Battle Creek, Mich. 
TREE PEONIES 
JAPANESE IRISES 
The Jananese Irises are perhaps the most showy of all, and are most valuable 
in the garden because they blossom after others have finished flowering. The 
broad flat flowers, some of them 10 inches across, in their beautiful clear colors 
and pastel shades, add distinct character to any garden planting. Their principal 
requirement is an abundance of water about the roots a month before and a month 
after blooming. They like full sun. We present the following proven sorts. 
AIFUKURIN—A very beautiful single white, suffused and edged violet . $1.00* 
CATHERINE PARRY—Dbl. Blue overlaid rosy-red- .. 50e 
COLUMBIA—Dbl. Blue with pure white veins and yellow center. Striking 50c 
ELEANOR PARRY—An unusual double claret-red flushed white and blue . 40c 
GOLD BOUND—The most popular double white Jap. Flowers white as snow 
with a firm and waxy texture . .35c 
HELEN WELLS—Sgl. Amethyst violet with purple standards. Large. 30 in. 50c 
KHA KHAN—Sgl. Large white suffused blue . 75c 
KOMACHI—A double, deep violet-purple variety of great beauty . 50c 
KOMBARIN—A double, fine, large, pure white that is early and outstanding. 50c 
MAHOGANY—A large, double flower of rich mahogany-red. Very late. One 
of the handsomest of Japanese Irises .. 35c 
MARGARET S. HENDICKSON—Triple. Soft bluish violet with white center 
flushed bluish. Wavy petals . 75c 
OTOMENE—Sgl. Gigantic flowers to 9 in. in diameter, soft lavender veined 
purple. Extra fine . $1.50- 
PURPLE AND GOLD—A very popular, double Japanese of brilliant purple 
and gold coloring . 35c 
RED RIDINGHOOD—Sgl. Amaranth suffused white. Best low priced red . 50c 
WISTER’S FAVORITE—Sgl. Real sky blue with deeper markings and 
rounded petals. Very fine . $1.50* 
TREE PEONIES 
(PiEONIA ARBOREA) 
Including the Newest in Double Yellows 
Generally speaking the Tree Peony differs from the herbaceuos Peony in that 
the stems of the Tree Peony are woody and the plant will attain a height of over 
5 feet. 
Tree Peonies in general bloom earlier than the Chinese Peonies and they are 
very free-flowering. Amongst the Tree Peonies we also find colors unknown in the 
Chinese Classes. 
We have studied the unusual Tree Peonies for a good many years and the 
collection listed on these pages represents perhaps the finest assortment avjiilnble 
today. We like to draw your attention especially to the yellow varieties which still, 
belong to the rarest of all plants. 
SIZE OF PLANTS AND TIME OF SHIPPING —At prices quoted we supply 
strong two- to three-year-old plants. Most tree peonies are carried in 5-in. pots so 
that they can be shipped at any time. Tree Peonies bloom when very young, quite 
often on one-year plants. They grow less rapidly than the Chinese Peony. 
ARCHDUC LUDOVICO —Enormous wide flower, double, flesh-pink, turning 
soft lilac . $5.00- 
ATHLETE —Immense double flower of fine glazed mauve, shaded rose; vigor¬ 
ous and prolific grower . $5.00 
BARONNE D’ALES —Very large imbricated bloom; vivid salmony-pink; deeper 
in center ... $5.00 ‘ 
CAROLINA D’lTALIE —Wide flower; silvery-flesh with salmon reflex; prolific 
and beautiful . $5.00' 
CHROMATELLA —This striking novelty is a sport from the beautiful variety 
‘‘Souvenir de Maxime Cornu.” Color: a pure sulphur yellow without any 
shade of salmon or buff. The flower is full double .$35.00* 
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