EDWARD GIL LETT, SOUTHWICK. MASSACHUSETTS 
HARDY PERENNIALS 
OENOTHERA Missouriensis. A low plant, with very large yellow flowers. Ouite 
show\ and interesting ; blooms profusely and is always admired. 25 cts. 
OXALIS acetosella (Wood Sorrel). A beautiful Oxalis found growing in moss in 
shady moist places. Flowers large, white, with purple veins. 10 cts. each* 
$1 per do/. 
0 . violacea (Violet Wood Oxalis). Two to 6 inches high, from a scab bulb. Flow¬ 
ers pink ; fine dark foliage. 15 cts. 
SINGLE - FLOWERING 
Crystal. A pure white 
variety. 35 cts. 
Clara Barton. A double 
row of white petals, with 
red stripes r u n n i n g 
through the center ; deep 
petals, curling in. 35 cts. 
Exquisite. White, with 
yellow center. 35 cts. 
Helen Gould. A Japanese 
variety ; large chrysanthe¬ 
mum center of creamy 
white; petals 3 inches 
long, of shell pink; red 
stamens. 50 cts. 
Miles Standish. A Japa¬ 
nese variety, of medium 
size; full chrysanthemum 
('enter; rose-shaped petals 
of pale and dark pink ; 
center petals turning to 
pure white. 35 cts. 
Ophir. Dark red. 35c. 
Queen Esther. A Japa¬ 
nese variety, with very 
large chrysanthemum cen¬ 
ter of creamy white, and 
well - developed red sta¬ 
mens ; double row of pure 
w hile, rose-shaped petals; 
whole flower measuring 
4 or 5 inches across. 50c. 
Saturn. Rosy pink. 35c. 
SINGLE PEONIES. 
HERBACEOUS PEONIES 
Thrift) perennials, with very large, showy flowers and a great variety of colors. 
No class of plants is better adapted for general cultivation than this one, as they are 
not particular as to soil or position. They do exceedingly well in partial shade, will 
give grand results banked in front of shrubbery, along a driveway, mixed with other 
tall-growing plants like phloxes, etc., or planted in masses by themselves. They are 
great feeders, so the bed or border for Peonies should be made deep and rich by 
spading in a quantity of well-decayed cow manure 2 feet deep or more, mixing it 
thoroughly with the soil. The crowns should n< t be planted more than 2 inches be¬ 
neath the surface of the soil. Each fall put a good covering of manure over the beds, 
which will be all the covering or mulching needed through the winter. For the 
greater perfection of bloom they require an abundance of moisture, and some grow¬ 
ers recommend liquid manure applied to the soil just before and during the blooming- 
season, which is the mid¬ 
dle of May to July. 
When properly cared for 
these Peonies will thrive 
20 years or more. 
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