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The Garden Magazine, August, 1924 
The Qospel Truth 
oAbout Veonies 
That's what I am tempted to call my “Un¬ 
varnished Facts" edition of “Tips and Pointers for 
Beginners with Peonies.” It's neither a treatise 
nor a catalogue but an “honest-to-goodness” ex¬ 
perience story told in plain English about the 
hundred varieties of Peonies I grow. 
Too expensive a book for broad distribution. 
Just send me 25c for it, which covers less than half 
of cost per copy. If, after reading it, you do not 
feel it's worth its cost, return it and I'll reimburse 
you. Otherwise you may deduct 25c on first 
order. 
HENRY S. COOPER 
Teony Fan 
KENOSHA WISCONSIN 
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Important Announcement to 
Peony Lovers 
Having received several letters from peony lovers 
expressing their regrets on learning that I had sold 
my peony business, I desire to inform all interested 
that the sale referred to in the Horticultural press, 
etc., was made by the Peterson Nursery of Chicago, 
a business with which I have never had even the re¬ 
motest connection. 
I not only have not sold my business, but, on the 
contrary, after a lifetime of devotion to the peony, 
my love and enthusiasm for this flower remain un¬ 
diminished, and I am, 1 think, better prepared to 
serve your peony needs this Fall than ever before. 
Both my one-year and two-year plantings are on 
ground virgin to this flower and promise to yield 
roots this Fall up to, if not exceeding, the very best 
that I have ever raised. They will, I am sure, main¬ 
tain the supremacy for which “Peterson’s Perfect 
Peonies” have so long been famous. 
“The Flower Beautiful” (for 1924), the title of 
my peony catalogue, published annually without a 
break for twenty years, will be ready as usual about 
August 1st at which time a copy will be mailed to 
old customers and to all others who may apply. 
GEORGE H. PETERSON 
Ro s/ecfJ!r y Box 50 Fair Lawn, N. J. 
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Gay Colors for Life 
You can have a life-long supply of flowers beginning next Spring by planting 
a garden of our Hardy Perennials now. Such a garden, though a permanent 
distinction to your home, costs far less than most domestic luxuries. 
IMAGINE: Tall spikes of Nature's truest blue—Delphiniums. Stately spires 
of amber, coppery-orange, bright rose—our Regal Lupines, Irises in lavender, 
purple, and yellow Huge Japanese Irises in mauve-blue, mahogany-red, and 
light violet. Superb Peonies. Dainty Columbines in blue and white, and red 
and yellow. Great, flaming Oriental Poppies. Gay Phlox. Blue Salvia. 
Painted Daisies. Canterbury Bells. Bleeding Heart. Gentian. Foxglove. Baby’s 
Breath. Rosemallow. Statice. Wake Robin. Old-fashioned Heliotrope. 
Complete Hardy Garden Borders with Blue Prints 
Our experience with perennials has shown us many beautiful combinations. 
We have incorporated them in several collections that will give complete, 
balanced borders for use against walls or shrubbery, accompanied by blue 
prints showing exact placing of plants to scale. They are designed for a 
space of 20 feet by 6 feet. For instance. 
Border collection No. 1, 137 plants, $20 
Border collection No. 2, 177 plants, $30 
WE SUBMIT PLANS FOR INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENTS DURING THE LESS BUSY 
SEASONS. WRITE FOR CATALOGUE, ALSO AUTUMN SUPPLEMENT AUGUST 1ST. 
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