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The Flower "Beautiful 
Herbaceous Double Peonies 
{P JEON IA ALBIFLORA) 
ADOLPHE ROUSSEAU. Dessert. 8.5. Lus¬ 
trous rich dark red to garnet. Stems are 
tall, stiff, and erect. Young plants fre¬ 
quently produce almost single blooms. 
Very early. $1.50. 
ALBERT CROUSSE. Crousse. 8.6. One of 
our best light pinks. Large, very full, 
evenly formed bloom. Small, perfect, but 
dense petalage. Fragrant. Late. $1.00. 
ASA GRAY. Crousse. 8.1. Salmon and flesh- 
pink; petals beautifully marbled with a 
rosy lilac. $1.00. 
ATROSANGUINEA. Calot. 7.5. A deep 
scarlet-red with golden stamens showing 
through the very double flower. Fragrant. 
Midseason. $1.00. 
AUGUSTIN D’HOUR. Calot. 7.8. A deep 
rich vinous red. Very broad guard-petals 
with narrow center petals built up close and 
high. Similar to the form of Mons. Jules 
Elie. Very strong grower. Late. $1.50. 
AVALANCHE. Crousse. 8.7. Pure milky 
white flower of perfect form. Strong, up¬ 
right grower. Considered one of our most 
highly refined whites. Delightfully fragrant. 
Late. $1.00. 
BARONESS SCHROEDER. Kelway. 9.0. 
Very large and full creamy white flower of 
unusual depth and softness. Late. $1.00. 
CHARLES McKELLIP. Brand. 7.8. Deep, 
rich red, similar to Longfellow. Does not 
fade. Not such a prolific bloomer with us 
some years, although when it is good it is 
very good. $1.50. 
CHERRY HILL. Thurlow. 8.6. The earliest 
and most prolific bloomer in the red class. 
A deep crimson-red color that does not 
fade. Quite tall and erect grower. Very 
early. $2.00. 
COURONNE D’OR. Calot. 8.1. Golden sta¬ 
mens showing through and lighting up a 
wonderfully built white flower. A very good 
grower and reliable bloomer. Fragrant. 
Late. 75 cts. 
DUCHESSE DE NEMOURS. Calot. 8.1. 
Guard-petals white; center lemon-yellow. 
Exquisitely chaste in a half-open state. 
Fragrant. Very early. 75 cts. 
EDULIS SUPERBA. Lemon. 7.6. Brilliant 
rose-pink with silvery reflex. Always 
popular for cut-flowers. Fragrant. Very 
early. 75 cts. 
EDWIN C. SHAW, Tburloiv. 9.1. Large to 
very large, well-rounded, cupped, incurved 
bloom. The color is a most exquisite shade 
of flesh-pink, deepening noticeably and 
attractively in center. Ideal, erect habit 
and profuse, late bloomer. A real gem 
among the newer Peonies. Very fragrant 
Late. $6.00. 
EUGENE BIGOT. Dessert. 8.3. Brilliant, 
velvety crimson-red. Flower large, full, and 
of splendid form. Tall grower and good 
bloomer. Late. $1.50. 
EXQUISITE. Kelway. 8.5. Bright rose- 
pink, very large, flat flowers with petals 
loosely but very gracefully arranged. Florif- 
erous. Midseason. $1.50. 
FELIX CROUSSE. Crousse. 8.4. A brilliant, 
dazzling red, with ruby-flame center. One 
of the most dependable and popular reds. 
Midseason. $1.00. 
FESTIVA MAXIMA. Miellez. 9.3. The very 
large pure white Peony that almost every¬ 
one knows. Center petalage usually tipped 
with carmine-red spots. Still unsurpassed 
for all-round blooming and plant qualities. 
Early. 75 cts. 
FONTENELLE. Rosefield. A comparatively 
new red variety from the same hand that 
gave us the popular Karl Rosefield. The 
color is a clear, brilliant crimson. Mid¬ 
season. $1.50. 
FRANCES WILLARD. Brand. 9.1. One of 
the best white Peonies in existence. Very 
large, ivory-white bloom with yellow sta¬ 
mens at base of the petals. Sweet in fra¬ 
grance. Late. $2.00. 
GEORGIANA SHAYLOR. Shaylor. 8.9. The 
general effect is a bright rose-pink with a 
ring of short bright crimson petals around 
the center. Plant medium in height, but 
very floriferous. Fragrant. Late. $2.00. 
GERMAINE BIGOT. Dessert. 8.5. A very 
large, full, flesh-pink flower tinged pale 
rose; golden stamens visible. Fragrant. 
Midseason. $1.00. 
GISMONDA. Crousse. 8.2. Very refined 
light pink, deepening to a dark pink center, 
but clear pink throughout. Like many of 
the very late varieties it does not always 
open perfectly, nevertheless is highly 
desirable. $1.00. 
GRANDIFLORA. Richardson. 8.8. Flesh- 
pink, changing to fleshy white when full 
open. The latest double Peony to bloom. 
It always develops perfectly. Very fra¬ 
grant. Very late. $1.50. 
HARRY L. RICHARDSON. Rosefield. 8.5. A 
new deep red or crimson and still very 
scarce. For a very late-blooming red it 
surpasses so many varieties like the old 
Rubra Superba, which we have discarded. 
Will eventually be rated 9.0 or more. Sweet 
rose fragrance. Late. $7.50. 
JAMES R. MANN. Thurlow. 8.7. Deep 
rose-pink, striped with crimson on outside 
of guard-petals. Very large bloom of excel¬ 
lent form; easy bloomer. Midseason. $2.00. 
JUDGE BERRY. Brand. 8.6. Highly refined 
soft rosy pink. Excellent form. Fragrant. 
Very early. $2.50. 
