WEST NEWBURY, MASS. 69 
Various Peanieds 
We have grouped below several varieties. The first three 
are crosses between Chinese Peonies and Wittmanniana and 
the last four are European types and varieties. They are all 
early flowering and extend the season of Peonies by two 
weeks. 
AVANT GARDE. Exquisite, single flower of pale smoky- 
8.6 pink, with golden tints and golden stamens. L. D. 
$2.00. lyr. $2.50. 
LE PRINTEMPS. A creamy-yellow shade, difficult to de- 
8.6 scribe, with faint reddish veinings at base of petals. 
Yellow stamens. L. D. $2.00. lyr. $2.50. 
MAIFLEURI. Delicate flesh-white, with a rich creamy- 
yellow over-color. Very fine. L. D. $2.00. 1 yr. 
$2.50. 
The above three are very similar, but distinctive from 
the other varieties for their delicacy of coloring. 
ANOMALA. Single flowers of bright red. with center of 
golden stamens. Foliage finely cut. Often called the 
“fern leaved peony.” Very early. Height 6 to 9 inches. 
Fine for rock gardens. $1.00 each. 
Officinalis alba plena. Beautiful, ivory-white flowers— 
fully double, possessing good substance, so that they 
will last for some time as cut flowers. $1.50 each. 
OFFICINALIS RUBRA PLENA. Double, bomb-shaped 
8.6 flowers of bright blood-red, with almost no traces of 
purple. The old-fashioned red “piney”. 75 cents each. 
Unnamed Peonies. For those who wish a good collection 
without names, we can furnish a good assortment in 
two grades—$3.50 and $5.00 per dozen. They are all 
good varieties and would be worth much more if sold to 
name. 
For those who wish Japanese-type Peonies we can fur- 
nish two grades in a mixture of colors. $5.00 per dozen 
and $7.50 per dozen. 
Tree Peanies 
Tree Peonies (Paeonia suffruticosa) make a woody growth 
and do not die back to the ground in the fall, but eventually 
form broad shrubs. Propagation is difficult as the scions are 
grafted on herbaceous peony roots and the growth is slow, but 
if one will be patient, the results are well worthwhile. The 
color range is far wider than in the herbaceous class including 
the salmon pinks and yellow. 
They do not need especial care except for a covering in the 
winter to shade them as the blooming period is early. The 
buds start very early in the spring and may be damaged by 
late frosts unless this precaution be taken. 
