SINGLE PEONIES. Standard List 
These singles are standard in the trade, but every one of 
them is surpassed by one or more of the Auten singles. 
Black Prince. Dark red, tall.$ .75 
English Elegance. Bright pink, red seed pods. 2.00 
Flanders Field. Clear dark red. 2.00 
Imperial Red. Large light red, stiff stem, new. 1.50 
Jimmie Franklin. Dark red. 1.50 
Krinkled White. Large white. 2.00 
May Oleson. Pink. 1.00 
Mellin Knight. Tall dark red.75 
President Lincoln. Large dark red. 2.00 
Vera. Very large red, early.75 
Verdun. Red, from France. 1.50 
EARLY FLOWERING SPECIES 
Every garden should contain some of these early 
bloomers. They cover a period of about 16 days before' the 
common varieties start. 
Anomola (Smouthii). A purplish red single. The 
‘cut-leaved’ Peony. Makes a plant the size of the 
regular kinds with leaves gracefully cut. By 
taking off the seed pods after blooming, one has 
a foliage effect for the rest of the season as fine 
as a large fern.$ 
Decora. A very early magenta red single. Dwarf, 
with peculiar light green foliage. 
Officinalis Red Jap. Typical Japanese bloom, color 
and type of plant same as Officinalis Rubra, but 
it blooms about 4 days before the latter. 
Officinalis Rosea Plena. Pink double, blooms with 
Officinalis Rubra. 
Officinalis Single Red. Blooms about 3 days before 
Officinalis Red Jap. The same plant habits and 
color as Officinalis Rubra. 
Officinalis Rubra. The best known of the Officinalis 
species. The “Grandmother’s early old fashioned 
double red” which brings back old memories to 
so many of us. It blooms about 5 days before the 
earliest regular (Chinensis) variety. 
Tenuifolia. Single red. Beautiful color. Small bloom 
on a dwarf plant that dies down in July. Ex¬ 
tremely early. The true “fern leaved” Peony, 
very finely divided. 
1.00 
1.50 
.60 
.75 
.60 
.50 
1.50 
OFFICINALIS HYBRIDS 
This new race of early bloomers is of surpassing beauty, 
giving entirely new shades, and reds more brilliant than 
any regular red variety. They start blooming about ten 
days before the common peonies, and the latest of them 
bloom with the first of the common kinds. They should be 
represented in every garden. All are Auten Originations 
unless otherwise indicated. 
Beacon Hill. A magnificent rich dark red bloom on 
tall stiff stems—highest quality in every respect. 
Early .$10.00 
Birthday (9.25) (Saunders). Coral pink single, the 
edge of petals finely notched. Tall, stiff stem... 5.00 
Chocolate Soldier. Black red Jappy bomb type, with 
some yellow dots on center petals. Color is un¬ 
usually rich, and free from purple suggestion. 
The finest “black red” I have ever seen. Honor¬ 
able mention. 15.00 
Dainty Lass (9.25) (Glasscock). Soft coral pink Jap, 
with yellow on central petaloids. Late. Tall stiff 
stems . 10.00 
Janet. Very large full double bright cerise red, late. 
Tall stems. Named at insistence of many who 
have seen it in the field. 
1.50 
