G)he Exquisite ^Modern Peony 
{Pceonia} 
GENERAL INFORMATION 
BEAUTY and SUITABILITY FOR DIFFERENT SITUATIONS —Herbaceous Peonies are 
the showiest of all Hardy Perennial Plants and should be in every garden, large or small; 
in beds, borders, shrubberies or along drives; in parks, along boulevards or woodland. 
Peonies are beautiful as specimen plants, as cutflowers or in mass for color effects. Plant in 
lines straight or curving on the margin of shrubberies and in groups between shrubs; in beds 
in the midst of turf, in borders at the foot of walls, and in mixed borders at constant intervals. 
There is no other plant that will make such a magnificent display of color, or give so much 
satisfaction in return for the very slight trouble involved. 
FOLIAGE AND AUTUMN COLOR —Another merit of the Peony is beautiful foliage. It 
is most attractive in its young growth and in its autumn tints. The vivid pink and carmine color 
of the stems and leaves as they push thru the earth’s crust in early spring is delightful; and in 
autumn the foliage produces many colors — tints of orange, purple, amethyst and rich burnt 
sienna, with an occasional splash of warm carmine. 
COTTAGE GARDENS QUALITY —Our Peonies are of ideal quality for Landscape 
Planting, Cutflower Growing and general Garden Planting because all our efforts are con¬ 
centrated on the production of excellent roots. 
OUR EXHIBITION PEONY GARDEN —This Garden, located right near our office, con¬ 
tains plants of every variety we grow, besides seedlings that are sent to us by originators for 
our observation. It also contains seedlings selected from our own seedling fields and our 
Tree Peony Stock Plants. You will find a visit during Peony Time (about June 15-25) highly 
interesting and you are always welcome at Cottage Gardens. 
TREE PEONIES —Tree Peonies must be propagated by grafting. This department has 
become a very important part of our business. We have concentrated on the best and 
newest varieties and can now offer fair quantities of the general list of varieties as well as of 
the yellows. 
SHIPPING TIME— We start shipping Peonies Sept. 1st, and continue until the ground 
freezes. We can also supply Peonies in the spring from our Peony Root storage. 
Peony time 
at Cottage Gardens 
LANSING, MICHIGAN 
