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T HIS list contains only the very finest and highest rated varie¬ 
ties. The ratings given are the official ratings of the Ameri¬ 
can Peony Society, and it will be noticed that each one carries, 
the very high rating of 9.0 or over. Many of them sold for $50.00 
to $100.00 each a few years ago. They are listed in the order 
of their rating. Le Cygne, the highest rated of all, being first; 
Therese, the second highest rated next, etc. If you want the 
Peony Collection Supreme, here are the varieties to select. 
LE CYCNE —9.9. The highest rated Peony and fully justifies its distinction. Very large, 
early, ivory-white, without the slightest trace of any other color. Exquisitely fragrant. 
Perfect rose type; a perfect bloom to every stem. Early. $2.50. 
THERESE —9.8. The second highest rated Peony and considered the world’s best pink. 
Very large, rose type, with a delightful fragrance. Equally fine for landscape or show 
purposes. Mid-season. $1.00. 
KELWAY’S GLORIOUS —9.8. Ties with Therese as the second highest rated Peony. Im¬ 
mense flower of rose-type; creamy white. Rose fragrance. No other Peony of such 
perfect form. Mid-season. $1.50. 
SOLANCE —9.7. Third highest rating. Coffee and cream color. Just put a lot of cream 
in your coffee and you have the color. No other Peony like it. Perfect rose-type. Late 
flowering. $1.25. 
MRS. A. M. BRAND —9.6. One of the 5 highest rated Peonies. One of the most re¬ 
markable Peonies ever introduced: received the Cold Medal of the American Peony Society 
for its superior merit. Very large, perfect rose form; pure white throughout and exquisitely 
fragrant. $3.50. 
ALICE HARDING —9.5. - Mid-season. 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. 
MME. JULES DESSERT —9.4. As will be noticed this rates close to the top. Delicate 
flesh-pink, shading to creamy white, with a golden glow at the centre, reflected from 
the golden stamens. Late Mid-season. $1.00. 
TOURANCELLE —9.4. Late. One of the most delicate and beautiful of all Peonies. Large, 
fragrant, pearly white, with a tan and pink suffusion. $1.00. 
MRS. EDW. HARDINC —9.3. This variety sold for $100.00 not long ago. It is a very 
large, handsome, pure white, with delicate golden reflection from the concealed stamens. 
Mid-season. $1.25. 
PRESIDENT WILSON —9.3. A magnificent full rose-fype flower that opens soft rose-pink 
changing to shell pink. Has a rich, spicy fragrance. One of the best landscape varieties. 
Late blooming. Recently sold for $30.00. $1.50. 
JOHN M. COOD —9.3. Large, globular rose-type flowers 
of purest white. Perfect in plant and flower. Late Mid¬ 
season. $2.50. 
FESTIVA MAXIMA —9.3. Large, early pure milk white with 
a few crimson flecks at the centre. Perfect rose type. 50c. 
WALTER FAXON —9.3. One of the finest of all Peonies. 
Soft coral-pink, shaded lighter at the ends of the petals 
and deeper rose-pink at the base. Delightfully fragrant. 
A superb show flower. Mid-season. $1.00. 
FRANKIE ClfRTIS —9.3. A very large, perfect bomb type, 
with collar of large prominent guard petals, surrounded 
by a perfect chrysanthemum-like centre. Opens delicate 
flesh, changing to pure white, with a pink blush down in 
the heart of the petals. Mid-season. $5.00. 
JEANNOT— 9.2. One of the very finest. Large globular 
rose-type flower of delicate flesh-pink, softly tinted lav¬ 
ender, lighted salmon-pink at base of petals. Late. A 
superb landscape variety. $1.50. 
CRACE LOOMIS —9.2. A very handsome, large, late, frag¬ 
rant white, with lemon tints reflected in the centre. Prof. 
Saunder's finest introduction. $2.00. 
LA FEE —9.2. Very large, soft rose-pink, with strong rose 
fragrance. Early Mid-season. One of the best. $1.00. 
MONS. JULES ELIE —9.2. Early. Although we sell this very 
highly rated variety at a low price, it is one of the largest 
and most striking of the pink Peonies, being a gigantic 
flower of perfect crown type, the centre being like a 
large show Chrysanthemum, with large, prominent guard 
petals. Early flowering and has a pleasing fragrance. See 
color illustration. 75c. 
MRS. C. S. MINOT —9.2. Very large flesh-pink with cop¬ 
pery tints. Extra fine. Late. $1.50. 
PHILIPPE RIVOIRE —9.2. Richly rose scented, early, very 
dark crimson with blackish sheen. The American Peony 
Society has declared this as the best red Peony in the 
world. True rose-type of perfectly symmetrical form, with¬ 
out any sign of stamens. The bright velvety crimson color 
holds without fading throughout the life of the flower. 
Has a delightful rose fragrance, which is rare in red Peonies. 
A magnificent landscape variety. $1.75. 
CORNELIA SHAYLOR —9.1. An exquisite late soft rose. 
One of the best of its color, as the extremely high rating 
will indicate. $1.50. 
DORIS SHAYLOR —9.1. One of the highest rated pinks. 
A very lovely mid-season variety. $1.25. 
E. C. SHAW —9.1. A delightful fragrant, clear soft-rose. 
Very large flowers. Late bloomer. Extra fine. $1.50. 
E. B. BROWNINC —9.1. Late. Very fragrant, extra large, 
creamy-white with soft yellow glow in its depths. A mag¬ 
nificent variety. $1.00. 
HANSINA BRAND —9.1. Fine large deep flowers of dark 
flesh-pink, shading deeper at the base, with a lovely salmon 
glow throughout. $5.00. 
FRANCES WILLARD —9.1. A constant prize winner. Very 
large fragrant blush white when first open, changing to 
pure white. Late mid-season. $1.00. 
LADY ALEXANDRA DUFF —9.1. One of the very best 
Peonies both for landscape and garden planting. Delight¬ 
fully fragrant. Large, flat, semi-rose flowers of varying 
form, all but the terminal flower usually being beautiful 
saucer shaped discs. Soft pink and white. Mid-season. 75c. 
MARCARET VIERHELLER —9.1. A very large uniform shade 
of salmon pink. Very rare. $2.00. 
MARTHA BULLOCK —9.1. A mammoth flower sometimes 
measuring up to 12 inches in diameter. A fine landscape 
variety and a great “show” flower. Color silvery-shell 
pink at the center, deepening to a deep rose-pink. Ex¬ 
quisite rose-fragrance. Late. $1.00. 
MYRTLE CENTRY —9.1. Late Mid-season. A beautiful and 
refined flower and one of the very finest of all Peonies. 
Color rosy-white, suffused with tints of flesh and salmon. 
Pleasing fragrance. $4.00. 
ROSE SHAYLOR —9.1. A very large, handsome, fragrant, 
rose-type flower of very delicate flesh-pink. Its dainty 
coloring and fine texture make it a flower of exquisite 
beauty and great refinement. Mid-season. $2.00. 
NANCY DOLMAN —9.1. Late. A huge bloom, so full and 
compact that it usually requires 10 days to fully develop 
after the bud first begins to open. AWARDED A SILVER 
MEDAL BY THE CARDEN CLUB OF AMERICA. Color 
a beautiful soft pink throughout. $2.50. 
SARAH K. THURLOW —9.1. Very late. One of the best 
of the Thurlow introductions. A giant fragrant rose-type 
flower, with outer petals of flesh-white and centre petals 
a deeper soft-blush-pink. $2.00. 
SOUV. DE. LOUIS BICOT —9.1. One of the most distinct 
of ali pink varieties. Very large fragrant rose-type flowers, 
with fringed petals of bright Bengal-rose, slightly tinged 
carmine at the base, changing to salmon-pink, with a silvery 
reflex. Late mid-season. $1.00. 
THOMAS C. THURLOW— 9.1. Mid -season. Rich spicy 
fragrance. A magnificent soft flesh pink, paling to cream. 
Cupped centre filled with yellowish petaloids, surrounded 
by a band of broader petals, edged red. $2.00. 
BARONESS SCHROEDER —9.0. Late mid-season. A large 
double flesh-white to soft pink, with a delicate rose frag¬ 
rance. The very high rating tells its own story. 75e. 
DENISE —9.0. Large, exquisite, fragrant, imbricated flow¬ 
ers of flesh-white, with centre flecked crimson. $2.50. 
KATHERINE HAVEMEYER— 9.0. A very large, exquisitely 
fragrant flower of light rose, tinted old-gold. Rose fra¬ 
grance. Mid-season. $2.00. 
LONCFELLOW— 9.0. A bright crimson variety that is a 
constant prize-winner and equally attractive in the garden. 
Mid-season. $1.00. 
LUCY SHAYLOR —9.0. A large, magnificent, double white, 
with yellow centre. Mid-season. $2.50. 
MABEL L. FRANKLIN —9.0. Very large, brilliant rose-pink, 
with pronounced lemon fragrance. The originator's master¬ 
piece. Mid-season. $1.50. 
MARY WOODBURY SHAYLOR— 9.0. Very large, fragrant 
flowers of soft shell-pink, shading to creamy yellow at the 
centre. Late mid-season. $1.00. 
MATILDA LEWIS —9.0. A large, rich, dark-crimson, nearly 
as dark as Mons. Martin Cahuzac, but redder. Late mid¬ 
season. $6.00. 
MILTON HILL —9.0. This late flowering variety is one of 
the very finest Peonies in existence, either for the land¬ 
scape or garden effect, or as a cut flower. It leaves noth¬ 
ing to be desired in a lovely pink Peony, of the greatest 
refinement. Very fragrant. $1.00. 
