PEONIES 
ARVISTA Gardens 
COLONEL MALCOLM —(Reine des Beautes). Fringed petals, light purple 
and violet with silvery reflex . $5.00 
COMTESSE DE TUDER —Lively salmon, petals tipped satiny-white; fine full 
double flower; free bloomer . $5.00 
PRAGRANS MAXIMA PLENA— Double, Salmon flesh-pink, bronzed foliage. 
Very beautiful . $5.00 
GEORGES PAUL— (Souv. d'Adrien Seneclauze). Wide amaranth and violet 
bloom; very hardy . $5.00 
JULES PIRLOT —Large globular flower, perfect in form; satiny-pink, flushed 
carmine . $5.00 
LACTEA —Pure white, blotched carmine ... $5.00 
LA LORRAINE— A cross between P. Lutea and a varietv of P. Moutan. 
Large well expanded full double flowers of good substance; the petals nearly 
imbricated, being of a soft sulphur yellow with a salmon tinge when opening, 
becoming lighter and purer when fully expanded. (Awarded a work of Art at 
the Paris Horticultural Exhibition in 1909, awarded first class silver medal 
at the Ghent Quiquennial Exhibition 1913, first class certificate from the 
Floral Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society, May 14,1913) .-.$35.00 
IMME DE VATRY —Very large globular bloom; satiny-pink, shaded lilac; 
vigorous grower . $5.00 
REINE DES VIOLETTES— Fine dark lively violet . $5.00 
REINE ELISABETH —Flower perfect in shape, vivid salmon-pink. A bril¬ 
liant color; considered amongst the finest of all double Tree Peonies . $5.00 
SOUVENIR DE DUCHER —Large, globular bloom; bright reddish violet with 
silvery reflex . $5.00 
SOUVENIR DE MAXIME CORNU —A vigorous variety, raised by L. Henry 
at the Paris Museum from P. Lutea hybridized 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. 
(A.M.R.H.S.) .$18.00 
TRIUMPHE DE VANDERMAELEN —Clear rosy-purple brighter in center; 
very floriferous . $5.00 
SURPRISE— A tall vigorous variety, flowers carried by strong stalks, very 
large and full; the color is a combination of straw yellow, pale salmon and 
rosy-purple, of a very novel character. Fragrant .$35.00 
HARDINESS AND CARE OF THE TREE PEONY 
Tree Peonies are perfectly hardy wherever the Lilac thrives. Unprotected 
they often have to stand temperatures of 15 to 25 degrees below zero. It is advisable 
however to avoid windswept locations and to protect the early bloom buds in case 
of late spring frosts. 
Mulching is advisable the first winter after transplanting. Apply mulch of 
light material and after the ground is frozen solid. 
PEONIES 
The finest in the world at very low prices. 
The following list of nearly 200 Peonies fairly bristles with quality. 
At the Michigan State Peony Show, at Jackson, June, 1933, we made our 
first competitive exhibit. On six entries, we were awarded five prizes, three firsts 
and two seconds. We believe that this award speaks for itself. 
We have received a number of new seedling Peonies from our late lamented 
friend. Dr. J. Neeley, including Leto, Freckles, Star of Beauty, and Garden Princess 
which are not yet offered for sale. They should bloom splendidly at ARVISTA 
GARDENS this June. 
Fine Peonies, because of their all-around depedability, their sturdiness, their 
exquisite beauty and delightful fragrance, have a peculiar fascination for flower 
lovers. The Peony is so hardy that it thrives in the coldest climate, without winter 
protection. Wherever the ground freezes at some time during the winter peonies 
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