10 to 0, 10 being the highest order of ex¬ 
cellence, 9 high quality, 7 to 8 only fairly 
good and 5 not worth cultivating. 
This symposium has given a gentle hint 
that we are not overburdened with highclass 
peonies. Of the varieties receiving 20 or 
more votes only 12 arc rated between 9 
and 10. 
9.7 Le Cygne, Solange, Therese. 
9.3 Festiva Maxima, Lady Alex. Duff, La 
France. 
9.2 Mon. Jules Elie, Sarah Bernhardt. 
9.1 Baroness Schroeder, Mine. Emile Le- 
moine. 
9.0 Marie Crousse, Milton Hill. 
Accepting 18 votes as a basis we get 3 
more high grades: Mme. Jules Dessert Tou- 
rangelle and Walter Faxon. 
In the next group between 8 and 9 on a 
basis of 20 votes there are 32 varieties coun¬ 
ting Albatre and Avalanche as synonisms. 
This group with 3 exceptions, with the 
above 15 named will be found on our list 
with their rating. We list a few high grade 
sorts that are promising but with the num¬ 
ber of votes too small to carry conviction. 
We also list 25 varieties with a rating below 
8. These have some special merit as will be 
noted. 
It is pleasing to know that there is an¬ 
other symposium in preparation, and that 
there will be the opportunity for revising 
the rating figures for 1921. 
The Peony as a cut flow'er is increasing in 
popularity each year as the finer varieties 
for this purpose are brought forward. 
There are thousands of locations where 
florists or amateurs could have a substan¬ 
tial increase to their annual income from a 
small investment in money and labor, grow¬ 
ing peonies for cutting. 
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