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HERBACEOUS DOUBLE PEONIES, continued 
RAOUL DESSERT. Dessert. 9.0. Brilliant 
shell-pink, shaded with carmine and white, 
the pink color deepening most attractively 
as the center of the flower is reached. The 
large, globular blooms are produced on a 
plant of but moderate height; stems strong 
and erect. Late. $2.00. 
REINE HORTENSE. Calot. 8.7. A brilliant, 
even shade of pink with the half-open buds 
flecked crimson. Petalage firm and exceed¬ 
ingly well arranged to form an ideal bloom of 
exhibition quality. Strong, erect stems. 
Midseason. $1.50. 
RICHARD CARVEL. Brand. 8.8. Consid¬ 
ered our best large early double red. A clear 
bright crimson-red, not fading in sunlight. 
Stems are tall, erect, and strong. Fragrant. 
Early. $2.00. 
SARAH BERNHARDT. Lemoine. 9.0. This 
is one of Lemoine’s best and most popular 
productions. The color is an even shade of 
pure pink. The flower is very large, full and 
evenly formed. Sometimes the stems do not 
quite support the largest blooms, but heavy 
feeding will soon overcome this. Late. 
$1.50. 
SOLANGE. Lemoine. 9.7. This color is 
rather difficult to properly describe. Gen¬ 
erally speaking, it is a white, but on first 
opening is of a color which were you to take 
a bowl of cream, add a dash of coffee, and 
could gather and mix in the rosy glow of a 
morning sunrise, you would get pretty near 
to the effect which this flower gives. It is 
not, however, a prolific bloomer as we can 
use this term in connection with some va¬ 
rieties, and its one weak point is a stem of 
insufficient stoutness to hold up its remark¬ 
ably solid, heavy bloom. Late. $2.50. 
SOUV. DE L’EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE. 
Calot. 7.6. Rich, clear, brilliant pink with 
silvery reflex. This is one of the clearest 
deep pink Peonies without a trace of purple 
or lavender. Very large, full flower. Mid¬ 
season. $1.00. 
SOUV. DE LOUIS BIGOT. Dessert. 9.1. A 
distinct salmon-pink with excellent form and 
good strong stems. Midseason. $3.00. 
STANDARD BEARER. 8.5. Dark old-rose, 
overlaid with a violet sheen of opaque, glis¬ 
tening carmine. Very large, well-formed 
blooms are borne on short, stout stems. 
Very free blooming and excellent foliage. 
Agreeable fragrance. Early. $1.50. 
STRASSBURG. 8.4. Pale old-rose and lav¬ 
ender-pink. Very large flower of fine form 
with the outer petals curved gracefully 
around the center that is filled with showy 
yellow stamens. Midseason. $2.00. 
SUZANNE DESSERT. Dessert & Mechin. 
7.7. A clear China-pink with silvery bor¬ 
dered petals. Very distinct, “silky” bloom. 
Midseason. $1.00. 
THERESE. Dessert. 9.8. A wonderful blend¬ 
ing of translucent pink, lavender, and old- 
rose. This is undoubtedly Dessert’s great¬ 
est accomplishment. In addition to its ex¬ 
cellent flower qualities, it is a profuse and 
sure bloomer every year and every bloom is 
perfectly developed. Midseason. $2.00. 
TOURANGELLE. Dessert. 9.4. Not exactly 
a pink and not a white, but a blending of del¬ 
icate shades of pearly white to a pale apple- 
blossom-pink. Unusually refined flowers 
borne on long, graceful stems. Should be 
allowed to open indoors. Late. $2.00. 
TRIOMPHE DE L’EXPOSITION DE LILLE. 
Calot. 7.8. A bright, fresh pink with outside 
petals marbled with carmine. Beautifully 
imbricated flower of perfect form. Midsea¬ 
son. 75 cts. 
UMBELLATA ROSEA. Dessert. 7.4. Deli¬ 
cate rose-pink guard-petals; center petals 
straw-yellow, with tufts of light pink. 
Blooms abundantly on stiff, upright stems. 
Fragrant. Very early. 75 cts. 
VENUS. Kelway. 8.3. An even color of sea- 
shell-pink. Perfectly formed blooms are 
borne on very tall, erect, sturdy stems. Mid¬ 
season. $1.50. 
VICTOIRE DE LA MARNE. Dessert. 8.2. 
The color is described by the introducer as 
a violescent pink, but borders closely on red. 
Showy yellow stamens mingle beautifully 
with this color. Very large blooms on strong 
stems. Fragrant. Midseason. $2.00. 
WALTER FAXON. Richardson. 9.3. An out¬ 
standing coral-salmon-pink, distinct from 
any other Peony color in existence. Does not 
bloom freely every year, but is certainly a 
variety that should be included in every col¬ 
lection of fine Peonies. Fragrant. Late. $3.00. 
WEISBADEN. Goos & Koenemann. 8.2. A 
bright, fresh pink opening to a pale old- 
rose. Flowers are produced very freely on 
young plants. True stock of this distinctive 
variety is very scarce. Late. $2.50. 
WILLIAM F. TURNER. Shay lor. 8.4. A 
very dark crimson with a blackish sheen 
mingled with stamens. The plant is excep¬ 
tionally vigorous and free blooming. Late. 
$2.50. 
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