208—LA TENDRESSE (Crousse, 1899.) Hose type; eariy. 
Very full, spreading flower of immense size in clusters; 
Petals very tliick and wax-like. Color creamy-wiiite chang¬ 
ing to pure white; guards slightly splashed, center flecked 
crimson. Flecks are very prominent on some ulooms, very 
slight on others; very free flowering and fragrant. One of 
the very choicest. 
103—LA TULIPE (Calot, 1ST?.) (Syn. Multicolore.) Semi¬ 
rose type; midseason. Enormous, globular, fragrant flow¬ 
ers, delicate blush-wliite, shading to ivory-white, with 
red tulip markings on outside of guard petais. Again we 
quote Harrison: "There is no Peony so attractive in bud 
as this. First a hall Interlaced with green, red and white. 
As it grows these interfacings become pronounced. There 
is no bloom whose unfoldings you watch with greater in¬ 
terest. It finally opens a solid ball of softest blush with 
streaks of carmine. There it sits in all its beauty, a 
glorious flower in a chalice of veined marble, emitting a 
delightful perfume.” Our rows of this gave the appear¬ 
ance of a huge bank of snow for fully two weeks. 
27—L'ECLETANTE (Calot, 1SG0.) Bomb type; midseason. 
Flowers very double and full; color deep, brilliant velvety- 
crimson. It makes a handsome plant, every flower stand¬ 
ing up straight and erect well above, the foliage. We 
think this one of the finest Peonies. 
20—LE CYCNE (f.emolne, 1007.) Rose type; midseason. 
This was appropriately named when it was christened "The 
Swan.” Those who visited the Peony show in 1908 at 
Paris say that I.e Cygne was easily the grandest white 
flower that they ever beheld. A visit to M. Lemoine’s 
Place on June 1, 1011, was rewarded by seeing the orig¬ 
inal plant of this l'eony in full bloom. It was a large 
plant, standing at the entrance to the grounds, and ar¬ 
rested immediate attention, giving the Impression of a huge 
ball of snow, a sight never to he forgotten. This was the 
only plant M. Bemoine, the originator, had of this variety, 
showing how very rare He Cygne is. With us it grows 
about two-tliirds as tall as Festiva Maxima, with good, 
still', rigid stems; foliage the darkest green of all Peonies; 
buds borne in clusters. Very large, perfectly formed flow¬ 
ers with broad imbricated petals. Color creamy-white with 
a greenish luminosity at the heart, passing to a clear 
paper-white with age. The globular, compact type of 
bloom of this variety makes it easily distinguishable from 
all others, probably the finest of all white Peonies. Easily 
scores the six points of excellence. Not more than one 
plant of this variety will be sold to any one person. 
108—LEONIE (Miellez, 1857.) Rose type; midseason. Here 
is a Peony that has been neglected. It is a strong grower, 
producing its large flowers on long stems. Color delicate 
flesh; extra line. 
117—LEVIATHAN (Kelway, ISOfl.) Rose type; midseason. 
As its name would indicate, this is a leviathan as to size. 
Has large petals. Color bright deep rose, a color that is 
rather scarce in Peonies. Extra fine. 
275—L'INDISPENSABLE (Origin unknown.) Rose type; iate 
midseason. -V variety of unknown French origin and sent 
out from Holland and is greatly confused with Eugene 
Yerdier. under which name we formerly offered it. It is 
a huge ball of delicate baby-pink. Has by far the most 
petals of any Peony in our collection, bn the Pacific 
slope this is said to stand at the head of the list of all 
varieties. With us it at times seems to waterlog, and a 
few of the outside petals burn. 
135 — LINNE (Yerdier, 1800.) Rose type ; midseason. Large, 
globular, compact bloom. Color tyrian-rose; guards 
slightly flecked with crimson; quite floriferous. A good 
variety. 
168—LIVINGSTONE (Crousse, 1879.) Rose type; late. Very 
full imbricated bloom ; both buds and flowers are large and 
beautiful. Color pale lilac-rose with sheen of silver; very 
free sure bloomer in clusters; upright, erect grower; fine 
cut flower variety. One of the prize winners. 
82—LOUIS VAN HOUTTE (Calot, 1897.) Semi-rose type; 
late midseason. Very fine, shapely bloom; medium to large 
flower; color bright violaceous-red of dazzling effect. An 
old favorite. 
185—MADAME BARRILLET DESCHAMPS (Calot, 1808.) 
Semi-rose type; early midseason. Large, flat, imbricated 
flower with very wide petals. Color clear violet-rose fad¬ 
ing to a delicate silvery-pink when the sunlight strikes it. 
Fragrant; extra good. 
106—MADAME B0LLET (Calot, 1897.) Rose type; midsea¬ 
son. Very compact, globular double bloom. Color clear 
rose with silvery-white reflex, lingulated with carmine. 
Fragrant, free and fine. 
160—MADAME BOULANGER (Crousse, 1880.) Rose type; 
late midseason. Very large bloom. Color glossy tender \ 
rose shading to soft heliotrope, bordered with silvery flesh. 
Extra tine. 
138—MADAME BUCQUET (Dessert, 1888.) Semi-rose type; 
midseason. Very pretty, perfect shaped bud and flower. 
Color velvety-crimson, almost black, very rich and mag¬ 
nificent : very free. All who see it insist on having it. 
Very attractive, brilliant variety. 
19—MADAME CALOT (Miellez, 1850.) (Syn. Glory of Bos- 
koop.) Rose type; early. Large, convex bloom. Hy¬ 
drangea-pink, center shaded slightly darker with a some¬ 
what sulphur-tint in the collar. This Peony has three dis¬ 
tinctive qualities over all other varieties. First, it blooms 
any and every year, never falling; second, it produces 
more flowers than any Peony ever introduced; third, it is 
the most fragrant of all Peonies, the perfume being delicious. 
In the above three points Madame Calot stands pre¬ 
eminent. Simply a wonder. 
43—MADAME CAMILLE BANCEL (Crousse, 1897.) Rose 
type; late. Large, globular, convex flower ‘.hat is very 
compact and full; uniform deep pink or solferino-red, with 
silvery reflex and salmon shadings; beautiful and distinct. 
131—MADAME CROUSSE (Calot, 18GG.) Crown type; mid¬ 
season. Free bloomer in clusters; large flowers of pure 
white with crimson flecks on crown. Thought by nany to 
be the best all around white. 
161—MADAME DE B0LLEM0NT (Crousse, 1895.) Rose 
type; late midseason. Large, very full, double convex 
flower with closely set petals. Soft liliaceous glossy pink 
with silvery border. 
223—MADAME DE GALHAU (Crousse, iS83.) Hose type ; 
late. Medium large compact bloom. Guards rose white, 
center pale lilac-rose. Free bloomer; fragrant. 
197—MADAME DE VATRY (Guerin, 18G3.) Crown type; 
midseason. Very large, finely formed bloom. Lilac-white 
guards and crown, sulphur-white collar of wide petals, 
center striped carmine. Splendid cut flower variety and a 
fine bedding sort; fragrant. 
16—MADAME DE VERNEVILLE (Crousse, 1S85.) Bomb 
type; early. One of the most charming varieties on the 
market. Guard petals are pure white, very large and fold¬ 
ing over the flower; the blooms are very full and double, 
of the purest white suffused with daintiest blush except a 
few cream-colored petals and four red flakes on central 
petals; exceptionally free. We have counted sixty-five 
large, perfect blooms on one plant open at the same time. 
Certainly a wonder. 
101—MADAME DUCEL (Mechin, 1880.) Bomb type; mid¬ 
season. A very large, wonderfully built flower; broad 
guard petals; center bomb shaped like a huge hall; very 
double and compact. The closely set central petals are 
beautifully incurved as in a Chrysanthemum. The whole 
flower, both guards and bomb, a solid color of silvery lilac- 
pink or mauve rose, very distinct and floriferous; holds its 
form and color to the end. Indispensable. Stands among 
the very first Peonies. 
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