OFFER in this list chiefly a selection of my peony 
| hybrids, many of which represent strains that are new 
to horticulture. These plants are still so recent that stocks 
are very limited and I shall have to accept your order 
on the condition that stock is still available. 
Groups of these hybrids have been shown at peony 
exhibitions during the last ten years or so and wherever 
shown they have excited much favorable comment and 
received marks of recognition including many medals and 
certificates. 
Those who have bought named varieties from me in 
the past will please note certain changes of names in 
the present list and make the appropriate alterations in 
their labels. These changes have been made to avoid 
confusion with certain older varieties mostly in the group 
of Chinese peonies. 
The strains offered below are arranged roughly by sea- 
son, beginning with the earliest. In my garden I have 
peonies for almost two months, beginning.about May 5 
with the earliest species and hybrids, and ending about 
July 5 with the last of the Chinese peonies and some- 
times with belated blooms on P. lutea and its hybrids. 
Considering the difficulties of propagation I hope my 
prices are not unreasonable. As to quality I think you will 
find my plants worthy of the best company you can give 
them in your garden. 
Peony shipping season September and October. Trans- 
portation prepaid. Please include 25c for postage and ~ 
packing on orders under $5.00. 
Price in all cases except where otherwise indicated $5.00 
a root. Cash should accompany orders. 
Directions for Planting 
Failures with peonies are more often due to bad plant- 
ing than to poor roots. The ground should be prepared in 
advance and must be deeply dug. Two feet is not too 
much; 18 inches is a minimum, and the hole where the 
root is to be set should be filled with good friable loam. 
Some manure at the bottom will be to the good but it 
must not come into contact with the roots. These must 
be set not too deep. 
In the case of the herbaceous peonies, the buds should 
be placed so that they will be covered with two or three 
inches of soil. 
Tree peonies and the lutea hybrids should be planted at 
the depth at which they have been growing. In grafted 
plants the union between the understock and the scion 
should be a couple of inches below the surface of the soil. 
At the best however peonies cannot be expected to give 
much bloom the first year after setting. 
