Prize Double Peonies 
This list contains only the very finest Peonies. No variety is included in this list unless it is officially rated at 80 or 
over, which is the official rating for “very good.’’ Most of them are rated 85 or better and about 50 of them are rated 
90 or better. The five very highest rated varieties are included. They are Le Cygne 9.9, Therese 9.8, Kelway’s 
Glorious 9.8, Solange 9.7 and Mrs. A. M. Brand 9.6. In fact, this collection includes ALL of the very finest and 
highest rated Peonies. 
This list is not only made up from a quality standpoint as to varieties, but with the idea of furnishing good strong, 
sound roots that will give satisfaction to the most critical/ roots that are healthy and rugged, free from disease and of 
strong flowering size, three to six eyes to a plant. 
Although printer’s ink costs money, and these descriptions must be necessarily brief, I have enlarged upon the 
descriptions somewhat this year, so as to try to give some idea of the character of each variety, for each Peony included 
in these collections is there because it has an individual beauty that is not duplicated in any other variety. The flower¬ 
ing season is also given, as this will help in selecting varieties that will extend the season to the longest limit possible. 
Peonies are easily grown almost anywhere in ordinary garden soil, the principle thing to remember in planting being 
to see that the eyes are not more than an inch or two below the surface. Too deep planting is the most common 
cause of failure to flower. The varieties here listed will all flower profusely, increasing in beauty from year to year 
and may be left undisturbed for 20 years. 
There are three distinct types of Peonies/ Doubles, the large showy varieties with a multiplicity of petals,- Singles, 
having one or more rows of petals, with a centre of stamens, and the Japanese type, in which these stamens have been 
developed into narrow petaloids, surrounded by one or more rows of guard petals, the Japanese type being some¬ 
what like the singles, but more developed. Each type has its special adherents,- all are different, and each type adds 
something to the Peony Garden. 
This year, to make it more convenient in selecting your order, I have grouped these three types separately. I trust you 
will enjoy reading the brief descriptions, and if you have an opportunity of visiting my gardens when they are in 
flower, I am sure you will enjoy doing so. Please accept this as my personal invitation for you to do so. The first 
week of June is the best time to see them at their prime. 
FULL CULTURAL DIRECTIONS WILL ACCOMPANY ALL SHIPMENTS. 
Adolphe Rousseau —8.5. Early midseason. Very large, 
dark, rich lustrous red,* so deep that it looks almost 
black from a distance. One of the finest landscape 
varieties in its color. 75 
Albert Crousse —8.6. Fragrant, large, soft rose-pink. An 
exceptionally fine late flowering variety. Superb for 
landscape or as a cut flower. 50 
Alice Harding —9.5. Midseason. Considered by Le- 
moine as his best introduction. Flowers of refined form 
and texture, with delicate coloring and sweet fra¬ 
grance. Creamy white, with soft pink guard petals, 
which are flushed darker on reverse. 7.50 
Alsace-Lorraine —8.8. Late midseason. Pure waxy white, 
with a soft, creamy tone and a suggestion of brownish 
yellow at the base. One of the most exquisite of all 
Peonies. 75 
Auguste Dessert —8.7. Midseason. Intense velvety car¬ 
mine, with a distinct silver border. A very handsome 
and distinct variety. 1.50 
Avalanche —8.7. Late midseason. A magnificent, large, 
waxy, bluish-white. Makes a wonderful garden effect 
and equally fine as a specimen or show flower. .50 
Baroness Schroeder —9.0. Late mid-season. A large 
double flesh-white to soft pink, with a delicate 
rose fragrance. The very high rating tells its own 
story. 50 
Cherry Hill —8.6. A very early glistening brilliant 
red, that stands out among all other reds. Awarded a 
Silver Medal by the Massachusetts Horticultural 
Society. 75 
Chestine Gowdy —8.4. Late. Delightfully fragrant. Outer 
petals shell pink, inclosing a ring of petals of rich 
cream, these again surrounding a cone of pink petals, 
splashed carmine. Much admired for its unusual color 
variation. 75 
Claire DuBois —8.6. Late. Very large, bright-satiny-pink 
with a silvery sheen. Late flowering and best in its 
class. 75 
Cornelia Shaylor —9.1. An exquisite late soft rose. One 
of the best of its color, as the extremely high rating 
will indicate. 2.00 
Coronation —8.5. Late midseason. A lovely soft rose- 
pink, with a delicate lilac fragrance,- flecked crimson 
on the edges. 1.00 
Couronne D’Or —8.1. A large, late, milk-white, with a 
pronounced water-lily fragrance. A tuft of centre 
petals tipped carmine are surrounded by a row of 
yellow stamens and these in turn by the milky-white 
outer petals.50 
David Harum— 8.6. An indispensible mid-season red, 
with strong stems that hold the flowers erect. One of 
the best reds for landscape effect. 1.00 
Denise —9.0. Large, exquisite, fragrant, imbricated 
flowers of flesh-white, with centre flecked 
crimson. 5.00 
Doris Shaylor —9.1. One of the highest rated pinks. A 
very lovely mid-season variety. 1.25 
Duchess de Nemours —8.1. Very fragrant early white, 
with canary yellow centre. An excellent free-flower¬ 
ing variety.50 
E. B. Browning —9.1. Late. Very fragrant, extra large, 
creamy white, with soft yellow glow in its depths. A 
magnificent variety. 1.00 
E. C. Shaw —9.1. A delightfully fragrant, clear soft-rose. 
Very large flowers. Late bloomer. Extra fine. . . 2.50 
E. J. Shaylor— 8.7. Late midseason. Large, deep rose- 
pink, with a rose fragrance. 1.50 
Enchantresse —8.9. Very large, delightfully fragrant 
creamy-white. Very late.75 
Eugenie Verdier —8.6. A very lovely hydrangea-pink. 
One of the showiest of the pink toned varieties. Very 
large,- early midseason.50 
Eunice Shaylor —8.9. General effect ivory white. Outer 
petals light flesh-pink/ centre flesh-white, occasionally 
flecked crimson, in tufted form, with a golden reflex 
from the yellow stamens arranged in a circle around the 
centre tuft. Semi-double. Mid-season. Very fine. 2.00 
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