THE BONNEWITZ PEONY GARDENS 
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P60ni6S ~ Japanese 
The seeds of the better and stronger single va¬ 
rieties brought forth plants with stronger stems and 
with stamens transformed into very narrow petals 
which we call petaloids. These flowers with stronger 
stems, with better petals are better able to with¬ 
stand the buffeting of the wind and the fall of the 
rain and on this account they have proved them¬ 
selves to be very valuable for use in the garden 
and for borders on the lawn. In some respects they 
are superior as landscape varieties to the larger and 
heavier double varieties which carry many times 
as many petals and which consequently are less 
able to withstand rough weather and storms. 
Nearly all the varieties in the following list are 
recommended for landscape purposes. 
ALMA (Shaylor)—8.5.$ .75 
A pink variety with stiff stems. The flower has no 
value in the show room, but the dainty color and 
stiff stems give it landscape value in the garden 
and in a border planting. 
ALTAR CANDLES (Pleas)—8.0... 1.00 
This variety has small cup shape, pink blooms with 
wax white petaloids tipped with red. You must 
draw somewhat on your imagination to see the 
Altar Candles. 
AMA-NO-SODE (Japan)—9.2... 2.00 
One of the three best pink Japanese varieties 1 
have ever seen. Good on the landscape, in the show 
room and for interior decoration. 1 like to suggest 
a mass planting of this variety. 
AUREOLIN (Shaylor, 1917)—8.9.. 1.50 
This medium size, late midseason, variety has pink 
guard petals and the centers of the blooms are 
composed of narrower bright canary yellow petal¬ 
oids which are wider and deeper in color than the 
staminodes on nine tenths of the so called yellow 
varieties. Under different kinds of cultivation and 
on different soils this variety shows very interesting 
variations. 
DELIGHT (Sass)... 2.50 
Midseason. Apple-blossom pink. Blooms freely 
on long stems. Very charming and beautiful. (In¬ 
troducer's description ). 
DEPARTING SUN (Japan)—8.5. 2.00 
Rich rose color. I like its name very much. 
FUGI ZOMA GORONO (Japan). 3.50 
A very popular wisteria pink variety of good size. 
FXJYAJO (Japan)—9.2. 1.50 
A few years ago this was considered the best red 
Japanese peony. However, it does not grow tall 
and the flowers are not held stiff enough on the 
stems for landscape use, but its strong color draws 
the visitor’s attention. 
GAIETY (Sass) .. 2.50 
Very late. This is the latest blooming Japanese 
peony we have ever seen, and it always blooms 
freely. It has a very gay, bright red color with a 
