MICHELL’S HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
TREE PEONIES 
Tree Peonies are similar to other Peonies, except that blooms 
are more vivid in color, usually much larger and in many varieties 
the flowers are beautifully crinkled like crepe paper. They bloom 
from two to three weeks earlier than other Peonies. The plants 
do not resemble those of other Peonies but are finer rooted and 
woody branched, like shrubs, hence their name, “Tree Peonies.” 
The branch tips die back slightly in Winter, but the plants gradu¬ 
ally grow into bushes from 3 to 5 feet in height. Freezing of 
branch tips in no way injures or interferes with bloom, for new 
shoots sprout rapidly in the Spring, frequently from the roots and 
produce flowers immediately. Mature plants produce scores and 
even hundreds of blooms. 
Culture. —Tree Peonies are scarce because it is difficult to 
propagate them, but once established, they are as hardy as Lilacs. 
During the first Winter after planting, a mulch of clean straw or 
hay should be placed around them, 4 to 5 inches deep, after the 
ground is frozen; this prevents heaving in the Spring. South and 
East exposures (in front of walls, foundations, hedges, etc.), are 
preferred locations in severe climates. An ideal location is where 
they are protected from direct rays of morning sun and extreme 
heat of afternoon sun. Any good garden soil will do, feed with 
bone meal or other good fertilizer but do not use stable manure, 
keep well cultivated and watered. Plant one inch deeper than they 
were in the Nursery row. Since they bloom in early Spring the 
plants, when in bud, should be covered at night in case of late 
frosts. 
Banksii. Double pink with darker shades. $6.00 each. 
Haku-Raku-Ten. Semi-double, pure white. $8.00 each. 
Iro-No-Seki. Semi-double, shell pink. $4.00 each. 
Iwato-Kagami. Double, clear pink. $6.00 each. 
Moutan (The Wild Tree Peony of Thibet). Single red. $4.00 each. 
Nippon Ko. Semi-double, pink. $6.00 each. 
Tsukassa-Jishi. Single, rosy lavender. $6.00 each. 
Mixed. We have a nice lot of 8- to 10-inch 2-year-old plants, 
grown from a famous collection, which we offer in mixed colors 
only, at $4.00 each. 
Hardy Phlox, Miss Lingard 
Tree Peony 
MICHELL’S SUPERB HARDY PHLOXES 
Antonin Mercie. Delicate lavender, suffused bluish lilac. 
Baron von Dedem. Deep pink, suffused orange; immense trusses. 
Beacon. Brilliant cherry-red flowers on straight, strong stems; 
an excellent variety and one of the best of its color; 36 inches. 
B. Comte. Brilliant rich French purple. 
Commander. Brilliant crimson-red with darker eye. 
Deutschland. The brightest red Phlox ever introduced; a bril¬ 
liant red with crimson eye. 
Eclaireur. Brilliant rose-magenta, with lighter halo. 
Enchantress. Bright salmon-pink, vigorous grower. 
Firebrand. Bright vermilion scarlet with deeper center, large 
trusses, strong grower. 
Jules Sandeau. Dwarf; very large flowering; pure pink; extra 
fine variety. 
Mrs. Jenkins. The best pure white. 
Mrs. Milly Van Hoboken. Enormous trusses of bright pink 
flowers; very showy and outstanding. 
Painted Lady. Silver pink with salmon shadings and cherry red 
e r e. A strong upright grower with large masses of flowers; 
one of the most delicately colored and pleasing of the hardy 
Phlox. 
Rheinlander. Deep salmon pink, with a distinct bright red eye. 
Rheinstrom. A splendid new Phlox with gigantic flowers of a 
bright pink. Quite tall; continues in bloom till frost. 
Thor. Deep salmon pink, suffused with scarlet; a white halo 
surrounds the aniline red eye. 
Price of all varieties Hardy Phloxes, extra strong roots which 
will flower the first season, 25c. each; $2.50 per doz.; per 100, 
$15.00. 
FOUR NEW HARDY PHLOX 
Columbia. See color plate opposite page 122. 
Count Zeppelin. Very large white with deep crimson eye, an 
improvement on Europa; a strong grower with no fading or 
suffusion of the colors; the best of the calico type. 
Daily Sketch. Extra large trusses and individual flowers; 
in color a light salmon-pink with very faint carmine eye. 
An outstanding variety. 
Leo Schlageter. One of the very best of red Phloxes. Strong 
healthy grower with well branched pyramidal clusters of 
large individual flowers. Color bright carmine-scarlet with 
slightly darker center. Resistant to rain and heat. 
50 cents each; $5.00 per dozen. 
For a plentiful supply of lovely blue cut-flowers for the Summer, plant Delphiniums. See page 110A (wa) 
