OFFICINAUS HYBRIDS 
This new race of early bloomers is of surpassing beauty; 
new colors, with the reds finer than any regular red. They 
start blooming about 10 days before common peonies. 
Beacon Hill. (Auten). A magnificent very dark red 
single, dark bloom on tall stiff stems. Valuable 
because of high quality, and also because it is 
one of the very first Hyl3rids to bloom.$15.00 
Birthday. (Saunders) A very fine coral pink single, 
edge of petals finely notched. Tall, stiff stem.... 10.00 
Chocolate Soldier. Black red Jappy bomb type, with 
some yellow dots on center petals. Color is un¬ 
usually rich, and free from purple suggestion. 
The finest “black red” I have ever seen. Honor¬ 
able mention.$20.00 
Dainty Lass. (Glasscock). Soft coral pink Jap, with 
yellow on narrow central petaloids. Fine plant. 
Of rare beauty. 15.00 
Janet (Auten) No. 131. Very large full double bright 
cerise red, named at the insistence of many 
customers who have seen it in the field. Tall. . . . 1.50 
Jewell. (Glasscock). Extra large red single, on tall 
stiff stems. Will fade some in extremely hot 
weather, but usually very fine. 1st Class Cert... 1.50 
John Harvard. Dark red single, two or three rows of 
petals with yellow stamens. Early bloomer. Tall 
stiff stems. Color clear and does not fade. In 
using this name and “Veritas”, as an alumnus 
of Harvard University, I have had it in mind 
to select kinds outstanding for color. While per¬ 
haps not an exact matching of the Harvard 
crimson, they are close enough to it to give a 
thrill to any Harvard man. Honorable mention.. 20.00 
Legionaire. (Glasscock). Dark red single, medium 
size, color extra fine. Strong grower, good stems 1.50 
Old Main. (No. 1843) Typical bomb type, very bril¬ 
liant red showing a little purple, but much better 
than Felix Crousse in that respect. Tall, stiff 
stem. Blooms with the early varieties of the 
common species, late for a hybrid. A name which 
means much to Knox College men and women.. . 4.00 
Red Glory. (Auten). Best described as a vefy large 
“five layered” single, rich dark red which fades 
little if any. Very scarce. 25.00 
Red Monarch. (Auten-Glasscock). Large red bomb 
on tall stiff stems. Carries some purple, but is 
much admired. 1st class Cert. 8.00 
Rose Marie. (Auten-Glasscock). A full double, rich 
dark red, clear and unfading, fine substance, 
and surpassing any rose in those points. 1st 
class Cert. Early. Good plant. 10.00 
Rosedale. (Auten). A true dwarf, about 19 inches 
tall, stiff sterns. Bloom about four inches in diam¬ 
eter, semi-double, with stamens showing plainly 
in center. Brilliant red. Very decided resem¬ 
blance to a rose. Early. 10.00 
Topeka. (Auten, new 1938 introduction). Full 
double, bomb type. Clear brilliant light red. 
Good plant. Must be seen to properly appreciate 
it. 10.00 
Veritas. Unusual type of bloom, narrow pointed cen¬ 
ter petals with yellow stamens fastened to the 
edges of some, and some stamens forming a 
collar. A very brilliant dark red, glistening and 
enduring. Honorable mention. Early. 20.00 
Hybrid No. 2237. (Auten) Brilliant long lasting red 
single. Small bloom on dwarf plant, about 15 
inches tall. Offered at a low price because a 
very rapid increaser. Good. 
1.00 
