4 RICHARDS’ GARDENS 
Autumn List 

Peonies 
Prices are for standard 3 
Officinalis rubra, rich deep crimson, early 
blooming, the “Memorial Day peony.’ 
The early red “piney” of grandmother's 
garden $1.50 
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Baroness Schroeder, pale flesh white tint- 
ed cream, outer petals frequently shaded 
pale pink. Large blooms on tall, strong 
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Charles Verdier, late, deep pink; free- 
flowering, long stems, sweet fragrance 
and general good habits make it excellent 
for the garden or for cutflowers ___$1.00 
Edulis Superba, very early, old rose pink 
with collar of lighter colored narrow pet- 
als. Tall, extremely floriferous __. $1.00 
Felix Crousse, brilliant crimson-red of 
even tone and silky texture, late mid- 
SCABON ee a ee A ae ie ee $1.25 
Festiva Maxima, early, very large white 
prominent crimson flecks on a few central 
petals $1.00 
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Jubilee, midseason; an enormous lacy, 
rather flat, flufiy bloom; white with oc- 
casional pinkish PST es as ae $1.50 
Karl Rosenfield, very bright crimson; out- 
er petals large and waved, central petals 
incurved and notched _____________ $1.25 
Le Cygne, white tinged ivory. Broad, 
overlapping petals and compact habit of 
growth make this variety nearly a per- 
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Mary Brand, dark, clear crimson with a 
brilliant sheen 
to 5-eye roots, delivery late September and October. 
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Mikado, waved, cupped guard petals of | 
dark, dull crimson surround a central 
group of thick, damk rose red staminodes 
edged throughout their length and eee 
with buff yellow <—_ soe 32a ee $1.25 
Mons. Jules Elie, immense light rose pink; 
center incurved and frosted with a light 
silvery pink i 20 eee $1.00 
Philippe Rivoire, latest to bloom and dark- 
est of all reds; very deep crimson with 
blackish sheen. Not as large as some 
others but fully double with symmetri- 
cally incurved center and very sweetly 
scented 20. ti eee $2.50 
Reine Hortense, immense rose pink with 
crisp, fluffy petals of translucent texture, 
notched and silvered at the tips and oc- 
casionally flecked with crimson | at the 
center’ 2003020 eee -$1. 25 
Sarah Bernhardt, dark rose pink edged a 
trifle lighter. Huge size, stout. stems; 
considered one of the best exhibition 
peonies Lia. ee eee $1.25 
Tourangelle, not the largest but to the 
“color-conscious” the most beautiful of 
all peonies. Pale cream-white with a tan 
suffusion in its depth, toning to flesh pink 
in the center. Needs supparyt in the gar- 
den but when half-opened buds are cut 
and brought indoors the coloring is beau- 
tiful beyond description. Very sweetly 
scented $1.50 

Peonies labeled to color. Red, mikes or. 
pink, 3 to 5-eye top-quality roots from 
the above list but labeled to color only. 
Three plants (minimum order under this | 
offer) for $3.00. Larger quantities oh 00 
each. 

