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The Flower 'Beautiful 
HERBACEOUS DOUBLE PEONIES, continued 
MME. CALOT. Miellez. 8.1. Broad, flesh 
guard-petals; center blush, deepening to 
delicate crushed strawberry, surrounded 
with small, straw-white petals—whole effect 
flesh-salmon-white. Very free bloomer. 
Very early. 75 cts. 
MME. DE GALHAU. Crousse. 7.5. Soft, 
glossy flesh-pink, shaded with transparent 
salmon. The buds often begin to open one¬ 
sided, but they usually develop slowly into 
prize-winning blooms. Stems firm, stiff, 
and erect. Very late. $1.00. 
MME. DE VERNEVILLE. Crousse. 7.9. 
Guard-petals sulphur-white; center rosy 
white, with an occasional edging of carmine; 
beautifully imbricated. Very sweet, rose¬ 
like fragrance. 75 cts. 
MME. DUCEL. Mechin. 7.9. Solid color of 
silvery lilac-pink. Broad guard-petals with 
closely set center petals curled as in a chrys¬ 
anthemum. Resembles Mons. Jules Elie 
on a shorter stem. Midseason. $1.00. 
MME. EMILE GALLE. Crousse. 8.5. Soft 
lilac-pink; center shaded soft flesh and 
cream, fading to rosy white. Coloring of 
great delicacy. Splendid bud. Foliage dis¬ 
tinct, dull green. Very late. $1.00. 
MME. FOREL. Crousse. 7.7. Flower large 
to very large and full. Color medium shade 
of silvery pink. Good grower and bloomer; 
abundant and beautiful foliage. Moderately 
late. $1.00. 
MME. JULES DESSERT. Dessert. 9.4. The 
general effect is delicate flesh-pink and 
straw-white with deeper tones in center 
where carmine markings blend beautifully 
with the showy golden stamens. Very tall, 
stiff, and erect stems. Fragrant. Midsea¬ 
son. $2.00. 
MME. LEMONIER. Calot. Color very dis¬ 
tinct and attractive—lavender-pink shaidng 
to white. Extremely large, full flower on 
tall, stiff stems. Late. $1.00. 
MODESTE GUERIN. Guerin. 7.8. A bright 
solid shade of carmine-pink. One of the best 
dark pinks for all-round purposes. Perfectly 
built, splendid form, and easy bloomer. 
Early. $1.00. 
MONS. DUPONT. Calot. 8.3. Creamy 
white, center petals bordered with lively car¬ 
mine and lit up with golden stamens at base 
of petals. Very refined and perfectly built 
late white. Deliciously fragrant. Late. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
MONS. JULES ELIE. Crousse. 9.2. Glossy 
fresh pink, deepening at base of petals; sil¬ 
very reflex on the whole bloom. Globular, 
bomb-shaped flowers sometimes so large 
that the stems do not support them. Feed 
heavily and you have one of the grandest of 
Peonies. Early. $1.50. 
MONS. MARTIN CAHUZAC. Dessert. 8.8. 
This, the deepest red of all, is often termed 
“the black Peony.” The plant must be well 
established to produce typical blooms. 
Good erect habit. Early. $2.50. 
NYMPH7EA. Thurlow. 8.8. One of the 
largest and most charming of the golden 
white flowers. Opens flat, but gracefully. A 
charming and highly refined variety. Mid¬ 
season. $2.00. 
OCTAVIE DEMAY. Calot. 8.5. Rosy blush 
with occasional carmine marks in center. 
Very large flowers are borne on short, stiff, 
upright stems. Early. 75 cts. 
OFFICINALIS ROSEA PLENA. 8.6. The 
pink variety with the same habit and season 
of bloom as the old-fashioned red “Piney.” 
A clear carmine-rose, same size and form as 
Rubra. Very early. $1.50. 
OFFICINALIS RUBRA PLENA. 8.6. This is 
the old-fashioned red herbaceous Peony of 
old-time gardens. Very early. $1.50. 
PHILIPPE RIVOIRE. Rii nere. 9.2. Still con¬ 
sidered the best red Peony in existence. A 
rich, deep, non-fading red. Not a very large 
flower, but superbly and evenly built. Very, 
very fragrant. Late. $5.00. 
PHILOMELE. Calot. 7.7. Outer row of 
petals soft pink; center a deep golden yellow 
with a tuft of old-rose. A striking tri-colored 
variety. Sweet syringa-Iike fragrance. Mid¬ 
season. $1.00. 
PHCEBE CARY. Brand. 8.8. An exquisite 
fresh shade of light lavender-pink. Erect, 
very tall grower. Highly refined and charm¬ 
ing. Late. $3.00. 
PIERRE DUCHARTRE. Crousse. 8.2. Soft 
flesh-pink, with glossy reflex and silvery bor¬ 
der. Very large, cup-shaped, imbricated 
bloom. One of the latest Peonies to bloom. 
$1.50. 
PRESIDENT WILSON. Thurlow. 9.3. De¬ 
lightfully fresh rose-pink; very large. Fo¬ 
liage especially attractive. Still very scarce. 
Pleasing fragrance. Late. $6.00. 
PRIMEVERE. Lemoine. 8.6. The nearest 
approach to a yellow Peony. This was first 
introduced as a real yellow Peony. The 
dense center petals are the deepest yellow so 
far produced in Peonies, with a row of guard- 
petals lighter in color. The plant is a tall, 
graceful grower and easy bloomer. Fra¬ 
grance very good. Midseason. $2.50. 
