Baltimore Pike, CONCORDVILLE, PA. 
Peonies 
The mountains of Tibet, which have produced the hard¬ 
iest of plants, have sent us nothing hardier than the peony. 
In the forty years we have been growing peonies at Con- 
cordville, we have not had one plant on which the bloom 
was affected by cold weather. The plants are healthiest 
and perform the best in exposed positions where they 
freeze the most. In addition, the peony has no insect 
enemies, and requires neither spraying, pruning, watering, 
nor transplanting. 
Peonies should be planted after September 1st and 
before April 1st while they are dormant. They prefer 
sunny, dry soil. They should be planted with the top¬ 
most buds of the crown just two inches below the surface. 
Each plant needs an area three feet square. The soil 
should be sweet, not acid. 
The plants should never be mulched as they like bare 
soil and must freeze in winter. They may be fertilized 
with Vigoro or thoroughly rotted manure, but only after 
they are two years old. They should be kept free of weeds 
and grass. 
When cutting peony flowers, three leaves should be 
left on the stalk to insure growth through the summer. 
This is a partial list of our collection. 
The varieties have proven the most useful and popular 
for this section, and we can recommend them as garden 
and cut-flower favorites. 
Each 
Adolphe Rousseau, Dark lustrous red. Early. ... $ .50 
Argentine, Large shaggy white. New. Late . 5.00 
Asa Gray, Pink with tiny rosy dots . .50 
Auguste Dessert, Loose flower of vivid pink . 2.50 
Avalanche, Waxy white . 60 
Baroness Schroeder, Pearl white . .50 
Chariot, Silvery lilac . 2.00 
Cherry Hill, Tall, glistening maroon. Early . 1.00 
Clemenceau, Glowing rose-pink. Tall, late . 1.50 
Edulis Superba, Rose-pink favorite. Early . .40 
Elisa, Salmon pink . 2.50 
Eugenie Verdier, Tall rose-pink. Early . 75 
Felix Crousse, Crimson of even tone . .60 
Festiva Maxima, Most popular white. Early. t . 40 
Fontenelle, Neat tall clear red . .75 
Frances Willard, White . 75 
Frankie Curtis, Fine globe-shaped pure white . 9.00 
Grandiflora, Bright pink. Late . 1.00 
Grover Cleveland, Very bright crimson. Late . .75 
Inspecteur Lavergne, Dark brownish-red. New.... 9.00 
James Kelway, Large pale-pink, strong plant . .50 
Jeannot, Pale rose-pink. Late . 2.00 
Judge Berry, Attractive light pink, stamens . 2.00 
June Day, Splendid rose-pink . 4.00 
Karl Rosefield, Clear dark red . .50 
Kelways Glorious, Large shaggy cream-white . 2.00 
Kelways Queen, Bright rose-pink . 3.00 
La Perle, Cup-shaped pink. Late . .75 
La Tulipe, Pink, candy-striped buds . .50 
Laura Dessert, Yellow . 1.50 
Le Cygne, Splendid ivory white. Early . 3.00 
Livingstone, Light old-rose pink. Late . .50 
Longfellow, Bright crimson, with stamens . 1.50 
Lora Dexheimer, Good crimson, not tall . 1.00 
Marie Crousse, Glowing salmon-pink . 1.00 
Marie Jacquin, Small white, cupped flower . .50 
