Battle Creek, Mich. 
PEONIES—Early May Flowering 
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... 2.50 
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.90 
MISCHIEF—A delightful clear soft pink. Perhaps the best Japanese pink.... 1.00 
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.90 
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. 1.00 
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. 7.00 
THE DRAGON—An uncommon brilliant, rich, dark crimson. 1.00 
8.9 TOKIO—Midseason. Broad, clear carmine-pink petals and a golden-yellow 
heart. A very large pink Jap. type. 1.50 
8.0 TORPILLEUR—Midseason. Very distinct, large, rose-red or light crimson 
with large center of staminodes of the same color tipped pink and yellow. 
Probably the very best genuine red Japanese type peony.80 
YELLOW KING—An unsurpassed beauty with pale pink petals and a full 
center of long yellow staminodes... 3.00 
EARLY MAY FLOWERING PEONIES 
ANOMALA—A well-marked type native to Europe, with distinctive cut foli¬ 
age and crimson flowers. Single. 1.00 
OFFICINALIS RUBRA PLENA—The old-fashioned red “Piney.” Sometimes 
known as the “Decoration Day Red.” A brilliant amaranth-red not found 
in any other.75 
SMOUTHI—A variety of ANOMALA with 4-inch, bright crimson flowers.. 1.50 
7.8 TENUIFOLIA LATIFOLIA—A fine, early clear crimson species with single 
flowers. Valuable for very early bloom. Rare. 1.00 
Join the American Peony Society by sending $3.00 for a year’s dues to Secre¬ 
tary, Mr. W. F. Christman, Northbrook, Ill., and receive their valuable bulletins. 
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