TREE PEONIES ( ARBOREA) 
Because of their novelty and exquisite beauty, 
Tree Peonies are rapidly becoming one of the 
money makers for nurserymen, florists and seeds¬ 
men. Tree Peonies bloom earlier than ordinary 
Chinese Peonies and their flowers are of immense 
size and possess different colors than ordinary 
peonies. 
We have gone to great expense to secure the 
world’s finest varieties and believe we possess one 
of the finest stocks of Tree Peonies in the world. 
For detailed descriptions and cultural notes 
please see our descriptive catalog. As we grow 
most of our Tree Peonies in 5" pots, we can deliver 
them almost any time of the year and assure splen¬ 
did results. 
The plants we offer here are from 5" pots, 2 years 
old. They are established in the pots and trans¬ 
plant with perfect safety. 
Each Per 10 
ARCHIDUC LUDOVICO, double 
flesh pink .$ 2.00 $16.00 
ATHLETE, double glazed mauve, 
shaded rose . 2.00 16.00 
BARONNE D’ALES, vivid salmony- 
pink, double . 2.00 16.00 
CHROMATELLA, pure sulphur yel¬ 
low . 9.60 85.00 
COLONEL MALCOLM, light purple 
and violet . 2.00 16.00 
FRAGRANS MAXIMA PLENA, 
double salmon-flesh pink . 2.00 16.00 
GEORGES PAUL, Amaranth and 
violet . 2.00 16.00 
JULES PIRLOT, satiny pink . 2.00 16.00 
LACTEA, pure white, blotched car¬ 
mine . 2.00 16.00 
LA LORRAINE, sulphur yellow with 
salmon tinge . 9.60 85.00 
MME. DE VATRY, satiny-pink, 
shaded lilac . 2.00 16.00 
REINE ELIZABETH, stunning viv¬ 
id salmon rose . 2.00 16.00 
Each Pei 10 
REINE DES VIOLETTES, fine dark 
lovely purple . 2.00 16.00 
SATIN ROUGE, bright blood red, 
a new color in tree peonies..... 10.00 
SOUVENIR DE DUCHER, bright 
reddish violet . 2.00 16,09 
SOUVENIR DE MAXIM CORNU, 
deep yellow, heavily shaded orange, 
fragrant .... 4.80 45.00 
SURPRISE, combination of straw 
yellow, pale salmon and rosy pur¬ 
ple, fine novelty . 9.60 85.00 
TRIUMPH DE VANDERMAEIEN, 
clear rosy purple . 2.00 16.00 
FORCING OF TREE PEONIES 
Unlike Chinese Peonies, Tree Peonies force 
easily. We often have blooms on one year grafts 
and when placed in cool house with heat gradually 
increased they can be had in bloom from January 
on. We believe there are possibilities in Tree 
Peonies for the florist. 
PEONIES FOR 
ALL SUMMER USE 
This photograph shows Peony blooms and 
Snowberries together. As you know, Snow- 
berries do not come until late September. 
It shows the possibilities in Peonies from 
Storage. The blossoms in this picture lasted 
for three days and were in nice shape. 
If you are a florist might say that a plant¬ 
ing of Peonies pays for itself many times 
over by keeping the blooms in storage and 
taking them out as the need arises. Almost 
every community has a storage suitable for 
this purpose and room can generally be had 
at little expense. We will be glad to give you 
further information on this subject. 
THE COTTAGE GARDENS 
LANSING, MICHIGAN 
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