PEONIES 
B. F. Barr Nurseries 
Peony Blooms Are 
SARAH BERNHARDT PEONY 
PEONY CULTURE 
An abundance of plant food and moisture 
are essential to success with Peonies as 
they are strongr growers and produce many 
enormous flowers. As the plants g'row and 
bloom top dress with bone meal between, 
but not on, the plants. 
Plant 3V^>-4 ft. apart and cover the crown 
bud with not more than two inches of soil. 
Plant very early in the Springs or in the 
Fall. Mulch in the Fall. 
PEONIES—(Everybody’s Flower) 
(5-6 BC) Peonies are remarkably easy to grow, 
perfectly hardy, free from the many diseases and 
insects that attack so many plants and will 
bloom year after year. 
Peonies can be planted in every conceivable 
place—as single specimens, in large or small beds, 
against shrubs or in long rows. 
The best time to plant is very early Spring, or 
August to October. AYe will book orders in ad¬ 
vance at these prices. 
We supply only strong, vigorous roots each 
with 3 to 5 eye-sprouts, which insures power to 
grow and bloom. 
Adelaide E. Hollis. Rose-white; midseason. 60c 
ea.; 3 for $1.60. 
Albatre. White, carmine lined; midseason. 45c 
ea.; 3 for $1.20. 
Albert Crousse. Salmon pink; late. 45c ea.; 3 
lor $1.20. 
Cherry Hill. Glistening deep garnet; very early. 
75c ea.; 3 for $2.00. 
Edulis Superba. Pink; early. 45c ea.; 3 for $1.20. 
Felix Crousse. Brilliant red; midseason. 45c ea.; 
3 for $1.20. 
Like Glorified Roses 
Festiva Maxima. Snowy white; early. 45c ea.; 
3 for $1.20. 
Frances Shaylor. White; midseason. 75c ea.; 3 
for $2.00. 
Frances Willard. Creamy white; late midseason. 
75c ea.; 3 for $2.00. 
Karl Rosefleld. Crimson; midseason. 45c ea.; 3 
for $1.20. 
Iiongfellow. Bright crimson; midseason. 70c ea.; 
3 for $1.85. 
Iiora Dexheimer. Bright crimson; mid.season. 50c 
ea.; 3 for $1.25. 
Marie Crousse. Lilac-rose; midseason. 60c ea.; 
3 for $1.65. 
Mme. Crousse. Pure white, center flecked crim¬ 
son; mid-season. 45c ea.; 3 for $1.20. 
Monsieur Jules Elie. Pink; early. 50c ea.; 3 for 
$1.25. 
Monsieur Martin Cahuxac. Maroon; midseason. 
85c ea.; 3 for $2.25. 
Mrs. M. P. Clough. Salmon white; midseason. 75c 
ea.; 3 for $2.00. 
Officinalis Rubra. Red; early. 70c ea.; 3 for 
$1.85. 
Richard Carvel. Bright crimson. Blooms im¬ 
mense and profuse; early. $1.00 ea.; 3 for $2.50. 
Sarah Bernhardt. (Lemoine). Mauve rose; mid¬ 
season. 45c ea.: 3 for $1.20. 
Stanley. Single. Dark brilliant crimson; large, 
early midseason. 45c ea.; 3 for ^1.20. 
Umbellata Rosea. Violet rose; Very early. 45c 
ea.; 3 for $1.20. 
Walter Faxon. Bright rose pink; free bloomer; 
one of the best real pinks; midseason. 60c 
ea.; 3 for $1.60. 
Yesso. Single. White, shaded slightly yellow. 
50c ea.; 3 for $1.25. 
TREE PEONIES 
Long lived, shrubby plants, growing 3 to 4 ft. 
high and covered with large, double flowers. Col¬ 
ors:—salmon, flesh-pink, rose, lilac, dark red. 
State color desired. 3-yr. old plants $3.50; 4-yr. 
old plants, $5.00. 
How To Plant and Care 
For Perennials 
Success with perennials requires a rich 
soil, good cultivation and careful watering. 
Groups of three or more of a variety pro¬ 
duce the best effect. Use taller growing 
varieties as a background. Near Shrubs 
which rob Perennials of plant nourish¬ 
ment keep 3 ft. away. 
Plant in Spring or early Fall, providing 
Winter protection for Fall plantings, es- 
pecdally Anemones, Campanula, Digitalis, 
Hollyhocks, Chrysanthemums, Stokesia 
and Tritoma. For best results transplant 
every few years to produce more abundant 
bloom. 
The soil should be dug to a depth of at 
least 12 to 18 inches into which has been 
worked two inches of well rotted stable 
manure. Some other good fertilizer can be 
used if stable manure is unobtainable but 
stable manure is to be preferred. 
At the beginning of freezing w'eather ap¬ 
ply a mulch of cut totbacco stems, strawy 
manure, leaves or other light material to 
prevent alternate freezing and thawing of 
the soil, which may cause damage. 
Prices on Peonies Are For Strong 3 to 5 Eye Blooming-Size Roots For Early Spring or Fall 
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