Hardy Perennial Plants 45 
I PAINESVILLE, OHIO 
Mme. Emile Galle 
$HIR0 
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Japanese Peony—Shiro-Sangai 
Japanese Peonies 
The opened flowers are of extra wide 
spread, with one or more layers of 
broad guard petals which act as cup to 
the mounded center. In this class the 
stamens aand anthers are greatly en¬ 
larged into narrow, thick, twisted petal- 
oids of various colors, forming a dense 
cushion. 
11—Yoochi-no-tsuki 
(“Shadow of 
Moon 
m a 
Rippled Pool.”) 6- to 8-inch flowers 
with prominent cushion center; white, 
occasionally flushed pink, with amber- 
cream petaloids. 75c. 
15 _ETiiwairk Sleepless Castle.”) 
y ^ 9.2. This is the darkest 
and richest of our group. Broad 
rounded guards of velvety mahogany- 
red. The fine, curly petaloids form a 
conspicuous, dense center; garnet, 
streaked on reverse side and heavily 
tipped with light bronze. $2.50. 
PEONIES 
i Spring planting of Peonies is practical if done early, before 
) the new shoots become too long. March or early April. 
Standard 3- to 5-eye divisions—Prices Postpaid. 
I ^Albatre Milk-white shaded ivory, the interior petals 
, '■ slightly tinged lilac, carmine edged. 35c. 
i Aususte'Dessert Midseason, rose type. Rounded 
^ I ° petals in full cup-shaped flowers; bril- 
] liant, velvety carmine with silvery reflex. $1.00. 
! ; Baroness Schroeder 9-0- Extra good cut-flower sort, 
I of large, full rose type. Opens 
flesh-white but bleaches to pure white. 50c. 
^ Candeur Large, globular, dainty; delicate silvery pink 
i I tinged lilac-rose; center flecked carmine, 75c. 
■■Claire Du'bois. 8.7. Clear satiny pink with glossy reflex. 
'] Large, globular, late midseason. 50c. 
^ Duchesse de Nemo-ars. 8.1. Large and full; shapeliest, 
; bast commercial white, uniquely tinged with sulphur. 35c. 
" Eldiilis Supertoa. 7.6. Bright rose-pink. Very early. 35c. 
- Felix Crousse 8.4. Midseason, Large, round heads per- 
. . fectly double; crimson-cardinal. 60c. 
Pestiva Maxima. 9.3, The earliest, purest white. 35c. 
Germaine Bigot. 8.5. Pale rose, white and ivory with shell- 
pink suffusion, and peeping golden stamens. 35c. 
James Kelwav 8.7. Very large, semi-rose type. White, 
■ occasionally flecked crimson. 35c. 
8.8. Pure, rich, intense crimson. Of 
half-rose type, it makes and remains 
Karl Rosenfield 
a splendid full, rounded substantial flower. 50c. 
Marguerite Gerard. 8.4. Hydrangea-pink, marbled on 
creamy white with collars of golden anthers. 35c. 
lUlaHo jacauin 8.3. (“The Water Lily Peony”). Beau- 
IViarie jacguin semi-double flowers; the waxy, 
white cups with crowded center of golden stamens. 50c. 
Marie Lemoine. 8.5. Dwarf, extra late, and very choice 
in the bud. White, faintly tinged chamois. 50c each. 
Mme. de Verneville. 7.9. Medium-sized, globular flower, 
petals crinkly and semi-transparent; creamy white. 35c. 
Mme Ducel shaped like a high-built Chrysanthe¬ 
mum, a warm, true pink. 
35c. 
Mme. Bmile Galle. 8.5. Late. Shell-shaped petals of blush, 
waxy white at base; center a warm shell-pink. 35c. 
MmA ftaiiHirhau 8.2. Intensely brilliant crimson-gar- 
IVime, taa uaicnau Large, globular flowers. $1.00. 
9.3. The peerless pure pink, with a 
high pyramidal body. 50c. 
Officinalis Ruhra 11. pi. 8.6. Rich deep crimson; the great 
Decoration Day Peony. 75c. 
8.2. White, tinged shell-pink and straw-yellow, 
prettily intermingled with golden stamens. $1.00. 
(Lemoine). Rated 9.7. Amber buds; late. Lilac- 
white, tinged amber and salmon. $1,00. 
Souv. de Louis Bigotf.-l- Large convex bloom; bril- 
-=-hant Bengal rose, turning to sal- 
mon-pink with silvery reflex, $1.00. 
Mons. Jules Elie 
Perrette 
Solange 
42—of Ninnon” ^ wonderfully free bloomer, a 
nose Ui — persistent mass of brilliant 16- 
inch flowers. Very deep rose, the broadly prominent center 
darkened by carmine, and illumined by countless starpoints 
of both silver and gold. Many centers are tufted. $2.00. 
64 —ShirO-Sangai Ey far the choicest of the whites. Its 
° '. lily cup guards are milk-white; the ex¬ 
tensive central tuft of narrow petaloids buff, noticeably 
crested with gold. Eight-inch flowers are normal. $2.50. 
FBNTSTBMON, 
Coxal Gem. 3 feet. 
Small, brilliant coral-red 
bells in uncrowded distri¬ 
bution along slender, nod¬ 
ding stems. They do not 
take up much room, but 
are showy, sparkling 
among other flower heads. 
July and August. 
3, 70c ; doz., $2.50. 
FHlTSAIiIS Prancheti 
(Chinese Lantern Plant). 
Grown for the large blad- 
der-like, orange-red fruits 
in autumn. May be dried 
for winter vases. 3, 55c; 
doz., $2.00 ; 100, $12.00. 
FHYSOSTEGIA (False 
Dragonhead). 2 to 3 feet. 
July. Broad, dense con¬ 
spicuous spikes of tubu¬ 
lar flowers. 
—Speciosa Alba. Pure 
white. 3, 55c ; doz., $2.00. 
—Virginica, Vivid. Extra 
broad florets, deep pur¬ 
plish rose. Blooms two 
weeks later than the 
white, and lasts longer. 3,70c ; doz., $2.50. 
FIiATYCODON Grandiflorum (Balloon Flower). 2 to 3 
feet. Blooms constantly from July until late September; 
flowers large, bell-shaped, in loose racemes. (Illustrated in¬ 
side front cover). Blue or "White. 3, 55c; doz., $2.00. 
—Marie si. Dwarf, 
stocky; long season; 
deep blue. 
3, 70c ; doz., $2.50. 
FIiUMBAGO Iiarpen- 
tae (Leadwort). An 
attractive 12-inch edg¬ 
ing plant, quickly 
spreading into a com¬ 
pact mat. Tiny leaves 
of apple green, spiky 
red buds, and Phlox¬ 
like cobalt-blue flowers 
late in summer. 
3, 70c; doz., $2.50. 
FOIiBMONIUM Coe- 
ruleum. (Jacob’s Lad¬ 
der). 18 in. Erect lad¬ 
derlike leafy stems; 
loose terminal panicles 
of light blue. June- 
July. 3, 70c ; doz., $2.50. 
Physostegia 
Plumbago Larpentae 
1 Karl Rosenfield 
1 Marie Jacquin 
1 M. Jules Blie 
1 Duchess de Nemours 
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