Japanese Varieties 
SHAYLOR’S SUNBURST (Shaylor) 
A white Japanese with yellow staminodes which are 
being transformed into very narrow petals. It is a 
vigorous variety which I wish to see planted near 
Isani Gidui. It may have a great future. 
1 eye division.$1.00 2 eye division.$1.25 
5 eye division.$2.00 
SOME-GANOKO (Japan)—9.0 
This is another very outstanding red Japanese va¬ 
riety with larger petals than those on many other 
varieties. Visitors always give a second look at the 
flowers on this variety because of their size. 
1 eye division......$ .75 2 eye division.$1.00 
5 eye division.$1.50 
SOSHI (Millet)—9.0 
This Japanese variety has especially fine, heavy, 
deep green foliage in addition to the red blooms 
which it carries. Nearly all other varieties of peonies 
carry their blooms well above the foliage, but in this 
variety, when well grown, the flowers seem to nestle 
in the foliage. 
1 eye division..$1.00 2 eye division.$1.25 
5 eye division...$2.00 
TAMATE-BOKU (Japan)—9.4 
This large and beautiful pink and yellow variety was 
far, far the best Japanese variety exhibited in the 
Rochester National Peony Show last year and it was 
the only Japanese variety placed in the Court of 
Honor. Its history is the most remarkable of any 
peony in all our American peony catalogues. I was, 
I believe, the very first importer of this variety from 
France in 1916 at a price of only $2.00. And now, after 
twenty-four years in commerce, it is not only the best 
Japanese variety but its increase in popularity, de¬ 
mand, and price is almost like a fairy story. I am 
sure that every peony enthusiast will look forward to 
the time when he will have a Tamate-Boku growing 
in the Court of Honor in his own garden. 
1 eye division.$2.50 2 eye division.$3.50 
5 eye division. 6.00 
YELLOW KING (Japan) 
While this splendid variety has pink guards, yet it 
has the best yellow central petals of any variety and 
the yellow takes prominence over the pink. The 
growing buds should be covered with thick paper 
bags until they begin to expand rapidly, at which 
time the buds should be taken indoors and the bags 
removed. A display of fifty or a hundred of these 
yellow blooms brings exclamations of surprise from 
all beholders. This is one variety which should be 
grown in quantity and all the flowers should be 
taken indoors for all their yellow beauty is lost in 
the open garden. 
1 eye division.$1.50 2 eye division.$2.00 
5 eye division. 3.50 
PARCEL POST 
Here is the scale of parcel post prices on packages this year. 
The charges on one division of any size (or root of any size) 
will be 10c. The charges on two roots or divisions will be 12c, 
on three roots or divisions 14c, on four roots or divisions 16c, 
and one cent for each additional root or division. 
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