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Peonies—General Collection 
To help my customers in making selections of Peonies which may be had at a cost within the reach ol 
all, and which are obtainable in quantities for mass planting, I would recommend the following list, which 
comprises varieties that may with certainty be relied upon to flower freely each year under all conditions, 
all having blooms of the highest quality. The list here given in the various shades covers a period of bloom 
from earliest to latest in the order named, and covers a period of from three to four weeks. 
White: Boule de Neige, Festiva maxima, Mme. Calot, Duchesse de Nemours, Albatre, Couronne d’Or, 
Marie Lemoine. 
White, Shaded Cream and Yellow: Lutea plenissima, Alba sulphurea, Duke of Wellington, Can- 
didissima, Lutea variegata, Primevere, Princess Maude, Solfatare. 
Flesh and Light Pink: IJmbellata rosea (the earliest of all), Mme. Coste, Mile. Rosseau, Marguerite 
Gerard, Albert Crousse, Eugenie Verdier, Venus, Modele de Perfection, Grandiflora. 
Deep Pink and Rose: Edulis superba, Mons. Jules Elie, General Bertrand, Mme. Forel, Mme. Muys- 
sart, Henri Murger, Milton Hill. 
Crimson: Adolphe Rosseau, Pierre Dessert, Mme. Mechin, Bertha, George Washington, Master¬ 
piece, Felix Crousse, Armandine Mechin, Marechal Vaillant, Rubra superba (the latest blooming Peony). 
Tricolor: Princess Beatrice, Mme. de Vatry, Alice de Julvecourt, Gloire de Charles Gombault, 
Philomene, Prolifera Tricolor. 
The Following Is a List of Peonies Especially Noted for Their Unusual Pleasant Fragrance: 
Edulis superba, Comte de Nanteuil, Carnea elegans (Gr.), Lamartine (Cal.), Mme. Auguste Peltereau, Mme. 
Geissler, Mme. Thouvenin, Monsieur Barral, Vicomte de Forceville, Zoc Calot, Dorothy Kelway, Kelway’s 
Glorious, Splendida, Venus, Bertha, Enfante de Nancy, Galathee, La Fee. 
ACHILLE. (Cal. 1855.) Large, medium, com¬ 
pact, rose type; shell-pink, fading to lilac-white. 
Fragrance X. Erect, tall, free bloomer. Early mid¬ 
season. 50 cts. 
ALEXANDRIANA. (Cal. 1856.) Very large, 
full, double rose type. Light violet-rose, 1(154). 
Fragrant. Very strong, upright grower and free 
bloomer. Early. 50 cts. 
ALICE CROUSSE. (Cal. 1872.) Large, loose 
bomb. Violet-rose, 1(154), center fading to nearly 
white. Fragrant. Very strong, medium habit. 
Midseason. $1. 
ALICE DE JULVECOURT. (Pele 1857.) Syn. 
Triumphans Gandevensis. Medium-sized, compact 
globular crown. Guards and center lilac-white, 
prominently flecked with crimson, collar cream. 
Fragrant. Medium tall and free. Good. 75 cts. 
ALEXANDER DUMAS. (Gr. 1862.) Medium 
size, light violet-rose, 1(154), crown. Creamy white 
collar of narrow petals, mingled with the wide center 
petals. Fragrant. Medium height, free bloomer. 
Early midseason. Good cut-flower variety. 50 cts. 
ANEMON7EFLORA ALBA. Anemone type. 
Center of creamy white, narrow petals, with white 
guard petals. Midseason. 50 cts. 
ANEMON7EFLORA RUBRA. (Gr. 1854.) Me¬ 
dium size, anemone. Deep brilliant Tyrian rose, 
4(155), carpels dark crimson. Strong, tall, free 
bloomer. Midseason. 75 cts. 
ARMAND ROSSEAU. (D.& M. 1903.) Medium, 
large, flat, semi-double. Dark violet-rose, 5(154), 
silvery reflex. Vigorous, erect, free bloomer. Mid¬ 
season. $1. 
ARMANDINE MECHIN. (Mech. 1880.) Large, 
medium, compact, flat, semi-rose type. Violet- 
crimson, 4(168), showing stamens. Medium 
strong, spreading habit, free bloomer. Midseason. 
§1.50. 
ARSENE MEURET. (Verd. 1854.) Large, 
globular, semi-rose type. Clear violet-rose. 1(154), 
tipped silver. Medium tall, free bloomer. Mid¬ 
season. 50 cts. 
ARTHEMISE. (Cal. 1861.) Large, compact, 
crown. Guards and crown light violet-rose, 1(154), 
collar very pale pink. Crown prominent, inclosing 
narrow center petals. Fragrant. Strong, upright, 
free bloomer. Midseason. Extra. 75 cts. 
ATROS ANGUINE A. (Cal. 1850.) Medium 
size, globular, semi-double. Brilliant rosy magenta, 
(169), outer guards streaked with white. Strong, 
vigorous grower, free bloomer. Midseason. Often 
sold as Delachei, Edouard Andre or Rubra triumph¬ 
ans. 75 cts. 
_ AUGUSTE LEMONIER. (Cal. 1865.) _ Medium¬ 
sized, compact, anemone. Uniform reddish violet, 
3-4 (180). Fragrant. Medium height. Midseason. 
50 cts. 
AUGUSTIN D’HOUR. (Cal. 1867.) Syn. 
Marechal MacMahon. Large, medium compact, 
bomb. Dark, brilliant solferino-red. 5(157), slight 
silvery reflex. Medium, tall free bloomer. Mid¬ 
season. Extra. 75 cts. 
AUGUSTE GAUTHIER. (D. & M. 1890.) 
Large, globular, semi-double rose type. Dark Tyrian 
rose, 4(155), tipped silver. Medium height, strong 
grower. Midseason. Good. $1. 
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