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Tree Peony 
TREE PEONIES 
Tree Peonies are similar to other Peonies, except that blooms 
are more vivid in color, usually much larger and in many varieties 
the flowers are beautifully crinkled like crepe paper. They bloom 
from two to three weeks earlier than other Peonies. The plants 
do not resemble those of other Peonies but are finer rooted and 
woody branched, like shrubs, hence their name, “Tree Peonies.” 
The branch tips die back slightly in Winter, but the plants gradu¬ 
ally grow into bushes from 3 to 5 feet in height. Freezing of 
branch tips in no way injures or interferes with bloom, for new 
shoots sprout rapidly in the Spring, frequently from the roots and 
produce flowers immediately. Mature plants produce scores and 
even hundreds of blooms. 
Culture. —Tree Peonies are scarce because it is difficult to 
propagate them, but once established, they are as hardy as Lilacs. 
During the first Winter after planting, a mulch of clean straw or 
hay should be placed around them, 4 to 5 inches deep, after the 
ground is frozen; this prevents heaving in the Spring. South and 
East exposures (in front of walls, foundations, hedges, etc.), are 
preferred locations in severe climates. An ideal location is where 
they are protected from direct rays of morning sun and extreme 
heat of afternoon sun. Any good garden soil will do, feed with 
bone meal or other good fertilizer but do not use stable manure, 
keep well cultivated and watered. Plant one inch deeper than they 
were in the Nursery row. Since they bloom in early Spring the 
plants, when in bud, should be covered at night in case of late 
frosts. 
Akashi-Gata. Semi-double; salmon. $5.00 each. 
Banksii. Double pink with darker shades. $5.00 each. 
Haku-Raku-Ten. Semi-double, pure white. $5.00 each. 
Iro-No-Seki. Semi-double, shell pink. $5.00 each. 
Iwato-Kagami. Double, clear pink. $5.00 each. 
Moutar (The Wild Tree Peony of Thibet). Single red. $5.00 each. 
Mixed. We have a nice lot of 8- to 10-inch 2-year-old plants, 
grown from a famous collection, which we offer in mixed colors 
only, at $4.00 each. 
PACHYSANDRA 
An evergreen trailing plant, with thick, glossy foliage forming 
a dense mat; one of the finest ground covers. 
Terminalis. Green; 6 to 8 inches high; small flower spikes of a 
grayish white, in May and June. 
Strong plants from 2^-inch pots, 15c. each; $1.50 per doz.; 
per 100, $10.00; $90.00 per 1000. 
Strong plants from 3-inch pots, 25c. each; $2.50 per doz.; 
per 100, $15.00; $125.00 per 1000. 
PARDANTHUS (Blackberry Lily) 
Chinensis. Bright orange, Lily-like flowers during July and 
August, followed in September by seeds which resemble Black¬ 
berries; 2feet. 25c. each; $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
PENTSTEMON (Beard Tongue) 
Barbatus Torreyi. Spikes of brilliant scarlet flowers; height, 
3 to 4 feet; June to August. 
Coral Gem. Large spikes of coral-pink flowers. 
Digitalis. Large spikes of long purple-white flowers with purple 
throats, during June and July. 2 to 3 feet. 
Gloxinoides, Sensation. A beautiful strain bearing spikes of 
large Gloxinia-like flowers in a great variety of bright colors, 
including rose, cherry, crimson, purple, lilac, etc. The plants 
grow 2 feet high and bloom from early Summer till frost. 
Praecox Hybrids. Somewhat similar to the variety Barbatus 
Torreyi but with flowers about twice the size and in a great 
variety of colors, ranging from pale lilac to purple and from very 
pale pink to almost red. A wonderful cut flower. 
Price, 25c. each; $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
PHYSALIS (Chinese Lantern Plant) 
Francheti. An ornamental variety of the Winter Cherry, forming 
dense bushes, about 2 feet high, producing freely its bright 
orange scarlet lantern-like fruits; highly interesting. 25c. each; 
$2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
PHYSOSTEGIA (False Dragon-Head) 
One of the most beautiful of our Midsummer flowering peren¬ 
nials, forming dense bushes 4 to 6 feet high, bearing spikes of 
delicate tubular flowers, not unlike a gigantic heather. 
Grandiflora Vivid. A new variety growing from 18 to 24 inches 
high, bearing a profusion of bright violet-mauve flowers. 
Virginica. Bright but soft pink. 
—- Alba. Pure white; very fine. 
25c. each; $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
PINKS, HARDY GARDEN 
*(Dianthus Plumarius) 
These old-fashioned favorites, bearing their clove-scented 
flowers during the Spring and early Summer, are splendid cut 
blooms. 
Her Majesty. A splendid fringed pure white. 
Homer. Rosy-red with dark center. 
Juliette. White laced crimson. 
Variegated Reserve. White laced with crimson, everblooming. 
White Reserve. An everblooming variety, double pure white. 
25c. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 
For a plentiful supply of lovely blue cut-flowers for the Summer, plant Delphiniums. See page 114 
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