PEONIES 
PEONY. PAEONIA. Named after the Greek physician Paeon, who is said 
to have used it in medicine to cure Pluto of a wound inflicted by Hercules. 
Nat. Ord. Ranunculaceae. There are two groups of Peonies, the Tree 
,Peony, a shrubby kind (P. Moutan) and our common herbaceaous Peonies. 
The herbaceous varieties are well-known ornaments of our gardens, 
favorites for their showy flowers, ease of culture, and great hardi¬ 
ness. The old fashioned double crimson Peony, P. officinalis, was intro¬ 
duced in England in 1548, being brought from Switzerland, where it is na¬ 
tive, as well as in many parts of Europe and Asia. P. albiflora, the old- 
fashioned double white is a native of Siberia, and introduced about the 
same time. In California, the Redwood Peony is native in the woods. 
There are about 4000 varieties in existance, and the number is still in¬ 
creasing. We are listing a few standard varieties, but have many more in 
our gardens. Roots are standard 3-5 eye divisions. Can furnish 8-10 eye 
roots at double prices. 
MME. de VERNVILLE. Bluish white to carmine flecks. Early, and lovely 
variety. 35c Rating, 7.9. 
MARY STEWART. Beautiful lavender changing to white. Mid-season 35c. 
COURONNE d’OR. Beautiful snow-white with golden stamens showing 
through the petals. Late. 35c. Rating, 8.1. 
EDULIS SUPERBA. Very early. Bright lovely mauve-pink. Should be in 
every collection. 30c. Rating 7.6. 
MONS. JULES ELIE. Considered the king of Peonies. Immense, very full 
flowers of glossy lilac-pink. Mid-season. 50c. Rating 9.4, 
SARAH BERNHARDT. One of the most beautiful and strongest of all the 
peonies. Very large, apple-blossom pink, silvery tipped. late mid-season. 
60c. Rating, 9.0. 
KARL ROSENFIELD. Brilliant dark crimson. One of the best in its color. 
Mid-season; rating 8.8. 35c. 
FELIX CROUSSE. 8.4 Bright ruby-red. Mid-season. Fine sort. 35c. 
ADOLPHE ROUSSEAU. 8.5. One of the finest deep red peonies; dark vel¬ 
vety red, garnet hues. Early mid-season. 60c. 
We also have a number of mixed varieties, mostly wnites, some pinks 
intermixed, fine roots, which we sell for 25c each, three for 50c. 10-$ 1.50. 
Can not guarantee names. 
GLADIOLI 
GLADIOLI. Sword Lily. The diminutive of gladius, a sword; referring to 
the sword-like leaves. Nat. Ord. Iridaceae. 
This extensive and well-known genus contains ninety or more species, 
and have become very popular, since the various species have been hybrid¬ 
ized into many varieties. In the wild, they are found in Central Europe, 
the Mediterranean region, western Asia, and Africa, most of the species 
are native of Southern Africa. 
Exceedingly easy to culture, they have become one of our most wide¬ 
ly used cut-flowers. We are listing some of the Lest sorts. 
BERTY SNOW. Beautiful lavender with creamy white throat. Good sub¬ 
stance, one of the best lavenders. 
BETTY NUT HALL. Warm coral pink with pale yellow throat markings 
and a tinge of orange. Vigorous variety. Recommended. 
APRICOT GLOW. Beautiful clear warm apricot. Tall stems. 
PELEGRINA. Large dark blue. 
DR. BENNET. Magnificent orange-scarlet. 
WURTEMBERGIA. Very large red with cream thoat. 
GOLD EAGLE. Very good early yellow. 
PICARDY. Huge spikes with immense florets of sparkling shrimp-pink. 
W. H. PHIPPS. Novelty salmon-pink, very popular. 
SMILING MAESTRO. Deep salmon rose. One of the finest. 10c, $1 dozen. 
COMMANDER KOEHL. Large massive clear blood red. Tall spikes. 
BILL SOWDEN. Deep vivid red of giant size. 
AIDA. Very good early deep blue. 
AVE MARIA. Fresh toned medium blue. 
WHITE ORCHID. Creamy white, resembles an orchid. 
MOROCCO. Dark maroon, buds look black, darkest black-red, we know of 
MAMMOTH WHITE. Large pure white. 
PRINCE OF INDIA. Combination of orange-buff and slate. TTou.sual. 
Prices on all Gladioli are as follows, excepted noted otherwise: each 6c: 
dozen 60c; 25 for $1.25; 50 for $2.00; 100 for $3.75, Special offer, 1 each of 
above varieties, 18 bulbs in all, $1.00. 
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