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PEONIES (Continued) 
KARL ROSENFELD. A better Peony 
and a better quality of red than any 
of the older red sorts; pure, rich, in¬ 
tense crimson of half-rose type. It 
makes and remains a splendid full 
rounded flower of excellent substance; 
equally valuable as cut flowers or gar¬ 
den show. 
Per 10. $2.00; Per 100, $1S.00 
KELWAY’S QUEEN. Fragrant flesh 
pink. Midseason. If you have this 
variety in your planting, you have 
what is considered the flower of the 
aristocrat. 
Per 10, $7.00; Per 100. $65.00 
LA FEE (Lemoine — “The Fairy”). 
Crown type; early. Very large glob¬ 
ular flowers. Guards mauve-rose, col¬ 
lar creamy white. 
Per 10, $3.00; Per 100, $25.00 
LA PERLE. Very large flowers, com¬ 
pact rose type. Outer petals are deli¬ 
cate lilac white inclosing a globular 
center of soft violet' rose wide petals. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $16.00 
LONGFELLOW. Brightest crimson with 
a cherry tone. The plant is tall and 
vigorous with strong upright stems and 
a pleasing foliage. 
Per 10, $3.50; Per 100, $30.00 
LORD KITCHENER. Bomb type flow¬ 
ers, bright cherry-red. Midseason. 
Per 10, $4.00; Per 100, $35.00 
MARCHIONESS OF LANSDOWNE. 
Large white flowers sometimes chang¬ 
ing in color to silvery pink. 
Per 10, $4.00; Per 100, $35.00 
MARIE CROUSSE. Bomb type; mid- 
season. Color soft salmon-pink shaded 
a glossy satiny lilac. A most desirable 
Peony. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $16.00 
MARTHA BULLOCH. Silvery shell pink 
at the edges, shading to deep rose pink 
in the center. 
Per 10, $3.00; Per 100, $25.00 
MARY BRAND. Large semi-rose type; 
mid-season. Vivid crimson with a sil¬ 
very sheen that gives it great bril¬ 
liance. 
Per 10, $3.00; Per 100, $25.00 
MILTON HILL. Rose type; late. Flow¬ 
ers large, cupped, clear soft flesh col¬ 
or. Turns nearly white in full sun¬ 
light before fading. One of the finest 
varieties in existence. 
Per 10, $3.00; Per 100, $25.00 
MADAM CROUSSE. Its flowers are me¬ 
dium to large in size, globular crown 
type, and the prominent guard petals 
and a few of the collar petals reflex 
to the stem on well-developed blooms. 
In color, it is uniform pure white, with 
the center petals occasionally flecked 
crimson. The plant is of medium height 
and slightly spreading habit with 
strong stems. One of the best of the 
older white Peonies that is worthy of 
a place in any garden and suitable for 
landscape use. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
MME. CALOT. Hydrangea-pink. 
Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
MME. DUCEL. Pink of medium shade 
with silvery reflex. Bomb type, re¬ 
sembling the famous Mons. Jules Elie. 
Very desirable. Strong grower, medium 
height. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $16.00 
MME. EMILE LEMOINE. Large full 
blooms of soft flesh-white. Petals have 
a rather translucent effect. Tall, strong 
stems. Mid-season. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $16.00 
MME. JULES DESSERT. Large, flat 
semi-rose type. Flowers are delicate 
flesh pink, shading to straw white. 
Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
MODESTE GUERIN. A typical Bomb- 
type flower of light solferino-red that 
comes in early mid-season. Fragrant. 
A strong plant of medium height with 
good stems that hold the blooms well 
upright. This is the best of the early 
deep-pink varieties. Equally good for 
the landscape or for cut-flowers. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $16.00 
MONS DUPONT. Very large cup-shaped 
flower, ivory white, center petals 
splashed with carmine. A strong 
grower, very tall; mid-season. Very 
good. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $16.00 
MONS JULES ELIE. Bomb type; early 
midseason. King of all Peonies. Color 
an ideal glossy lilac-pink, shading to a 
deeper rose at the base, the entire 
flower overlaid with a sheen of silver. 
Ideal for cut flowers. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $16.00 
OFFICINALIS RUBRA FL. PL. Rich 
deep crimson; the great Decoration 
Day Peony. 
Per 10, $3.50; Per 100, $30.00 
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. Semi-rose 
type; mid-season. A variety purchased 
in England under number and named 
in Holland for our President. It is 
deep, rich, brilliant red in color, dif¬ 
ferent from any red we know, and a 
grand Peony. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $18.00 
PHILOMELE. Anemone type; midsea¬ 
son. Guard or primary petals bright 
violet-rose, anemone center, of lingu- 
lated narrow golden-yellow petals 
changing to cream or amber-yellow. As 
the flower develops a crown appears 
of bright rose edged dark crimson. 
Has the true honey fragrance; very 
strong, upright grower and fine bloom¬ 
er. Distinct and novel. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $16.00 
PRESIDENT TAFT. Delicate hydran¬ 
gea pink, completely enveloped in a 
halo of white. Profuse bloomer. 
Per 10, $3.00; Per 100, $25.00 
PRIMEVERE. Bomb type; mid-season. 
Outer petals sulphur white, center 
petals deep sulphur yellow. Best yel¬ 
low Peony grown. 
Per 10, $4.00; Per 100, $30.00 
PRINCESS BEATRICE. Large, com¬ 
pact high crown. Guards and crown 
light violet-rose, collar cream-white, 
center flecked crimson. Fragrant. 
Strong, vigorous, medium height, very 
free bloomer. Early mid-season. Extra 
good tri-color. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $16.00 
ROSA BONHEUR. Very large rose 
type flower. Light violet-rose, guard 
petals are flecked crimson. Late mid¬ 
season. 
Per 10, $3.50; Per 100, $30.00 
SARAH BERNHARDT. Semi-rose type. 
Mid-season. Apple blossom pink, with 
each petal silver-tipped. 
Per 10, $3.00; Per 100, $25.00 
SOUV. DE CHAS. GOMBAULT. One of 
the most outstanding varieties. It is 
tricolor, flowers are built up crown 
shaped, fine lasting qualities. It is 
much admired for its beauty; at the 
same time it is different than the gen¬ 
eral list of the clear colors. We like 
it very much. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100. $18.00 
THERESE. Rose type; mid-season. One 
of the three highest rated Peonies. 
Color rich satiny pink with glossy re¬ 
flex. Flowers are enormous in size of 
full rose type. Sturdy vigorous grow¬ 
er with upright stems and rich green 
foliage. Delicately fragrant. 
Per 10, $4.00; Per 100, $35.00 
TOURANGELLE. Large rose type flow¬ 
er. Opalescent pearly white, suffused 
with shades of delicate salmon and Le 
France-rose. 
Per 10, $3.50; Per 100, $30.00 
UMBELLATA ROSEA. Rose type; very 
early. Large flower, guards laid with 
delicate salmon and Le France pink 
tints. Exquisitely beautiful in form 
and color. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $16.00 
WALTER FAXON. Color is soft coral- 
pink, shaded lighter at the ends of the 
petals and deeper rose-pink at base. 
The concealed golden stamens add a 
salmon reflection through the pink of 
the petals. It is medium tall and vig¬ 
orous. Mid-season. As a show flower, 
it is one of the most distinct Peonies 
and should rate at the top of all pinks. 
Per 10, $3 50; Per 100, $30.00 
SINGLE AND JAPANESE 
PEONIES 
In all the investments that we have 
made in Peonies, until just recently 
we did not fully appreciate the Single 
and Japanese flowering types. Not 
long ago we had the opportunity to 
examine a long list of varieties and 
on very close checking we chose the 
following sorts which we like very 
much. They carry certain character¬ 
istics which to the real lover of flow¬ 
ers is striking. If you do not have 
these varieties we advise that you 
give them a trial. 
EXQUISITE FIRST. A truly exquisite 
variety. Flowers are large with cup¬ 
ped guard petals of purest white en¬ 
closing a pale sulphur-yellow center 
which changes to white as the flower 
opens. 
Per 10, $4.00; Per 100, $35.00 
FUYAJO (Japan).. One of the most 
distinct of all Japanese varieties. Out¬ 
er petals dark rich mahogany-red 
surrounding a full center of broad 
transformed flat petaloids of same 
dark red; tipped chamois. 
Per 10, $5.00; Per 100, $45.00 
GOLDMINE. Japanese type, deep vin¬ 
ous red petals with golden stamens. 
Per 10, $6.00; Per 100, $50.00 
MADELINE GAUTHIER. Early mid¬ 
season. An exquisitely beautiful flower 
with petals of silvery flesh pink, sur¬ 
rounding golden stamens. 
Per 10, $6.00; Per 100, $50.00 
MARIE JACQUIN. The water-lily Peo¬ 
ny. Semi-double, cup-shaped white 
flowers, borne in great profusion. 
Beautiful landscape variety. Mid-sea¬ 
son. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $16.00 
NELLIE. A very large flower of uni¬ 
form shell-pink. The petals are long 
and rounded, symmetrically arranged 
around the center of yellow stamens. 
Medium tall grower. 
Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
PRIDE OF LANGPORT. Large guard 
petals of soft pleasing pink, surround¬ 
ing a centre of long yellow stamens; 
carpels light green, tipped pink. Best 
of its color. 
Per 10, $6.00; Per 100, $50.00 
RED DRAGON. Single, large brilliant 
crimson. 
Per 10, $3.50; Per 100, $30.00 
VELOUTINE. Tulip-like, tyrian-pur- 
ple, with velvety reflex. 
Per 10, $6.00; Per 100, $50 00 
VERA. A rare variety, with immense 
flowers. Guard petals deep crimson, 
surrounding a thick ball of golden sta¬ 
mens. Early mid-season. 
Per 10, $6.00; Per 100, $50.00 
