NEW AND RARE FRENCH PEONIES, continued 
ASA GRAY. (Cr. 1886.) Large, semi-rose type. 
Pale lilac, 1(176), sprinkled with minute dots of 
deeper lilac. Fragrance XX. Medium height and 
habit. A very distinct variety. $1. 
AUGUSTE VILLAUME. (Cr. 1895.) Extra- 
large, compact, globular, rose type. Dark violet- 
rose, 4(154). Tall, strong grower. Late. Good. 
$1.50. 
CLEMENTINE GILLOT. (Cr. 1885.) Large, 
compact, high crown. Uniform light Tyrian-rose, 
1(155). Without odor. Strong, erect, tall grower! 
Late. Very good. $1.50. 
COMTESSE O’GORMAN. (Cr. 1895.) Medium 
size, typical bomb. Dark pink, 1(157), with cream 
reflex in the collar. Strong, dwarf grower, medium 
bloomer. Midseason. $1.50. 
AVALANCHE. (Cr. 1886.) Large, compact, 
crown. Milk-white, cream-white collar, center tinted 
lilac-white, prominent carmine flecks lengthwise of 
the petals. Fragrance X. Strong grower, free 
bloomer. Late. Extra fine. $2. 
Note. —Avalanche is much confused with Albatre, 
and in most collections it is Avalanche, which is 
offered under both names. The two are distinct, 
however, as Albatre is earlier, larger, more upright, 
more of a rose type, while Avalanche develops a 
crown. In Albatre the carmine is a mere line along 
the very edge of the center petals, hardly noticeable 
and sometimes absent altogether. 
COQUELIN. (Des.) Medium size, flat, loose, 
semi-double. Light Tyrian rose, becoming silver- 
tipped, 1(155). Dwarf, drooping habit. Early. $2. 
DIRECTEUR AUBRY. (Cr. 1897.) Large, 
compact, flat, rose type. Pure deep mauve, 1(181), 
similar to De Candolle. Fragrance X. Strong, 
compact, erect habit. Late good. $2. 
DISTINCTION. (Des. 1895.) Medium size, Jap¬ 
anese type. Guards light carmine-rose, 2(169), 
very narrow center petals of the same shade, 
striped with golden lines. Fragrance XX. Medium 
habit. Midseason. $1. 
BELISAIRE. (Lem. 1901.) Large, globular semi¬ 
rose type. Color pale lilac, splashed with minute 
dots of deeper lilac, guards ana center flecked crim¬ 
son. Medium tall, strong growth. Midseason. 
Stems red. Asa Gray, identical in color, has green 
stems. $2.50. 
BELLE MAUVE. (Lem. 1903.) Very large, 
medium compact, flat rose type. Pale IiIac-rose,l-4- 
(130), tipped silver. Fragrance XXX. Tall, strong, 
compact grower. Midseason. $4. 
BERTRADE. (Lem.) Very large, compact, globu¬ 
lar, rose type. White, 2(10). Erect, medium, com¬ 
pact habit. Late. Extra good. $3.50. 
BAYADERE. (Lem.) Large, globular, loose, 
semi-rose type. Creamy white, 2(10). Water-lily 
effect with an open center of golden stamens. 
Medium drooping habit. Midseason. Very dis¬ 
tinct. $5. 
*BOULE BLANCHE. (Cr. 1892.) Very double; 
pure white; foliage is rich, deep green, very hand¬ 
some. $1.50. 
CARMEN. (Lem. 1898.) Very large, flat, com¬ 
pact, semi-rose . type. Hydrangea-pink, 1(132), 
center flecked crimson, color sprinkled in fine dots 
like Asa Gray. Tall, erect, healthy grower. Mid¬ 
season. $1.50. 
CLAUDE GELLEE. Large, medium compact, 
flat, rose type. Uniform creamy white, 1(10). 
Fragrance X. Dwarf, compact grower. Type of 
bloom and color same as Alsace-Lorraine, but much 
dwarfer and later. $2. 
CLAIRE DUBOIS. (Cr. 1886.) Very large, globu¬ 
lar, rose type. Uniform color, clear deep violet-rose, 
4(154), tipped silvery white. Erect, tall, strong 
grower. Late. Extra good. $1.50. 
CLAUDE LORRAINE. (Cr. 1884.) Medium size, 
medium loose, globular, bomb type. Light violet- 
rose,2(154), with chamois shading. Fragrance XX. 
Medium early. $1.50. 
EVANGELINE. (Lem.) Large, very compact, 
flat, rose type. Pale lilac-rose, 1(178), splashed 
scarlet. Erect, tall, medium habit. Late. Extra 
good. Not for sale. 
EDMOND ABOUT. (Cr. 1885.) Large, compact, 
globular, rose type. Pale hydrangea-pink, 1(132), 
deepening in the center, which is flecked crimson. 
Fragrance XX. Extra-fine form, medium tall, very 
strong stem. Late midseason. $1.50. 
E. G. HILL. (Lem. 1906.) Very large, medium 
globular, semi-rose type. Uniform light Tyrian rose, 
2(155). Dwarf, compact grower, very showy. 
Extra. $3. 
ELIE CHEVALIER. (Des. 1908.) Large, globu¬ 
lar, bomb, developing a crown. Uniform Tyrian 
rose, 2-3(155), center flecked scarlet. Fragrance X. 
Tall, medium strong, free bloomer. Midseason. 
$3.50. 
EMPEREUR NICOLAS. (Cr. 1897.) Medium 
size, loose, semi-rose type. Dark carmine-rose, 
4(169). Tall, strong grower, medium bloomer. Mid¬ 
season. $1. 
ENFANT DE NANCY. (Cr. 1896.) Large, flat, 
rose type. Pale lilac-rose, changing to lilac-white. 
Fragrance XXX. Tall, slender stems, free bloomer. 
Late. $1. 
ENCHANTRESSE. (Lem. 1903.) Very large, 
globular, compact, rose type. Creamy white, 1(10), 
guards splashed crimson, center faintly flecked 
crimson. Fragrance X. Erect, tall, strong grower. 
Very late. Extra fine. Not for sale. 
EUCHARIS. (Lem.) Very large, compact, globu¬ 
lar, rose type. Creamy white, 1(10). Fragrance 
XXX. Medium tall, compact habit. Late. Extra 
good. $5. 
EUGENE BIGOT. (Des. 1894.) Compact, globu¬ 
lar, semi-rose type. Brilliant, very aeep Tyrian 
rose, 4-5(155), slightly silver-tipped. Medium 
habit. Late midseason. $1.50. 
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