MENTOR. OHIO 
L'Etincelante Each $1.25, Doz. $12.50 
Semi-double to single in appearance with petals deep rose, 
inner petals pale rose, white at edges, golden crest of 
stamens. Large striking blooms. 
Lucienne Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
Pure white with purple reflex. Most striking garden sort. 
Mikado Each $1.25, Doz. $12.50 
The Peony shown at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893 by the 
Japanese Government. A rich red with long, rounded petals of 
brilliant red surrounding a great dome of golden staminodes. 
Exceedingly brilliant. 
Nagasaki Each $1.25, Doz. $12.50 
Light pink, dark foliage and robust growth. Excellent in the 
border. 
Nana-Henge-Shibori Each $1.00, Doz. $10.00 
("A striped color"). Very late. Deep rose, heavily splashed 
with carmine. At first full bomb shape, eventually revealing 
a variegated central cushion of gold and carmine; the new 
reflexed guards carrying streaks of green and yellow. 
Nymphe Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
Bright flesh-pink. Large flowers. Golden stamens. A very 
fine variety. 
Oitmatsu Each $1.25, Doz. $12.50 
Opens very light pink and changing to pure white. Two rows 
of petals of which the inner row is somewhat shorter than 
the outside row. The petaloids are yellowish white with little 
pink tips. 
Oki-No-Nami Each $1.00, Doz. $10.00 
("Waves in the far-off sea.") Tall, free-flowering and showy. 
Pale Hydrangea-pink, rippled on white; with full, fine cut 
center of peach-pink and cream. 
"Rose of Nippon" Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
A wonderfully free bloomer, a persistent moss of brilliant 
6-inch flowers. Very deep rose, the broadly prominent center 
darkened by carmine, and illumined by countless starpoints 
of both silver and gold. Many centers are slightly tufted. 
Ruigegno Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
Clear red. Two rows of petals. Golden petaloids. A variety 
of great substance and very beautiful. 
Shi-Pen-Kue Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
Round petals, with thick golden petaloids. This is the near¬ 
est to blue in Peonies. 
PAPAVER ORIENTALS - Oriental Poppy 
Orientate Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
(Oriental Poppy). Tremendous cup-shaped blooms of bright¬ 
est crimson-scarlet, with large, purplish black blotches at base 
of petals, creating a wonderful contrast when bloom is fully 
open. Clumps of these throughout the border add a brilliancy 
that no other flower can provide. 
Orientate, Beauty of Livermore 
.. Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
The finest dark crimson with black blotch; fine flowers freely 
produced. 
Orientate, Foiry Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
A lovely delicate Poppy, not very large, with pure pale pink 
blooms of medium size, an excellent variety for small beds. 
Orientate, Lula A. Neeley Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Good strong stems support flowers of brilliant ox-blood-red, 
the color holding until the last. This variety is becoming a 
most popular Poppy in America. 
Orientate, May Sadler Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Salmon-pink with black markings. We believe it one of the 
finest of the pink sorts because of its large flowers and 
robust growth. 
Orientate, Mrs. Perry Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Orange-apricot, and a very fine variety, the best of all the 
"Pink Poppies." 
Orientate, Olympia Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
The flowers, when fully developed, are about 4 inches in 
diameter; when first opening full double, but show a bunch 
of stamens as they mature. It is a brilliant rich flame over¬ 
laid with glistening golden salmon. 
Orientate, Perry's White Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
The flowers are a fine satiny white with a crimson-maroon 
blotch at the base of each petal. 
Orientate, Wurtembergio Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
A striking flower of great size and substance. Brilliant glow¬ 
ing rose-red in color. 
Shiro-Sangao Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
An exact counterpart of the lovely No. 47, except that this 
variety is white, and by far the choicest of the whites. Its 
Lily-cup guards are milk-white; the extensive central tuft of 
narrow petaloids buff, noticeably crested with gold. Eight- 
inch flowers are normal, produced freely. 
Taikon Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
Blsod-red. Most striking ogainst a dark background. 
Yeso Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
Pure white. Two rows of petals which stand out straight. 
The petaloids lie straight, are narrow at the base and be¬ 
come wider towards the end. The tips of these are tinted 
salmon. Very unusual. 
Chinese Tree Peonies 
4 New Oriental Poppies 
Betty Ann Each $1.50 
Beautiful crinkled flowers of La France rose-pink with no 
spots. A profuse bloomer, and a single plant makes a verit¬ 
able bouquet in itself. The variety is excellently suited for 
cutting, the flowers lasting quite long in water. Field-grown 
roots for September delivery. 
Enfield Beauty Each $1.50 
An English introduction of merit. Robust growth, reaches a 
height of 45 inches when well established. The stems are 
erect, topped with large substantial cherry-pink flowers. 
Archiduc Ludovico Pot plants, Each $5.00, Doz. $50.00 
Enormous wide flower, double, flesh-pink, turning soft lilac. 
Athlete Pot plants, Each $5.00, Doz. $50.00 
Immense double flower of fine glazed mauve, shaded rose; 
vigorous and prolific grower. 
Banks! Field plants, Each $5.00 
Semi-double; pale lilac-rose. A very free flowering variety 
and easily grown. 
Mme. de Vatry Pot plants, Each $5.00, Doz. $50.00 
Very large globular bloom; satiny pink, shaded lilac; vigor¬ 
ous grower. 
Reine Elisabeth Pot plants. Each $5.00, Doz. $50.00 
Flowers perfect in shape, vivid salmon-pink. A brilliant color; 
considered amongst the finest of all double Tree Peonies. 
Shell Pink Field plants. Each $5.00 
Semi-double Tree Peony. Of lovely shade of shell-pink. Fine 
3-year-old specimens producing blooms 8 to 10 inches in 
diameter. 
Souvenir de Ducher Pot plants. Each $5.00, Doz. $50.00 
Large globular bloom; bright sparkling violet with silvery 
reflex. 
Souvenir de Maxine Cornu Pot plants. Each $20.00 
A vigorous variety raised by L. Henry at the Paris Museum 
from P. Lutea hybridzed with P. Moutan Ville de Saint-Denis. 
It forms a bush 3-4 feet high with abundant and healthy 
foliage, every stem carries 2 or 3 full flowers, 8 inches or 
more across, with crowned and wrinkled petals, of a deep 
yellow, heavily shaded orange, fragrant. 
Mixed Tree Peonies Field plants. Each $3.50 
Including all sorts and types. No warranty as to color or type. 
This mixture is made up of many lovely varieties. It is 
difficult to avoid the loss of labels or names and anyone who 
would like some rare plants will find them in this mixture. 
We cannot select colors, roots are shipped without descrip¬ 
tion or name. 
Gold of Ophir Each $4.00 
A Poppy of medium height about 24 to 28 inches, coming 
to perfection when two years old or more. The flowers are 
golden orange which develop into the nearest yellow of any 
Oriental Poppy. This tone of golden orange becomes more 
pronounced as the plant grows older. A unique Oriental 
Poppy. 
Wunderkind Each $2.50 
Considered the finest cerise colored Poppy. Color is a true 
Begonia-rose shade. The plant is well shaped, has sturdy, 
33-inch stems and excellent foliage. Exceptionally good for 
cutting. 
PAPAVER NUDICAULE - Iceland Poppy 
“^Baker's Sunbeam Mixture Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
These plants are of neat habit, forming a tuft of bright green, 
fernlike foliage, from which spring throughout the entire 
season a profusion of slender, leafless stems, 1 foot high, 
each graced with charming, cup-shaped, yellow, orange, 
white or pink flowers. 
**Papaver alpinum Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Like a small and more delicate Iceland Poppy having flowers 
of white, pink, orange or yellow, and often delicately fringed. 
Not over 4 inches nigh. 
* Papaver Thibetica Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Very attractive Alpine with showy orange flowers produced 
in great quantities; the whole plant not unlike a dwarf 
orange Papaver nudicaule, but giving twice as many flowers 
and more readily transplanted; excellent for the rock garden. 
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