TIP-TOP PEONIES 
88W—Addielanchea, (Brand 1907). Rose type. Creamy 
white with the base of center petals yellow; guard pe¬ 
tals flecked crimson. Midseason.73-6C, 79-14C $ .30 
86LP—Albert Crousse, (Crousse 1893). Bomb type. 
Shell pink. Narrow compact petals. Petals are imbri¬ 
cated like a carnation and overlap each other. Immense, 
very full, convex bloom, forming a perfect ball. Stems 
long and strong. Late... 36-2, 3, 4, 56-3, 5, 58, 11, 12, 14, 
59-8, 9, 75-5C, 106-2, 6, 8, 118-1, 120-12, 13, 14, 4S, 
... 14N $ .10 
87W—Avalanche, (Crousse 1886). Crown type. White. 
Traces of carmine on edge of central petals. Opens like 
a rose bud. Prolific. A mass of snowy beauty. Mid¬ 
season .73-7B, 80-7C $ .10 
80LP—Bessie McGille, (Babcock), Light pink. 
.50-2C, 76-9C $ .15 
87R—Brand’s Magnificent, (Brand 1918). Semi-rose 
type. Deep dark red with a bluish cast. Broad petals. 
Midseason ...50-150 $ .20 
80LP—Belle McPhail, (Unknown). Light pink double 
.8-4, 5 $ .50 
80W—Canari, (Guerin 1861). Bomb type. White flushed 
delicate pink, deep yellow center. Collar next to guards 
white. Midseason.73-14C, 120-3C, IS $ .15 
78R—Charles McKellip, (Brand 1907). Opens rose shape 
and develops into plume type. Deep ruby color. Center 
of gold stamens, surrounded by rows of broad silky 
guard petals .79-11C $ .15 
86R—Cherry Hill, (Thurlow 1915). Semi-rose type. 
Deep rich garnet. Tall strong stems. Earliest double 
.80-6C, 8S $ .10 
84LP—Chestine Gowdy, (Brand 1913). Cone type. Shell 
pink. Center ring of irregular shaped cream petals, 
surrounding a center cone of pink splashed carmine. 
Late .50-3B, D $ .05 
87LP—Claire Dubois, (Crousse 1886). Rose type. Rose 
pink with a satiny sheen. Very large, double, globu¬ 
lar flowers. Petals incurved and lacinated. Late. 
.75-13B, IS $ .15 
81W—Duchess de Nemours, (Calot 1856). Crown type. 
White with shadings of green at base of petals. Canary 
yellow center. Cup-shaped. Early and free-flowering. 
Long stems. Beautiful in bud. 
.50-5B, D, 56-9C, 73-12C, 6N, 12N, 17N $ .05 
81P—Eglantine, (Dessert 1913). Single. Blush suffused 
pale pink at base and center of the long petals. 
.52-4B, D $ .20 
87LP—Elwood Pleas, (Pleas 1900). Rose type. Shell 
pink. Large, flat, full, double, remaining in bloom a 
long time. Six to nine flowers on tall stems. Midseason 
to plate.31-4, 6, 7, 50-6C, 75-13D, 120-4, 5, 6 $ .15 
80LP—Etta, (Terry 1904). Semi-rose type. Shell pink. 
Immense size. Rather weak stems. Very late. 
.116-10, 12, 120-7, 8, 14N, 17N $ .10 
86P—Eugene Verdier, (Calot 1864). Semi-rose type. 
. Deep shell pink. Outer guard petals a lilac white yet 
the general effect is a pale hydrangea pink intermixed 
with narrow petals of creamy yellow. Rather dwarf 
with very stiff stems. Large flowers. Late. 
.120-9, 10, 11, 136-5, 6, IS, 4S, 12N $ .10 
86LP—Eugenia Verdier, (Calot 1864). Semi-rose type. 
Rose-pink. Pale pink at tips of petals, occasional crim¬ 
son flecks near center. Very large. Tall. Floriferous. 
Early mid-season.136-3, 4, IS, 4S $ .10 
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