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The fine quality roots which you will receive from the JOSEPH Ff. 
MARTIN CO. are. not that way by accident. They are groomed with 
special painstaking care, and are grown for root production ONLY. 
Consequently, the peak of vitality is maintained and the quality roots 
which you receive from us will soon provide good profits for you. Plant 
a good quantity of these carefully selected roots now. 
ALBATRE. A magnificent flower which opens like a rose. Pure white 
with a few pencilings of carmine on the edge of center petals. Fragrant; 
crown type; late midseason. An old variety, but one that will stand 
comparison with anything there is. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $16.00 
ALBERT CROUSSE. Large, very full convex blooms of soft shell-pink. 
Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
ALEXANDER DUMAS. A brilliant pink, interspersed with salmon, white 
and chamois. Early, very profuse bloomer, and very rigid plant. One 
of the greatest bloomers of all. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $16.00 
AUGUSTINE D’HOUR. Bomb type; midseason. Very deep, rich, brilliant 
solferino-red with slight silvery reflex. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $16.00 
CHARLES McKELLIPP. Crown type; midseason. Opens rose-shaped and 
develops into crown type. The irregular rich crimson petals of the 
center are mingled with gold stamens and surrounded by rows of broadi 
silky guard petals. !t has a charm peculiarly its own. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $16.00 
CHESTINE GOWDY. Crown type; late midseason. The broad outer 
petals are silvery pink. These enclose a zone of five irregularly shaped 
petals of deep rich cream, which in turn surround a prominent cone of 
broad pink petals splashed and tipped with crimson. One of the best 
varieties for cut flowers. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $16.00 
EDULIS SUPERBA. Extra early, crown type, old-rose pink. Indispensable 
as an extra early deep pink commercial cut-flower. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
FELIX CROUSSE. Large, typical bomb-type flower of clear, brilliant red, 
coming in late mid-season. The guard petals are prominent, surround- 
ing a large, globular center of even coloring. It is a strong, vigorous 
plant of spreading habit. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
FLORAL TREASURE. A rose type flower of delicate salmon-pink 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
GERMAINE BIGOT. Very large mid-season to late; a royal variety. Most 
excellent pink. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
GEORGIANA SHAYLOR. Very large, double light rose-pink flowers, paler 
on back of petals, with vivid crimson marks on a ring of short petals 
around center; fragrant; late mid-season. 
Per 10, $3.00; Per 100, $25.00 
JUBILEE. Rose type; mid-season. Buds show delicate opal tints; as they 
unfold the color changes to ivory-white. Unlike other Peony buds which 
are round, these are pointed like a rose. 
Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
KARL ROSENFELD. A better Peony and a better quality of red than 
any of the older red sorts; pure, rich, intense crimson of half-rose type. 
It makes and remains a splendid full rounded flower of excellent substance; 
equally valuable as cut flowers or garden show. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
KELWAY‘S QUEEN. Fragrant flesh pink. Midseason. If you have this 
variety in your planting, you have what is considered the flower of the 
aristocrat. 
Per 10, $6.50; Per 100, $60.00 
LA FEE (Lemoine—The Fairy”). Crown type; early. Very large glob- 
ular flowers. Guards mauve-rose, collar creamy white. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
LA PERLE. Very large flowers, compact rose type. Outer petals are 
delicate lilac white enclosing a globular center of soft violet rose, wide 
petals. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $16.00 

MADAM CROUSSE. Its flowers are medium to large in size, globular 
crown type, and the prominent guard petals and a few of the collar 
petals reflex to the stem on well-developed blooms. In color, it is uni- 
form pure white, with the center petals occasionally flecked crimson. 
The plant is of medium height and slightly spreading habit with strong ~ 
stems. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
MARCHIONESS OF LANSDOWNE. Large white flowers sometimes chang- 
ing in color to silvery pink. i 
Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
MARIE CROUSSE. Bomb type; mid-season. Color soft salmon-pink shaded 
a glossy satiny lilac. A most desirable Peony. ms 
Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
MARIE JACQUIN. The water-lily Peony. Semi-double, cup-shaped white 
flowers, borne in great profusion. Beautiful landscape variety. Mid- 
season. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $16.00 
MODESTE GUERIN. A typical bomb-type flower of light solferino-red that 
comes in early mid-season. Fragrant. A strong plant of medium height 
with good stems that hold the blooms well upright. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
MONS JULES ELIE. Bomb type; early mid-season. King of all Peonies. 
Color an ideal glossy lilac-pink, shading to a deeper rose at the base, 
the entire flower overlaid with a sheen of silver. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $16.00 
MME. CALOT. Hydrangea-pink. 
Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
MME. DUCEL. Pink of medium shade with silvery reflex. Bomb type, re- 
sembling the famous Mons Jules Elie. Very desirable. Strong grower, 
medium height. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
MME. JULES DESSERT. Large, flat semi-rose type. Flowers are delicate 
flesh pink, shading to straw white. 
Per 10, $3.00; Per 100, $25.00 
NELLIE. A very large flower of uniform shell-pink. The petals are long 
and rounded, symmetrically arranged around the center of yellow stamens. 
Medium tall grower. 
Per 10, $3.00; Per 100, $25.00 
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT. Semi-rose type; mid-season. A _ variety pur- 
chased in England under number and named in Holland for our President. 
It is deep, rich, brilliant red in color, different from any red we know, 
and a grand Peony. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $18.00 
PRESIDENT TAFT. Delicate hydrangea pink, completely enveloped in a 
halo of white. Profuse bloomer. 
Per 10, $3.00; Per 100, $25.00 
PRINCESS BEATRICE. Large, compact high crown. Guards and crown 
light violet-rose, collar cream-white, center flecked crimson. Fragrant. 
Strong vigorous grower, medium height, very free bloomer Early mid- 
season. Extra good tri-color. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
REINE HORTENSE. Semi-rose type flower is uniform hydrangea-pink; 
guards and center petals marked carmine. 
Per 10, $3.00; Per 100, $25.00 
ROSA BONHEUR. Very large rose type flower. Light violet-rose, guard 
petals are flecked crimson. Late mid-season. 
Per 10, $3.00; Per 100, $25.00 
SARAH BERNHARDT. Semi-rose type. Midseason. Apple blossom pink, 
with each petal silver-tipped. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
SOUV. DE CHAS. GOMBAULT. One of the most outstanding varieties. 
It is tri-color, flowers are built up crown shaped, fine lasting qualities. 
It is much admired for its beauty; at the same time it is different than 
the general list of the clear colors. We like it very much. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
TOURANGELLE. Large rose type flower. Opalescent pearly white, suf- 
fused with shades of delicate salmon and Le France-rose. 
Per 10, $2.50; Per 100, $20.00 
UMBELLATA ROSEA. Rose type; very early. Large flower, guards laid 
with delicate salmon and Le France pink tints. Exquisitely beautiful in 
form and color. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
WALTER FAXON. Color is soft coral-pink, shaded lighter at the ends of 
the petals and deeper rose-pink at base. The concealed golden stamens 
add a salmon reflection through the pink of the petals. It is medium 
tall and vigorous. Midseason. As a show flower, it is one of the mos? 
distinct Peonies and should rate at the top of all pinks. 
Per 10, $3.50; Per 100, $30.00 
