Prize-Winning Double Peonies 
common cause of failure to flower. The varieties here listed will all flower profusely, increasing in beauty from year 
to year and may be left undisturbed for 20 years. 
There are three distinct types of Peonies; Doubles, the large showy varieties with a multiplicity of petals; 
Singles, having one or more rows of petals, with a centre of stamens, and the Japanese type, in which these 
stamens have been developed into narrow petaloids, surrounded by one or more rows of guard petals, the Japa¬ 
nese type being somewhat like the singles, but more developed. Each type has its special adherents; all are 
different, and each type adds something to the Peony Garden. 
To make it more convenient in selecting your order, I have grouped these three types separately. I trust 
you will enjoy reading the brief descriptions, and if you have an opportunity of visiting my gardens when they 
are in flower, I am sure you will enjoy it. Please accept this as my personal invitation for you to do so. The 
first week of June is the best time to see them at their prime. 
FULL CULTURAL DIRECTIONS WILL ACCOMPANY ALL SHIPMENTS. 
Adolphe Rousseau—8.5. Early midseason. Very large, 
dark, rich lustrous red; so deep that it looks almost 
black from a distance. One of the finest landscape 
varieties in its color.75 
Albert Crousse— 8 . 6 . Fragrant, large, soft rose-pink. An 
exceptionally fine late flowering variety. Superb for 
landscape or as a cut flower.50 
Alice Harding—9.5. Midseason. Considered by Le- 
moine as his best introduction. Flowers of refined form 
and texture, with delicate coloring and sweet fra¬ 
grance. Creamy white, with soft pink guard petals, 
which are flushed darker on reverse. . 6.00 
Alsace-Lorraine — 8 . 8 . Late midseason. Pure waxy white, 
with a soft, creamy tone and a suggestion of brownish 
yellow at the base. One of the most exquisite of all 
Peonies .75 
Auguste Dessert —8.7. Midseason. Intense velvety car¬ 
mine, with a distinct silver border. A very handsome 
and distinct variety. 1.00 
Avalanche —8.7. Late midseason. A magnificent, large, 
waxy, bluish-white. Makes a wonderful garden effect 
and equally fine as a specimen or show flower. . .50 
Ball o'Cotton — 8.8 Late midseason. Sweetly fragrant. 
Petals incurved, overlapping at first, forming a large 
compact white ball; later the enormous outer petals 
unfold and the evenly graduated inner petals form a 
rose-like centre of crisp texture. A wire edge of 
crimson appears on a few petals and there is a faint 
lemon tint at the centre. 1.50 
Baroness Schroeder —9.0. Late midseason. A large 
double flesh-white to soft pink, with a delicate 
rose fragrance. The very high rating tells its own 
story .50 
Cherry Hill — 8 . 6 . A very early glistening brilliant red, 
that stands out among all other reds. Awarded a 
Silver Medal by the Massachusetts Horticultural 
Society .75 
Chestine Gowdy —8.4. Late. Delightfully fragrant. Outer 
petals shell pink, inclosing a ring of petals of rich 
cream, these again surrounding a cone of pink petals, 
splashed carmine. Much admired for its unusual color 
variation.75 
Claire DuBois — 8 . 6 . Late. Very large, bright satiny-pink 
with a silvery sheen. Late flowering and best in its 
class .75 
Cornelia Shaylor —9.1. Late. An exquisite late soft rose. 
One of the best of its color, as the extremely hiqh 
rating will indicate. Very tall strong stems.... 1.50 
Coronation —8.5. Late midseason. A lovely soft rose- 
pink, with a delicate lilac fragrance, flecked crimson 
on the edges. 1.00 
Couronne D'Or —8.1. A large, late, milk-white with a 
pronounced water-lily fragrance. A tuft of centre 
petals tipped carmine are surrounded by a row of 
yellow stamens and these in turn by the milky-white 
outer petals.50 
David Harum — 8 . 6 . An indispensable midseason red, 
with strong stems that hold the flowers erect. One of 
the best reds for landscape effect. 1.00 
Denise—9.0. Large, exquisite, fragrant, imbricated 
flowers of flesh-white, with centre flecked 
crimson . 4.00 
Doris Shaylor—9.1. One of the highest rated pinks. A 
very lovely mid-season variety. 1.25 
E. B. Browning—9.1. Late. Very fragrant, extra large, 
creamy white, with soft yellow glow in its depths. A 
magnificent variety . 1.00 
E. C. Shaw—9.1. A delightfully fragrant, clear soft-rose. 
Very large flowers. Late bloomer. Extra fine... 1.50 
E. J. Shaylor—8.7. Late mid-season. Large, deep rose- 
pink, with a rose fragrance. 1.50 
Enchantress—8.9. Very large, delightfully fragrant 
creamy-white. Very late .75 
Eugenie Verdier— 8 . 6 . A very lovely hydrangea-pink. 
One of the showiest of the pink toned varieties. Very 
large, early midseason.50 
Eunice Shaylor—8.9. General effect ivory white. Outer 
petals light flesh-pink, centre flesh-white, occasionally 
flecked crimson, in tufted form, with a golden reflex 
from the yellow stamens arranged in a circle around 
the centre tuft. Semi-double. Mid-season. Very 
fine . 1.50 
Felix Crousse—8.4. Large, silky, brilliant crimson. Cen¬ 
tral bomb of incurved petals, surrounded by promi¬ 
nent guard petals. Late midseason.50 
Festiva Maxima—9.3. Large, early pure milk-white, with 
a few crimson flecks at the centre. Perfect rose 
type .50 
Flow'ret of Eden—8.9. Large soft rose-pink, shading to 
flesh pink at centre. Early midseason. Very lovely. 4.00 
Frances Shaylor— 8 . 6 . Midseason. Prominent guard petals 
of pure white, surrounded by a symmetrical dome of 
narrow incurved petals of iridescent white, in which 
are mingled at the collar partly transformed petals 
that have a distinct edge of rich gold, giving a 
golden glow to the flower. This form of petalage is 
distinctive in this variety. 1.00 
Frances Willard—9.1. A constant prize-winner. Very 
large fragrant blush white when first open, changing 
to pure white. Late midseason. 1.00 
Frankie Curtis—9.3. A very large, perfect bomb-type, 
with collar of large prominent guard petals; sur¬ 
rounded by a perfect chrysanthemum-like centre. 
Opens delicate flesh, changing to pure white, with a 
pink blush down in the heart of the petals. Mid¬ 
season . 5.00 
Galathee— 8 . 2 . A perfect rose-type flower of flesh- 
white, with a pink centre. Very late. 1.00 
Georgiana Shaylor—8.9. One of Shaylor's finest intro¬ 
ductions. A very fragrant, semi-rose type in a 
most exquisite shade of soft rose-pink. Late mid- 
season . . 1.00 
Germaine Bigot—8.5. Crown type, opening flat and de¬ 
veloping a crown as the flower qrows. Color soft 
rosy-lilac, shaded salmon-flesh at the centre. Mid¬ 
season . 50 
Gismonde— 8 . 2 . One of the handsomest late varieties, 
with a pronounced rose-fragrance. Pink centre; lighter 
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