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reliable flowers, year in and year out, for Decoration Day 
purposes. ALL POSTPAID, 
138. A. E. KUNDRED. Distinct yellow, bronze, magenta, and 
red. One of the most unusual Iris. 
139. AFTERGLOW. Soft pink, buff and yellow. Very large. 
140. BEAU IDEAL. Unusual Chinese violet on white. Sass 
introduction. A real ‘beauty. 
141. CAPRICE. Rosy-red. Fragrant. A real beauty. 
142. GERTRUDE MAY. Rare violet-blue. Very large. 
143. KOCHI. Rich, bright reddish-purple. Fragrant. 
144, LENT A. WILLIAMSON. That giant violet bi-color blend. 
145. LORD OF JUNE. Enormous beautiful blue, fragrant flow- 
ers. A real Iris giant. 
146. MIDGARD. Lovely pink and yellow blend. Very popular. 
147. MRS. H. DARWIN. One of the best snow-white iris. 
148. PRINCESS BEATRICE. Lovely deep, clear lavender. 
149. PROSPER LAUGIER. Brilliant bronzy-red. Blooms late. 
132. QUAKER LADY. Giant lavender and yellow. Blooms late. 
133. QUEEN CATERINA. Soft lavender-purple. Very fragrant. 
125. RHEINE NIXE. Different. White and blue. Blooms late. 
126. ROSE UNIQUE. Delicate blush rose-pink. Absolutely dif- 
ferent. One of our most popular Iris. 
127. SHEKINAH. Handsome clear yellow ruffled flowers. Fra- 
grant. You'll like this one. 
Your choice of the above 17 Iris, alike or as- 
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Double Duty or Autumn Flowering Iris 
These bloom not only in the Springtime but they flower 
in F until frost. Often flower through- 
out the summer months. All hardy. ALi POS7TPAID. 
128. AUTUMN KING. Large blooms of blue. Each 15. 
129. AUTUMN QUEEN. White. Each 25c. 
130. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT. Richest purple. Each 25c. 
131. GOLDEN HARVEST. New. Pure yellow. Each 50c. 
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ELEANOR ROOSEVELT GOLDEN HARVEST 
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Baby or Pumila Iris 
150. Have all of the fine characteristics of the tall bearded 
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April. Make an excellent planting for your rock garden 
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to 8 in. stems. ALL POSTPAID. SASS NO. 19. NEW. Ruby red. 
DR. POTTER. Mulberry-purple. DR. CRENSHAW. New Bur- 
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No other plant is more 
attractive or more easily 
grown than the Peony. They 
make big clumps that bloom 
in May and june. Produce 
enormous, showy double 
flowers in many lovely col- 
ors. My peonies are fragrant. 
They will last for years and 
years. 
This picture of Sarah 
Bernhardt shows you the 
size of the 3 year Peony 
roots from which we get an 
EARL MAY DIVISION. I have 
this variety growing on my 
farm, where we took this 
Each 29c. 
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ALL PEONIES POSTPAID 
112. CHESTINE GOWDY. Another great Peony. Like Walter 
Faxon, it just thrills you when you look at it. In a vase, 
you have one of the most beautiful and fragrant flowers 
this side of a rose. Color is rich cream-pink, which in 
turn surrounds a cone of broad pink petals which are 
splashed and tipped with crimson. Mid-season. An Earl 
Division. Each 59c. 
104. FELIX CROUSSE. Mid-season, brilliant ruby-red. A very 
free bloomer and very popular. 
SULES ELIE. L 
Blooms resemble a lovely Giant Flowered Mum. A beautiful 
silver-pink. High pyramidal body of petals. One of the 
handsomest and most lasting cutting varieties. Late mid- 
season. An Earl May Division. Each 55c. 
116. MONS. MARTIN CAHUZAC. “The Black Peony”. Enor- 
mous blooms of dark purple-garnet—the darkest Peony 
known. Beautiful golden stamens mixed in with the petals, 
makes it one of the most attractive Peonies. Mid-season. 
I hope you will have some of these darkest Peonies among 
An Earl May Division. ; 
110. SARAH BERNHARDT. About the time Chestine 
bursts forth. A fovely apple-blossom pink. Has 
lots of flowers on every bush, and they are per- 
fectly formed on graceful stems. An ideal pink 
cut flower. An Earl May Division. Each 49c. 
flower when it opens up! Has a rating of 9.7. 
Rich creamy-white, suffused buff, and salmon. Will 
hold its bud a full week, in water, before open- 
and then will 
dropping petals. An Earl May Division. Each 75é. 
117. WALTER FAXON. 4 
Peony. It is a beauty. One of the highest rated 
of all Peonies, 9.3. 
every bush, and ! consider it one of the most 
beautiful of aff. Late mid-season. An Earl May 
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az Each year so many people write me and 
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I am making up a color peony 
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something. Large, 
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1 rose—i yellow center, rose petals—t! deep 
crimson—1 soft pink—1 white flecked with 
All 6 for $1.00, Postpaid 
Your Choice of the Above 6 Colors, Alike 
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DEAR FRIENDS: If somebody told 
: you abo fi 
that would be so Tare and charming, when it binomed acces 
you would be so delighted you could hardly thank them, 
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many, plant at least three. Se ee eee 
118. KOKO-NO-IRO. Double deep purple and gold. 
119. HATSUKASMURI. Rich royal purpl 
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usually tall. A real prize winner. 10 in. Rowers: aoe 
120. 
cage MULHOLLAND. Deep blue. Heavy Stems. 
121. GRACE WRIGHT. White overlaid with delicate lavender. 
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nae ee Silvers AG Orchid. A color you won't 
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An Earl May Division. 
“The Chrysanthemum Peony.” 
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