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PEONIES 
_ The varieties of Peonies run into possibly a thousand or more. We attempt to 
list 25 or more of the better, most practical varieties, including the Imperial 
Dozen, made up of 12 of the highest scoring varieties known. This group is still 
Cornelia Shaylor. Faint pink guard petals and collar, 
softening to white. Deeper shell-pink center. A full, 
well-formed flower, pyramidal shape. An extra good 
variety. Late. 
Jeannot. One of the very finest; large, globular, rose type 
flowers of delicate flesh pink softly tinted lavender; late. 
Lady Alexandra Duff. One of very best Peonies, both for 
landscape and cut flowers. Delightfully fragrant, large, 
flat semi-rose flowers; soft pink and white. Midseason. 
Longfellow. Perhaps most brilliant of all Red Peonies; a 
circle of golden stamens surrounds the central mass of 
petals while outer petals are slightly reflexed. Midseason. 
Martha Bulloch. Tall, strong growth, producing im- 
mense blooms of soft rose-pink; well formed and of good 
substance; exquisite Rose fragrance. Late. 
Mme. Jules Dessert. A delicate flesh-pink shading to 
creamy white with a golden glow at center. Rates as 
one of highest. Midseason. 
Mons. Jules Elie. Largest and most striking of Pink 
Peonies, being a gigantic flower of perfect crown type. 
Early flowering and has a pleasing fragrance; strong 
grower, free bloomer. (See illustration.) 

Imperial Dozen—High Scoring Varielies 
$1.50 each, $15.00 per dozen 
considered new, but each variety has been thoroughly tested and has been on 
the market long enough for the price to be reasonable and within the reach 
of anyone interested in good Peonies. 
Solange. A very large, full, compact flower of rose type. 
Has almost indescribable beauty. Cuter petals are a very 
delicate lilac-white, deepening towards the center with a 
salmon shade. Strong grower. Late. 
Therese. Enormous, compact rose type developing later a 
high crown. Satiny pink with a glossy reflex; erect, strong 
grower. Midseason. : 
Tourangelle. A delicate, pearly white, suffused with shades 
of almon-rose. Late midseason. ‘ 
Walter Faxon. One of the finest of all Peonies. Soft coral 
pink shaded lighter at the ends of the petals and deeper 
rose-pink at the base, Delightfully fragrant. Midseason. 

Sarah Bernhardt. Large refined flower of semi-rose type. 
Appleblossom pink silver tipped; splendid Peony which 
has possibly won as many prizes as any one variety. Late. 
G ‘ d M d | Pp e Popular Garden Varieties 
Oo e€ a eonies $1.00 each, $10.00 per doz. 
It is not possible to include in one dozen or even two dozen all the good varieties. So we have se- 
lected another group, each Peony for some special feature and merit. While these varieties do not rate 
as high as the Imperial Dozen, the selection is good and will afford you much joy and satisfaction. 
“Mons, Jules Elie 
Festiva Maxima. Possibly the most extensively 
grown of all Peonies. Enormous, full double, 
pure white flowers flecked with carmine spots. 
Still considered by many as being the best 
White Peony. Early. 
Marie Crousse. Salmon pink. 
Mid-season. 
Mme. Calot. Light old rose-pink, creamy tint. 
Felix Crousse. Large ball-shaped; one of best Very fragrant. Tall. Harly, free bloomer. 
and most popular rich red cut flower varieties. Othello. A good purple-crimson. 
PEONIES, Unnamed Varieties in Pink, Red and White. 75c. each, $7.50 per dozen. 
PEONIES, Dozen Mixed Choice Varieties. $5.00. 
Baroness Schroeder. White with creamy cen- 
ter. Tall, strong grower. Midseason. 
Carolina Mother. An old garden favorite. 
Deep red suffused purple. Tall, vigorous grow- 
er, free bloomer. Midseason. (See illustration.) 
Duchess de Nemours. Early. Cup-shaped. 
Sulphur-white. 
Edulis Superba. Early. Tall. Fragrant. Dark 
pink. Good grower, free bloomer. 
Tall stems. 

Carolina Mother 

Spring Flowering BULBS 
Holland Bulbs Available Once More 
SOLD FOR FALL DELIVERY ONLY 
Mixed Colors. $1.50 per dozen, 
During the four years of war, 
$2.50 per 25, $4.00 per 50, $7.50 
when Holland Bulbs could not be 
exported and a large percent of the per 100. 
A popular old: garden flower now 
more in demand than ever. Easily 
bulbs were either destroyed or con- 
sumed as food, we were dependent 

Croesus Narcissus 
HYACINTHS 
Yor the past 4 years Hyacinths have 
been almost unobtainable. They will 
continue to be scarce forsome time but 
we are offering for Fall planting the 
following choice varieties: 
Gertrude. 
La Victoire. 
L’ Innocence. 
Queen of Blues. 
Yellow Hammer. 
Above named varieties: $2.50 
per dozen, $4.50 per 25, $8.00 
per 50, $15.00 per 100 
Mixed Colors: $2.25 per dozen, 
$4.00 per 25, $7.00 per 50, 
$14.00 per 100 
Rosy pink. 
Brilliant scarlet. 
Best pure white. 
Porcelain blue. 
Pure yellow. 
and extensively grown and useful as 
both cut flowers and in the garden 
border. There are many _ varieties 
from which we have selected the fol- 
lowing as being among the best in 
various classes, 
Croesus. Orange trumpet, yellow 
perianth. 
Emperor. Perianth primrose yellow, 
trumpet darker; a fine old variety. 
Empress. Cream-white perianth with 
trace of gold down center of each 
petal. Deep canary yellow trumpet. 
King Alfred. A king among the fine 
varieties; rich, lustrous golden yellow. 
Mrs. E. H. Krelage. One of the best 
pure whites, 
Sir Watkin. Perianth primrose yellow, 
large and well formed yellow cup. 
Named Varieties: $2.00 per 
dozen, $3.75 per 25, $7.00 per 
59, $12.50 per 100 
Mixed Colors: $1.75 per dozen: 
$3.25 per 25, $6.00 per 50, 
$10.00 per 100 
on small quantities of domestic or 
English grown bulbs which were in- 
sufficient to-meet the demand. You 
will be happy to learn that Holland 
Bulbs will be available beginning 
with Fall, 1945, and once again we 
offer the following MHolland-grown 
Darwin Tulip Bulbs at very reason- 
able prices: 
Afterglow. Deep, rosy orange. 
Bartigon. Fiery red. 
Clara Butt. Brilliant rosy pink. 
Farncombe Sanders. Rose-scarlet. 
Rev. H. Ewbank. Lavender-violet. 
Yellow Darwin. Canary yellow. 
Zwanenburg. Pure white. 
Above Named Varieties: $2.00 
per dozen, $3.75 per 25, $7.00 
per 50, $12.50 per 100 
Mixed Colors: $1.75 per dozen, 
$3.25 per 25, $6.00 per 50, 
$10.00 per 100 

Clara Butt Tulip 
