MOUNT ARBOR NURSERIES, SHENANDOAH, IOWA 
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PEONIES 
Our stock is all young, field grown, free from diseases and insects of all kinds 
and ABSOLUTELY TRUE TO NAME. 
SIZE OF ROOTS. 3 to 5 eyes unless otherwise specified. Can offer Un¬ 
divided Clumps 10 to 15 eyes at three times the 100 rate. 
We have a SPECIAL PEONY WRAPPER on 10 leading varieties. Each plant is 
individually wrapped with damp moss, with a descriptive wrapper and colored picture 
of the Peony bloom. Planting instructions and short history of Peony on the wrapper. 
It is a very easy and convenient way to merchandise Peonies. 
Price, $12.00 per 100 plants, wrapped. 
Write for samples and variety list. 
Per 10 Per 100 
Albatre. 8.7. One of the finest white Peonies. Mid-season _ $ 1.50 $ 12.00 
Albert Crousse, 8.6. Very fresh salmon-pink. Delicate color. Large 
compact bomb shape, fragrant, erect, medium height. Late.. 1.80 15.00 
Alexander Dumas, 7.1. Crown type. Brilliant pink, good for cut 
flower purposes. Very early_ ' _ 1.00 8.00 
Alsace Lorraine, 8.8. Semi-rose type. Petals are pronouncedly 
pointed, center petals arranged like a Water Lily. Rich, 
creamy-white, center delicately tinted yellow. Late mid¬ 
season _ 3.00 25.00 
American Beauty, 6.5. Crown type. Mid-season. A glowing red .. 1.00 8.00 
Asa Gray, 8.1. Semi-rose type. Very large, full imbricated blooms. 
Guard petals salmon-flesh, center of bloom very full and per¬ 
fectly formed. Delicate lilac plenteously sprinkler with minute 
dots of deeper lilac. Mid-season_ 1.80 15.00 
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 
Baroness Rothschild. Rose type. Light pink. Mid-season_ 1.00 8.00 
Baroness Schroeder, 9.0. Rose type. Buds delicate blush, open 
flower milky white. Mid-season_ 3.00 25.00 
Benjamin Franklin, 8.1. Rose type. Brilliant crimson with ruby 
shadings. Very tall, erect stems. Fragrance slight. Carries 
form and color much longer than most reds. Early_ 1.50 12.00 
Brand’s Magnificent, 8.2. Semi-rose type. Deep dark red with 
bluish cast. Wonderful because of the beautiful form of the 
flowers. Mid-season _ 5.00 45.00 
Charles McKellup, 7.8. Crown type. Irregular rich crimson petals 
of the center are mingled with gold stamens and surrounded 
by rows of broad silky guard petals. Mid-season_ 2.00 18.00 
Chestine Gowdy, 8.4. Crown type. Late mid-season. The broad 
outer petals are silvery pink. These enclose a zone of fine 
irregularly shaped petals of deep rich cream, which in turn 
surround a prominent cone of broad pink petals, splashed and 
tipped crimson. Very fragrant_ __ 2.00 18.00 
Claire Dubois, 8.7. Rose type. Very large, rich, clear, satiny pink 
with glossy reflex. Late _ 2.00 18.00 
Compte De Jesseur. Creamy pink. Mid-season_ 1.00 8.00 
Couronne D’Or, 8.1. Semi-rose type. Snow white reflecting golden- 
yellow stamens that show through the petals when looking at 
the flower from the side. Delicate carmine pencilings on 
edges of a few central petals. Mid-season _ 1.50 12.00 
Delicatissima, 7.6. Delicate all one color pink. Borne in great pro¬ 
fusion on erect, medium length stems. Mid-season.... 1.00 8.00 
