CHOOSE PEONIES INTELLIGENTLY 
Here are only the best in each color 
is Le Cygne (9.9) Amer. Peony Soc. We 
or special prices in quantity. Plant in FALL. 
and blooming date. Highest rating 
can furnish hundreds of other kinds, 
(Mid-May) 
Le Cygne—9.9. Very large ivory- 
white. Exquisitely fragrant .... 2.50 
Festiva Maxima—9.3. Large white, 
crimson flecks at center.50 
Mons. Jules Elie—9.2. Best pink, 
center like a Chrysanthemum, fra¬ 
grant .75 
Luetta Pfeiffer—8.7. Very large, soft 
hydrangea—pink, golden stamens 1.00 
Philippe Rivoire—9.2. Richly scent¬ 
ed, very dark crimson, blackish 
sheen .$2.50 
Richard Carvel—8.8. Fragrant, crim¬ 
son . 1.00 
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh—(New) 
—deep dark red . 1.50 
(Late May) 
Laura Dessert—8.8. Yellow, white..$1.50 
Mont Blanc—8.6. Lacy, gorgeous 
milk-white, exquisitely fragrant. 1.00 
Rosette—8.8. Clear, fresh shell-pink. 
Crimson-tipped center . 1.00 
Eugenie Verdier—8.6. A lovely hy¬ 
drangea-pink. One of the show¬ 
iest .75 
William F. Turner—8.4. Very dark 
crimson, yellow stamens . 1.00 
Mons. Martin Cahuzac—8.8. Dark 
purple-garnet, yellow stamens .. 1.50 
(Early June) 
Kelway’s Glorious—9.8. Immense, 
creamy white. Rose fragrance. .$2.00 
Mrs. Edw. Harding — 9.3. Large, 
handsome white, golden reflection 1.50 
Lady Alexandra Duff — 9.1. Fra¬ 
grant, large saucers. Pink and 
white . 1-00 
Nymphaea — 8.8. Water-lily type. 
Bluish white; Profuse and fra¬ 
grant .^ 
Lucy Shaylor —9.0. White, yellow 
center . 
Primevere—8.6. Creamy white; cen¬ 
ter deep yellow. Very fragrant.. . 
Therese—9.8. Theworld’s 
best pink. Very large, 
with delightful fra¬ 
grance . 
Alice Harding—9.5. 
Broad flesh-pink. Flori- 
ferous. Sweet fra¬ 
grance . 
Walter Faxon—9.3. Soft 
coral-pink, delightfully 
fragrant . 
Doris Shaylor—9.1. Fine 
pink . 
Rose Shaylor—9.1. Fra¬ 
grant, flesh-pink .... 
Longfellow—9.0. Bright 
crimson, a constant 
prize-winner . 1.00 
Karl Rosenfeld—8.8. The 
best all-around red Pe¬ 
ony. Prodigious bloom¬ 
er; brilliant.75 
Victoire de la Marne— 
8.2. Odd purplish red. 
Unusual large blooms 1.50 
3.50 
1.50 
1.00 
5.00 
1.00 
1.50 
2.50 
(Mid-June) 
John M. Good—9.3. Large, 
pure white, perfect.$3.00 
Myrtle Gentry — 9.1. Rosy- 
white, tints of salmon. Pleas¬ 
ing fragrance . 5.00 
Frances Willard — 9.1. Fra¬ 
grant blush . 1.00 
Mme. Jules Dessert—9.4 Delicate 
flesh-pink, shading to creamy 
white . 1.00 
E. C. Shaw—9.1. Fragrant, rose... 2.00 
Baroness Schroeder—9.0. Flesh pink .75 
Blanche King—8.9. Large. Glisten¬ 
ing dark pink with silvery sheen. 5.00 
Mme. Gaudichau — 8.2. Very dark 
crimson with blackish sheen. 1.00 
Note 
: Each 
date 
has a 
list 
of the 
best 
k inds 
from 
White 
to Red. 
Early Peony Species 
Anamola. Bright crimson.$1.00 
Decora pallasi. Crimson. 3.00 
Officinalis lobata. Salmon.10.00 
alba-plena. White . 1.50 
rosea-plena. Rose-pink . 1.00 
rubra-plena. 8.6. Red. 1.00 
Pubens. Rosy red . 3.00 
Tenuifolia flora-plena. 8.5. Fern¬ 
leaved. Crimson . 2.50 
Wittmanniana. Lemoine’s vari¬ 
eties: Le Printemps, yellow 3.00 
Avant Garde, pink .. 3.00 
(Late June) 
Mrs. A. M. Brand—9.6 Large, per¬ 
fect form; pure white, fragrant. .$3.50 
Solange—9.7. Coffee-and-cream... 1.50 
Tourangelle—9.4. Large, fragrant, 
pearly white, suffused tan-and- 
pink . 1.00 
Elizabeth B. Browning—9.2. Huge 
fragrant blush, turning white . . . 1.00 
Sarah Bernhardt—9.0. Very large, 
apple-blossom pink, tipped silver. 1.00 
President Wilson—9J3. Soft rose- 
pink, changing to shell-pink. Fra¬ 
grant . 2.00 
Mrs. C. S. Minot—9.2. Large flesh- 
pink, coppery tints . 2.00 
Jeannot—9.2. Flesh-pink, tinted lav¬ 
ender, salmon-pink at base. 1.50 
Martha Bullock—9.1. Up to 12 inches 
in diameter, rose-pink, fragrant.. 1.50 
Nancy Dolman—9.1. Huge. Re¬ 
quires 10 days to open. Beautiful 
soft pink. 3.50 
3.50 
3.50 
1.50 
{photo. Fujizomo- 
Gorono). 
Japanese 
and Single 
Peonies 
More refined and 
interesting. Large 
spread of outer 
petals; center 
tufted. Very strik¬ 
ing. 
Albiflora (The Bride)—8.7. Early. 
Popular large white with bright 
yellow stamens .$1.00 
Ama-No-Sode — 9.2. Finest pink. 
Bright rose-pink, center yellow, 
faced with pink . 
Fuji-Zomo-Gorono—One of the best 
light pinks, center pure gold. 
Fuyajo—9.2. A highly rated Japan¬ 
ese Peony. Dark, rich, mahogany 
red . 
Hakadote—9.0. A new white.12.00 
Hari-ai-nin—8.9. Brown-toned red..5.00 
Harriet Olney — 8.7. Mid-season. 
Good landscape effect. Very large 
soft-rose flowers . 1.00 
Isani-Gidui—9.3. Two rows of petals 
of pure white, with center of rich 
buff, very high rating . 5.00 
Jeanne Ernould—8.8. Silvery car¬ 
mine . 3.50 
King of England—8.6. Very large. 
Dark madder-red, with a center of 
buff, streaked rose-pink . 1.00 
Mikado—8.6. A magnificent land¬ 
scape variety. The crimson guards 
surround a center of chamois.... 1.00 
Nellie—8.6. Shell-pink, yellow sta¬ 
mens . 1.00 
Nippon Beauty—9.38. An extraor¬ 
dinary high rating for a dark red 
Japanese Peony. Sensational nov¬ 
elty . 
Some Ganoko—9.0. Fragrant. Rich, 
dark madder-red, center golden. 
Silvia Saunders — 9.0. Early. A 
lovely new pink water-lily effect. 
Yellow center . 6.00 
Tokio—8.9. A beautiful large flower, 
with guards of rose-pink and cen¬ 
ter of pink, yellow and buff .... 
Verdun—8.9. A crimson-red single. 
Yellow King—(New). Beautiful soft 
pink with yellow center. Tall, late. 
7.50 
2.00 
1.50 
5.00 
5.00 
Three Gorgeous Peony Aristocrats—$5.70 postpaid 
Therese—the best pink—9.8 
Philippe Rivoire—best red—9.2 
Le Cygne—the wonderful white—9.9 
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