SEIRIU SOMAE.(Unknown)The guard petals are 
heavy smooth white,rather creamy.Center 
resembles a ’’mass of bright fresh ex¬ 
celsior”. $2.00 
SHIRO SANGAI. (Japan) White guards with a 
gold center. $1.50 
SOME GANOKO. Clear dark crimson with light 
buff center. $1.50 
SURUGU. Pure red. $2.00 
SYLVIA.(Saun.) A very lovely pink, giving 
a water-lily effect. $8.00 
TAMATE-BOKU. Enormous petals of dark old- 
rose-pink, with center of yel'ow, rose- 
pink and buff. $10.00 
TOKIO. Dull rose-pink. $1.50 
TORO-NO-MAKI. Lilac-white guards, with 
amber-yellow center. One of the finest 
of this class. $2.50 
YESO. White. $1.00 
YOKOHAMA. A very fine blush white. $4.00 
Peony Species 
These bloom very early, the last week of May, for us In New England. 
P. ANOMALA. Bright red. 4” in diameter. A 
native of portions of Europe, Lapland 
and Siberia. $1.50 
AVANT GARDE. An exquisite smoky pink, with 
yellow stamens. $3.00 
P. DECORA PALLASI. Deep crimson. $3.00 
LEGIONAIRE. Very dark red. $8.00 
LE PRINTEMPS. An Indescribable blending of 
creamy tones.Center of yellow and crim¬ 
son. Petals are very thick. This peony, 
and Avant Garde,are so lovely,that they 
should be far more widely grown. $2.00 
P. LIGUALATA AUREA. Bright red. $5.00 
P. LOBATA. Cerise. $10.00 
P. OFFICINALIS ALBA PLENA. White. $1.50 
P. OFFICINALIS ROSEA PLENA. Pin:;. $1.00 
P.OFFICINALIS RUBRA PLENA.This is the old, 
early double peony, so beloved by our 
grandmothers. It has been cultivated In 
European gardens for centuries. $1.00 
P.PUBENS. Bright carmine. $5.00 
SMOUTHI. A single dark red, with rather 
finely cut foliage. $3.00 
P.TENUIFOLIAPL. The fern-leaved peony; 
leaves are almost as fine as pine- 
needles. Native of the Crimea and Cau¬ 
casus. $3.00 
Planting Directions 
PEONIES 
S0IL--rlch garden loam is best. 
SUN—more the merrier. 
DRAINAGE--good drainage assure good results. 
FERTILIZER--about 2 handfuls of bone meal worked Into the soil at the bottom of the 
hole when planting; manures In the winter; well rotted manures in spring 
worked Into the soil around and away from the crown. 
PLANT—How-the crown(part where the red buds grow out) should be 2", no more, no 
less than 2", below the surface; dig hole sufficiently large to accommo¬ 
date the roots without bending them, not forgetting to work 2 handfuls 
of bonemeal Into the bottom of the hole, and fill In the soil about the 
roots and firm with hands. 
When-September is the best month. 
PROTECTION--first winter, mound up 3-4" of dirt over the top of the plant, remove 
this in spring but with care not to break off any of the shoots. 
HEMEROCALLIS 
S0IL--any soil, rich garden loam the best. 
SUN—either sun or some shade, blooming period lasts loixgar If planted in partial 
shade. 
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