CH ANDLERII ELEGANS — Semi-double to double. 
Flowers very large, sometimes its measure reaches 
seven inches across. Pink variegated with white, some¬ 
what of a peony form mixed with yellow stamens. 
Leaves medium to large, thick, pointed and somewhat 
curled. Dark glossy green. Rather slow grower, but 
blooms freely at an early age. 
COUNTESS OF ORKNEY —Very double, pink stripes on 
white ground. Leaves medium, pointed, shiny green. 
Very slow grower but it blooms very yong. Best va¬ 
riety for pot culture. 
PINK COUNTESS OF O R K N EY— Propagated from the 
branches, produced beautiful pink flower. Shape and 
character exactly same as Countess of Orkney, but the 
color is solid pink. Blooms from Christmas to March. 
Very heavy bloomer. 
EMPEROR —Large semi-double- to double flower with a 
few yellow stamens. Color is most pleasant brilliant red. 
Leaves are roundish, thick texture and very dark shiny 
green. One of best red varieties. 
GOVERNOR MOUTON —One of the very popular varieties 
in Louisiana. Flower medium to large, with color of 
most pleasant oriental red marked with white spots. 
Somewhat of peony form, many small petals mixed 
with yellow stamens, middle season, free bloomer. 
Leaves light green and not so thick. 
HERME —Semi-double, very large flower, variegated pink 
and white, generally white margin in the petals. Leaves 
rather small and pointed. 
PINK PERFECTION —Medium sized flower, shell pink, 
very full double with immense small petals symmetri¬ 
cally arranged. Very early and free bloomer. 
PROF. SARGENT- —Full double, peony form, very tight 
in center. No yellow stamen mixed, color dark red. 
Leaves roundish, large, thick glossy green. 
RUBRA VIRGIN A LIS —One of the outstanding varieties. 
The flower is 3% to 4% inches in diameter. Eight large 
guard petals and numerous incurved small petaloids 
form the flower. Peony shaped, it resembles Prof. Sar¬ 
gent, but is slightly looser. Late flowers in the season, 
occasionally semi-double with yellow stamens. Color is 
a very pleasing soft pink, but once in a while the guard 
petals have very narrow white stripes at the center. 
The leaves are very small. Early and a very free 
bloomer. 
No. 47 —Some call this the Wm. S. Hastie, but we are 
not quite sure as yet. The flower is 4 to- 4 y 2 inches in 
diameter, being overlapped symmetrically with 90 to 
100 petals. Color bright red to deep Vermillion red. 
Blooms mid-season, free bloomer. 
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