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PHILIPPE RIVOIRE (Riviere 1911) 92 Beautiful very dark crimson with 
blackish sheen; small, very double, with strong rose perfume. Darker than Mons. 
Cahuzac, and the only really sweet scented red. Popular; early. $1.50 
PHOEBE CAREY (Brand 1907) 88 Large double pale old rose pink; rose 
scented. Tall strong stems; floriferous. Very late. $1.50 
PHYLLIS KELWAY (Kelway 1908) 90 Very large semi-double of rose pink, 
paling to white at center. Attractively informal flower; midseason. $2.00 
PRESIDENT WILSON (Thurlow 1918) 93 Very large double; bright rose pink, 
paling with age. Rich spicy fragrance. Floriferous; late. $3.00 
PRIMEVERE (Lemoine 1907) 86 Anemone type; medium size. Creamy white 
guards, canary yellow center of narrow petals. Floriferous and a good grower. 
This and Laura Dessert are the best yellow Peonies. Midseason. $1.00 
RAOUL DESSERT (Dessert 1910) 90 Large double brilliant shell pink, of a 
shade extremely rare in peonies. Erect stems; rose scented; late. $1.50 
REINE HORTENSE (Calot 1857) 87 Very large exceedingly full double rose 
pink, with crisp petals silvered at tips. Very handsome; midseason. $.75 
RICHARD CARVEL (Brand 1913) 88 Fine large bright crimson; one of the 
best reds; tall, floriferous, good grower, and early. $ 1.00 
ROSA BONHEUR (Dessert 1905) 90 Very large double of beautiful old rose 
pink with glowing deeper suffusion in the center. A charmingly beautiful, abso¬ 
lutely distinct variety. Rose scented; late. $1.25 
ROSE SHAYLOR (Shaylor 1920) 91 Very large double; pale rose pink, lighter 
at edges. Tall, strong, free flowering. Midseason. $5.00 
SARAH BERNHARDT (Lemoine 1906) 90 Very popular very large double 
dark rose pink, edged lighter. Strong grower; floriferous; late. $.75 
SARAH K. THURLOW (Thurlow 1921) 91 Very large globular double. Very 
delicate pink changing to pure white with flush. Strong rose fragrance; florifer¬ 
ous with slender strong stems. Exceedingly fine; very late. $2.50 
SOLANGE (Lemoine 1907) 97 Large, compact, globular double, opening very 
slowly. Absolutely unique and my favorite of all Peonies. Cream white, with a 
suffusion of buff and pale salmon pink, like a sunset. Very late. $1.50 
SOUVENIR DE LOUIS BIGOT (Dessert 1913) 91 Vivid rose pink, brightening 
to shell pink at center. One of the purest pinks; large; midseason. $1.00 
THERESE (Dessert 1904) 98 Very large double with enormous, long petals of 
pale, translucent, old rose pink. The best pink; midseason. $1.00 
THOMAS C. THURLOW (Thurlow 1919) 91 Wide, cupped guard petals of light 
flesh pink; center of same color, with yellow petaloids. Midseason. $2.50 
TOURANGELLE (Dessert 1910) 94 One of the most beautiful of all Peonies; 
large compact double of pale cream white suffused yellow and flesh pink, giving 
effect of pale apple blossom pink. Floriferous; late. $1.00 
UMBELLATA ROSEA (Dessert) 74 The very earliest Chinensis Peony, bloom¬ 
ing several days ahead of Festiva Maxima. Deep pink lit with yellow; semi¬ 
double until established. Fine as a cut flower; good grower. $.50 
VENUS (Kelway 1888) 83 Very large double with high, conical center. Pale old 
rose lavender pink; pleasing fragrance. Tall; midseason. $ .75 
VICTORY CHATEAU THIERRY (Brand 1925) 89 Bright, clear pink; pleas¬ 
ingly fragrant. Very large double on erect, rather dwarf, stems. Mid¬ 
season. $7.50 
WALTER FAXON (Richardson 1904) 93 Vivid shell pink of a luminous inten¬ 
sity unique in Peonies. Medium in size; fair grower. Midseason. $1.00 
