“ROCKFORD PEONIES” 
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8.7—PRESIDENT TAFT. Deli¬ 
cate pink. A perennial 
favorite _ .50 
9.3—PRESIDENT WILSON. 
Bright rose pink with 
cupped center_2.00 
8.6— PRIME VERE. Nearest 
yellow. One of the most 
striking peonies_ .50 
8.8—RICHARD CARVEL. 
Brilliant crimson_ .75 
9.0—ROSA BONHEUR. Old 
rose pink _ .75 
9.0—SARAH BERNHARDT. 
Deep pink_ .50 
9.7— SOLANGE. Suffusion of 
biuff and pale salmon pink. 
A real masterpiece_ .60 
9.1—SOUV. DE LOUIS BIGOT 
Bengal rose. A rare color 
in peonies_ .75 
8.2.—SUZETTE. Rose pink ___ .50 
9.8—THERESE. Immense shell 
pink. World’s best pink __ .50 
9.1—THOMAS C. THURLOW 
Salmon flesh. Rare and 
beautiful variety_3.00 
9.4— TOURANGELLE. Apple 
blossom pink_ .60 
7.4— UMBELLATA ROSEA. 
Early pink_ .30 
8.4— VENUS. Shell pink_ .50 
9.3—WALTER FAXON.) Sal 
mon rose_1.00 
8.5— WALTER KNIGHT. 
White with carmine edg¬ 
ing on petals. Yellow 
stamens _ 1.00 
Meet Two Old Timers 
OFFICINALIS RUBRA. The old 
fashioned red that usually blooms 
on Decoration Day. The best 
known peony _ .40 
GRANDMOTHER’S ROSE PINEY. 
Dark Rose. Late bloomer. One of 
the most fragrant. Small flowers. 
_ .30 
We Like the Japs , Too 
Visitors at our gardens when the 
peonies have been in bloom will re¬ 
call the Jap type of flower of which 
Mikado is the best known example. 
We are adding several new Japs to 
our plantings this fall but we have 
grown the following for several 
years all of which are tried and true 
varieties. 
8.1—CATHEDRAL. Rose pink 
and pale pink center_ .50 
8.5—DEPARTING SUN. Dark 
rose pink. Two toned 
petaloids _ .50 
9.3—ISANI GIDUI. The best 
white Japanese peony __ 3.00 
8.6—MIKADO. Dark crimson 
with yellow buff center. 
All plants of this variety 
descended from the orig¬ 
inal planting at the Jap¬ 
anese exhibit at the 
Chicago World’s Fair in 
1893 _:_ .50 
8.8— ONAHAMA. Dark Red __ 4.00 
8.8— OPHIR. Apple blossom 
pink_1.00 
8.3— SNOW WHEEL. White 
with golden buff_ .50 
9.0—SOME GANOKA. Dark 
crimson and yellow_ .75 
9.4— TAMATE — BOKU. Dark 
Pink. Very large blooms 6.00 
Tree Peonies Grow Like Shrubs 
Tree peonies differ from the 
usual type of peonies in that they 
bloom earlier than the others and 
have a woody stem. Our offering in 
tree peonies is limited to one variety 
known as Banski. It is semi-doiuble, 
lilac rose and free flowering. Three 
year clump at $3.00. Two year 
clump at $2.00. Root division, large 
enough for planting, $1.00. The 
larger plants will bloom sooner that 
root divisions. Height of tree peonies 
at maturity is between three and 
four feet. 
