Double Peonies • Continued 
dark crimson with blackish sheen. The American Peony 
Society has declared this is the best red Peony in the 
world. True rose type of perfectly symmetrical form, 
without any sign of stamens. The bright velvety crim¬ 
son color holds without fading throughout the life of 
the flower. Has a delightful rose-fragrance, which 
is rare in red Peonies. A magnificent landscape 
variety. | .75 
Phoebe Carey— 8 . 8 . One of the most desirable of the 
Brand Peonies. A large, rose type flower, very late, 
rose-scented, soft rose-pink, tinted lavender, shaded 
deeper at the centre. Delightfully fragrant. .. . 1.25 
Phyllis Kelway—9.0. Very large, semi-double, fragrant, 
rose-pink. Mid-season. Strikingly beautiful.... 1.50 
President Taft—8.7 A magnificent deep pink. Mid¬ 
season. One of the finest of this color. 1.00 
President Wilson—9.3. A magnificent full rose-type 
flower that opens soft rose-pink, changing to shell-pink. 
Has a rich spicy fragrance. One of the best land¬ 
scape varieties. Late blooming. Recently sold for 
$30.00 . 1.75 
Pride of Pauling— 8 . 6 . Large, double, rich, flesh-pink, 
with a delightful rose fragrance. Late. 1.00 
Primevere— 8 . 6 . The best yellow; an unusual color in 
Peonies. Guards of creamy white; centre deep canary 
yellow when first open, changing to sulphur yellow. 
Very fragrant. Mid-season. . 1.50 
Raoul Dessert—9.0. Very large, late, perfect rose type. 
Mauve, shaded carmine-pink and tipped with silver. 
Pleasingly fragrant. 1.25 
Richard Carvel— 8 . 8 . A large, very early, fragrant, vivid- 
crimson bomb-type flower that is one of the first of 
all the reds to flower. Pleasantly fragrant. 1.00 
Rosa Bonheur—9.0. Very large, rose-type flower of ex¬ 
quisite soft flesh-pink. Late mid-season. 1.00 
Rose Shaylor—9.1. A very large, handsome, fragrant, 
rose-type flower of very delicate flesh-pink. Its dainty 
coloring and fine texture make it a flower of exquisite 
beauty and great refinement. Mid-season.... 2.50 
Sarah Bernhardt—9.0. To win first prize for the best 
flower in the show try Sarah Bernhardt. A very large, 
late, refined flower, semi-rose type. Color apple- 
blossom pink, tipped silver.75 
Sarah K. Thurlow—9.1. Very late. One of the best of 
the Thurlow introductions. A giant fragrant rose-type 
flower, with outer petals of flesh-white and centre 
petals a deeper soft-blush-pink. 2.00 
Solange—9.7. One of the five highest rated varieties, 
coffee-and-cream color. Just put a lot of cream in 
your coffee and you have the color; no other peony 
like it. Perfect rose-type. Late flowering.... 1.25 
Souv. de A. Millet—9.0. Large, velvety textured, double 
amaranth-red, with long stems. Very rare. 1.50 
Souv. de Louis Bigot—9.1. One of the most distinct of 
all pink varieties. Very large fragrant rose-type flow¬ 
ers, with fringed petals of bright Bengal-rose, slightly 
tinged carmine at the base, changing to salmon-pink, 
with a silvery reflex. Late mid-season. 1.00 
Therese—9.8. The second highest rated Peony and con¬ 
sidered the world's best pink. Very large, rose-type 
with a delightful fragrance. Equally fine for land¬ 
scape or show purposes. Mid-season. 1.00 
Thomas C. Thurlow—9.1. Mid-season. Rich spicy fra¬ 
grance. A magnificent soft flesh-pink, paling to cream. 
Cupped centre filled with yellowish petaloids, sur¬ 
rounded by a band of broader petals, edged red. 2.00 
Tourangelle—-9.4. Late. One of the most delicate and 
beautiful of all Peonies. Large, fragrant, pearly white, 
with a tan and pink suffusion. 1.00 
Walter Faxon—9.3. One of the finest of all Peonies. 
Soft coral-pink, shaded lighter at the ends of the 
petals and deeper rose-pink at the base. Delightfully 
fragrant. A superb show flower. Mid-season. . 1.00 
Philippe Rivoire 
creamy white, with a golden glow at the centre, 
reflected from the golden stamens. Late mid¬ 
season . 1.00 
Mons. Jules Elie —9.2. Early. Although we sell this very 
highly rated variety at a low price, it is the largest 
and most striking of the pink Peonies, being a gigantic 
flower of perfect crown type, the centre being like a 
large show Chrysanthemum with large, prominent 
guard petals. Early flowering and has a pleasing 
fragrance. See color illustration page 42.75 
Mons. Martin Cahuzac — 8 . 8 . Very dark purple-garnet, 
with a black reflex and prominent bright yellow sta¬ 
mens. A large, massive, semi-rose type. The darkest of 
all Peonies and a magnificent landscape variety. 
Early mid-season . . 1.50 
Mont Blanc — 8 . 6 . A very large, compact rose type, with 
laciniated petals, giving a lacy effect. A gorgeous 
milk-white flower; exquisitely fragrant. Early mid¬ 
season . 75 
Mrs. A. M. Brand —9.6. One of the 5 highest rated 
Peonies. One of the most remarkable Peonies ever in¬ 
troduced; received the Gold Medal of the American 
Peony Society for its superior merit. Very large, per¬ 
fect rose form; pure white throughout and exquisitely 
fragrant. Late . 4.00 
Mrs. C. S. Minot —9.2. Very large flesh-pink, with cop¬ 
pery tints. Extra fine. Late. 2.00 
Mrs. Edw. Harding — 9.3. I paid $100.00 each for my 
original plants of this variety. It is a very large, 
handsome, pure white, with delicate golden reflec¬ 
tion from the concealed stamens. Mid-season. . 1.25 
Mrs. Shaylor Force — 9.0 One of Shaylor's finest intro¬ 
ductions. A perfect rose type, in pure white, with a 
light carmine edging on occasional petals, and a yel¬ 
low reflex at the heart from an occasional petaloid. 
A grand landscape variety. Mid-season. 1.50 
Myrtle Gentry —9.1. Late Mid-season. A beautiful and 
refined flower and one of the very finest of all Peonies. 
Color rosy-white, suffused with tints of flesh and sal¬ 
mon. Pleasing fragrance. 4.00 
Nancy Dolman — 9.1. Late. A huge bloom, so full and 
compact that it usually requires 10 days to fully de¬ 
velop after the bud first begins to open. Awarded 
Silver Medal of the Garden Club of America. Color 
a beautiful soft pink throughout. 3.00 
Nina Secor —9.0. Very large, fragrant pure white, with 
a yellow glow at the centre; perfect rose type. Mid¬ 
season . 1.75 
Opal —8.6. Perfect rose-type. Large, dainty salmon- 
pink when first open, changing to opalescent French- 
white, without markings of any kind. Mid-season. .75 
Paradise —8.7. Early Mid-season. Fragrant. Very large 
flowers of soft flesh-pink, with a perfect star-like white 
centre when fully open. Very floriferous. 1.50 
Philippe Rivoire—9.2. Richly rose-scented, early, very 
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