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JAPANESE PEONIES 
Included in this group are the so-called “Imperial” Peonies of English growers, Hollis* new seedling 
varieties, and the cream of direct importations from Japan. 
A new race of Peonies of a distinct type, forming a separate class, intermediate between the single 
and the double types, and distinguished by their stamens being transformed into narrow petaloids. 
Japan has sent us many rare and beautiful flowers in recent years, but among all the wonderful new 
forms that have come from that land of flowers, there are none so distinctively “Japanese” in their artistic 
daintiness of coloring and formation as the Peonies from Japan. 
They are as yet comparatively little known to the general public, and mostly found in the large col¬ 
lections of connoisseurs and Peony enthusiasts, where they awaken the admiration of all who behold them 
for the first time. Most of them have cup-shaped guard petals, filled with a mass of petaloids, or filamental 
petals, brilliantly colored. A few are irregular in form, and striped with the most fantastic coloring. It 
is very difficult to obtain these varieties true to name, but the following may be relied upon to be true to 
the descriptions given, as I have been growing them for several years, and have taken great pains to correct 
all mistakes. The American names, where they precede the Japanese names, were given by the Peony 
Society of the American Florists. 
ALBATROSS. (Wallace.) Magnificent, finely 
formed flowers, pink-tinted guard petals, with a cen¬ 
tral filling of old-gold, narrow, crimped petals. $2. 
ALTAR CANDLES. (Pleas 1908.) The guard 
petals are delicate pink color which, upon opening, 
disclose numerous rounded petals resembling wax 
candles, each one tipped flame-color. Flowers Dome 
in clusters. $2.50. 
AMA-NO-SODE. (Japan.) A striking new Japa¬ 
nese novelty of immense size. Bright rose, shading 
lighter toward the edge of the petals. $4. 
♦APPLE-BLOSSOM (Rei-Kai-Zan— Name of a 
mountain in Japan). Blush-yellow in central fila¬ 
mental petals. $2. 
ATTRACTION. (Hoi. 1906.) Very large, 
medium, compact. Guards very deep Tyrian rose, 
4(154), narrow center petals tipped yellow. Fra¬ 
grant. Tall, strong growth, free bloomer. Mid¬ 
season. $2. 
♦BOBBIE BEE. (Hoi.) Red guards, with golden 
center. $2. 
♦CASHMERE (Chiyo-Kagami— Very old mirror). 
Very tall, double; white, striped and bordered light 
crimson at the edge of the petals. Handsome. $1.50. 
♦CATHEDRAL (Hana-no-Sato— Name of a 
native flower). Blush, central filamental petals 
creamy. $3.50. 
♦CROWN ON CROWN (Yamatosangai— The 
three states of existence). Pink petals forming three 
layers in different shades. $2. 
CRIMSON AND GOLD. (Wal.) Very large deep 
crimson, with a magnificent golden center flushed 
with old-rose. Strong grower. $2.50. 
♦CRYSTAL QUEEN. (Magome-Shiro— Pure 
white). Pure white. A handsome, large flower, 
with petals of delightful texture. The plant is 
strong and free in bloom. $2. 
DAWN. (Wal.) Very large flower of firm texture. 
Beautiful soft pink, with central cushion of thick, 
straw-colored staminodes. Award of merit. Royal 
Horticultural Society, England, $2.50. 
♦DRAGON’S HEAD (Tatsugashira— Dragon's 
head). Syn. Floradora. Yellow stamens, surrounded 
by large petals, pale rose, fantastically striped dark 
crimson. Very odd and striking. $1.50. 
FASCINATION. (Benisangai.) Guards soft 
rose, with center petals of sulphur-yellow, striped 
carmine. $2.50. 
♦FELICITY (Mine-no-Yuki— Snow on top o] a 
mountain). White, yellow central filamental petals. 
The contrasting colors make a brilliant and effective 
show. $2. 
♦FLAMBOYANT (Kame-no-Kegoromo— Tur¬ 
tle's holiday attire). Rose, central filamental petals 
yellow. $4. 
FLASHLIGHT. (Hoi. 1906.) Very large, globu¬ 
lar. Guards light Tyrian rose, 1(155), narrow center 
petals amber-yellow, shading pink at the base. 
Medium height, erect, strong grower. Early. One 
of the best Japanese type. $3. 
♦FUJI-SOME-GINU {Irregularly dyed stuff). 
Syn. Daybreak. Pale rose, central filamental petals 
yellow. $2. 
GERALDINE. (Kel.) Large, medium, flat, Japa¬ 
nese type. Deep carmine-violet, 3(169). Erect, tall, 
compact habit. Midseason. Extra good. $1. 
GLORY. (Hoi. 1907.) Medium size, flat, loose. 
Guard light Tyrian rose, 1(155), narrow Iigulated 
center petals golden yellow, tipped silver. Tall, 
erect. Midseason. $2. 
GYPSY. (Hoi. 1904.) Large, flat, loose. Very 
dark, uniform Tyrian rose, 5(155). Medium tall. 
Midseason. $1. 
HARLEQUIN (Kara-on-Nishiki). Light pink, 
striped with crimson. $2.50. 
IMPERIAL QUEEN. (Wal.) Beautifully formed 
flowers; bright crimson, center yellow stained with 
crimson. $2. 
INNOCENCE. (Hoi. 1904.) Medium size, flat, 
compact. Guards lilac-rose, 1(152), narrow center 
petals canary-yellow, fading to cream-white. Fra¬ 
grance X. Tall, free bloomer. Midseason. $2.50. 
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