Top-Notch Single Peonies 
The Single Peonies are those with one or more rows of large petals, known as 
guards, or guard-petals, surrounding a centre of bright yellow stamens, which are 
a prominent part of the flower. The single Peonies are extremely handsome and 
unsurpassed for landscape effect. They hold well in rain and sun and have a pleas¬ 
ing habit of closing during the cool of the evening and opening again the following 
day. The following list comprises only the largest, finest and most outstanding of 
this group. A few of these are not rated because they were so rare at the time of 
making the American Peony Society Symposium. Planting and cultural directions 
accompany all shipments. 
Albiflora (The Bride)—8.7. Early. Very popular large white with bright yellow 
stamens. 1.00 
Black Prince —8.5. Mid-season. Very dark garnet red, of a flat, velvety quality, 
instead of the usual glossy appearance. 1.50 
Clairette —8.1. Mid-season. Flowers borne in clusters 
on strong stems. Tinted pink in the bud, but opens to a 
large, perfect white. 1.25 
Harriet Olney —8.7. Mid-season. Superb landscape 
variety. Very large soft rose flowers. 1.50 
Helen —9.0. Early. A double row of dark shell-pink 
petals, surrounding the mass of golden stamens. A mag¬ 
nificent variety, as will be noted by the extremely high 
rating. 5.00 
Lejour —8.6. The highest rated white single. Mid-season. 
Very large flower, with petals of remarkable sub¬ 
stance, surrounding a centre of golden stamens, in the 
midst of which are carpels of green, tipped bright 
carmine. 1.50 
L'Etincelante —8.4. Mid-season. Very large, cup-shaped 
flowers of bright pink, distinctly margined silver; 
centre stamens deepest yellow. 2.00 
Madeleine Gauthier —8.5. Early mid-season. An ex¬ 
quisitely beautiful flower, with petals of silvery flesh 
pink, surrounding golden stamens. 2.50 
Mafeking —8.2. Very large, deep ruby-red guards, with 
a great tuft of golden stamens in the centre. Wild mint 
fragrance. 1.00 
Marguerite Dessert —8.5. Mid-season. A beautiful white 
variety, with petals entirely powdered with minute 
carmine dots. 1.50 
Mellen Knight —A wonderful rich deep red, surround¬ 
ing a centre of yellow stamens and reddish-green car¬ 
pels. 1.50 
Minnehaha —One of the best. A gorgeous bright cherry- 
red, with centre tufts of clear gold stamens. 1.25 
Mischief —Late. A new introduction in a very pleasing 
shade of soft pink, that blooms after most of the single 
flowers have finished flowering. 2.00 
Moonbeam — A new single in most unusual opal 
tints . 1.50 
Nellie —8.6. Mid-season. A very large flower of uniform 
shell-pink, fading to almost white, with yellow central 
stamens. 1.00 
Perle Blanc —8.4. Large, early-mid-season; broad, round¬ 
ed, white petals, surrounding a large mass of golden- 
yellow stamens. 1.25 
Pocahontas —A fine new rosy-red. 1.00 
Pride of Langport —8.9. Large guard petals of soft pleas¬ 
ing pink, surrounding a centre of long yellow stamens; 
carpels light green, tipped pink. Best of its color. 1.50 
Pure Love — An exquisite new shell pink by 
Kelway. 1.75 
Sylvia— 8.7. Early. A lovely new pink water-lily effect 
by Saunders. 10.00 
Vera— 8.8. A new and rare variety, with immense flow¬ 
ers. Guard petals deep crimson, surrounding a thick 
ball of golden stamens. Early mid-season. 1.50 
The Finest Japanese Peonies 
In the Japanese Peonies the stamens of the single Peonies have been developed 
into narrow petaloids, surrounded by one or more guard petals, being somewhat 
like the singles, but more developed. The varieties here listed are all true to name 
and distinct and different; each variety being a real acquisition to any Peony collec¬ 
tion. Japanese Peonies are beautiful beyond description, and they must be seen to 
appreciate their great beauty. Only the very finest varieties are included in this col¬ 
lection. Never before has such a fine collection of Japanese Peonies been offered 
at such moderate prices. These Japanese Peonies are all mid-season flowering. 
Alma —8.5. Soft rose pink, with bright yellow peta¬ 
loids, tipped gold. Centre carpels light green, tipped 
pink. 1.00 
Altar Candles —8.0. Flesh pink guard petals, with 
cream-white centre petaloids, tipped crimson, like 
miniature candles. 1.00 
Ama-No-Sode —9.2. The finest pink Japanese Peony. 
Very scarce. Guard petals bright rose-pink. Centre 
yellow at base, with upper half chamois-yellow, edged 
with gold and faced with pink of the same tone as the 
guards. 3.00 
Attraction —8.2. Guard petals open vivid-red, becom¬ 
ing crimson with a purple tinge. Centre violet-crimson, 
tipped buff. Pleasing fragrance. 1.00 
Auerolin —8.9. A magnificent variety, with soft rose- 
pink guards and canary yellow petaloids. Very fra¬ 
grant. 1.25 
Cathedral —8.1. A distinct and very effective color. 
Guards deep violet-rose, with creamy-white centre, 
unevenly suffused violet-rose. 1.00 
Departing Sun —8.5. Very large flowers, with guards of 
dark rose-pink or light-crimson, touched with lilac at 
the edges,- compact centre of dark and light rose petal¬ 
oids intermindled. Slight fragrance. 1.50 
Flashlight —8.2. Guard petals dark-rosy-red; centre terra¬ 
cotta effect. Very fine. 1.75 
Fuji-Zomo-Gorono —One of the best light pinks, with a 
centre of pure gold. 2.50 
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