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The Flower ‘Beautiful 
HERBACEOUS DOUBLE PEONIES, continued 
RAOUL DESSERT. Dessert. 9.0. Brilliant 
shell-pink, shaded with carmine and white, 
the pink color deepening most attractively 
as the center of the flower is reached. The 
large, globular blooms are produced on a 
plant of but moderate height ; stems strong 
and erect. Late. $3.00. 
REINE HORTENSE. Calot. 8.7. A brilliant, 
even shade of pink with the half-open buds 
flecked crimson. Petalage firm and exceed¬ 
ingly well arranged to form an ideal bloom 
of exhibition quality. Strong erect stems. 
Midseason. $1.50. 
RICHARD CARVEL. Brand. 8.8. Con¬ 
sidered our best large early double red. A 
clear bright crimson-red, not fading in sun¬ 
light. Stems are tall, erect, and strong. 
Fragrant. Early. $2.00. 
SARAH BERNHARDT. Lemoine. 9.0. This 
is one of Lemoine’s best and most popular 
productions. The color is an even shade of 
pure pink. The flower is very large, full and 
evenly formed. Sometimes the stems do 
not quite support the largest blooms, but 
heavy feeding will soon overcome this. 
Late. $1.50. 
SOLANGE. Lemoine. 9.7. This color is 
rather difficult to properly describe. Gen¬ 
erally speaking, it is a white, but on first 
opening is of a color which were you to take 
a bowl of cream, add a dash of coffee, and 
could gather and mix in the rosy glow of a 
morning sunrise, you would get pretty near 
to the effect which this flower gives. It is 
not, however, a prolific bloomer as we can 
use this term in connection with some va¬ 
rieties, and its one weak point is a stem of 
insufficient stoutness to hold up its remark¬ 
ably solid, heavy bloom. Late. $2.50. 
SOUV. DE L’EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE. 
Calot. 7.6. Rich, clear, brilliant pink with 
silvery reflex. This is one of the clearest 
deep pink Peonies without a trace of purple 
or lavender. Very large, full flower. Mid¬ 
season. $1.00. 
SOUV. DE LOUIS BIGOT. Dessert. 9.1. A 
distinct salmon-pink with excellent form 
and good strong stems. Midseason. $3.00. 
SUZANNE DESSERT. Dessert & Mechin. 
7.7. A clear china-pink with silvery bor¬ 
dered petals. Very distinct, “silky” bloom. 
Midseason. $1.00. 
THERESE. Dessert. 9.8. A wonderful blend¬ 
ing of translucent pink, lavender, and old- 
rose. This is undoubtedly Dessert’s great¬ 
est accomplishment. In addition to its 
excellent flower qualities, it is a profuse 
and sure bloomer every year and every 
bloom is perfectly developed. Midseason. 
$2.50. 
TOURANGELLE. Dessert. 9.4. Not exactly 
a pink and not a white, but a blending of 
delicate shades of pearly white to a pale 
apple-blossom-pink. Unusually refined 
flowers borne on long, graceful stems. 
Should be allowed to open indoors. Late. 
$ 2 . 00 . 
TRIOMPHE DE L’EXPOSITION DE LILLE. 
Calot. 7.8. A bright, fresh pink with out¬ 
side petals marbled with carmine. Beauti¬ 
fully imbricated flower of perfect form. 
Midseason. 75 cts. 
UMBELLATA ROSEA. Dessert. 7.4. Deli¬ 
cate rose-pink guard-petals; center petals 
straw-yellow, with tufts of light pink. 
Blooms abundantly on stiff, upright stems. 
Fragrant. Very early. 75 cts. 
VENUS. Kelway. 8.3. An even color of 
seashell-pink. 'Perfectly formed blooms are 
borne on very tall, erect, sturdy stems. 
Midseason. $1.50. 
VICTOIRE DE LA MARNE. Dessert. 8.2. 
The color is described by the introducer as 
a violescent pink, but borders closely on 
red. Showy yellow stamens mingle beauti¬ 
fully with this color. Very large blooms on 
strong stems. Fragrant. Midseason. $3.00. 
WALTER FAXON. Richardson. 9.3. An 
outstanding coral-salmon-pink, distinct 
from any other Peony color in existence. 
Does not bloom freely every year, but is 
certainly a variety that should be included 
in every collection of fine Peonies. Fra¬ 
grant. Late. $3.00. 
WEISBADEN. Goos & Koenemann. 8.2. A 
bright, fresh pink opening to a pale old- 
rose. Flowers are produced very freely on 
young plants. True stock of this distinctive 
variety is very scarce. Late. $2.50. 
WILLIAM F. TURNER. Shaylor. 8.4. A 
very dark crimson with a blackish sheen 
mingled with stamens. The plant is excep¬ 
tionally vigorous and free blooming. Late. 
$2.50. 
WILTON LOCKWOOD. Shaylor. 8.8. Bril¬ 
liant rose-pink, with the center marked 
with crimson splashes. The enormous 
flower is loosely but gracefully formed. Very 
tall, strong grower. Fragrant. Midseason. 
$3.50. 
Our basic price, as noted after each variety, is for a 1-year plant (a large division 
grown one year in the nursery row). 
For 2-year plants, add 50 per cent to the 1-year price / All three sizes available 
For 3-year plants, double the price of 1-year ) except where noted 
The increase in price for the older plants is in proportion to the added years of 
care and cultivation in our fields. 
