Prize-Winning Double Peonies 
T his list contains only the very finest Peonies. No variety is included in this list unless it is officially rated at 80 or over, 
which is the official rating of the American Peony Society for "very good." Most of them are rated 85 or better and 
about 50 of them are rated 90 or better. The five very highest rated varieties are included. They are Le Cygne 9.9, 
Therese 9.8, Kelway's Glorious 9.8, Solange 9.7 and Mrs. A. M. Brand 9.6. In fact, this collection includes ALL of the 
very finest and highest rated Peonies. 
This list is not only made up from a quality standpoint as to varieties, but with the idea of furnishing good strong, 
sound roots that will give satisfaction to the most critical; roots that are healthy and rugged, free from disease and of 
strong flowering size, three to six eyes to a plant. 
Although printer's ink costs money, and these descriptions must be necessarily brief, I have tried to give some idea of 
the character of each variety, for each Peony included in these collections is there because it has an individual beauty that 
is not duplicated in any other variety. The flowering season is also given, cs this will help in selecting varieties that will 
extend the season into the longest limit possible. 
Peonies ore easily grown almost anywhere in ordinary garden soil, the principal thing to remember in planting being 
to see that the eyes are not more than an inch or two below the surface. Too deep planting is the most common cause 
of failure to flower. The varieties here listed will all flower profusely, increasing in beauty from year to year and may be 
left undisturbed for 20 years. 
There are three distinct types of Peonies; Doubles, the large showy varieties with a multiplicity of petals; Singles, 
having one or more rows of petals, with a centre of stamens, and the Japanese type, in which these stamens have been 
developed into narrow petaloids, surrounded by one or more rows of guard petals, the Japanese type being somewhat 
like the singles, but more developed. Each type has its special adherents; all are different, and each type adds 
something to the Peony Garden. 
To make it more convenient in selecting your order, I hove grouped these three types separately. I trust you will 
enjoy reading the brief descriptions. 
FULL CULTURAL DIRECTIONS WILL ACCOMPANY ALL SHIPMENTS. 
Adolphe Rousseau —8.5. Early midseason. Very large, 
dark, rich lustrous red; so deep that it looks almost 
black from a distance. One of the finest landscape 
varieties in its color. 75 
Albert Crousse —8.6. Fragrant, large, soft rose-pink. An 
exceptionally fine late flowering variety. Superb for 
landscape or os a cut flower. 50 
Alice Harding —9.5. Midseason. Considered by Lemoine 
as his best introduction. Flowers of refined form and 
texture, with delicate coloring and sweet fragrance. 
Creamy white, with soft pink guard petals, which are 
flushed darker on reverse. 5.00 
Alsace-Lorraine —8.8. Late midseascn. Pure waxy white, 
with a soft, creamy tone and a suggestion of brownish 
yellow at the base. One of the most exquisite of all 
Peonies . .75 
Auguste Dessert —8.7. Midseason. Intense velvety car¬ 
mine, with a distinct silver border. A very handsome 
and distinct variety. 1.00 
Avalanche —8.7. Late midseason. A magnificent, large, 
waxy, bluish-white. Makes a wonderful garden effect 
and equally fine as a specimen or show flower.50 
Ball o'Cotton —8.8. Late midseason. Sweetly fragrant. 
Petals incurved, overlapping at first, forming a large 
compact white ball; later the enormous outer petals 
unfold and the evenly graduated inner petals form a 
rose-like centre of crisp texture. A wire edge of crim¬ 
son appears on a few petals and there is a faint lemon 
tint at the centre. 1.50 
Baroness Schroedcr —9.0. Late midseason. A large double 
flesh-white to soft pink, with a delicate rose fragrance. 
The very high rating tells its own story.75 
Cherry Hill —8.6. A very early glistening brilliant red, 
that stands out among all other reds. Awarded a 
Silver Medal by the Massachusetts Horticultural So¬ 
ciety .75 
Chestine Gowdy —8.4. Late. Delightfully fragrant. Outer 
petals shell pink, inclosing a ring of petals of rich cream, 
these again surrounding o cone of pink petals, splashed 
carmine. Much admired for its unusual color varia¬ 
tion .75 
Claire DuBois —8.6. Late. Very large, bright satiny-pink 
with a silvery sheen. Late flowering and best in its 
class . 75 
Coruelia Shoylor —9.i. Late. An exquisite late soft rose. 
One of the best of its color, os the extremely high rating 
will indicate. Very tall strong stems . 1.50 
Coronotion —8.5. Late midseason. A lovely soft rose- 
pink, with a delicate lilac fragrance, flecked crimson on 
the edges . 1.00 
Couronne D'Or —8.1. A large, late, milk-white with a 
pronounced water-lily fragrance. A tuft of centre petals 
tipped carmine are surrounded by a row of yellow stamens 
and these in turn by the milky-white outer petals.... .50 
David Harum —8.6. An indispensable midseason red, with 
strong stems that hold the flowers erect. One of the 
best reds for landscape effect. 1.00 
Denise —9.0. Lorge, exquisite, fragrant, imbricated flowers 
of flesh-white, with centre flecked crimson. 2.50 
Doris Shaylor —9.1. One of the highest rated pinks. A 
very lovely mid-season variety. 1.25 
Primevere (See page 45) 
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