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The Flower "Beautiful 
HERBACEOUS DOUBLE PEONIES, continued 
HARRY L. RICHARDSON. Rosefield. 8.5. A 
new deep red or crimson and still very 
scarce. For a very late-blooming red it 
surpasses so many varieties like the old 
Rubra Superba, which we have discarded. 
Will eventually be rated 9.0 or more. Sweet 
rose fragrance. Late. $4.00. 
JAMES R. MANN. Thurlow. 8.7. Deep rose- 
pink, striped with crimson on outside of 
guard-petals. Very large bloom of excellent 
form; easy bloomer. Midseason. $2.00. 
JEANNE D’ARC. Calot. 7.9. Soft pink, sul¬ 
phur-white, and rose; center spotted car¬ 
mine. A unique and charming combination 
of colors. Moderately strong grower. The 
most popular of the tricolored sorts. $1.00. 
JUDGE BERRY. Brand. 8.6. Highly refined 
soft rosy pink. Excellent form. Fragrant. 
Very early. $2.00. 
KARL ROSEFIELD. Rosefield. 8.8. The 
most popular deep, rich crimson-red that 
does not turn purple in sunlight. Excellent 
plant habit. Midseason. $1.00. 
KATHERINE HAVEMEYER. Thurlow. 9.0. 
Rosy pink with a tinge of old-rose. Excel¬ 
lent form and delicate texture. One of Thur- 
Iow’s best. Fragrant. Midseason. $4.00. 
KELWAY’S GLORIOUS. Kelway. 9.8. 
Creamy white flower of great delicacy and 
charm. Still considered one of the very fin¬ 
est and most fragrant Peonies in existence. 
Late. $4.00. 
KELWAY’S TRUE QUEEN. Kelway. 8.8. 
Bright rose-pink, shaded flesh-pink in the 
center, with a few red flecks. A very depend¬ 
able bloomer with delicious rose fragrance. 
Midseason. $4.00. 
LA FRANCE. Lemoine. 9.0. Brilliant apple- 
blossom-pink when fully opened. A won¬ 
derful exhibition variety, although some 
years the buds do not properly develop. 
Very late. $2.00. 
LA ROSIERE. Crousse. 8.3. White, with 
small yellow center, suggesting an enormous 
white pond-lily. Unusually distinctive. 
Midseason. $1.00. 
LADY ALEXANDRA DUFF. Kelway. 9.1. 
A very large but gracefully built bloom 
whose pinkish buds are noticeably marked 
with carmine. The general color effect of 
the open flower is a rosy pink shaded white. 
Often referred to as “The Long-lost Peony.” 
Midseason. $2.00. 
LAMARTINE (known also as Gigantea). 
Calot. 8.2. Brilliant pink with silvery reflex. 
Immense, very full flower. Midseason. 
$1.50. 
LE CYGNE. Lemoine. 9.9. The color at first 
is milky white, later becoming pure white. 
As indicated by the rating, the color, form, 
and texture of this variety is almost perfect. 
Strong stems. Fragrant. Midseason. $4.00. 
LIVINGSTONE. Crousse. 8.1. Beautiful soft 
pink bloom coming on tall and very stout 
stems. Very late pink, always sure to 
bloom. $1.00. 
LONGFELLOW. Brand. 9.0. Non-fading 
crimson-red of unusual richness. A shy 
bloomer some years, but a variety we cannot 
be without. Late. $2.00. 
LOUISE RENAULT. Crousse. Color unique 
—a solid, slate-rose-pink. It has never been 
rated, but aside from good form and color, its 
spicy fragrance is refreshing. Late. $1.00. 
LOVELINESS. Hollis. 8.8. A pale flesh-pink 
with a whiter center showing a few red 
markings. One of the good free-blooming 
very late pinks. $2.00. 
LUETTA PFEIFFER. Brand. 8.7. Delicate 
pale pink, becoming nearly white when open 
full, with occasional crimson flecks on center 
petals and numerous showy golden stamens. 
Very large, semi-double bloom with a shaggy 
but graceful arrangement of long, broad 
petals. Distinct. Very fragrant. Very 
early. $2.00. 
MARGUERITE GERARD. Crousse. 8.4. 
Flesh-pink, changing to soft flesh-white 
with creamy white center. Profuse bloomer 
on tall, erect stems. Midseason. $1.00. 
MARIE JACQUIN. Verdier. 8.3. Glossy 
flesh-white with rosy tinge in the bud. The 
form is semi-double, cupped, and the blooms 
on young plants often come single. With its 
wealth of golden stamens in the center, this 
bloom suggests our native water-lily. Very 
distinct and exquisite. Rich fragrance. 
Midseason. $1.50. 
MARIE LEMOINE. Calot. 8.5. There is a 
richness and charm about its creamy white 
flowers that increases with the years. A 
very well-built flower of firm substance. 
Growth moderate in height; stems very 
erect and firm. Very late. $1.00. 
MARTHA BULLOCH. Brand. 9.1. This 
variety seems to do much better in the Mid¬ 
dle West than it does with us in the East. 
We get an occasional immense bloom of a very 
fine clear rose-pink color shading to lighter 
pink at the edges. Fragrant. Late. $2.00. 
MARY WOODBURY SHAYLOR. Shaylor. 9.0. 
The outer row of petals is flesh-pink, while 
the center appears a creamy yellow, illumined 
by the golden reflections from the stamens; 
crimson markings sometimes appear on the 
short petals in the collar. Late. $2.50. 
