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Peonies rank among the most beautiful of all hardy perennials. 
When once planted they remain indefinitely, adding increased blooms 
each year. Strict attention is given at our nursery in the matter of 
variety. We do not ship roots of Peonies unless they have already 
bloomed at our nursery. 
12 BEST VARIETIES 
Strong 3-yr. - 
old roots 
Each Do z. 
$0 50 $5 00 
Strong 5-yr. - j 
old clumps j 
Each Doz. 
$0 75 $7 50 j 
75 7 50 : 
1 50 15 00 ! 
Strong 2-yr. 
old roots 
Agrida. Dark red; fine Each Doz. 
full flower.$0 25 $2 50 
Alba plena. White; 
good for cut-flowers 
Caroline Allain.. 
Blush- white . 
Duke of Wellington. 
White, yellowish cen¬ 
ter; very fragrant. ... 
Festiva maxima. Very 
large shell-shaped flower, 
often 6 to 8 inches in 
diameter, stems 3 to 3^6 
feet; snow-white, shad¬ 
ing to delicate creamy 
\vhit6 at base of petals . . . 
rancis Ortegral. Purplish crimson... 
Hamlet. Red; good flower. 25 
Humei Carnea. Clear cherry-pink; 
large, highly cinnamon-scented flower; 
very late; excellent for cut-flowers. 
Lady Leonora Bramwell, Delicate 
silvery pink, shaded lilac and 
chamois; three nankeen petals tip¬ 
ped with crimson at the center.... 50 
Mine. Calot. Pinkish white, tinted 50 
ltubra trininplians. Rich glowingcrimson 30 
Edulis superba. Excellent shell-pink.. 30 
Collection one two-year old root of above 12 varieties for $4.00. 
fall planting mailed on reauest. 
STUMPP & WALTER CO., 50 Barclay St., New York. 
30 3 00 50 5 00 1 25 12 00 
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Catalogue 
1 50 15 00 
1 50 15 00 
1 25 12 00 
50 5 00 
of Bulbs for 
Peterson’s Perfect Peonies 
AGAIN PROVE INVINCIBLE 
Winning this year at the big New York and Boston 
exhibitions ten first prizes out of eleven entries—an 
unprecedented achievement. 
)t floUier beautiful” 
for 1910, a gem of the printer’s art, tells you in detail all about 
this noblest and most beautiful outdoor flower of modern times. 
Want a copy? It’s free. 
GEORGE H. PETERSON 
Rose and Peony Specialist Box 30, Fair Lawn, N. J. 
Purchase Your Peonies from 
TRUE Peony Specialists 
WE GROW PEONIES 
-NOTHING ELSE 
OFFERING ONLY THE CHOICEST 
AND BEST AND THE MOST DIS¬ 
TINCT OF THE MANY HUNDRED 
VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION 
Our reputation has been built on 
the quality of our stock. 
ART CATALOG READY AUGUST 1st 
MOHICAN PEONY GARDENS 
Wm. W. Kline, Pro. 
Box 25, Sinking Springs, Penn’a 
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Lllwanger & 
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Peonies 
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Phloxes 
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Irises 
Are Unsurpassed in Variety and Quality 
The Best Results are to be Obtained 
by Planting in September 
Illustrated booklet with descriptions and 
planting directions FREE upon request. 
MOUNT HOPE NURSERIES 
Rochester, New York 
September, 
—with perhaps as much truth as humor— 
that “ the rank and file of Peony enthu¬ 
siasts is largely made up of people who 
are simply dog-weary of fighting insect 
pests and plant diseases of various sorts.” 
The Peony is not only free from disease 
of any serious character, but there is no 
parasite that troubles it in the slightest 
degree. This means a lot to a great many 
people who love flowers, but who have 
neither the time nor the inclination to sit 
up nights to watch them; and when it is 
added that, once planted, all is done, and 
that the clump will thrive and increase in 
size from year to year, without care or 
protection of any sort, something of the 
value of this great flower may be under¬ 
stood. 
Peonies should never be planted in the 
spring; they resent the slightest interfer¬ 
ence with their root system at this season 
of the year. This fact every experienced 
Peony man will admit—if he is inclined 
to be frank and fair about it. I have made 
a great many comparative tests, extend¬ 
ing over a period of years, and they have 
shown me conclusively that Peonies 
moved in the spring suffer a set-back 
from which the roots do not completely 
recover in two or three years. The best 
time for planting is September and early 
October, though reasonably successful 
plantings may be made much later in the 
fall. 
When you receive your roots from a 
grower you will observe a number of 
pinkish “eyes” or "buds” protruding near 
the top of the plant. These are the flow¬ 
ering shoots for the following seasqn’s 
bloom, and as they are very brittle, much 
care should be observed in planting so as 
not to injure them in any way. The 
ground should have been prepared at least 
two months in advance, a goodly portion 
of the best manure obtainable having been 
worked well into the soil. One pound of 
ground bone to the square yard of surface 
and incorporated with the soil at the same 
time as the manure is also advantageous. 
The roots should be planted not closer 
than three feet apart each way, and placed 
so that the “eyes” or “buds” are about 
three inches below the level of the soil, 
after which a liberal dressing of manure 
over the entire surface completes the very 
simple operation. 
There are a few additional things to 
remember: Never permit any fresh ma¬ 
nure to come in direct contact with the 
roots at planting, as it is likely to induce 
decay. Keep the clumps free from weeds 
and grass — if you wish to have the finest 
fancy blooms. Give the clumps a liberal 
dressing of manure every fall. 
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(Continued from page 151) 
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