GEORGE W. PEYTON 
Box No. 1 Rapidan, Virginia September 1. 1943 
SOME NEW PEONIES FOR Pa 
It was my privilege to visit a number of /peony rdens in June 
as well as two peony shows. In these gardexs and-_at: these. shows I 
saw a large number of very beautiful peonies. Leghafl only miention 
here a few of the newer varieties. ri wh : Sa 
Everywhere Elsa Sass was among th bed. This, was awarded a < 
gold medal by The American Peony Sociftyg@at, Miineapalis. ‘Itsis a ~ 
full rose type flower and has very broad 8 Inghrough the.flowem 
The color is white overlaid with a veil of pi aktgg an exquisite 
combination hard to beat. Nick Shaylor was also“amorige the finest 
everywhere. It is a light pink, usually, but sometimes Phighf mmgven f 
white. It opens well, quite late. / 
Mount Everest a veritable mountain of white with the tints 
setting sun over it all, was one to rave about. 
Dainty and lovely beyond all description was Mildred May a 
pure white semi-double. This has several rows of pure white guard 
petals with a row of yellow stamens and a center of white. When 
allowed to bloom as Nature intended it to do, it makes well branched 
stems carrying several of its beautiful flowers open at once, a bouquet 
of loveliness that has to be seen to be appreciated. 
There are two blush pink peonies that were very beautiful. 
Moonstone is a medium sized flower full rose type with petals very 
symmetrically arranged and when viewed through transmitted light 
it is markedly different in its loveliness. Its color is that of the stone 
for which it is named. The second was Ramona Lins. Evenly colored a 
delicate cream pink throughout its rose like petals it makes a flower 
entrancingly beautiful. A full double white quite large in size and 
very beautifully formed has been named Casablanca. It was one of 
the finest I saw and right along with it was a very large pure pink, 
Dolorodell, that we shall all wish to have. Tondeleyo was a very 
brilliant pink in a darker shade. Its color is very remarkable as there 
is really no other quite so brilliant in its shade, as Mrs. Livingston 
Farrand is lighter, though a slightly purer color. 
Mrs. Lossing has released her new peony for sale. It, Louise 
Lossing, is a very large and very deep flower of pure white with an 
infusion of pinkish cream in the depths of the flower. It frequently 
has a ring of smal] rosettes around the center. It is tall and blooms 
in late midseason. Its price is twenty-five dollars and transportation 
plus duty as it hag to be imported from Canada. If any desire it, please 
send in the order at once as it will take some time to get the necessary 
papers. Total cost about thirty dollars. 


PRICE CHANGES 
It has been necessary to change some prices from last year. Two 
varieties have been advanced and thirty lowered. These changes 
and the prices of the new ones mentioned above are given below. 
They are arranged in the order they appeared in last year’s price list. 
lf you have mislaid your copy a new one will be sent on request. 
Margaret Lough .................. $ 5.00 Mary E. Nicholls ................ $15.00 
Moon of Nippon .................... 10.00; Moonglowi.- 5 5.00 
Flower? Gir] 24 ee (U0SMrs7As.O2 Nortone... 2.42 20.00 
Ediths Eh. Gummice- sc... S008 Rapture eee eee 20.00 
Bloise#*. 2 oe ee ee b0OGs hura Hirésw.. 5.00 
Mrs. Fern Lough .................... 5.00 Yosemite .........:.cccscccccscsecrcssae 3.00 
Mra, Wo LaGunm-.. 5.00 Florence Nicholls ................ 7.50 
MrankiWadeve. 4.0.0 5.00 George W. Peyton ................ 5.00 
Morrinice = ee 5.007 MarveAuten’ ee ek. 6.00 
Red Goddess ¢Advanced) ... 5.00 Nancy Nicholls .................... 5.00 
Nippon Brilliant ...........00....... 4:00 cE Ua bewiseeue © 6:00 1 eee 5.00 
ATCLUIUB ES fore oe 3.00 L. W. Pollock (Advanced) .... 7.50 
Ax BaCANicholisi 22 )220....; 5.00 Mrs. Livingston Farrand .... 12.00 
Florence. Bond. ..5......0:060....00.2:- 5.005 Mra Rowlands, 3 26) >) 5.00 
seen te BR ee oe MeDO SEL CMOS ta sy eee, 2.50 
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pee: ot Attila. nie ae Oliver F. Brand ........ Withdraw 
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