MENTOR f OHIO 
WAYSIDE 
gardens 
PEONIES—Continued. 
3-5 Eyes. 
Doz. 100 
Marguerite Gerard. 8.4. Very pale salmon-pink, 
fading to almost white. Large, compact, ro-e 
type; very strong growth. Late.$2.50 $18.00 
Mine. Emile Galle. 8.5. Very soft pink changing to 
milk-white in center. Very large, compact, flat 
rose type; tall, strong, fragrant. Late. 2.50 18.00 
Modele de Perfection. Rose type; late. Enormous, 
perfectly compact, double flower of pronounced 
pyramidal shape; very distinct in this respect 
and was well named Model of Perfection; guard 
and collar light violet-rose with shades of flesh- 
pink, marbled and veined with bright rose, silver 
tipped, deepening in the center; profuse bloomer. 2.50 18.00 
Mons. Martin Cahuzac. 8.8. Medium size, globular, 
semi-rose type. Dark purple-garnet with black 
reflex. The darkest Peony known. Strong, vigor¬ 
ous grower, free bloomer; midseason . 7.75 60.00 
Mons. Jules Elie. 9.2. The peerless pure pink. 
Broad reflexing guards with a high pyramidal 
body of semi-quilled petals converging to an apex. 
One of the largest, handsomest and most lasting 
cutting sorts in existence . 3.00 20.00 
Martha Bulloch. Mammoth cup-shaped blossoms 
often 9 to 12 inches across. The largest of the 
good Peonies. Deep rose-pink in the center, shad¬ 
ing to silvery shell-pink in the outer petals. 
Stalks strong and erect. 6.00 45.00 
Officinalis Rubra fl. pi. Rich deep crimson; the great 
Decoration Day Peony . 3.50 25.00 
Frimevere (Lemoine 1907). 8.6. Guard petals deep 
creamy yellow and center petals sulphur-yellow. 
If not exposed to the full sun the flowers will 
hold a canary-yellow which is most attractive. 
Very fine. Midseason . 18.00 
Raoul Dessert. Large blooms with broad petals of 
shell-pink with deeper gleams. Distinct and fresh 
coloring. Late midseason . 11.00 80.00 
Richard Carvel, One of the best early reds which 
we have. Large, bomb-shaped blooms of the same 
style as Felix Crousse but better in color. 2.50 18.00 
Rubra Superba. 7.8. Deep carmine-crimson. Large, 
fragrant, rose type; medium height. Very late . . 2.50 18.00 
Ruth Brand. 7.9. This variety is one of the good 
early pinks. The flower is very large, bomb type. 
The guard petals are prominent and enclose a 
grand ball of compact center petals. The color 
is uniform soft lavender-pink splashed with a 
deeper lavender. This is a splendid variety to 
cut. It has a delicate and pleasing fragrance . . . 2.50 18.00 
Solange. 9.7. Flower very large, compact; rose 
type; outer petals delicate waxy white, deepen¬ 
ing toward the center with shades of orange and 
golden brown. One of the most beautiful Pe¬ 
onies in existence; a strong grower and a late, 
free bloomer . 4.50 35.00 
Therese. 9.8. A most desirable variety of a charm¬ 
ing shade of violet-rose, changing to lilac-white. 
Develops a high crown; strong grower and very 
free bloomer. A splendid addition to the mid¬ 
season sorts of which it is one of the best. 4.50 35.00 
Venus. 8.3. Exquisite, pointed buds, opening into 
large, compact flowers of delicate shell-pink with 
a collar of flesh-white. Extra good both as a 
garden flower and as a cut flower. One of the best 
in our collection. Midseason . 2.50 18.00 
Walter Faxon. 9.3. Semi-rose type; midseason. 
A very distinct, delicate rose colored flower. Tall, 
free bloomer. Those who know this variety con¬ 
sider it one of the best pinks. Scarce. 4.00 30.00 
MIXED PEONIES 
We must reduce our planting of standard varieties of 
Peonies in order to make room for the increasing stocks of 
the new kinds. The mixture offered is made up of about 50 
standard varieties. All are A-l grade and quality. This is a 
real bargain if you simply want flowers to cut. Strong, 3- 
to 5-eye divisions. $1.70 per 12; $12.00 per 100. 
Offered for as long as stock lasts. 
Solange. 
Walter Faxon. 
Martha Bulloch. 
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