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CHERRY HILL NURSERIES 
Houle de Neige (Calot 1867), this variety blooms about 
8.0 midseason and produces very large white flowers, 
usually with rather uniform red markings. It re¬ 
sembles M. Dupont but is usually larger. 
Docteur Caillot (Verdier 1856), good-sized flowers of 
7.2 crimson. Blooms very freely, oftentimes in clusters, 
and is very good for garden effects. Midseason. 
DUCHESSE de NEMOURS (Calot 1856), cup-shaped 
8.1 blooms; broad guard petals of w^hite and narrower 
central petals of sulphur-yellow, with oftentimes a 
marking of green. Early midseason. 
Exquisite (Kelway 1912), good-sized, flat flowers of 
8 5 warm pink; petals rather pointed. Not strong in 
young plants, but well established plants produce 
fine flowers. Fragrant. Midseason to late. 
Faribault (Brand 1918), deep rose of unusual shade, with 
7.8 a silver sheen. 
FESTIVA MAXIMA (Miellez 1851), probably the most 
9 3 widely known of any peony. Exceptionally large 
ivory-white flowers of rather feathery appearance, 
with a fleck of crimson in the center. Strong growei 
and free bloomer. Midseason. 
La Fayette (Dessert 1904), large, evenly formed blooms 
7.8 of rich pink, with a silvery reflex. Fragrant and a 
fine variety. Midseason. 
La Tendresse (Crousse 1896), delightful milk-white flow- 
8.1 ers with an occasional splashing of carmine; good 
size and borne freely in clusters. Midseason. 
Livingstone (Crousse 1879), compact flowers of light 
8.1 silvery-pink, oftentimes flecked with carmine. Strong 
stems produce a profusion of bloom. Late. 
Mme. de Verneville (Crousse 1885), a beautiful milk-white 
7 9 peony, with center flesh-pink when first opened. 
Center petals sometimes tipped with carmine. Early 
to midseason. 
MME. DUCEL (Mechin 1880), extra large, globular 
7.9 blooms of beautiful rose-pink with silvery reflex, 
resembling a mammoth chrysanthemum. Very fine. 
Midseason. 
Marquis C. Lagergren (Dessert 1911), brilliant cherry- 
7.8 red with darker shadings. Flowers borne in clusters 
on stiff, upright stems, which make it an excellent 
variety for mass planting. Midseason. 
Midnight (Brand 1907), large, very dark maroon; good 
7.3 for cut flowers. Early midseason. 
Pasteur (Crousse 1896), large flowers of very delicate 
8.4 shell pink, with soft yellow lights at base of petals. 
Midseason. 
SOUVENIR du DR. BRETONNEAU (Dessert 1880), 
7.2 deep rosy-red; rather loosely arranged petals. Mid¬ 
season. 
Almost over-night we can transform unsightly grounds 
into spots of beauty. 
