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PAUL L. BATTEY, Prop. 
NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS 
Phone — Northbrook 160 
Prices herewith cancel all previous quotations either in printed lists or by letter and are 
subject to change without notice, Special prices on large quantities quoted on request, 
TO THE TRADE: ASK FOR WHOLESALE QUOTATIONS 
All retail orders for peonies and irises will be forwarded by parcel post or express pre- 
paid; wholesale shipments, transportation charges collect — no charge for packing. 
Orders will be accepted subject to stock being unsold when they are received. IE stock 
is exhausted remittance will be returned — no substitutions made unless so instructed. 
Shipments of peony plants will be made only during September, October and November; 
iris plants during April, July, August and September. 
All varieties guaranteed true to name and in healthy condition. 
TERMS: New customers are requested to accompany orders with satisfactory references. 
To avoid delay send cash with order; postal or express money order or bank drafts pre- 
ferred, made payable to Northbrook Gardens. 
FALL 1941 — PEONY PRICE LIST — SPRING 1942 
Standard size plants as adopted by the Growers Association, having three to five eyes 
with well-balanced root system, vigorous plants needing no coddling to produce strong, 
satisfactory growth. Divisions made from two or three-year-old plants, thus insuring healthy 
stock, Larger plants or clumps for immediate effect can be furnished in most varieties. 
Special prices upon application. 
In addition to the prices shown below for the varieties offered, there is also given the 
American Peony Society rating as to quality, the approximate season of bloom and the 
general color classification. Under Season E” indicates early, ‘’M” midseason and ‘’L" late; for 
Color “"W" indicates white, LP” light pink, ‘DP’ dark pink and "R” red. 
_Rating Season Color Price Rating Season Color Price 
Aen an tran iliniem ae ee 9.2 M W $5.00 Dulath itcakrcarte= seen os 9.0 L W 4.00 
ADB. -GoeNicholisy ...ce. 9.4 M Ws ts.00 | Edward W. Becker wie ole M W 1.00 
Addielanchea’s .jcum er. crite 8.8 E W r.00 |P Edwin Co Shaw tocees. 9.1 M DP 1.50 
Adolphe Rousseau ...... 8.5 E R ofS) 14 Fee lomohavlorewcs sceaeee 8.7 M DP 1.50 
Albatre (Avalanche) ....8.7 M Ww AGAR | BLEU UAE SN Deo yd OR ea 8.6 M DP 2.00 
Albert) Grousse “#%.o cance: 8.6 M Ee sO We EISGwR en e1i1t a en eeie tse cic 8.7 M LP 5.00 
Alice Harding ...:3.-. 9.4 M W 3/007 |B Eisqm Sass sesso ce cee. 9.4 Nie Ww 4.00 
Alsace Worraine™ .. «1... 8.8 L W 1.00 | Ella Christiansen ...... 8.8 M DBP 350 
Alestarabe wren dale Stave tere ee 9.0 i W 3.00 | Elizabeth Huntington ..8.9 M LP 2.50 
AS Ma Slocum ta...< feces 9.0 L LP ¥.00) ||P Enchantresae ciealestes cc's 8.9 L W 1.00 
DONG atresia Tae eke 8.8 L, LP 2 SOU HMC ta. carer. occmeieeend cote 8.0 L, DP 75 
ALE PS Saunders.) scien 8.6 L W 1.50 | Eugenie Verdier ........ 8.6 E DP 1.00 
SATE ENtIN Clisivis 606 t aseiele tote 8.6 L W 2,00, | ‘Hunice Shaylor)......... 8.9 M LP 2.00 
PAS MSTA Vl ee oeis nase sete 8.1 M LP -75"| elyvening Glow .cwees ss 8.3 L DP 1.00 
August’ Dessert. a. .<ses: 8.7 M R TOO  WeEVenings Star) .ocsiis «sss 9.5 L W . 15.00 
Balle QO Cotton Gas .2tates 8.8 M W TEGO) | REXQUISItG "aces cues cae 8.5 L DP 1.00 
Baroness Schroeder ..... 9.0 L W BOOT | elixs Croussey . acicccieie ve 8.4 M R 75 
Bayadere Ler. sieisiciere ss nae 9.0 L W 4.00, | /Festiva Maxima ....2..> 9.3 E WwW 75 
Betty Blossom ......... 8.7 M W 2.00 | Floweret of Eden ...... 8.9 M LP 2.50 
Blanche (Mtn oe ea ereciee = ie 8.9 L DP 3.00 | Florence Macbeth ...... 9.2 M LP 2.00 
Blushing Beauty ...... New M LP 4.00 | Florence Nicholls ..... New EM B 20.00 
Brand’s Magnificent ....8.2 i R r.00 | Mrances Shaylor ........ 8.6 M WwW 1.00 
CAandeuri caterare as aris os a tees 8.4 M LP 1.00 | Frances Willard ........ 9.1 L W 1.00 
Cherry, Filta, «esc te 8.7 E R 1.00 Mtraniclinisee ride cs cca 8.9 Ts 1 4.00 
Chestine Gowdy ........ 8.4 i LP C75. | ee rankio ms Curtian .t.. veces 8.9 E WwW 3.00 
CRISTIAN cacastetaia anette ote eft 9.0 M IGA 42G08)| iaalathee Bec nsle's slope aii. ae 8.1 L WwW 1.50 
Claire Dubois sve s.ce0 oe 8.7 M DP 1.00 | General Gorgas ........ 8.5 M W 2.00 
Clemenceau® .iscckiass «cre 8.5 L DP TRG | ATENCVIEVE lai. cs .ccnwde scree L W 3.50 
Commander? J cueccccehe 8.2 i R 2.00 | Gene Stratton Porter ....8.5 L W 2.00 
Coral ‘Queen! 2. cease New L F BISON |) AsO Wit DEVON, a esc os 9.4 M B 12.00 
Cornelia Shaylor ....... 9.1 L LP 1.50 | Georgiana Shaylor ..... 8.9 M LP 1,00 
Couronne (DOr) ii. 's6 cae 8.1 1 W ey MsI@Anted, eidereisard civic cls o's 8.2 M DP 75 
Daphne) esas Sarena 8.9 M 19  S1CON | AaIN CHG Mas t's 5) sle 1s syste «6's: 0 8.6 E LP 1.00 
David Bartim’ . <cssss'saee 8.4 M R WO UxISMIONdA sec cce'sciiascace 8.2 L, LP 1.00 
Denis Debatene ........ 8.6 M UP 73:00 |) Gleam of. Gold 2.7 ..1.0'. New ILM WY 1.50 
DERIGC MA pete. 06 a8 6c ax ores 8.7 M F A SOni wolotianhad aera sacc cect es M DP 2.50 
DARA ce soles Cates eee aN 8.3 if, W 4.00 | Golden Bracelet ...... New M CW 5.00 
Duchess de Nemours ...8.1 E W eee Golden Dawn osc. este. ae 8.5 M W 1,00 
