HARMEL PEONY CO., BERLIN, MD. 
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Our 25th An nua I Offering 
Peony 
Aristocrats 
We are most fortunate that we can offer, during this our 25th year 
in business, what we confidently believe to be a most attractive list of 
well grown, selected varieties of Fine Peonies—all grown under our 
personal supervision, on our own eighty acre farm, maintained solely 
for the production of fine Peonies on a large scale. 
There is a tremenduous interest in Peonies throughout the country. 
Whether you use Peonies for your own planting or for resale, we assure 
you that any order placed with us will be filled with stock that will 
be satisfactory to you or to your customer. 
New Varieties 
Let us urge you to include in your order some of the newer va¬ 
rieties. Each new variety offered in this catalog was selected because 
of real distinction and outstanding merit. (Show room ratings are 
not a sure test of the worth of any outdoor flower.) 
We have every confidence that these newer varieties will live up 
to your highest expectations of them. 
General List 
* EARLY: Usually in bloom in time for Deco ration Day. 
Please note: Prices and quantities refer to each variety, and not 
to a combination of several varieties. 
Price each in quantities of 
1 3 25 
Strong 3 to 5 eye divisions or to to 
2 10 100 
*Adolphe Rosseau (Des. Mech. 1890) 8.5 $0.30 $0.20 $0.15 
Early Midseason Double Type Dark Red 
Dark, lustrous red, shaded maroon. Very large. 
Tall; floriferous. A handsome imposing flower, with ex¬ 
tra long stem. Sells at fancy prices as a cut-flower. 
Alice Harding (Lemoine 1922) 9.5 4.00 
Midseason Double Type Delicate Flesh-Pink 
Guard petals flushed darker on reverse. Cupped 
center of long, irregular petals of creamy white. Large. 
Medium height; fairly floriferous. A refined and beauti¬ 
ful Peony, and considered by Lemoine to be his best in¬ 
troduction. 
Alsace Lorraine (Lemoine 1906) 8.8 .35 .25 .20 
Late Midseason Double Type Pure White 
Center tinted cream and buff. Large. Medium 
height; floriferous. A Peony of fine form and unusual 
color. Popular. A flower that appeals to the ladies. 
Argentine (Lemoine 1924) 8.76 4.00 
Late Midseason Double Type Purest White 
With a creamy tint toward center. Large. This 
new variety shows much promise. 
LARGE ORDERS: Please submit your “Want List.” In quantity, 
it is often possible for us to quote lower than printed prices. 
