barely missed getting a First Class Certificate. The other awards went to 
two English, one Australian and one American Iris. American Judges have 
rated West Point highest and we shall not be surprised if Mary E. Nicholls 
eventually leads them all. 
We are especially gratified at the Roman awards because the identities 
of both the Irises and of their originators are kept secret from the judging 
Committee until after the Awards have been decided. That ensures actual 
fairness. 
PEONIES, HERBACEOUS. In addition to our own introductions, 
we have under propagation nearly one hundred of the finest Peonies selected 
in consultation with four of the leading Peony authorities of the country. 
We will soon register four or five new Japanese types and about the same 
number of double Peonies; all our seedling Peonies have been studied for 
fourteen years and these selections are quite worthy. Our general list of 
herbaceous Peonies will appear in 1941. 
For three years, we have for the first time been making definite pro¬ 
tected crosses of the Peonies and already have about 500 seedlings growing. 
Based on previous results from seedlings of which only one parent was 
known, some of these should combine the robust vigor and shape of Harry 
F. Little or A. B. C. Nicholls, the substance and shading of George W. 
Peyton with a close approach to the color of Mrs. Livingston Farrand; we 
hardly dare hope for a second miracle to give us exactly that color. 
TREE PEONIES. During the last three years, we have built up a 
collection of about seventy-five of the very best Tree Peonies and, at the 
present rate of propagation, will be able to list them in a year or two. 
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