PEONIES 
O UR list includes sixty varieties which, from our experience/ promise to 
give good results in New England gardens. Varieties differ in habits of 
growth and bloom, and we have selected these, not only for beauty of 
flower, but also for freedom of bloom, and vigorous healthy growth. Peonies are 
best planted in September and October, but they can also be moved in early April. 
They should be set in a sunny place, in good soil where peonies have not been 
grown before, at least 3 feet apart. They do best in a medium heavy soil with some 
clay in it. If the soil is prepared rich and deep they may be left undisturbed ten 
or fifteen years, otherwise they may deteriorate after four or five seasons and have 
to be divided and started again. Be sure to apply fertilizer two or three times every 
season, before and after blooming, in the form of bone meal or a good commercial 
fertilizer; well-rotted manure may be used sparingly. 
The prices quoted are for one-year roots, which is the size we advise planting. 
Some of these will bloom the first season but the flowers are not likely to be 
typical until the second or third year. 
In the descriptions “ E ”, “ JVI ”, and “ L ” refer to early, midseason, and late. 
Albert Crousse. Pale salmon-pink. Large, very 
full bloom. L. 85 cts. each. 
Augustin d’Hour. Cnmson-red. M. 75 cts. 
each. 
Avalanche. Cream-white. Fragrant. Free 
bloomer and fine cut-flower. L. 75 cts. each. 
Baroness Schroeder. Flesh-white turning to 
cream-white. Fragrant and beautiful. One 
of the finest late whites. L. 85 cts. each. 
Charles McKellip. Rich bright red. M. 85 
cts. each. 
Cherry Hill. Deep garnet. Tall. Good land¬ 
scape variety. E. $1 each. 
Chestine Gowdy. Silvery pink with cream- 
colored collar. Cone-shaped. LM. 75 cts. 
each. 
Duchesse de Nemours. Sulphur-white, cup¬ 
shaped. Free bloomer. An old, reliable, and 
lovely variety. E. 60 cts. each. 
Edulis Superba. Brilliant rose-pink. Free 
bloomer. Fragrant. Very early. 60 cts. each. 
Eugene Bigot. Brilliant deep red. Best of the 
later reds. LM 85 cts. each. 
Faribault. Deep pink with silvery sheen. Com¬ 
pact growing plant with blooms held erect. 
L. 85 cts. each. 
Festiva Maxima. Pure white, tipped with 
crimson. Very large. One of the finest whites. 
E. 60 cts. each. 
Floral Treasure. Delicate salmon-pink. Charm¬ 
ing flower. M. 60 cts. each. 
Frances Willard. Ivory-white. One of the 
best whites. LM. 85 cts. each. 
Georgiana Shaylor. Pale rose-pink Large 
flat flower. LM. $1.25 each. 
Gloire de Charles Gombault. Pink and sal¬ 
mon-flesh. Showy. M. 75 cts. each. 
Grandiflora. Flesh-pink. Very large. Very late 
bloomer giving us beautiful flowers for cutting 
after other peonies are gone. $1 each. 
Jubilee. White. Though the stems are weak the 
very large fiat flower is beautiful and often 
wins prizes at shows. M. $1 each. 
Karl Rosenfield. Deep rich crimson with very 
little purple. Best all-round dark red Peony. 
M. 75 cts. each. 
La France. Soft pink. Large. Tall and upright. 
Slow grower. LM. $1.50 each. 
La Perle. Pale lavender pink. Delicate and 
charming variety. M. $1 each. 
Le Cygne. Milk-white, with incurved petals, 
appropriately named “The Swan. ’’ Fragrance 
delicate and distinctive. Rated as the finest 
peony by the American Peony Society. M. 
$1.75 each. 
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