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THE PEONY 
KING OF PERENNIALS 
A very careful selection of desirable and tested varieties—the result of years of observation. 
Numbers following name refer to rating, with 10 being perfect. 
Double Herbaceous Peonies 
Whites 
Avalanche. 8.7. Milky white. Fragrant. Late. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Baroness Schroeder. 9.0. Creamy white. 
Late. $1.00. 
Couronne d’Or. 8.1. Golden stamens showing 
through. Fragrant. Late. 75 cts. 
Duchesse de Nemours. 8.1. Lemon-yellow 
center. Fragrant. Very early. 75 cts. 
Festiva Maxima. 9.3. Early. 75 cts. 
Frances Willard. 9.1. Ivory-white. Fragrant. 
Late. $2.00. 
Kelway’s Glorious. 9.8. Creamy white. Very 
fragrant. Late. $3.00. 
Le Cygne. 9.9. Milky white. Fragrant. Mid¬ 
season. $3.00. 
Marie Jacquin. 8.3. Flesh-white, rosy tinge. 
Very fragrant. Midseason. $1.50. 
Marie Lemoine. 8.5. Creamy white. Very 
late. $1.00. 
Mme. de Verneville. 7.9. Very sweet fra¬ 
grance. 75 cts. 
Mons. Dupont. 8.3. Creamy white, center gold 
and carmine. Very fragrant. Late. $1.00. 
Light Pinks 
Albert Crousse. 8.6. Fragrant. Late. $1.00. 
Edwin C. Shaw. 9.1. Fragrant. Late. $3.00. 
Georgiana Shaylor. 8.9. Fragrant. Late. 
$ 2 . 00 . 
Grandiflora. 8.8. Very fragrant. Latest to 
bloom. $1.00. 
Judge Berry. 8.6. Fragrant. Early. $1.50. 
Katherine Havemeyer. 9.0. Fragrant. Mid¬ 
season. $3.00. 
Lady Alexandra Duff. 9.1. Marked carmine. 
Midseason. $2.00. 
Loveliness. 8.8. Very late. $2.00. 
Luetta Pfeiffer. 8.7. Fragrant. Very early. 
$ 2 . 00 . 
Marguerite Gerard. 8.4. Midseason. $1.00. 
Mme. Calot. 8.1. Very early. 75 cts. 
Mme. Jules Dessert. 9.4. Fragrant. Mid¬ 
season. $1.50. 
Octavie Demay. 8.5. Very early. 75 cts. 
Reine Hortense. 8.7. Midseason. $1.50. 
Therese. 9.8. Fragrant. Midseason. $2.00. 
Tourangelle. 9.4. Late. $2.00. 
Darker Pinks 
Edulis Superba. 7.6. Fragrant. Very early. 
75 cts. 
Lamartine. 8.2. Silvery reflex. Midseason. 
$1.50. 
Darker Pinks, continued 
Livingstone. 8.1. Very late. $1.00. 
Louise Renault. 8.0. Spicy fragrance. Late. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Mme. Ducel. 7.9. Midseason. $1.00. 
Mme. Forel. 7.7. Late. $1.00. 
Modeste Guerin. 7.8. Midseason. $1.00. 
Mons. Jules Elie. 9.2. Early. $1.50. 
Officinalis Rosea Plena. 8.6. Early. $1.50. 
Phoebe Cary. 8.8. Lavender-pink; distinct. 
Late. $2.50. 
Sarah Bernhardt. 9.0. Late. $1.50. 
Souv. de Louis Bigot. 9.1. Midseason. $3.00. 
Standard Bearer. 8.5. Fragrant. Early. $1.50. 
Strassburg. 8.4. Midseason. $2.00. 
Umbellata Rosea. 7.4. Fragrant. Very early. 
75 cts. 
Walter Faxon. 9.3. Fragrant. Late. $2.00. 
Reds 
Adolphe Rousseau. 8.5. Lustrous rich garnet. 
Very early. $1.50. 
Augustin d’Hour. 7.8. Rich vinous red. Late. 
$1.50. 
Charles McKellip. 7.8. Deep red. Midseason. 
$1.50. 
Cherry Hill. 8.6. Crimson-red. Early. $2.00. 
Eugene Bigot. 8.3. Velvety crimson-red. Late. 
$1.50. 
Felix Crousse. 8.4. Dazzling ruby-red. Mid¬ 
season. $1.00. 
Fontenelle. Clear brilliant crimson. Mid¬ 
season. $1.50. 
Karl Rosefield. 8.8. Crimson-red. Midseason. 
$ 1 . 00 . 
Longfellow. 9.0. Crimson-red. Late. $2.00. 
Officinalis Rubra Plena. 8.6. The old- 
fashioned very early red “Piney.” $1.50. 
Philippe Rivoire. 9.2. Best red. Very fragrant. 
Late. $4.00. 
Richard Carvel. 8.8. Best large early double 
red. Fragrant. Early. $2.00. 
William F. Turner. 8.4. Very dark crimson. 
Late. $2.50. 
Other Colors 
Jeanne d’Arc. 7.9. Tricolor—pink, sulphur, 
and rose. Midseason. $1.00. 
Philomele. 7.7. Tricolor—pink, yellow, and 
old rose. Fragrant. Midseason. $1.00. 
Primevere. 8.6. The nearest approach to a 
yellow Peony. Very fragrant. Midseason. 
$2.50. 
Solange. 9.7. Coffee and cream. Not a de¬ 
pendable bloomer but an exhibition variety. 
Late. $2.50. 
