7—MADAM E EMILE GALLE (Crousse, 1881.) Hose type ; 
late midseason. Large, double, cup-shaped, imbricated 
flowers; color delicate sea shell-pink with touches of helio¬ 
trope and lavender. This is probably the most ethereally 
beautiful of all Peonies; inexpressibly grand. Not a new 
Peony, but scarce and rare. 
130—MADAME EMILE LEMOINE (Lemoine, 1899.) Semi¬ 
rose type; midseason. M. Lemoine thought enough of this 
Peony to honor it with his wife's name. Tall, strong, vig¬ 
orous grower. Enormous buds opening into extra large 
imbricated round flowers that completely hide the bush, 
each petal overlapping the other, giving the whole flower a 
very unusually distinctive, even shape. Color on nrst 
opening glossy-white, overlaid with a sheen of tender 
satiny-pink, covered with minute lilac dots. When fully 
blown, pure white. A variety you want to "linger with; 
strong grower and free bloomer; rare and beautiful. Eas¬ 
ily scores the six points of excellence. 
32—MADAME FOR EL (Crousse, 188 1.) Rose type; late 
midseason. Enormous, very full double bloom; color glos¬ 
sy, deep pink with a silvery reflex ; known as the “Princess 
of Pink Peonies," a title it well deserves and proudly 
carries. Extra fine. 
156—MADAME GEISLER (Crousse, 1880.) Rose type; mid¬ 
season. Gigantic, compact, imbricated, well formed bloom, 
on strong, erect stems. Color glossy pink, shading to 
bright bengal-rose on base of petals; fine. Mr. Kline 
says of this Peony: “Visitors to our fields invariably 
pause in astonishment before our block of this variety. 
The word sensational best describes Madame Geissler, and 
it is difficult to speak in temperate terms of this mar¬ 
velous flower. It is one of the very largest Peonies in 
existence. Very double, globular, imbricated, massive and 
Imposing." 
148—MADAME JULES CALOT (Calot, 1SG8.) Semi-rose 
type; midseason. Large, compact, double flower, lilac- 
white narrow petals in collar with a tuft of white petals 
in center. Color laid on in splashes. Tall, good habit, 
line bloomer. 
113— MADAME JULES DESSERT (Dessert, 1909.) Rose 
type; midseason. Very large, imbricated flower, the petals 
undulated. Color pure white overlaid with a sheen of 
delicate blush, intermixed with golden stamens. Might 
well be called the blushing bride. Stiff, vigorous stems 
of perfect habit; an absolutely superior variety. 
186—MADAME LEMON IER (Calot, 1805.) Rose type; mid¬ 
season. Large, compact flower; color pale lilac-rose 
changing to lilac overcast with white collar of cream- 
white, petaloids almost concealed with very wide center; 
petals flecked crimson; fragrant. Tall, vigorous, fine habit. 
178—MADAME LOISE MERE (Calot, 1863.) Rose type; late 
midseason. Immense, very double bloom on stiff, erect 
stems. Color fleshy-white with silky reflex, occasional 
touch of carmine on the borders of the petals. 
74_MADAME MUYSSART (Calot, 1869.) Rose type; late 
midseason. Very large, well shaped bloom. Color an 
even shade of china-pink or solferino-red, tipped silver. 
Fragrant; tall grower. Very fioriferous variety. 
116—MADAME REIGNOUX (Dessert, 1909.) Rose type; 
early. Large, full flowers. Color velvety carmine-pink 
with silvery border; blossoms in clusters. 
136—MADAME THOUVENIN (Crousse, 1881.) Rose type; 
late midseason. Brilliant rosy-red, flushed carmine and 
lilac. Large, globular flower; a beauty. This Peony is 
not appreciated nearly as much as its merits would war¬ 
rant. Try it. 
166—MADEMOISELLE DESBUIS-SONS (Crousse, 1893.) 
Semi-rose type; late midseason. Very large, full, elegant¬ 
ly shaped bloom that is imbricated and fiat, with extra 
large petals; color tender glossy pink with center of waxy- 
white, guards violet-rose. Extremely showy. 
253—MADEMOISELLE JULIETTE DESSERT (Dessert, 1888.) 
Rose type; midseason. Large, compact, globular flower of 
great beauty. Color richest dark velvety-crimson with sil¬ 
very reflex; stamens partly concealed. Tall, vigorous, free 
bloomer. 
15—MADEMOISELLE LEONIE CALOT (Calot, 1801.) (Syn. 
Monsieur Charles Levesque and Sea Shell.) Rose type: 
late midseason. We had quite a number of people say 
that this was the prettiest flower in our collection. This 
is one of the grandest of Peonies, a tall grower, and is 
such a free bloomer that it completely hides the plant; 
the coloring is so refined as to instantly arrest attention, 
being a delicate rose-white with soft lilac-pink center, and , 
numerous dots of faint. Heliotrope-pink. These dots are 
so harmoniously blended with the coloring of the flower as 
to add a charm of indescribable beauty. Sea shell-pink is i 
about as near as words can convey an idea of its color- j 
ing. Exquisitely superb. 
18—MADEMOISELLE ROUSSEAU (Crousse, 1880.) Semi- 
rose type; midseason. Large, full, finely shaped flowers, 
primary or guard petals milk-white, prominently splashed 
carmine. Central petals sulphur-white with' slight blush 
tinge. Extreme center of flower flecked with carmine. A 
prominent Peony grower on seeing this flower said that 
“not a root of it should ever be sold for less than three 
dollars." Extra fine. 
254— MARCELLE DESSERT (Dessert, 1899.) Crown type; 
midseason. J^arge blooms of admirable shape and per¬ 
fect regularity; rounded petals built up into a high, con¬ 
spicuous crown creamy-white lightly spotted lilac, center 
flecked crimson. The color is one to conjure with being 
of great freshness and remarkable delicacy. Has the agree¬ 
able fragrance of the Tea Rose. 
228—MARECHAL MACMAKON. (See 228, Augustin d’Hour.) 
39 — MARECHAL VALLIANT (Calot, 1807.) Rose type; late. 
Immense globes of light red, with shades of mauve. At 
Chicago flower show in June, 1905, it won the first prize 
for best red. It was then sailing under the name of 
Grandiflora Rubra. It certainly had no competition worth 
naming, for were it competing against such reds as Augus¬ 
tin d’Hour, l'Ecletante, Dr. Boisduval or Felix Crousse it 
would not hate a look in. 
276—MARGUERITE GERARD (Crousse, 1892.) Semi-rose 
type; midseason. Enormous, flat-shaped flower with broad 
petals blooming in clusters; color delicate Hydrangea- 
pink, changing as the flower ages to creamy-white. Many 
of the central petals and even the guards have minute 
dark carmine, almost black, flecks on the tips; fragrant. 
What can we say of this imposing wonderful flower. Vis¬ 
itors to our fields pause in astonishment before our rows 
of this variety. It looks at you from any position or 
angle at which you may stand, and seems to say “Did 
you ever see a flower so sensational or beauty so radiant? 
Verily, Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one 
of these." 
123 — MARIE (Calot, 1868.) Semi-rose type : late. Flat, com¬ 
pact bloom. Color white, washed or overlaid with lilac, 
changing to milk-white; guards flecked with crimson; 
collar same color as guards; golden-yellow staminoids or 
short, narrow petals surround the collar; petals shading 
to yellow at base. Fragrance pleasant; extra tine variety. 
212—MARIE CROUSSE (Crousse, 1892.) Bomb type; mid¬ 
season. Enormous, very full, globular flowers on long, 
strong stems; color soft salmon-pink shaded a glossy 
satiny-lilac. An exquisite fresh coloring. A most desir¬ 
able Peony. A sort that is rare and nothing prettier in 
the whole range of Peony flowers. 
129 — MARIE DEROUX (Crousse, 1881.) Rose type; late. 
Large, compact, imbricated bloom of flat shape; color flesh- 
pink, bordered milk-white; blooms in clusters; fragrant. 
Monsieur Jules Elie. (Description on page 17.) 
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