Double Varieties 
The majority of the space in that great 1940 Peony 
Show was filled with tables on which were displayed 
more magnificent double peonies than anyone ever saw 
in any one place and at one time in the history of the 
peony. I hope and believe that I have here the greatest 
list of the best peonies that has ever been published 
and so I am giving the greatest space in this catalogue 
to a description of those double varieties, many of 
which appeared in all their beauty and glory at that 
National Show so recently held in Rochester, Minnesota. 
A. B. FRANKLIN (Franklin) 
Mr. Franklin is more fortunate than several other 
peony growers who have given their names to peonies 
of their own origination. This one is a large, white 
variety, full double, opening a beautiful blush-pink 
and eventually changing to pure white. It was se¬ 
lected at the Rochester National Peony Show as the 
most distinguished exhibit for which it won the Boyd 
Memorial Prize and was, I believe, the very first of 
the eight varieties placed in the Court of Honor, a 
distinction which came to only seven other varieties. 
1 eye division $2.50 2 eye division $3.50 
5 eye division....$6.00 
ADOLPHE ROUSSEAU (Dessert & Mechin, 1890) 
8.5. 
Very dark red and of very good quality. An old, but 
very valuable peony with stiff stems for the land¬ 
scape. 
1 eye division.$ .75 2 eye division.$1.00 
5 eye division.$1.50 
A. G. PERRY (Brand) 
I am sorry that my stock of this variety is too small 
to offer this year. But I am glad to tell my friends 
that I was elated with the blooms on my 2-year-old 
plants of it. I hope to offer it next year. 
ADONIS (Sass) 
This double peony has the very delicate shades of 
pink and yellow which we find in the variety Mrs. 
J. H. Neeley, Hans. P. Sass and other very much 
sought after peonies. My observation has been that 
the colors hold better in Adonis than in Miss Salway 
which for years was the best example of this par¬ 
ticular coloring. 
1 eye division.$1.50 2 eye division.$2.00 
5 eye division...$ 3.00 
ALICE HARDING (Lemoine)—9.5 
The very first plant of this variety came into bloom 
the morning on which the first American soldiers 
marched through Mr. Lemoine’s home city, Nancy, 
France. He gave it the name Amitie Americaine 
(love for America), which was later changed. 
An extremely large cream white full double rose 
shape variety with very strong stems. The only 
variety which ever sold at $200.00 per root. Excellent 
for cut flowers and for landscape. It has my highest 
recommendation. 
1 eye division.$1.50 2 eye division.$2.00 
5 eye division. 3,50 
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