PEONIES 
This is not a long list of peonies but they are 
all of outstanding excellence. The plants we send 
are fine strong divisions with three to five eyes. 
Peonies represent so permanent an investment in 
garden beautification that they should be chosen 
with great care. The figures preceding the names 
are the ratings of the American Peony Society so 
that you can see that these are all nearly perfect 
varieties. 
In planting see that the eyes are about two 
inches below the surface of the ground. Too deep 
planting is one of the main causes of shy bloom¬ 
ing. 
9.0 Baroness Schroeder. Globular flowers, 
white guard petals and white center with shad¬ 
ings of flesh. Immense flowers of great substance 
are freely produced. Strong stems. Very fra¬ 
grant. Late midseason. Each 60c. 
8.9 Jubilee. Often a prize winner at the peony 
exhibitions. Extra large flowers that open pale 
pink, turning to waxy white. Long stems. Early. 
Each 75c. 
9.1 Lady Alexandria Duff. Outer petals delicate 
pink gradually shading lighter toward the center. 
If not disbudded each stem makes a large bouquet 
by itself, the side blossoms often showing the 
yellow stamens in the center. Unusually strong 
tall stems. Midseason. Each 80c. 
8.7 Mary Brand. Vivid crimson with silky 
sheen. Full double flowers freely produced on 
stems of medium height. Midseason. Each 50c. 
9.2 Mons. Jules Elie. Large globular flowers of 
satiny pink. One of the finest pink peonies. Fra¬ 
grant. Early. Each 50c. 
Officionalis Rubra. The old fashioned red 
“piny”. Well established plants are mass of deep 
crimson red bloom that make a showy display in 
the garden about two weeks before the other 
peonies bloom. Each 50c. 
9.7 Solange. Very large compact flowers. Outer 
petals waxy white, inner petals shaded with 
amber at the heart. One of the most beautiful 
peonies in existence. Late midseason. Each 75c. 
9.8 Therese. Beautiful soft shade of violet-rose 
becoming lighter with age. Very large rose type 
flowers on a vigorous plant. Midseason. Each 80c. 
9.4 Tourangelle. Creamy white with salmon 
shadings at base of petals. Most unusual and 
delightful coloring. Very fragrant. Each 81.00. 
9.3 Walter Faxon. Bright rose pink deepening 
toward the center. Beautiful distinct color. A 
tall vigorous growing and free blooming variety. 
Midseason. Each $1.00. 
Special Peony Collection 
Five of the world’s finest peonies at a price no 
greater than usually paid for common sorts. 
Jubilee, Lady Alexander Duff, Mary Brand, 
Solange, and Walter Faxon. One large strong 
division of each (value $3.70) for $3.00. 
Camassia (Camas) 
An Oregon native that is perfectly hardy and 
succeeds in places where other bulbs could not 
live. They are often found in low wet places sub¬ 
merged in the winter and baked hard in the sum¬ 
mer. They take kindly to cultivation and do well 
under ordinary garden conditions or when nat¬ 
uralized along the sides of streams and ponds or 
in the open woods. Plant in the fall about four 
inches deep, preferably in clumps of a dozen or 
more. The bulbs may be left undisturbed for years. 
The Indians used to dig these bulbs in great quan¬ 
tities and prepare a sort of flour from them. 
Leichtlinii cream. A tall growing type with 
stems up to four feet in height with long heads of 
creamy white star-shaped flowers often an inch 
and a half across. 12 for 75c, 100 for $5.00. 
Deep blue. Similar to the above but not quite 
as tall. Clear deep blue flowers that remain in 
bloom for a long time. 12 for 50c, 100 for $3.00. 
Peony , Therese 
Camassia 
Peony, Walter Faxon 
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