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The owner of this garden began growing pe¬ 
onies over 35 years ago. He joined The American 
Peony Society and began exhibiting his blooms at 
National Peony Shows in 1916, twenty-two years 
ago. He began publishing peony catalogs in 1920, 
eighteen years ago. 
During the last three years, in addition to peon¬ 
ies, he has been growing and selling AUNT 
MARY^S SWEET CORN SEED and his custo¬ 
mers now have it in every one of the forty-eight 
states. In addition to sending this catalog to all 
his peony customers, he is sending a copy of it also 
to every one of his sweet corn customers many of 
whom, he is sure, will be interested in peonies. 
peonies — Double Varieties 
Peonies are classified as DOUBLE, SINGLE 
and JAPANESE. The DOUBLE varieties which 
far outnumber the other two classifications, are 
usually the largest flowers which are made up of 
a great number of petals sometimes covering the 
entire surface of the flower and at other times, 
showing stamens inter-mingled with the petals. 
We begin our list with the names and descriptions 
of the DOUBLE varieties. 
The name in the brackets following the peony is the 
name of its originator. The number accompanying it is 
the rating given the variety by The American Peony 
Society. 
ALICE HARDING (Lemoine)—9.5 ..$ 3.00 
Lemoine’s name stands at the head of the list of originators 
of peonies and Mr. Lemoine himself says this variety is his 
very best. It is a pure white flower of good size with perfect 
stems and with petals of splendid quality. It has very few 
laterals and is probably the best bloom for cut flowers and 
for decorative purposes. I purchased in 1922 the first root 
sold by Mr. Lemoine, brought it to America and two years 
later sold the first division of it to Mr. Harry Little, then 
President of The American Peony Society, for $200.00, the 
highest price, I believe, received by any grower for a single 
root of any variety. Believing it to be the best peony in the 
world, I have grown it in great quantity and am now able 
to sell it at a moderate price. 
ADOLPHE ROUSSEAU (Dessert & Mechin)—8.5 $ 1.00 
Deep garnet, of very high quality. 
ALBERT CROUSSE (Crousse)—8.6. ‘.75 
A late pink variety with a slight suggestion of salmon. 
ALSACE-LORRAINE (Lemoine)—8.8.75 
A late cream-white variety. 
