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This list contains only the very finest Peonies. No variety is included in this list un¬ 
less it is officially rated at 80 or over, which is the official rating- for “very good”. Most 
of them are rated S5 or better and about 50 of them are rated 90 or better. The five very 
highest rated varieties are included. They are Le Cygne 9.9, 'Therese 9.8, Kelway’s Glorious 
9.8, Solange 9.7 and Mrs. A. M. Brand 9.6. In fact, this collection includes ALL of the very 
finest and highest rated peonies. 
This list is not only made up from a quality standpoint as to varieties, but with the 
idea of furnishing good strong, sound roots that will give satisfaction to the most critical; 
roots that are healthy and rugged, free from disease and of strong flowering size, three to 
six eyes to a plant. 
Although printer’s ink costs money, and these descriptions must be necessarily brief, 
1 have enlarged upon the descriptions somewhat this year, so as to try to give some idea 
of the character of each variety, for each peony included in these collections is there be¬ 
cause it has an individual beauty that is not duplicated in any other variety. The flower¬ 
ing season is also given as this will help in selecting varieties that will extend the season 
to the longest limit possible. 
Peonies are easily grown almost anywhere in ordinary garden soil, the principle thing 
to remember in planting being to see that the eyes are not more than an inch or two be¬ 
low the surface. Too deep planting is the most common cause of failure to flower. The va¬ 
rieties here listed will all flower profusely, increasing in beauty from year to year and 
may be left undisturbed for 20 years. FULL CULTURAL DIRECTIONS WILL ACCOMPANY 
ALL SHIPMENTS. 
There are three distinct types of Peonies; Doubles, the large showy varieties with a 
multiplicity of petals; Singles, having one or more rows of petals, with a centre of sta¬ 
mens; and the Japanese type, in which these stamens have been developed into narrow pet- 
aloids, surrounded by one or more rows of guard petals, the Japanese type being some¬ 
what like the singles, but more developed. Each type has its special adherents; all are dif¬ 
ferent, and each type adds something to the Peony garden. 
This year, to make it more convenient in selecting your order, 1 have grouped these 
three types separately. 1 trust you will enjoy reading the brief descriptions, and if you 
have an opportunity of visiting my gardens when they are in flower, I am sure you will 
enjoy doing so. Please accept this as my personal invitation for you to do so. The first 
week of June is the best time to see them at their prime. 
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ADOLPHE ROUSSEAU —8.5 Early midseason. 
Very large, dark, rich lustrous red; so 
deep that it looks almost black from a 
distance. One of the finest landscape va¬ 
rieties in its color.$ .75 
ALBERT CROUSSE —8.6. Fragrant, large, 
soft rose-pink. An exceptionally fine late 
flowering variety. Superb for landscape or 
as a cut flower.50 
ALSACE-LORRAINE —8.8. Late midseason. 
Pure waxy white, with a soft, creamy 
tone and a suggestion of brownish yellow 
at the base. One of the most exquisite of 
all peonies.75 
AUGUSTE DESSERT —Mid season. 8.*. In¬ 
tense velvety carmine, with a distinct sil¬ 
ver border. A very handsome and dis¬ 
tinct variety. 1.50 
AVALANCHE —8.7. Late midseason. A mag¬ 
nificent, large, waxy, bluish-white. Makes 
a wonderful garden effect and equally fine 
as a specimen or show flower.50 
BARONESS SCHROEDER —9.0. Late mid¬ 
season. A large double flesh-white to soft 
pink, with a delicate rose fragrance. The 
very high rating tells its own story.. .50 
CHERRY HILL —8.6. A very early glisten¬ 
ing brilliant red, that stands out among 
all other reds. Awarded a Silver Medal by 
the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 
.75 
CIIESTINE GOWDY —8.4. Late. Delightful¬ 
ly fragrant. Outer petals shell pink, in¬ 
closing a ring of petals of rich cream, 
these again surrounding a cone of pink 
petals, splashed carmine. Much admired 
for its unusual color variation.75 
CLAIRE DUBOIS —8.6. Late. Very large, 
bright-satiny-pink with a silvery sheen. 
Late flowering and best in its class... .75 
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CORNELIA SHAYLOR —9.1. An exquisite late 
soft rose. One of the best of its color, 
as the extremely high rating will indicate. 
2.50 
CORONATION —8.5. Late midseason. A 
lovely soft rose-pink, with a delicate lilac 
fragrance; flecked crimson on the edges. 
1.00 
COTJRONNE D’OR —8.1. A large, late, milk- 
white, with a pronounced water-lily frag¬ 
rance. A tuft of centre petals tipped car¬ 
mine are surrounded by a row of yellow 
stamens and these in turn by the milky- 
white outer petals. 50 
DAVID HARUM —8.6. An indispensible mid¬ 
season red, with strong stems that hold 
the flowers erect. One of the best reds 
for landscape effect. 1.00 
DORIS SHAYLOR. —9.1. One of the highest 
rated pinks. A very lovely mid-season va¬ 
riety. 2.00 
DUCHESS DE NEMOURS —8.1. Very frag¬ 
rant early white, with canary yellow cen¬ 
tre. An excellent free-flowering variety.. 50 
E. II. BROWNING — 9.1. Late. Very frag¬ 
rant, extra large, creamy white, with sofi 
yellow glow in its depths. A magnificent 
variety. 1.00 
E. C. SHAW —9.1. A delightfully fragrant, 
clear soft-rose. Very large flowers. Late 
bloomer. Extra fine. 8.50 
E. J. SHAYLOR —8.7. Late midseason. Large, 
deep rose-pink, with a rose fragrance. 2.00 
ENCHANTRESSF. —8.9. Very large, delight¬ 
fully fragrant creamy-white. Very late. 
1.00 
EUGENIE YERDIER— 8.6. A very lovely 
hydrangea-pink. One of the showiest of 
the pink toned varieties. Very large; ear¬ 
ly midseason. 50 
PRIZE DOUBLE PEONIES 
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