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This list contains only the very finest and highest rated varieties. The 
ratings given are the official ratings of the American Peony Society, and 
it will be noticed that each one carries the very high rating of 9.0 or over. 
Many of them sold for $50.00 to $100.00 each a few years ago. They 
are listed in the order of their rating, Le Cygne, the highest rated of all, 
being first; Therese, the second highest rated next, etc. If you want the 
Peony Collection Supreme, here are the varieties to select. 
LE CYGNE —9.9. The highest rated Peony and fully justifies its distinction. Very large, 
early, ivory-white, without the slightest trace of any other color. Exquisitely fragrant. 
Perfect rose type; a perfect bloom to every stem. Early. $2.50. 
THERESE —9.8. The second highest rated Peony and considered the world's best pink. 
Very large, rose-type, with a delightful fragrance. Equally fine for landscape or show pur¬ 
poses. Mid-season. $1.00. 
KELWAY'S GLORIOUS —9.8. Second highest rated Peony. Immense flower of rose-type; 
creamy white. Rose fragrance. No other Peony of such perfect form. Mid-season. $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. 
MRS. A. M. BRAND —9.6. One of the 5 highest rated Peonies. One of the most remark¬ 
able Peonies ever introduced; received the Gold Medal of the American Peony Society 
for its superior merit. Very large, perfect rose form; pure white throughout and ex¬ 
quisitely fragrant. Late. $4.00. 
ALICE HARDING —9.5. Mid-season. Considered by Lemoine as his best introduction. 
Flowers of refined form and texture, with delicate coloring and sweet fragrance. Creamy 
white, with soft pink guard petals, which are flushed darker on reverse. $6.00. 
MME. JULES DESSERT —9.4. As will be noticed this rates close to the top. Delicate flesh- 
pink, shading to creamy white, with a golden glow at the centre, reflected from the 
golden stamens. Late Mid-season. $1.00. 
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. 
MRS. EDW. HARDING —9.3. This variety sold for $100 not long ago. It is a very large, 
handsome, pure white, with delicate golden reflection from the concealed stamens. 
Mid-season. $1.25. 
PRESIDENT WILSON —9.3. A magnificent full rose-type flower that opens soft rose-pink, 
changing to shell-pink. Has a itch spicy fragrance. One of the best landscape rarieties. 
Late blooming. Recently sold for $30.00. $2.50. 
JOHN M. GOOD —9.3. Large, globular rose-type flowers 
of purest white. Perfect in plant and flower. Late Mid¬ 
season. $2.50. 
FESTIVA MAXIMA —9.3. Large, early pure milk-white with 
a few crimson flecks at the centre. Perfect rose-type. 50c. 
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. 
FRANKIE CURTIS —9.3. A very large, perfect bomb-type, 
with collar of large prominent guard petals, surrounded 
by a perfect chrysanthemum-like center. Opens delicate 
flesh, changing to pure white, with a pink blush down in 
the heart of the petals. Mid-season. $5.00. 
JEANNOT —9.2. One of the very finest. Large globular 
rose-type flower of delicate flesh-pink, softly tinted lav¬ 
ender, lighted salmon-pink at base of petals. Late. A 
superb landscape variety. $1.50. 
GRACE LOOMIS —9.2. A very handsome, large late, fra¬ 
grant white, with lemon tints reflected in the centre. Prof. 
Sounder's finest introduction. $2.00. 
LA FEE —9.2. Very large, soft-rose-pink, with strong rose 
fragrance. Early mid-season. One of the best. $1.00. 
MONS. JULES ELIE —9.2. Early. Although we sell this very 
highly rated variety at a low price, it is th,e 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. 75c. 
MRS. C. S. MINOT —9.2. Very large flesh-pink with cop¬ 
pery tints. Extra fine. Late. $2.50. 
PHILIPPE RIVOIRE— 9.2. Richly rose-scented, early, very 
dark crimson with blackish .sheen. The American Peony 
Society has declared this as the best red Peony in the 
world. True rose type of perfectly symmetrical form, with¬ 
out any sign of stamens. The bright velvety crimson 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. $1.75. 
CORNELIA SHAYLOR —9.1. An exquisite late soft rose. 
One of the best of its color, as the extremely high rating 
will indicate. $1.50. 
SARAH K. THURLOW —9.1. Very late. One of the best 
of the Thurlow introductions. A giant fragrant rose-type 
flower, with outer pearls of flesh-white and centre petals a 
deeper soft-blush-pink. $2.00. 
SOUV. DE LOUIS BIGOT— 9.1. One of the most distinct 
of all pink varieties. Very large fragrant rose-type flowers, 
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. 
THOMAS C. THURLOW— 9.1. Mid -season. Rich spicy 
fragrance. A magnificent soft flesh-pink, paling to cream. 
Cupped centre filled with yellowish petaloids, surrounded 
by a band of broader petals, edged red. $2.00. 
BARONESS SCHROEDER —9.0. Late mid-season. A large 
double flesh-white to soft pink, with a delicate rose fra¬ 
grance. The very high rating tells its own story. 50c. 
DENISE —9.0. Large, exquisite, fragrant, imbricated flow¬ 
ers of flesh-white, with centre flecked crimson. $4.00. 
KATHERINE HAVEMEYER— 9.0. A very large, exquisitely 
fragrant flower of light-rose, tinted old-gold. Rose fra¬ 
grance. Mid-season. $2.50. 
LONGFELLOW— 9.0. A bright crimson variety that is a 
constant prize-winner and equally attractive in the gar¬ 
den. Mid-season. $1.00. 
LUCY SHAYLOR — 9.0. A large, magnificent, double 
white, with yellow centre. Mid-season. $2.50. 
MABEL L. FRANKLIN —9.0. Very large, brilliant rose-pink, 
with pronounced lemon fragrance. The originator's master¬ 
piece. Mid-season. $2.00. 
MARY WOODBURY SHAYLOR —9.0. Very large, fragrant 
flowers of soft shell-pink, shading to creamy yellow at the 
centre. Late mid-season. $1.25. 
MATILDA LEWIS —9.0. A large, rich, dark-crimson, nearly 
as dark as Mons. Martin Cahuzac, but redder. Late Mid¬ 
season. $6.00. 
MILTON HILL —9.0. This late flowering variety is one of 
the very finest Peonies in existence, either for the land¬ 
scape or garden effect, or as a cut flower. It leaves noth¬ 
ing to be desired in a lovely pink Peony of the greatest 
refinement. Very fragrant. $1.00. 
DORIS SHAYLOR —9.1. One of the highest rated pinks. 
A very lovely mid-season variety. $1.25. 
E. C. SHAW —9.1. A delightful fragrant, clear soft-rose. 
Very large flowers. Late bloomer. Extra fine. $2.00. 
E. B. BROWNING —9.1. Late. Very fragrant, extra large, 
creamy white, with soft yellow glow in its depths. A mag¬ 
nificent variety. $1.00. 
HANSINA BRAND —9.1. Fine large deep flowers of dark 
flesh-pink, shading deeper at the base, with a lovely 
salmon glow throughout. $5.00. 
FRANCES WILLARD —9.1. A constant prize-winner. Very 
large fragrant blush white when first open, changing to 
pure white. Late mid-season. $1.00. 
LADY ALEXANDRA DUFF— 9.1. One of the very best 
Peonies both for landscape and garden planting. Delight¬ 
fully fragrant. Large, flat, semi-rose' flowers of varying 
form, all but the terminal flower usually being beautiful 
saucer shaped discs. Soft pink and white. Mid-season. 
75c. 
MARGARET VIERHELLER— 9.1. A very large uniform 
shade of salmon pink. Very rare. $2.00. 
MARTHA BULLOCK —9.1. A mammoth flower sometimes 
measuring up to 12 inches in diameter. A fine landscape 
variety and a great "show" flower. Color silvery-shell 
pink at the center, deepening to deep rose-pink. Exquisite 
rose fragrance. Late. $1.25. 
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 salmon. 
Pleasing fragrance. $4.00. 
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. $3.00. 
NANCY DOLMAN —9.1. Late. A huge bloom, so full and 
compact that it usually requires 10 days to fully develop 
after the bud first begins to open. Awarded Silver Medal 
of the Garden Club of America. Color a beautiful soft 
pink throughout. $4.00. 
