Alice Harding—9.5. Mid-season. Considered 
by Lemoine as his best introduction. Flow- 
ers of refined form and texture with delicate 
coloring and sweet fragrance. Creamy white 
with soft pink guard petals, which are 
flushed darker on reverse. $3.00. 
Baroness Schroeder—9.0. Late mid-season. 
A large double flesh-white to soft pink, 
with a delicate rose fragrance. The very 
high rating tells its own story. 75c. 
Doris Shaylor—9.1. One of the highest rated 
ae A very lovely mid-season variety 
E. B. Browning—9.1. Late. Very fragrant 
extra large, creamy-white with soft yellow 
Cocoa its depths. A magnificent variety 
E. C. Shaw—9.1. A delightful fragrant clear 
soft-rose. Very large flowers. Late bloomer. 
Extra fine, $1.25. 
Festiva Maxima—9.3. Large, early, pure 
milk-white with a few crimson flecks at the 
centre. Perfect rose type. 50c. 
Frances Willard—9.1. A constant prize 
winner. Very large fragrant blush-white 
when first open, changing to pure white. 
Late mid-season. $1.00. 
Frankie Curtis—9.3. A very large, perfect 
bomb type, with collar of large prominent 
guard petals, surrounded by a perfect 
chrysanthemum-like centre. Opens delicate 
flesh, changing to pure white with a pink 
blush down in the heart of the petals. 
Mid-season. $2.50. 
Grace Loomis—9.2. A very handsome large, 
fragrant white with lemon tints reflected in 
the centre. Prof. Saunder’s finest introduc- 
tion. Late. $2.00. 
Hansina Brand—29.1. Fine large deep flowers 
of dark flesh-pink, shading deeper at the 
base, with a lovely salmon glow through- 
out. $3.50. 
Jeannot—9.2. One of the very finest. Large 
globular rose-type flower of delicate flesh- 
pink, softly tinted lavender, lighted salmon- 
pink at base of petals. Late. A superb land- 
scape variety. $1.50. 
John M. Good—9.3. Large globular rose- 
type flowers of purest white. Perfect in 
plant and flower. Late mid-season. $2.00. 
Kelway’s Glorious—9.8. Ties with Therese 
as the second highest rated Peony. Im- 
mense flowers of rose-type, creamy white 
rose, fragrance. No other Peony of such 
perfect form, Mid-season. $1.50. 
Lady Alexandra Duff—9.1. One of the very 
best Peonies both for landscape and garden 
planting. Delightfully fragrant. Large flat, 
semi-rose flowers of varying form, all but 
the terminal flower usually being beautiful 
saucer shaped discs. Soft pink and white. 
Mid-season. 75c. 
Le Cygne—9.9. The highest rated Peony and 
fully justifies its distinction. Very large, 
early ivory-white without the slightest trace 
of any other color. Exquisitely fragrant. 
Perfect rose type. A perfect bloom to every 
stem. Early. $2.50. 
Mabel L. Franklin—9.0. Very large, brilliant 
rose-pink with pronounced lemon fragrance. 
The originator's masterpiece. Mid-season. 
$1.00. 
Martha Bullock—9.1. A mammoth flower 
sometimes measuring up to 12 inches in 
diameter. A fine landscape variety and a 
great ‘‘show’’ flower. Color silvery-shell 
pink at the centre, deepening to a deep 
rose-pink. Exquisite rose-fragrance. Late. 
$1.00. 
Matilda Lewis—9.0. A large, rich dark 
crimson—nearly as dark as Mons. Martin 
Cahuzac, but redder. Late mid-season. 
$3.50. 
Milton Hill—9.0. This late flowering variety 
is one of the very finest Peonies in exist- 
ence, either for the landscape or garden 
effect, or as a cut flower. It leaves nothing 
to be desired in a lovely pink Peony, of the 
greatest refinement. Very fragrant. $1.00. 
Mme. Jules Dessert—9.4. As will be noticed 
this rates close to the top. Delicate flesh- 
pink shading to creamy-white with a golden 
glow at the centre, reflected from the golden 
stamens. Late mid-season. $1.00. 


TOP-RATING 

FOR PERPETUAL BEAUTY 
RTAINLY no investment gives such satisfying returns for the money invested as a beauti- 
ful flowering plant and perhaps no other plant yields such long-time dividends as the Peony. 
Left undistrubed plants will increase in size and profusion of bloom for 20 years or more, and 
they have been known to survive for three generations in the same location without replanting. 
When making such a long time investment it certainly pays to select the very best varieties and 
procure the finest obtainable roots. 
This list contains only the very finest and highest rated varieties, as rated by the American 
Peony Society, whose ratings are as follows—10.0—Absolutely Perfect. No plant is ever supposed 
to be given this rating as it allows no room for improvement. 
9.0—Very High Quality 8.5—Exceedingly Good 8.0—High Quality 
7.5—Good Under 7.5—Poor 
No Peony in this list rates under 9.0—Very High Quality; the five highest rated varieties 
are included—They are LeCygne—9.9, Therese—9.8, Kelway’s Glorious—9.8, Solange—9.7, and 
Mrs. A. M. Brand—9.6. 
If you want “class” in your Peonies, you cannot go wrong in selecting from this list. 
It is hard to realize that the gorgeous Peony of today is a glorified buttercup. Yet botanists 
tell us that it belongs to the buttercup family. Through centuries of cultivating and breeding it 
has surely come a long way for the Peony has been cultivated for centuries in Europe, China, 
and Japan. The present color range is remarkable. Starting with purest white, there are all grada- 
tions through pink to deep maroon and through ivory to clear canary yellow. Moreover there are 
rare opalescent shades impossible to describe. 
Surely the Peony is undisputed ‘Queen of the Garden” during its flowering period. In addition 
to its other good qualities, many varieties of Peonies have an exquisite fragrance which will 
delight you as much as their gigantic size, perfection of form and regal beauty. 
Peonies are effective planted in the mixed border or just in front of a planting of shrubbery, 
or as a foundation planting, or to border a walk, or they may be planted as individual specimens, 
wherever space permits. However planted they are sure to become a thing of permanent beauty. 
Longfellow—9.0. A bright crimson variety that is a constant prize-winner and equally attrac- 
tive in the garden. Mid-season. $1.00. 
Mons. Jules Elie—9.2. Early. Although we 
sell this highly rated variety at a low price 
it is one of the largest and most striking 
of the pink Peonies, being a gigantic flower 
of perfect crown type, the centre being like 
a large show Chrysanthemum, with large 
prominent guard petals. Harly. flowering 
and has a pleasing fragrance. See color 
illustration front cover. 75c. 
Mrs. A. M. Brand—9.6. One of the five 
highest rated Peonies. One of the most re- 
markable Peonies ever introduced. Re- 
ceived the Gold Medal of the American 
Peony Society for its superior merit. Very 
large, perfect rose-form, pure white through- 
out and exquisitely fragrant. $3.00. 
Mrs. GC. S. Minot—9.2. Very large flesh-pink 
with coppery tints. Extra fine. Late. $1.50. 
Mrs. Edw. Harding—9.3. This variety sold 
for $100.00 not long ago. It is a very large 
handsome pure white with delicate golden 
reflection from the concealed stamens. Mid- 
season. $1.25. 
Myrtle Gentry—9.1. Late mid-season. A 
beautiful and refined flower and one of the 
very finest of all Peonies. Color rosy-white, 
suffused with tints of flesh and salmon. 
Pleasing fragrance. $2.00. 
Nancy Dolman—9,.1. Late. A huge bloom, 
so full and compact that it usually requires 
10 days to fully develop after the bud first 
begins to open. AWARDED A SILVER 
MEDAL BY THE GARDEN CLUB OF 
AMERICA. Color a beautiful soft pink 
throughout. $2.00. 
Philippe Rivoire—9.2. Richly rose scented, 
early, very dark crimson with blackish 
sheen. The American Peony Society has 
declared this as the best red Peony in the 
world. True rose-type of perfectly sym- 
metrical form, without any sign of sta- 
mens. The bright velvety crimson color 
holds without fading throughout the life 
of the flower. Has a delightful rose fragrance 
which is rare in red Peonies. A magnificent 
landscape variety. $1.50. 
President Wilson—9.3. A magnificent full 
rose-type flower that opens soft rose-pink 
changing to shell pink. Has a rich spicy 
fragrance. One of the best landscape varie- 
ties. Late blooming. Recently sold for 
$30.00. $1.50, 
Solange—9.7. Third highest rating. Coffee 
and cream color. Just put a lot of cream in 
your coffee and you have the color. No 
other Peony like it. Perfect rose-type. Late 
flowering. $1.00. 
Souv. de Louis Bigot—9.1. One of the most 
distinct of all pink varieties. Very large 
fragrant rose-type flowers with fringed 
petals of bright Bengal-rose, slightly tinged 
carmine at the base, changing to salmon- 
pink, with a silvery reflex. Late mid-season. 
$1.00 
Therese—9.8. The second highest rated 
Peony and considered the world’s best pink. 
Very large rose-type with a delightful fra- 
grance. Equally fine for landscape or show 
purposes. Mid-season. $1.00. 
Tourangelle—9.4. Late. One of the most 
beautiful and delicate of all Peonies. Large 
fragrant pearly white with a tan and pink 
suffusion, $1.00. 
Walter Faxon—9.3. One of the finest of all 
Peonies. Soft coral-pink shaded lighter at 
the ends of the petals and deeper rose-pink 
at the base. Delightfully fragrant. A superb 
show flower. Mid-season. $1.00. 
NOTICE 
Payment may be made by check, 
money order, cash, or stamps. If 
cash or stamps are sent the letter 
should be registered. | do not make 
any C. O. D. shipments, as | have 
never found the practice satisfac- 
tory, to the customer or to myself. 
All shipments will be made by ex- 
press. The small charges to be paid 
by the purchaser on receipt of the 
package. 

