Peonies 
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this type 
the process 
of doubling 
is c o m- 
pie ted. It is 
generally impossible to distinguish the 
guard petals from the others; but when 
they are distinct, the variety should be 
classed as a Bomb type. The full, double 
bloom of the rose type is to many the 
Semi-Rose. In this class all petals 
are uniformly wide, but have a few 
pollen-bearing stamens visible. Flowers 
generally loosely built. Examples: Asa 
Gray and Eugenio Verdier. 
Rose. In 
Rose 
most attractive. Examples: Baroness Schroeder and Festiva Maxima. 
American Peony Society 
Complete tabulated reports from which the symposium figures are 
obtained will be found in Bulletin No. 14 of the American Peony 
Society. They show the opinions of all growers for each grade of 
each variety. They are extremely interesting to all lovers of this 
beautiful flower. The bulletins are not for sale, but are furnished free 
to all members of the Society. We advise all our friends to join. 
Membership in the Society is open to both professional and amateur 
growers. Nomination is not necessary for those desiring admission, 
but a list of applicants for membership is presented to the Society at 
its annual meeting and the names are there voted on. 
Those who make application for membership at any time receive 
at once the publications of the Society, so far as they are available. 
The dues are $3 a year, but applicants for membership are required 
to accompany their application, which should be sent to the Treasurer, 
by a payment of $5, of which $2 is an initiation fee and $3 a payment 
for their first year’s dues. When the application is made before 
January of any year, the S3 is considered as applying to the current 
year—June to June. When the date of application is later than 
January 1 the payment is applied to the following year—June to June. 
It is planned for the future to issue four News Bulletins a year. These 
contain the proceedings of the Society and articles on different phases 
of Peony Culture. A Membership Application Blank is enclosed 
herewith for convenience. 
Double Herbaceous Peonies 
8.5 ADOLPHE ROUSSEAU. (Dessert & Mechin 1890.) Very 
(56) large semi-double flowers on stiff stems. Deep brilliant red 
with metallic reflex. One of the finest of its color. Strong 
grower. Odor not pleasant. Early midseason. 
8.6 ALBERT CROUSSE. (Crousse 1893.) Very large, full bloom, 
(58) fresh salmon-pink. Bomb type. Very desirable. One of the 
finest pinks. Fragrant. Late. 
7.4 ALFRED DE MUSSET. (Crousse 1885.) Large, well-formed 
(19) flowers, milk-white with a blush center and crimson flecks. 
Rose type. Tall. Free bloomer. Fragrant. Late. 
7.2 ALICE DE JULVECOURT. (Pele 1857.) Medium-sized flower. 
(34) Color white, slightly tinted lavender, with crimson flecks. 
Crown type. Free bloomer. Midseason. 
8.8 ALSACE-LORRAINE. (Lemoine 1906.) Very large, flat flower 
(41) with petals arranged like those of a water-lily. Creamy 
white with a golden halo. Tall, and a free bloomer. Distinct 
and beautiful. Late. 
7.6 ARCHIE BRAND. (Brand 1913.) A very large flower of even, 
(22) deep seashell-pink with silvery border. Long, weak stems. 
Very fragrant. Midseason. 
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