94LP—Mme. Jules Dessert, (Dessert 1909). Rose type. 
White. Long, smooth, undulated petals of flesh-white 
graduated to the center of pronounced pink intermixed 
with golden stamens. Colossal flat blooms on tall vig¬ 
orous stems. Late.1-6, 8 ... $ .20 
83W—Monseieur Dupont, (Calot 1872). Semi-rose type. 
Ivory white. Center petals splashed with huge, showy 
marks of lively carmine nad lit up with golden stamens 
at base of petals. Very large cup-shaped bloom, de¬ 
liciously fragrant. Midseason.73-90, 75-2 $ .10 
92LP—Mens. Jules, Elie, (Crousse 1888). Bomb type. 
Pink. Lilac-pink shading to rose at the base of petals. 
Great prominent broad guard petals enclose an immense 
ball of incurved chrysanthemum-like narrow petals of 
flesh-pink, all covered with an intense silvery sheen 
that fairly shimmers in the sunlight. Early midseason 
.1-7, 8, 36-6, 7, 76-2B, 4S, 8N, 12N $ .10 
93W—Mrs. Edward Harding, (Shaylor 1918). Rose 
type. White. Large, handsome French white with gol¬ 
den reflection from the concealed stamens. Delicate 
lacy quality seldom found in peonies. Floriferous. Stiff 
stems. Midseason.1-12, 73-2C, 8N $ .30 
91P—Myrtle Gentry, Brand 1925). Rose type. Pale 
pink with salmon lights. Immense flowers of perfect 
rose form with great broad nicely rounded petals. Frag¬ 
rance of a tea rose. Midseason 106-18B, 118-5C $ 1.00 
85LP—Octavie Demay, (Calot 1867). Crown type. Flesh 
pink. Collar has ribbon-like white petals. Center a deli¬ 
cate hydrangea pink. Dwarf plant and foliage extends 
to the ground. Very fragrant. Early to midseason 
... 52-1B $ .10 
86R—Officinalis Rubra, (Coollected). Bomb type. Bright 
red. The native European Peony. The old, very early, 
bright red “Piney ”of old-fashioned gardens, blooming 
two weeks ahead of the regular peonies. Unpleasant 
odor.1-9, 36-11, 11, 12, 118-7, 4S, 8S $ .15 
92R—Philippe Rivoire, (Rivoire 1911). Rose type. 
Bright crimson. Small intense crimson with a blackish 
sheen. Full double, perfectly symmetrical form, with¬ 
out any sign of stamens. Rose scented. Medium 
height, floriferous, wiry stems. Midseason. 
.79-2B, 5B, 3N $ .30 
88LP—Phoebe Carey, (Brand 1907). Rose type. Laven¬ 
der-pink. Petals large, broad, forming large flowers. 
Rose-pink, tinted lavender, with center slightly deeper 
shade. Tall and strong. Resembles Martha Bulloch. 
Very late.75-9B $ .25 
90DP—Phyllis Kelway, (Kelway 1908). Semi-rose. 
Rose-pink. Lavender tinted light pink with long rays 
o flighter lavender playing the length of the petals 
thru the deeper colors. A row of broad petals sur¬ 
rounds a loosely built cup-shaped center of long nar¬ 
row petals, paling to white at center, intermingled with 
yellow stamens. Long, strong stems support the huge 
flowers. Late.76-8C, 10C, 80-11, 12 $ .25 
87LP—President Taft, (Syn. Reine Hortense) (Calot 
1857). Rose type. Pink. Uniform hydrangea-pink mi¬ 
nutely splashed on white crisp petals silvered at the 
tips. Unique in that it has stripes on the face of the 
flower. Tall, stiff stems. Midseason. 
•.... 75-11, 76-4, 13S $ .15 
86W—Primevere, (Lemoine 1907). Bomb type. Sulphur- 
white. Guard petals creamy white enclosing a central 
ball of sulphur-yellow, often with a tuft of lingulated 
petals in the center. This and Laura Dessert are the 
nearest to yellow peonies. If cut in bud so the flower 
may develop away from the sun it will hold a beautiful 
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