Legionaire. Dark red single. Mr. Glassocock’s hybrid 
of Chinensis X Officinalis. This is extra fine. It 
blooms before the common Peonies, is a strong 
grower and for that reason only is offered at a 
very low price. 
Officinalis Red Jap. Typical Japanese bloom, type of 
plant same' as Officinalis Rubra, but it blooms 
about 4 days before the latter. The same fine 
red color. 
Officinalis Rosea Plena. Pink double, blooms with 
Officinalis Rubra. 
Officinalis Single Red. Blooms about 3 days before 
Officinalis Red Jap. The same plant habits and 
color as Officinalis Rubra. 
Officinalis Rubra. The best known of the Officinalis 
species. The “Grandmother’s early old fashioned 
double red” which brings back old memories to 
so many of us. It blooms about 5 days before the 
earliest regular (Chinensis) variety. Medium 
height. 
Otto Froebel. An early single, probably of the Offi- 
icinalis Species, light red with an orange cast. 
Small bloom. Is one of the parents of some most 
beautiful orange, cherry, salmon and coral 
hybrids that are not yet available at low prices.. 
Officinalis Hybrid No. 131 (Auten). A very large full 
double bloom on a 30 inch stem. Blooms with 
Officinalis Rubra. A brilliant shade of cerise 1 red 
that attracts much attention. Plant needs to be 
well established to do its best. 
1.50 
1.00 
.75 
1.00 
.50 
5.00 
2.00 
The Auten Originations 
One may read catalogues by the hour, but not until he 
has actually seen these new Auten Peonies in bloom in the 
field, can he fully realize the tremendous advancement that 
they represent. Red Japs, red Singles, and white Singles 
that make practically every variety in other lists obsolete; 
red semi-doubles of unequalled brilliancy and durability 
of color; novelty shade's and types of bloom entirely new; 
white doubles and pink doubles good enough to stand beside 
the very best. The fact that Auten originations, even 
though only a portion have been exhibited, have' won more 
official awards from the Seedling Committee of the Ameri¬ 
can Peony Society than those of any other originator proves 
definitely their high quality. 
We should like to have every person interested in fine 
new Peonies visit our fields at blooming time. Since that 
is of course impossible', it has been natural to think of a 
large catalogue, with color illustrations. Good color pic¬ 
tures, and they are the only kind of value, cost a great deal 
of money, so much in fact, that in order to use them, it 
would be necessary to ask double or treble' my present 
prices for these new varieties. Not only that, but in order 
to spread cost out over a larger number of roots, the intro¬ 
duction of these new things would also be delayed from six 
to ten years. The low prices at which I offer these fine new 
things works directly to the benefit of the purchaser. One 
can buy ten of them for no more than used to be asked for 
one new Peony, and when you see an Auten Peony listed 
at $10.00 or more you can be sure that it is not only of high 
quality, but that stocks are still very small. 
By growing nearly 300 of the standard varieties, and 
attending every National Peony show except two since 
1923, where hundreds of kinds are displayed, I have tried 
to learn Peonies well enough to value my own originations 
accurately. This present season several of the' finest and 
most discriminating judges of Peonies in the whole United 
States visited my fields at blooming time, and their appre¬ 
ciation of the new kinds was sincere and generous. 
