Top-Notch PEONIES 
HP HIS list contains only the thirty very finest and 
highest rated varieties. The ratings given are the official 
ratings of the American Peony Society, and it will be noticed 
that each one carries the very high rating of 9.1 or over. 
Many of them sold at $50.00 to $100.00 each a few years ago. 
If you want a Peony Collection supreme, here are the varieties 
to select. All are strong, 3 to 6-eye, flowering-size divisions 
from three-year-old plants. 
LE CYGNE —9.9— The world’s highest rated Peony. A magni¬ 
ficent large, double, fragrant, early, white, tinted ivory, 
changing to pure white. $2.50 
THERESE —9.8— The second highest rated 
Peony. The world’s best pink. Very large, 
double. ' $1.00 
KELWAY’S GLORIOUS —9.8 —Shares honors 
with Therese for second place, being sim¬ 
ilarly rated. Very large, double rose type; 
creamy white Rose fragrance. $1.50 
SOLANGE —9.7—Third highest rated Peony. 
Exquisite coffee-and-cream color. No other 
Peony like it. Very large, double. $1.25 
MRS. A. M. BRAND —9.6—Very large, purest, 
glistening snow-white. Gold Medal winner. 
$4.00 
MME. JULES DESSERT— 9.4—Very large, 
fragrant, double, creamy white. Late mid¬ 
season. $1.00 
TOURANGELLE —9.4—Large, double, frag¬ 
rant, cream-white, with a tan and pink suf¬ 
fusion. One of the best. $1.00 
MRS. EDWARD HARDING— 9.3—Large, hand¬ 
some, double, pure-white. Sold for $100.00 
not long ago. $1.25 
PRESIDENT WILSON— 9.3— Very large, late, 
double, bright-rose-pink, with a rich, spicy 
fragrance. Excellent. $3.00 
JOHN M. GOOD —9.3—Large, double, richly 
fragrant, white. Late mid-season. $3.50 
FESTIVA MAXIMA —9.3—Large, double, early, 
pure-milk-white. $ .50 
WALTER FAXON —9.3—A real masterpiece. 
Vivid shell-pink. Fragrant. $1.00 
FRANKIE CURTIS— 9.3—Gigantic double, 
delicate flesh, changing to pure-white. Mid¬ 
season. $5.00 
JEANNOT —9.2—Large, double, fragrant, pale- 
rose-pink. Late. $1.50 
GRACE LOOMIS —9.2—Large, late, double, 
fragrant, white, with lemon tints in centre. 
$2.00 
LA FEE —9.2—Very large, double, soft-rose- 
pink, with strong rose fragrance. Early mid¬ 
season. $1.00 
MONS. JULES ELIE —9.2—Very large, early, 
fragrant, deep-pink. One of the largest and 
best pinks. $ .75 
MRS. C. S. MINOT —9.2—Very large, double 
flesh-pink, with coppery tints. Very fine. 
$3.00 
PHILIPPE RIVOIRE —9.2—Early, double, very 
dark-crimson, with blackish sheen. Richly 
rose-scented. One of the best. $1.75 
CORNELIA SHAY LOR — 9.2 — Large, late, 
double soft-rose. $2.00 
DORIS SHAYLOR —9.2—Mid-season. Fine, 
double pink. $1.25 
E. C. SHAW —9.1—Large, double, clear-soft- 
rose. Delightful fragrance. Late mid-season. 
$2.50 
ELIZABETH B. BROWNING—'9. 1—Very frag¬ 
rant, extra large, double creamy-white. Late. 
$ 1.00 
FRANCES WILLARD —9.1—Large, double, 
fragrant, bluish-white. $1.00 
MARGARET VIERHELLER — 9.1 — Large, 
double, uniform salmon-pink. $2.50 
MARTHA BULLOCK—' 9.1—Very large, late, 
double, bright-rose-pink. Rose fragrance. 
$1.25 
ROSE SHAYLOR —9.1—Very large, handsome 
double, fragrant, pale-flesh-pink, tinted 
rose. Mid-season. $3.00 
SARAH K. THURLOW —9.1—A large, double, 
pearly-white, with an exquisite rose-frag¬ 
rance. $2.00 
SOUV. DE LOUIS BIGOT —9.1—Large, double 
fragrant, rose-pink. Mid-season. $1.00 
THOMAS C. THURLOW— 9.1—Large, double, 
soft-flesh-pink. $3.50 
WORLD’S BEST PEONY COLLECTION 
/ will furnish one of each of the thirty World's Best Peonies described 
above for $47.50 . 
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