18 THE SARCOXIE NURSERIES PEONY FIELDS 
PEONIES, continued 
PEONIES BY PARCEL POST 
If wanted by parcel post allow 8c for the first plant and 2c 
for each additional plant if within 150 miles of Sarcoxie. For 
the balance of Missouri and adjoining states 10c for the first 
plant and 3c for each additional plant. For more distant states 
15c for the first plant and 8c for each additional plant. Any 
balance will be refunded. 
Augustin d’Hour (Calot, 1867). Deep rich, brilliant solfer- 
ino-red, slight silvery reflex; large; bomb type; midseason; 
vigorous, medium tall; fine. 50c each, $5.00 per doz. 
Baroness Schroeder (Kelway, 1889). Large, delicate flesh be- 
coming white; globular, compact, rose type flowers; fragrant; 
midseason; blooms freely. 50c each, $5.00 per doz. 
Canari (Guerin, 1861). Large; guards white, barely tinted 
flesh, center sulphur-white, becoming pure white; fragrant; 
bomb type; long, strong stems; late midseason; blooms freely. 
25c each, $2.50 per doz. 
Crown of Gold; Couronne d’Or (Calot, 1873). Snowy-white, 
reflecting the golden stamens and lighting up the flower; cen- 
ter petals flecked and edged carmine; large; semi-rose type; 
fragrant; late; upright, vigorous with strong stems. 35c each, 
$3.50 per doz. 
Duchesse de Nemours (Calot, 1856). Superb ivory white, 
greenish markings towards center, becoming pure white; es- 
pecially beautiful in the half open bud; medium to large; 
crown type; medium early; strong; vigorous; good stems; 
blooms freely. 30c each, $3.00 per doz. 
Duchesse d’Orleans (Guerin, 1846). Large carmine pink 
guards, center soft pink and salmon, becoming amber-yellow; 
medium to large; bomb type; fragrant; midseason; strong, vig- 
orous; very tall; blooms freely. 25c each, $2.50 per doz. 
Duke of Wellington (Calot, 1859). Broad white guards, cen- 
ter very full, sulphur-white becoming pure white; fragrant; 
bomb type; late; blooms freely; vigorous; long, strong stems; 
very large. 25c each, $2.50 per dcz. 
Edulis superba (Lemon, 1824). Beautiful bright, deep rose- 
pink; very fragrant; large; of good form; one of the earliest; 
crown type; strong, vigorous; blooms freely over a long sea- 
son; excellent both for the lawn and cut flowers; long stems. 
80c each, $3.00 per dozen. 
Felix Crousse (Crousse, 1881). Brilliant, rich, even dazzling 
ruby-red; large, globular, solidly and compactly built; bomb 
type; fragrant; midseasan; growth strong; vigorous; blooms 
freely; fine. 40c each, $4.00 per doz. 
Festiva maxima (Miellez, 1851). For enormous size combin- 
ed with wondrous beauty it has stood unsurpassed for 80 years; 
pure paper white, some center petals flecked purplish-carmine; 
early; rose type; very fragrant; vigorous; very long, heavy 
stems. 35c each; $3.50 per doz. 
Frances Willard (Brand, 1907). Large, semi-rose type flowers, 
opening blush-white with an occasioonal carmine touch, and be- 
coming pure white; midseason. 60c each. 
Jubilee (Pleas, 1908). Very large, flat ivory-white flowers; 
petals long, narrow and loosely arranged; midseason. 50ic each. 
Kelway’s Glorious (Kelway, 1909). Immense, full double, 
rose-type blooms; creamy-white barely tinted rose; very fra- 
grant; late midseason. $1.25 each. 
La Cygne (Lemoine, 1907). Large, globular, semi-rose type; 
pure white; delightfully fragrant; erect; medium tall, stiff 
stems; midseason. $1.50 each. 
Lady Alexandra Duff. Immense; light blush becoming white; 
fragrant; midseason; blooms freely. 45c each, $4.50 per doz. 
La Perle (Crousse, 1885). Large, compact globular rose-type 
bloom, white tinted lilac, blush center, flecked carmine; fra- 
grant; midseason; vigorous. 40c each, $4.00 per doz. 
Lillian Wild (Wild, 1933). Very large; delicate flesh becoming 
pure white; compact rose type flowers; late; blooms freely. In 
common with other very large varities, it takes three years for 
it to reach its maximum size. 90c each. 
Loveliness (Hollis, 1907). Large compact, flat rose-¢ype;. hy- 
drangea-pink becoming blush-pink; tall; late. $1.00 each. 
