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THE MOOR (Barr) 8.0 Tall, showy flower of very dark gar¬ 
net. Yellow stamens. Early. Prolific bloomer .$1.50 
THE QUEEN (Kel) 8.3 Opens soft pink, changes to pure 
white. Free bloomer. Large smooth petals .$1.00 
VELOUTINE (Des) 7.3 Tall variety of bright rose, with 
silvery reflex. Strong, upright stems. Charming .$1.00 
VERA (Gumm) This variety is a dark crimson with a thick 
ball of golden stamens. Very large flowers .$1.00 
VERDUN (Des) Very large single flower with broad rounded 
petals of a very bright crimson-red, with striking 
metallic reflex .$5.00 
JAPANESE PEONIES 
The so-called Japanese peonies are really a type of flower oc- 
curing in the process of development from the single flower to the 
full double bloom which have the same wide guard petals as the 
singles but in which the central stamens and anthers have become 
transformed into narrow, thick petaloids of various colors, or into 
narrow petals tipped with vestiges of the yellow anthers without 
pollen. Because this type of bloom was favored by Japanese gar¬ 
deners, such peonies have come to be known as Japanese Peonies. 
While many of the finest “Japanese” varieties have been imported 
to this country from Japan, equally good Japanese type peonies have 
been selected from the seed beds of growers in the United States, 
France and England. 
Japanese peonies in general are strong growers, they usually 
propagate slowly; and the increased demand for them has made 
many of the finer varieties very scarce. 
ABBIE (Lewis) Deep rose pink, with ruffled center. Medium 
height. Free bloomer .$1.00 
AKALU (Japan) 8.1 Bright carmine-red. Gold staminodes, 
faced rose-red. Midseason ..$1.00 
AKASHIGATA (Japan) Carmine-rose, with a center of sta¬ 
minodes, edged chamoise, faced pink. Fine landscape plant $1.00 
ALMA (Shay) 8.5 Delicate rose pink, center petaloids bright 
yellow, edged gold. Medium tall and graceful .75 
ALTAR CANDLES (Pleas) 8.0 Cream-white, with petals 
tipped carmine. Medium tall and upright .$1.00 
AMA-NO-SODE (Japan) 9.2 One of the best “Japs.” Bright 
rose-pink. Staminodes yellow, edged gold, faced pink $2.00 
APPLE BLOSSOM (Japan) Guard petals flesh pink; yellow 
petaloids. Superior to Hollis variety .$2.00 
AUREOLIN (Shay) 8.9 Pink guards; yellow center. Very 
near a “Yellow Peony.” Holds its color well .$2.00 
CATHEDRAL (Japan) 8.1 Deep violet-rose. Center cream, 
suffused rose. Midseason. Tall and very showy .$1.00 
DAWN (Wallace) Guard petals soft pink. Center sulphur- 
yellow and gold. A charming flower of fine form . $1.00 
DEPARTING SUN (Japan) 8.5 Dark, rose-pink touched with 
lilac. Midseason. Fragrant .$2.00 
EXQUISITE (Japan) 8.9 Purest white, enclosing a center of 
short petals of sulphur-yellow. Long upright stems .$2.00 
FLAMBOYANT 8.5 Syn. Kame-No Kegoromo (Japan) Violet- 
crimson; center, yellow. Tall, strong, vigorous .$1.00 
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