Battle Creek, Mich. 
PEONIES—Japanese 
JAPANESE PEONIES 
Not so well known, but with the distinctive form, surpassing beauty and delight¬ 
ful charm peculiar to themselves, these glories of the garden deserve far more atten¬ 
tion than they have yet received. To see them is to love them. 
8.5 ALMA—Midseason. Medium size. Soft pink.$ .75 
9.2 AMA-NO-SODE—Midseason. Very large. Rose-pink saucer of petals with 
center of long yellow staminodes. One of the six best Japs. 2.50 
8.9 AUREOLIN—A large, late anemone type with light rose-pink guards and 
center of narrow, bright canary-yellow petaloids. Very fragrant. Strong 
growth. Perhaps the yellowest center of all peonies. 1.00 
8.1 CATHEDRAL (Syn. Hana-no-sato)—Midseason. Large. Vivid dark rose- 
pink guard petals with a great center of staminodes of light lilac-rose. Per¬ 
haps the most striking of Japanese peonies. 1.00 
EILEEN KELWAY—A fine white flow r er on a stiff stem. 1.00 
8.5 FLAMBOYANT—Midseason, large. Violet-crimson petals with center a full 
ball of chamois-yellow edged gold staminodes, faced red. 1.00 
9.2 FUYAJO (Jap.)—Midseason, medium size. Mahogany tipped light bronze. 
One of the richest shades, deserving of a place in every garden.90 
8.2 GOLD MINE—Midseason. Dark rose-pink cupped flowers, center of yellow 
tipped petaloids. Stiff stems. 1.50 
8.3 INNOCENCE—Late midseason. Lilac-rose with canary yellow center. 1.00 
9.3 ISANI GUIDI—Midseason. Very large. The very best white Japanese 
peony. Excellent white guard petals with a large, rounded mass of yellow 
staminodes of the finest quality. 3.00 
8.6 KING OF ENGLAND (Jap.)—Midseason, very large, glossy garnet red, be¬ 
tween crimson and maroon. Tall, floriferous, slender, wiry stems. A hand¬ 
some, vividly colored flower. 1.00 
8.7 MARGARET ATWOOD—Very large midseason. Pure white, cup-shaped, 
with occasional pink flush and a center ball of golden staminodes. 2.00 
8.6 MIKADO—Midseason. Medium size. Waved, cupped petals of dark, dull 
crimson. If you have but one Jap. peony, let it be Mikado. First imported 
for the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893. Most popular.60 
MISCHIEF—A delightful clear soft pink. Perhaps the best Japanese pink.... 1.50 
8.7 RASHOOMAN—A very large, midseason flower of glowing rose-red, with 
center of staminodes of rose-red edged yellow, pleasing fragrance. Medium 
height, erect, free and strong. One of the best red Japs.75 
9.0 SOME GANOKO—Midseason. Large. Probably the best red of all Japa¬ 
nese type peonies. Guards a rich shade of velvety clear dark crimson, center 
of crinkled buff staminodes tinted rose-red. Fragrant.50 
9.4 TAMATE BOKU—Midseason. Very large. Enormous cupped petals of dark 
old-rose pink. Center of staminodes of yellow, shading to light pink. “The 
finest of all the Japs.” A glorious pink, exquisitely fragrant. 6.00 
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