-rose. Very dark crimson. Fragrant. Strong grower, 
medium size. Early. 1 00 8 00 
40 Prince of Darkness, 7.6, Large blooms with petals slightly fringed 
and darker at edges. Rich dark maroon. Early. 1 50 12 00 
50 Rubra Triumphans, 6.7. Large loose very dark crimson blooms. 
Medium height and a strong grower. Early. 1 00 8 00 
