THE PEONY, King of Perennials 
Acclaimed for its regal beauty and gorgeous colors 
P LANTED in solid beds and borders along driveways and paths. 
Peonies not only produce a stately array of harmonizing colors 
at blooming-time, but continue to provide excellent foliage 
throughout the season. Peonies are most valuable as accent plants 
in the perennial border. If they are cut with medium-length stems 
before the buds open, they will keep for a week or ten days at a time. 
The varieties we offer: During the past year we have acquired 
the stock of the famous George H. Peterson Peony Collection, which 
has been built up over a period of more than 40 years. Varieties in 
this collection are the ones that do well in the hands of the average 
planter who wants quality of bloom and plenty of them. It is not a 
long and endless list because the very best kinds have been retained 
while hundreds of inferior varieties have been discarded over a period 
of years. All of these here offered have received the highest rating 
at some time or other from the American Peony Society membership. 
There are very few strictly new varieties included because all those 
we have seen proved to be duplications of the originations of such 
hybridizers as Lemoine, Dessert, Richardson, Shaylor, Vories, Brand 
and Thurlow. 
The roots we offer: General terms are used to describe Peony 
roots such as “3 to 5-eye divisions.” Sometimes being very little, it 
is not always the number of eyes but the size and plumpness of each 
eye on its particular root. In comparing Peony prices, please bear 
in mind that our roots are considerably larger than those generally 
offered, so you may therefore expect a reasonable number of fair¬ 
sized blooms the first year without the customary waiting period. 
Time to plant Peonies: September, October, and November, 
depending on latitude, are Peony-planting months. But please order 
them early so we can ship at the proper planting-time for your locality. 
Peony ratings: The rating or number with each variety is the 
average tabulated vote by members of the American Peony Society. 
10 represents absolute perfection. A glance over this fine list shows 
that we have included only the very best. Not only are the individual 
blooms highly rated but we have been especially careful to.give our 
own rating to plant habit so that you will find every variety here 
listed to be as healthy, free-flowering, and long-lived as any in existence. 
That is why it is possible to make these descriptions short as to color 
and omit all remarks about plant vigor. 
Herbaceous Double Peonies 
Adolphe Rousseau. 8.5. Lustrous rich 
dark red to garnet. Very early. $1.50 each. 
Albert Crousse. 8.6. Bright pink; excellent 
form; fragrant. Very late. $1 each. 
Avalanche. 8.7. Pure milky white flower 
with perfect form; fragrant. Late. $1 each. 
Baroness Schroeder. 9.0. Creamy white 
with unusual depth and size. Late. $1 each. 
Cherry Hill. 8.6. Deep crimson-red that 
does not fade. The earliest and most 
prolific bloomer in the red class. $2 each. 
Duchesse de Nemours. 8.1. Guard-petals 
white, with a clear lemon-yellow center. 
Exquisitely chaste in the half-open state. 
Fragrant. Very early. 75 cts. each. 
Edulis Superba. 8.6. Brilliant rose-pink 
with silvery reflex. Most popular for cut- 
flowers. Fragrant. Very early. 75 cts. each. 
Fel ix Crousse. 8.4. Brilliant, dazzling red, 
ruby-flame center. One of the oldest and 
most dependable reds. Midseason. $1 each. 
Festiva Maxima. 9.3. Very large pure white 
Peony with center petalage tipped with 
carmine-red spots. Fragrant. Early. $leach. 
Frances Willard. 9.1. Very large; ivory- 
white; sweet fragrance. Late. $1.50 each. 
Georgiana Shaylor. 8.9. Bright rosy pink 
with a ring of short crimson petals to light 
up the center; fragrant. Late. $1.50 each. 
Grandiflora. 8.8. Flesh-pink. The latest 
double Peony to bloom. Very fragrant. 
$1.50 each. 
Karl Rosenfield. 8.8. Crimson-red. Mid¬ 
season. $1 each. 
Kelway’s Glorious. 9.8. Creamy white 
flower of great delicacy and charm. One 
of the finest and most fragrant Peonies in 
existence. Late. $2.50 each. 
Lady Alexandra Duff. 9.1. Rosy pink 
shaded white. Midseason. $1.50 each. 
Le Cygne. 9.9. This rating would class it 
as the perfect white Peony and so it is 
when the plants become established two or 
three years. It is really a creamy white 
with perfect form and character. Very 
fragrant. Midseason. $3 each. 
Longfellow. 9.0. Crimson-red of unusual 
richness; non-fading. Late. $1.50 each. 
Marguerite Gerard. 8.4. Flesh-pink with 
a creamy white center. Midseason. $1 each. 
Marie Jacquin. 8.3. Often called the 
“Water Lily Peony.” Flesh-white with a 
rosy tinge in the bud. Semi-double, with a 
wealth of golden stamens in the center. 
Rich fragrance. Midseason. $1.50 each. 
Mary Brand. 8.7. Very dark red. Late. 
$1 each. 
Mme. Calot. 8.1. Flesh-pink, center deep¬ 
ening to delicate crushed strawberry, sur¬ 
rounded with straw-white petals. Fragrant. 
Very early. 75 cts. each. 
Mme. Jules Dessert. 9.4. Very high-class 
light pink; fragrant. Midseason. $1.50 
each. 
Modeste Guerin. 8.8. One of the best deep 
pinks sometimes called carmine-pink. Early. 
$1 each. 
Mons. Jules Elie. 9.2. The finest silvery 
pink. Very early. $1.50 each. 
Mons. Martin Cahuzac. 8.8. This is the 
deepest red of all and often termed the 
“Black Peony.” Early. $2 each. 
Officinalis Rubra Plena. 8.6. Referred to 
as the “Old-fashioned Peony.” Brilliant 
red. The first double Peony to bloom. 
Very early. $1 each. 
Philippe Rivoire. 9.2. Considered the very 
best red Peony in existence. Very sweet 
fragrance. Late. $3 each. 
Phoebe Cary. 8.8. An exquisite fresh shade 
of light lavender-pink; fragrant. Mid¬ 
season. $3 each. 
President Wilson. 9.3. A delightful fresh 
rose-pink; fragrant. Late. $3 each. 
Primevere. 8.6. Sometimes referred to as 
the yellow Peony although the guard-petals 
are white; very fragrant. Midseason. 
$2 each. 
Reine Hortense. 8.7. An even shade of 
clear pink delicately flecked crimson. 
Midseason. $1 each. 
Richard Carvel. 8.8. One of the very best 
bright red Peonies. Very fragrant. Early. 
$1.50 each. 
Sarah Bernhardt. 9.0. An even shade of 
lovely pure pink. Very late. $1.50 each. 
Solange. 9.7. “Coffee-and-cream” color. 
One of the finest exhibition colors although 
it is not always a dependable bloomer. 
Very late. $1.50 each. 
Souv. de Louis Bigot. 9.1. A distinct 
salmon-pink. Midseason. $2.50 each. 
Therese. 9.8. A wonderful blend of trans¬ 
lucent pink, lavender and old-rose. Should 
be in every collection. Fragrant. Mid¬ 
season. $1.50 each. 
Walter Faxon. 9.3. The only true salmon- 
pink Peony in existence. Very fragrant. 
Late. $1.50 each. 
William F. Turner. 8.4. Very dark crimson 
with a blackish sheen showing golden 
stamens. Late. $2.50 each. 
Discount on Herbaceous Peonies: 
Deduct 10% from $15 worth or more 
BEST THREE RED PEONIES 
What are the best dark red double Peonies? A question asked 
so often and here is the answer: 
PHILIPPE RIVOIRE WILLIAM F. TURNER 
MONS. MARTIN CAHUZAC 
This Set of 3 dark Reds for $5 
Everyone a Prize-Winner (Regular Value $7.50) 
SPECIAL OFFER OF MIXED DOUBLE 
HERBACEOUS PEONIES 
25 Roots for $9 50 Roots for $16.50 
100 Roots for $30 
An excellent assortment of high-class varieties in reds, pinks and 
whites, unlabeled, for a long season of bloom. One familiar with 
Peonies can identify most of them at blooming-time. 
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