| 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 Chi- 
nese peonies. 
The strains offered below are arranged roughly by 
season, 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 sometimes 
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. 
Transportation prepaid. 
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 
planting than to poor roots. The ground should be pre- 
pared 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 graft- 
ed 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. 
