THE JOSEPH F. MARTIN COMPANY, PAINESVILLE, OHIO 
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PEON IES—Continued. 
MME. CALOT. Hydrangea-pink. 
Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
MME. DUCEli. Pink of medium shade 
with silvery reflex. Bomb type, re¬ 
sembling the famous Mons. Jules Elie. 
Very desirable. Strong grower, medium 
height. 
Per 10, $2.0O; Per 100, $15.00 
MME. JULES DESSERT. Large, flat 
semi-rose type. Flowers are delicate 
flesh pink, shading to straw white. 
Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
MODESTE GUERIN. A typical Bomb- 
type flower of light solferino-red that 
comes in early mid-season. Fragrant. 
A strong plant of medium height with 
good stems that hold the blooms well 
upright. This is the best of the early 
deep-pink varieties. Equally good for 
the landscape or for cut-flowers. 
Per 10. $2.00; Per 100, $16.00 
MONS JULES ELIE. Bomb type; early 
midseason. King of all Peonies. Color 
an ideal glossy lilac-pink, shading to a 
deeper rose at the base, the entire 
flower overlaid with a sheen of silver 
Ideal for cut flowers. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $16.00 
MR. L VAN LEEUWEN. Late midsea¬ 
son pure light crimson, double type 
flowers. Robust grower and abundant 
bloomer. Very good for cutting. 
Per 10, $3.00; Per 100, $25.00 
NELLIE. A very large flower of uni¬ 
form. shell-pink. The petals are long 
and rounded, symmetrically arranged 
around the center of yellow stamens. 
Medium tall grower. 
Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
OFFICINALIS RUBRA FL. PL. Rich 
deep crimson; the great Decoration 
Day Peony. 
Per 10, $3.00; Per 100, $25.00 
PRESIDENT TAFT. Delicate hy¬ 
drangea pink, completely enveloped in 
a halo of white. Profuse bloomer. 
Per 10, $.3.00; Per 100, $25.00 
PHILOMELE. Anemone type; midsea¬ 
son. Guard or primary petals bright 
violet-rose, anemone center, of lingu- 
lated narrow golden-yellow petals 
changing to cream or amber-yellow. As 
the flower develops a crown appears 
of bright rose edged dark crimson. 
Has the true honey fragrance; very 
strong, upright grower and fine bloom¬ 
er. Distinct and novel. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $16.00 
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. Semi-rose 
type; mid-season. A variety purchased 
in England under number and named 
in Holland for our President. It is 
deep, rich, brilliant red in color, dif¬ 
ferent from any red we know, and a 
grand Peony. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $18.00 
PRIDE OF LANGPORT. Large guard 
petals of soft pleasing pink, surround¬ 
ing a centre of long yellow stamens; 
carpels light green, tipped pink. Best 
of its color. 
Per 10, $4.00; Per 100, $35.00 
PRIMEVERE. Bomb type; mid-season. 
Outer petals sulphur white, center 
petals deep sulphur yellow. Best yel¬ 
low Peony grown. 
Per 10, $4.00; Per 100, $30.00 
PRINCESS BEATRICE. Large, com¬ 
pact high crown. Guards and crown 
light violet-rose, collar cream-white, 
center flecked crimson. Fragrant. 
Strong vigorous grower, medium 
height, very free bloomer. Eary mid¬ 
season. Extra good tri-color. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $16.00 
REINE HORTENS E. Semi-rose type 
flower is uniform hydrangea - pink; 
guards and center petals marked car¬ 
mine. 
I'er 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
ROSA BONHEUR.. Very large rose 
type flower. Light violet-rose, guard 
petals are flecked crimson. Late mid¬ 
season. 
Per 10, $3.00; Per 100, $25.00 
SARAH BERNHARDT. Semi-rose type. 
Mid-season. Apple blossom pink, with 
each petal silver-tipped. 
Per 10, $3.00; Per 100, $25.00 
SOUV. DE CHAS. GOMBAULT. One of 
the most outstanding varieties. It is 
tricolor, flowers are built up crown 
shaped, fine lasting qualities. It is 
much admired for its beauty; at the 
same time it is different than the gen¬ 
eral list of the clear colors. We like 
it very much. 
I'er 10, $2.00; Per 100. $18.00 
THERESE. Rose type; mid-season. One 
of the three highest rated Peonies. 
Color rich satiny pink with glossy re¬ 
flex. Flowers are enormous in size of 
full rose type. Sturdy vigorous grow¬ 
er with upright stems and rich green 
foliage. Delicately fragrant. 
Per 10, $4.00; Per 100, $35.00 
TOURANGELLE. Large rose type flow¬ 
er. Opalescent pearly white, suffused 
with shades of delicate salmon and Le 
France-rose. 
Per 10, $3.50; Per 100, $30.00 
UMBELLATA ROSEA. Rose type; very 
early. Large flower, guards laid with 
delicate salmon and Le France pink 
tints. Exquisitely beautiful in form 
and color. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $16.00 
VELOUTINE. Tulip-like, tyrain-pur- 
ple, with velvety reflex. 
Per 10, $4.00; Per 100, $35.00 
VERA. A rare variety, with immense 
flowers. Guard petals deep crimson, 
surrounding a thick ball of golden sta¬ 
mens. Early mid-season. 
l»er 10, $4.00; Per 100, $35.00 
WALTER FAXON. Color is soft coral- 
pink, shaded lighter at the ends of the 
petals and deeper rose-pink at base. 
The concealed golden stamens add a 
salmon reflection through the pink of 
the petals. It is medium tall and vig¬ 
orous. Mid-season. As a show flower, 
it is one of the most distinct Peonies 
and should rate at the top of all pinks. 
Per 10, $3 50; Per 100, $30.00 
PHYSALIS 
Japanese Lantern 
FRANCHETI. A big money maker that 
wili yield more than any other outside 
crop. The fruits are becoming more 
popular each year for decorative pur¬ 
poses in the early fall and winter. The 
color of these lantern fruits is orange- 
vermilion and are ever - lasting aftei 
drying. Single plants produce as many 
as thirty lanterns that sell readily in 
any flower market. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
POLEMONIUM 
Jacob’s Ladder 
<'OERULEUM ALBUM. Fern-like foliage, 
with white flowers. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, .$7.00 
COERULEUM GRANDIFLORUM BLUE. 
Large deep blue flowers in May and June. 
2 ft. 
per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
< AERllLEUM PRIMA DONNA.. Very free 
flowei'ing, compact plants producing pale 
lilac-blue flowers. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
REPTVNS (R). Small rock garden or 
low border form growing only G-8 inches 
tall, with deep blue flowers. 
Per 10. $1.5>0; Per 100. $10.00 
PLATYCODON 
Balloon Flower 
The Platycodons are closely allied to 
the Campanula and form neat, branching 
bushes of upright habit, 2 to 2% feet 
high, producing their attractive blue or 
white flowers from July to October. They 
are very satisfactory hardy plants for the 
sunny border. 
EARLY FLOWERING BLUE. An extra 
early strain that comes into bloom in 
June. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
GRANDIFLORA ALBA., 
form of the above. 
Per 10, $1.00; Pet 
White-flowered 
100, $7.00 
MARIESI. A beautiful dwarf species, with 
broad, thick foliage and large, deep violet- 
blue flowers on 12-inch sterns in great 
profusion throughout the entire summer. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
EXCELLENT NEW STRAIN 
EARLY FLOWERING WHITE. White 
form of of above. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
GRANDIFLORA. Blue, 18 inches. June to 
October. Large, showy, deep blue flowers. 
Good for rock garden and border. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
MAMMOTH EARLY FLOWERING (Gigaii- 
lea Praeco-v). Flowers are 3% to 4 inches 
across and start flowering in June. Plants 
bushy, growing to a heiglit of 2% ft. 
but bioom starts when plants are still 
very small. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
PLUMBAGO 
Leadwort 
LARPENTAE. One Of the most desirable 
border and rock plants. It is of dwarf, 
spreading habit, growing 6 to 8 inches 
high, covered with deep blue flowers dur¬ 
ing the summer and fall. The flowers are 
borne in small clusters just above the 
foliage. Does well in the rock garden in 
full sun or light shade. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100. $10 00 
PULMONARIA 
ANGUSTIFOLIA AZUREA. Low^ growing 
tufts of dark green foliage with many 
heads of deep sky-blue flowers in early 
spring. Excellent for moist shady places 
and it grows to a height of about 8 to 
12 inches. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
SACCHARATA. Large variegated leaves 
of silver and green with rich blue flow¬ 
ers growing from 8 to 12 inches high. 
Per 10. $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
