that many may enjoy these fine new colors. These repre- 
sent real bargains and give the fine color effects of the 
named kinds. Try some of them. 
No. 1841. Brilliant red bomb, with pointed center 
patals,” Medium. size, ate oss os wees pete eee ee $ 1.00 
No. 2202. Brilliant medium dark red single, two rows 
PE VOELAIS, COLOTMHOIGS sf ucccisth soo, ema ers wae een 1.50 
No. 2211. Brilliant medium dark red Jap, some blooms 
TANS USS LA eta acid tos 8% ashy & os cle erect aa eis ane 1.00 
No. 2214. Black red single, showing some rich purple. 
SUEITER SECTS tne Sirk ote a Cer ale'e: drs Sas aomtotece oh Stee 1.50 
No. 2233. An enormous black red semi-double, heavy 
tall stems. The blooms are loose petalled, and 
some are too ragged. The good ones are superb. 
If all blooms came good this would be a $25.00 
NEPIOL Ve ns OT CCOULECIIINIA LG: sake ais icsein us beta caridlatena 2.00 
No, 2235. Black red single, good in every way...... 2.00 
No. 2237. Small red single, on dwarf plant. Color 
is of highest quality, showing an orange cast. 
AUPE ANG (8 LOAL@AIN os acre cte. ates Ai alee ic aa ee 1.00 
No. 2240. Black red single, color holds, petals a bit 
SHOTE atte ae ine eee fined ee ws tees eas bac ala ie 1.00 
No. 2241. A trim dark red single on stiff straight 
SLEDS pw L1G cts \ctetain chelate ana i ed Bachata otwseleiala’st ae Ara 1.50 
THE AUTEN ORIGINATIONS 
FOREWORD 
Those who have seen our ten acres of Peonies in bloom 
can read this catalogue with understanding of the many 
fine and “different” kinds it offers. To others we give a 
few facts about our work, hoping they will have confidence 
to place an order with us and grow for themselves some 
of these fine new kinds. 
I have been growing and studying Peonies for 31 years, 
and developing new kinds for 25 years; have grown over 
300 kinds, and have watched progress in Peonies as shown 
at National shows every year since 1923 except 4 or 5. 
I have raised many thousands of new Peonies from seed 
in order to obtain new kinds. From these I have named 
over 180 kinds, and still have about 400 more under 
advanced trial. The Seedling Committee of the American 
Peony Society has given me more official awards on new 
seedlings than to any other originator. So far only 33 of 
my named kinds have been given an official rating by the 
Society, but of these, 9 rated from 8.60 to 8.95, and 21 have 
the honor rating of 9.0 or higher (10.0 being top). At the 
present time 150 Peonies have this honor rating, and the 
Auten total of 21 of these is the largest for any one man. 
Karly in my work I was impressed with the widely 
varying color and type preferences of different people, and 
I realized the importance of striving for improvement in 
every type and color. As a result, the Auten Originations 
offer a wide range from which you may choose. They are 
outstanding in the following respects: 
1. Clear, unfading dark reds in all types, single, Japan- | 
ese, semi-double and double, both in the common species, 
and the Hybrids. 
2. Reds with a clear purplish cast which many people 
definitely like, but which, unlike many older reds, are not 
ugly and coarse. 
38. Singles and Japs of all colors, setting entirely new 
standards of excellence. 
4. White doubles and pink doubles comparable with the 
best, and with most of the late ones opening better than 
many of the older kinds. 
5. Officinalis Hybrids giving a ten day season of bloom 
before the common kinds start, in magnificent shades of 
red and pink. 
6. Novelty colors in various types, giving distinctive 
effects in refined tones, a real advance in that regard over 
the odd Japs which came from Japan. 
