PEONIES 
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PEONIES ARE EASY TO GROW 
Peonies are easy to grow and will do well in almost any loca¬ 
tion where they have any reasonable chance. They will thrive with 
less care and attention than most perennials, yet they are worthy 
of special care and will repay for special cultivation. Once planted, 
they will live for years, increasing in beauty and value from season 
to season. Because they are slow to become established and resent 
being disturbed, care should be taken that new plantings be suitably 
located and the planting properly done. 
WHEN TO PLANT. Growers begin fall shipping after the eyes 
are matured, usually about September 15, and planting may success¬ 
fully be done any time before the ground freezes up for winter. 
WHERE TO PLANT. Peonies should be planted in fertile, well- 
drained soil, and where they will get the full sun at least half the 
day. They will not do well in poorly drained ground, or where 
water stands about their roots during any part of the year; and they 
will not bloom well, if close under trees or in full shade. 
Many of the originators names are abbreviated in the follow¬ 
ing lists: Crousse (Cr), Lemoine (Lem), Kelway (Kel), Hollis 
(Hoi), Richardson (Rich), Guerin (Gu), Calot (Cal), Goos & 
Koenemann (G. & K.), Rosenfield (Ros), Gombault (Gom), Verdier 
(Ver), Vilmorin (Yil), Franklin (Fra), Dessert (Des), Thurlow 
(Thur), Shaylor (Shay), Riviere (Riv). 
Rating of Varieties 
The figures following the varieties give the ratings based on 100 
per cent and were taken by members of both Peony and Iris Societies. 
DOUBLE FLOWERED PEONIES 
ADELAIDE E. HOLLIS (Hoi) 7.7 Uniform lilac-white. Late 
mid-season. Large, high crown type flowers, strong stems .75 
ADOLPHE ROUSSEAU (Des) 8.5 Rich dark red. Tall, vigor¬ 
ous, early. One of the best early reds .7 5 
AKSARBEN (Ros) 7.2 Brilliant dark crimson. Midseason .$1.00 
ALBERT CROUSSE (Cr) 8.6 Soft shell pink. Fragrant, late..75 
ALEX D. VORIES (Vories) American beauty red. A very 
large, loose, semi-double . $1.50 
ALICE BALFOUR (Kel) Delicate rose pink. Midseason ...$2.00 
ALICE HARDING (Lem) 9.5 Beautiful variety from France. 
Creamy-white, delicately tinted flesh pink. Strong 
stems. Midseason .$3.00 
ALSACE-LORRAINE (Lem) 8.8 Rich creamy-white, tinted 
brownish-yellow. Midseason. Semi-rose type flower 
with long petals . 75 
A. M. SLOCUM (Fra) 9.0 Large cream-white. Golden yellow 
stamens. Petals occasionally edged crimson .$1.00 
A. P. SAUNDERS (Thur) 8.6 Large flower of dainty flesh- 
white. Late. Tall strong plant with broad green foliage $1.00 
ARCHIE BRAND (Brand) 7.5 Deep sea-shell pink, with a 
silvery border. Midseason. True bomb-type blooms. 
Fragrant .._... 50 
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