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Everyone a masterpiece. 
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...$1.25 
Eugene Bigot. 
... 2.00 
lames Kelway. 
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Claire Dubois. 
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These peonies are one and all 
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Dorchester . 1.00 
Eugenie Verdier. 1.00 
Monsieur Jules Elie. 1.00 
Masterpiece . 1.00 
Jules Calot. 1.00 
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This collection includes some 
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M. Martin Cahuzac. 5.00 
Therese . 6.00 
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Solange . 9.00 
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If You Plant But a Dozen Peonies 
(Continued from page 78) 
is desirable to plant earlier, if at all 
possible, in order to achieve the maxi¬ 
mum of success the following year. In 
the latitude of New York City, the best 
period is usually from September 10th 
to October ISth. South of Washington 
I would advise October and even No¬ 
vember planting as the distance south 
increases. In a long, warm fall, the 
eyes will start to grow before winter 
comes. Hence, in the southern States, a 
later planting than is practiced in the 
north is advisable. 
Soil Enrichment 
The enriching of peony soil is an oft- 
discussed and never-settled question. I 
must confess that I have never settled 
it to my own satisfaction. I have seen 
stable manure (horse and cow) used 
liberally and no harmful results follow. 
On the other hand, I have seen roots 
literally rotted from the use of manure. 
If a good garden, or field soil which 
has been well manured of recent years, 
is available, it would perhaps be ad¬ 
visable to withhold manure and use, in 
the early spring, a good commercial 
vegetable fertilizer. Apply this on the 
surface after loosening the ground, and 
water thoroughly. If it is necessary to 
use manure before planting, see that it 
is well decomposed and mixed thor¬ 
oughly through the soil. 
The first winter, the roots being loose 
in the ground, they will need a light 
mulch (1" or so) of leaves or light 
strawy manure to keep them from being 
heaved by the frost. When the ground 
needs enriching in later years, apply 
manure to the surface between the 
plants in the fall and dig in lightly in 
the early spring. Do not, however, 
after the first winter apply manure di¬ 
rectly on top of where the stems grow. 
In the late fall, cut the stems off close 
to the ground, but never do this during 
the summer. In cutting flowers, leave 
two leaf stalks at the base of each stem. 
A considerable amount of foliage is 
necessary to develop the eyes at the 
base of stems for next season’s growths. 
When flower buds are sufficiently de¬ 
veloped to take hold of, pinch off all 
but the terminal one. 
The peony should not be removed or 
disturbed for from eight to twenty 
years after planting if continued and 
increasing results are desired, so select 
your planting site with this point in 
mind. As the stems become too dense 
and flowers in consequence become 
smaller, take a pair of long and sharp- 
pointed shears and cut off, here and 
there, close to the ground,,some of the 
shoots when they are 1' or so high. The 
remaining shoots will produce flowers 
of increased size and on length and 
strength of stem all in proportion to 
how few growths are left. 
Do not worry if your temperature 
registers 20° to 30° below zero in the 
winter. Go to bed assured that the 
peony will be the better for it next 
June—or July, if you are in the far 
north. 
Do not worry about ants which may 
be seen on the buds. They do abso¬ 
lutely no harm. 
Do not, under any circumstances, 
plant peony roots in soil where any 
such have been grown before. 
Procure strong, clean roots, and you 
will have little or no trouble from dis¬ 
eases which this flower is freer from 
than almost any other that is generally 
grown, and if good varieties are ob¬ 
tained, you will possess a flower that 
will pay ever-increasing dividends as the 
years come on, and of a quality which 
will delight you and amaze your less 
fortunate or foresighted neighbor. 
The following are a few suggestions 
of a dozen each to meet all purses. 
Each collection embraces the various 
colors found in the peony and the va¬ 
rieties cover both early, late and inter¬ 
mediate ones. 
Varieties averaging in cost from 30c to 
$1.00 each: 
Alexander Dumas 
Boule de Neige 
Canari 
Delachei 
Duchess de Nemours 
Edulis Superba 
General Bertrand 
Jeanne d’Arc 
Mad. Calot 
Mad. de Verneville 
Philomele 
Rubens 
Varieties averaging in cost from $1.00 
to $2.00 each: 
Albert Crousse 
Asa Gray 
Avalanche 
Eugene Bigot 
Felix Crousse 
Festiva Maxima 
Mad. de Galhau 
Mad. Ducel 
Marie Jacquin 
Marie Lemoine 
Octavie Demay 
Solfatare 
Varieties averaging in cost from $2.00 to 
$4.00 each: 
Adolphe Rousseau 
Baroness Schroeder 
Claire Dubois 
Eugenie Verdier 
Karl Rosenfield 
Mad. Emile Lemoine 
Mad. Lemonier 
Milton Hill 
Mons. Jules Elie 
Pierre Duchartre 
Reine Hortense 
Sarah Bernhardt 
Varieties averaging in cost $5.00 each 
and upward: 
Frances Willard 
Jubilee 
Kelway’s Glorious 
Lady Alexandra Duff 
Le Cygne 
Mad. Jules Dessert 
Martha Bulloch 
Mons. Martin Cahuzac 
Solange 
Souv. de Louis Bigot 
Therese 
Tourangelle 
The Intelligent Use of Flowering Shrubs 
(Continued from page 35) 
tumn is shrub planting time, and that 
whatever kinds you decide upon should 
be selected only after due thought for 
the particular places where they are to 
go and the effects they will give when 
well established there. Local conditions 
of soil, exposure, etc., must be given 
consideration. In all these matters the 
nurseryman from whom you purchase 
the stock can be of great help to you. 
Not a few nurseries offer a good land¬ 
scaping service gratis to those who place 
orders with them, and there is a gratify¬ 
ing increase in the general tendency to 
give real service in the matter of ship¬ 
ping: and planting advice. 
And finally, buy only the best, cutting 
down the quantity, if need be, in the 
interest of quality and freedom from 
disease. It is poor economy to select 
stock just because it is cheap. In the 
great majority of cases where such stuff 
is offered, it is inferior and most un¬ 
satisfactory. 
