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THE WAYSIDE GARDENS CO., MENTOR, OHIO 
Orchis - Hardy Orchids 
Doz. 100 
♦Speetabilis (Showy Orchid). This lovely hardy orchid 
produces a raceme of delicate lavender and de¬ 
liciously fragrant flowers, 6 to 8 inches high in May. 
Plant in shade and water copiously when dry.$2.50 $18.00 
Papaver Orientale - Oriental Poppy 
Oriental©, Fairy. A lovely delicate Poppy, not very 
large, with pure pale pink blooms of medium size, 
an excellent variety for small beds. 2.50 18.00 
Orientale, Lula A. Neeley'. Good strong stems support 
flowers of brilliant ox-blood red, the color holding 
until the last. This variety is becoming a most popu¬ 
lar Poppy in America .. 3.00 20.00 
Orientale (Oriental Poppy). Tremendous cup-shaped 
blooms of brightest crimson-scarlet, with large, 
purplish black blotches at base of petals, creating a 
wonderful contrast when bloom is fully open. Clumps 
of these throughout the border add a brilliancy that 
no other flower can provide . 1.50 10.00 
Orientale. Beauty of Livermore. The finest dark crimson 
with black blotch; fine flowers freely produced. 2.00 15.00 
Orientale, May Sadler. Salmon-pink with black mark¬ 
ings. We believe it one of the finest of the pink sorts 
because of its large flowers and robust growth . 2.50 18.00 
Orientale, Mrs. Perry. Orange-apricot, and a very fine 
variety, the best of all the “Pink Poppies" . 1.75 12.00 
Orientale, Olympia. The flowers, when fully developed, 
are about 4 inches in diameter; when first opening 
full double, but show a bunch of stamens as they 
mature. It is a brilliant rich flame-scarlet overlaid 
with glistening golden salmon . 3.00 20.00 
Oriental©, Perry's White. The flowers are a fine satiny 
white with a crimson-maroon blotch at the base of 
each petal . 2.50 18.00 
Orientale, Wurtembergia. A striking flower of great 
size and substance. Brilliant glowing rose-red in 
color. 3.00 20.00 
Papaver Nudicaule - Iceland Poppy 
♦Baker’s Sunbeam Mixture. These plants are of neat 
habit, forming a tuft of bright green, fernlike, from 
which spring throughout the entire season, a pro¬ 
fusion of slender, leafless stems, 1 foot high, each 
graced with charming cup-shaped, yellow, orange, 
white or pink flowers . . 1.50 10.00 
♦♦Papaver alpinum. Like a small and more delicate Ice¬ 
land Poppy having flowers of white, pink, orange 
or yellow, and often delicately fringed. Not over 4 
inches high .. 1.75 12.00 
♦Papaver Tibetica. Very attractive Alpine with showy 
orange flowers produced in great quantities; the 
whole plant not unlike a dwarf orange Papaver 
nudicaule, but giving twice as many flowers and more 
readily transplanted; excellent for the rock garden . . 1.75 12.00 
Pachysandra - Japanese Spurge 
100 1000 
Terminalis. Trailing plants 6 to 8 inches high, forming 
broad mats of bright glossy green foliage. A ground 
cover, which will grow in all shady situations. Some 
of its main uses are: under all evergreen plantings, 
under all shrub plantings, for areaway copings, for 
shrub plantings, for bordering walks and drives, for 
steep terraces in sun or shade, under any kind of 
trees. 
2- yr.-old plants in 3-inch pots.$7.50 $65.00 
3- yr.-old plants in 3-inch pots . 9.00 80.00 
Field grown plants, 1 year old . 5.50 45.00 
Field grown plants, 2 year old. 7.50 65.00 
Paconia Sinensis - Peonies 
Doz. 100 
Albert Crousse. 8.6. Very fresh salmon-pink, delicate 
color. Large, compact bomb shape; fragrant; erect; 
medium height. Late .$3.00 $20.00 
Baroness Schroeder. 9.0. Rose type; late. White with 
shadings of flesh. This is one of the finest Peonies. 
Its immense flowers of great substance with high 
chalice-shaped center are freely produced, lasting a 
long time. Very fragrant. 4.00 30.00 
PEONIES—Continued. 
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Chestine Gowdy. 8.4. Late midseason. Crown type. 
The broad outer petals are silvery pink. These en¬ 
close 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 wth crim¬ 
son. Very fragrant...$2.50 $1S.00 
Couronne d’Or. 8.1. White with yellow tints arising 
from a few stamens showing amidst the petals. 
Center petals tipped with carmine. Large, rather full 
flower of superb form. Strong grower and very free 
bloomer. Good keeper. Late.. . 2.50 18.00 
Duchess© de Nemours. 8.1. Guard petals white, center 
lemon-yellow, cup-shaped; at first it develops into a 
large bloom, gradually fading to white; fragrant; 
strong grower and free bloomer. Extra good com¬ 
mercial variety. Follows 2 or 3 days later than Festiva 
Maxima ... . 2.50 18.00 
Edulis Superba. 7.6. Dark pink, even color; large, loose, 
flat crown when fully open. Very fragrant; upright 
growth; early bloomer. One of the best commercial 
Peonies. There is much confusion over this variety, 
being sold under twenty or more different names . . 2.50 18.00 
Eugenie Verdier. 8.6. Late. Very large, compact blooms 
of paJe hydrangea-pink, with outer guard petals lilac- 
white; fragrant; extra strong stems . 2.50 18.00 
Felix Crousse. 8.4. Very brilliant red. Medium to large, 
globular, typical bomb shape; fragrant; strong 
growth. Stems rather weak. Midseason . 2.50 18.00 
Festfva Maxima. 9.3. Paper white, crimson markings in 
in center. Large, full rose type; tall, strong growth. 
Early . 2.50 18.00 
Frances Willard. Tall, strong grower, produces creamy 
white flowers of large size, yet delicate texture. Late 
midseason. We consider this one of the best varieties. 4.00 30.00 
Judge Berry. 8.6. Early. Very large, flat bloom of deli¬ 
cate flesh-pink; petals narrow, long and fringed, 
with some stamens intermingled; fragrant. Very 
profuse bloomer . 4.00 30.00 
Karl Rosenfleld. 8.8. Very large flower; globular, semi¬ 
rose type. Extremely vigorous grower, tall, and free- 
flowering. As an early red it has no equal. 2.50 18.00 
La France. 9.0. Enormous, rather flat flowers on strong 
stems. Soft pink, with lavender lights at base of 
petals. Late. A very fine variety. 6.00 50.00 
Lc Cygne. 9.9. Very large, perfectly formed flower, 
freely produced; cream-white with a touch of green 
at the heart. *The finest white. Received the highest 
rating of any Peony . 10.00 85.00 
Madame Dncel. 7.9. Large, globular, typical bomb. 
Light mauve-rose, with silvery reflex. Fragrant. 
Strong grower, medium height, very free. Extra .... 2.50 18.00 
Madame Emile Lemoine. Large, full blooms of soft 
flesh-white. Petals have a rather translucent effect, 
tall, strong stems. Midseason . 2.50 18.00 
Marguerite Gerard. 8.4. Very pale salmon-pink, fading 
to almost white. Large, compact, rose type; very 
strong growth. Late . 2.50 18.00 
Martha Bulloch. Mammoth cup-shaped blossoms often 
9 to 12 inches across. The largest of the good Peonies. 
Deep rose-pink in the center, shading to silvery shell- 
pink in the outer petals. Stalks strong and erect . . . 6.00 50.00 
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 IS.00 
Model© de Perfection. Rose type; late. Enormous, per¬ 
fectly compact, double flower of pronounced pyra¬ 
midal 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 
Mens. 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 
Mons. Martin Cahuzac. 8.8. Medium size, globular, semi¬ 
rose type. Dark purple-garnet with black reflex. The 
darkest Peony known. Strong, vigorous grower, free 
bloomer, mid-season . 8.00 60.00 
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Officinalis Rubra fl. pi. Rich deep crimson; the great 
Decoration Day Peony .. . . .$3.50 $25.00 
Raoul Dessert. Large blooms with broad petals of shell- 
pink with deeper gleams. Distinct and fresh coloring. 
Date midseason . .10.00 80.00 
Rubra Superba. 7.2. Deep carmine-crimson. Large, fra¬ 
grant, rose type; medium height. Very late. 2.50 18.00 
Rutli 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 lav¬ 
ender-pink splashed with a deeper lavender. This is a 
splendid variety to cut. It has a delicate and pleasing 
fragrance ... ..... 2.50 18.00 
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 . 4.00 30.00 
Solange. 9.7. Flower very large, compact; rose type; 
outer petals delicate waxy white, deepening toward 
the center with shades of orange and golden brown. 
One of the most beautiful Peonies in existence; a 
strong grower and a late, free bloomer. 4.50 35.00 
Tlierese. 9.8. A most desirable variety of a charming 
shade of violet-rose, changing to lilac-white. Develops 
a high crown; strong grower and very free bloomer. 
A splendid addition to the midseason 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 bloom¬ 
er. Those who know this variety consider it one of 
the best pinks. Scarce. 4.00 30.00 
Single Japanese Peonies 
Doz. 
Dai-o-Kuhan. A wonderful Japanese Peony of good habit and 
growth and a lovely thing in the garden .. .$4.00 
Emma. Lilac dark pink. Two rows of perfectly shaped, round 
petals. Very large flower . 5.50 
Eva. Bright, light lilac-crimson. Very lively shade. Large 
round petals. Free bloomer. Short stem. Unsurpassed for 
landscape .. . 4.50 
Francois©. Bright rose. Two rows of petals. Center composed 
of petaloids which when the flower opens, are of a yellowish 
white shade, edged yellow. While the flower develops, the 
petaloids take on the same shade as the guard petals. An 
excellent variety. 4.50 
Jacqueline. Glittering pure white. A most lovely and desirable 
variety . 4.50 
Kasane-Jislii. Very light pink when opening, then changing 
to pure white. Petaloids are white with a yellow edge. One 
row of petals. 4.00 
Oitmatsu. Opens very light pink and changes to pure white. 
Two rows of petals of which the inner row is somewhat 
shorter than the outside row. The petaloids are yellowish 
white with little pink tips . . .. 4.00 
Ruigegno. Clear red. Two rows of petals. Golden petaloids. A 
variety of great substance and very beautiful. 4.00 
Yeso. Pure white. Two rows of petals which stand out straight. 
The petaloids lie straight, are narrow at the base and be¬ 
come wider towards the end. The tips of these are tinted 
salmon. Very unusual . 5.00 
Single Chinese Peonies 
Camille. Clear violet-red, a lovely kind . 5.00 
Clairette. Pure white, very large and strong, giving many 
blooms . 8.00 
La Fraicheur. Rosy white. Splendid for cutting and garden 
use . 6.00 
L’Etincelante. Bright, light red. Flower of wonderful keeping 
qualities .. 5.00 
Lucienne. Pure white with purple reflex. Most striking garden 
sort . 5.00 
Nagasaki. Light pink, dark foliage and robust growth. Excel¬ 
lent in the border. 5.00 
Nympho. Bright, flesh-pink. Large flowers. Golden stamens. 
A very fine variety . 4.00 
Shi-Peu-Kue. Round petals, with thick golden petaloids. This 
is the nearest to blue in Peonies. 6.50 
Taikon. Blood-red. Most striking against a dark background.. 5.00 
