34 THE LONGFIELD IRIS FARM 


Peonies 
Peonies are one of the easiest grown perennials doing well in any good 
garden soil, especially a clay soil, with plenty of sunshine. We shall, person- 
ally, be glad to help you make your peony selection to blend with your garden 
planting if you will write us. (Planting instructions enclosed with each order.) 
All plants large 5 eye divisions guaranteed true to name. 
JAPANESE PEONIES 
Alma (Shaylor). Pink landscape variety. Soft rose pink with bright yellow 
petaloids tipped gold. $0.50 
Cathedral. Vivid dark rose-pink guard petals with a great center of stamin- 
oides of pale pink. Very striking. Mid-season. $1.00 
Departing Sun. Very large flowers of dark rose-pink or light crimson, compact 
center of crowded petaloids dark rose. Rich color. Mid-season. $1.00 
Fuyajo. Rich dark mahogany red. One of the finest dark red Jap Peonies. 
Strikingly lovely. Mid-season. $1.00 
Hakodate (Millet). Large pure white. Excellent. $7.50 
Isani Gidui. Very large pure white flowers with center of rich buff yellow. 
Moderately tall, vigorous, crinkled foliage. Mid-season. $1.50 
Kukeni Jishi. Large delicate flesh pink flowers with a satiny sheen. Center a 
full tuft of yellowish staminoides. Very handsome. Early mid-season. $3.00 
Mikado (Japan, 1893). Dark dull crimson with center of rose-red and buff. 
Very popular. Mid-season. $0.50 
Nippon Beauty (Auten 1927). Rich deep red with staminodes flushed and edged 
yellow. Late. Very fine. $3.50 
Tamate-Boku. Enormous cupped petals of dark old rose-pink. Medium height. 
Strong stems. Mid-season. Considered the finest Jap. peony. (We have 
the true variety.) $3.00 
SINGLE PEONIES 
Black Prince (Thurlow, 1915). Large deep crimson with a dull satiny sheen. 
Medium height, stiff stems with excellent foliage. Mid-season. $0.50 
Kelway’s Wild Rose (Kelway). Large smooth white petals thickly powdered 
with tiny rose-pink dots with yellow stamens and crimson carpels. Very 
free flowering. SL25 
Le Jour (Shaylor, 1915). Very large white with center of golden yellow sta- 
mens. Tall, very floriferous; strong, erect stems. Early mid-season. $0.50 
L’Etincelante (Dessert, 1905). Very large flowers of very bright pink, each 
petal having nearly a silver border. Stamens bright golden yellow. Tall, 
floriferous, strong stems. Mid-season. $0.50 
Petite Renee (Dessert, 1899). Carmine Pink. $0.75 
Pride of Langport (Kelway, 1909). Very large, pale rose-pink, very bright 
golden yellow stamens. Tall, floriferous; thin wiry stems. Mid-season. 
$0.50 
DOUBLE PEONIES 
Adolph Rousseau (Dessert & Mechin, 1890). Dark red which at a distance 
appears to be almost black. Tall and strong stems. Early. $0.50 
Alice Harding (Lemoine 1922). Creamy white to pale pink. Very fine. Fast 
multiplier and excellent stems. $2.50 - 
Alsace Lorraine (Lemoine 1906). Pointed white petals suffused with a golden 
light from the stamens. Tall, vigorous, late mid-season. $0.50 
