Plants, Seeds, 
^EARS Experience',- 
SPLENDID HERBACEOUS PEONIES 
“ARISTOCRATS OF THE FLOWERS” 
Peonies today show a wonderful improvement over former years. 
There is something of true magnificence about this aristocrat of the 
(lowers, and in large mass-plantings they produce an effect that you 
remember—great, gorgeous blossoms, daintily dyed with the most 
exquisite shades, from white to the deepest reds. They are deliciously 
(ragrant and for effective decorations, especially on a large scale, are 
lolally unsurpassed. Bloom several weeks in the spring. Height, 2 
to 3 feet. 
Culture. —They will grow anywhere, reasonably speaking— 
though they do best in rich, deep soil and a sunny position, but thrive well 
in partial shade. Plenty of water during the growing season is an added 
•timulus. They are perfectly hardy, require no protection and are 
not troubled with insects or disease. 
SIX FINEST PEONIES 
Olgantea. Immense blooms 6 inches to 7 inches across, on long 
stems; color a most exquisite shade of bright pink, tipped with sil¬ 
very white; indescribably beautiful and deliciously fragrant. The 
finest of all pink Peonies for cut-flowers. Price, $i each, postpaid. 
Pallz Crousse. This is one of the leading red Peonies. It is an excep¬ 
tionally striking kind with large, double, ball-shaped blooms, and is 
extra-fine in every way. Price, 50 cts., each, postpaid. 
Fantlva maxima. For over fifty years this has been the standard for 
IM'rfection in Peonies. The immense, perfectly double flowers are 
pure snow-white with a beautiful flake of carmine in the center. 
No collection of Peonies is complete without this beauty. Price, 50 
cts. each, postpaid. (See illustration.) 
Chrysanthemlflora rosea. A fine, large flower, deep rose-pink with 
isde shadings in the center. Excellent for cut-flowers. Price, 50 cts. 
each, postpaid. 
Oouronne d’Or. Beautiful white, with a blotch of red in the center 
.iround which is a halo of yellow. Immense, very full, ball-shaped 
bloom. Price, 50 cts. each, postpaid. 
▼lototre Modeste. A bewitching combination—brilliant lilac-rose, 
with full center of amber-white. Price, 50 cts. each, postpaid. 
Offer No. 61. 
6 above “Finest Peonies,” $3, by express. See 
our free delivery offer, page 3. 
Peony, Pestiva maxima 
“A friend told me, not long ago, that she had countedi ‘♦ikty dlbl^; 
soms upon each of several of her [Peony] plants.”—Page' A in' 
Woman’s Hardy Garden,” by Helena Rutherfurd Ely. See Boo^'page 4 .- 
The grand effect of Peonies en masse 
TEN STANDARD PEONIES 
35c. each, $3.50 per doz., postpaid 
Anemoneflora rubra. Splendid, rich 
crimson with narrow petals; distinct. 
Charlemagne. Large, ro.se-tinted white 
flowers. 
Due de Gazes. Guard petals Tyrian- 
rose, center soft rose. 
Duchesse de Nemours. Large white 
flower with sulphur shadings. 
Humei. Cherry-pink; an excellent cut- 
flower. 
L’Eclatante. Deep velvety crimson;", 
large and full. 
Louis Van Houtte. Bright violaceous- 
red; always in demand. 
Marie Lemoine. Extra-large; free-flow ¬ 
ering; ivory-white. 
Nobilissima. Beautifully shaded, delicate ■ 
rosy lilac. 
Rosea superba. Exquisite silvery rose; 
flowers very large. 
Offer No. 61a. The above lo Standard Peonies for $3, postpaid. 
PEONY TENUIFOLIA (The Fern-leaved Peony) 
Double flowers; color like the Jacqueminot rose; interesting and handsome. Price 
35 cts., each, postpaid. 
PEONY OFFICINALIS (Earliest to bloom) 
These are the real old-fashioned Peonies of our grandmother’s <lay. They bloom 
earliest of all. The flowers are large, fulT,doiiWc and fragrant. Three varieties: Alba. 
Blush-white. Rosea. Bright rose-pink. Rubra. Brilliant, glowing deep crimson. 
Price, 35c. each, postpaid 
Offer No. 61b. The above 3 Offleinalia Peonias for 90c., postpaid. I 
Peonies in Color —Not Named —Red, White, and Pink. Price, 2Sc. each,, 3 for 65c.,. 12. lot: $2.50. postpaid. 
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