OFFICINALS HYBRIDS Auten Originations 
This new race of early bloomers is of surpassing beauty, 
giving entirely new shades, and reds more brilliant than 
any regular red variety. They start blooming about ten 
days before the common peonies, and the latest of them 
bloom with the first of the common kinds. They should be 
in every garden. They are in great demand, and stocks 
are still small. Several kinds have been withdrawn in 
order to build up adequate reserves. 
N. B. Strong divisions of all hybrids will be sent, but 
because of their peculiar shape, some may have only 
one or two eyes. 
_ Black Gold. An officinalis hybrid. Probably the 
darkest red of my hybrids. Very glossy, with 
a very few yellow markings. Semi-double. Bloom 
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Chocolate Soldier. Darkest “black” red, variable 
type, from Jappy bomb with some yellow mark- 
ings, to full double. Color is unusually rich and 
free from purple suggestion. One of the latest 
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Dakota. A brilliant medium red single, with a def- 
inite scarlet orange tone. Prominent yellow 
center as both stamens and filaments are yellow. 
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Dandy Dan. An officinalis hybrid. A very striking 
large red semi-double, with some stamens in 
center. Tall stiff stem, a rugged plant and bloom 10.00 
Dusky Dinah. An officinalis hybrid. A large, late 
three rowed single or semi-double, dark red. 
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Good News. An officinalis hybrid. Early very bril- 
liant deep red showing orange, with deep yellow 
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Janet. Very large, full double bright cerise red, late. 
Tall stems. Named at insistence of many who 
saw it in the field. OK if you like cerise...... 1.50 
John Harvard. A magnificent Peony. Extra fine very 
dark red single two or three rows of petals, with 
yellow stamens. Color clear and does not fade. 
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Maytime. Medium dark red single with orange tone 
rather than purple. Dwarf plant, bloom not 
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Old Main. A large bomb, very brilliant medium red, 
slight bluish cast, full petalled, A very sensa- 
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Red Monarch (9.03) (Auten-Glasscock). Large red 
bomb with some rich purple. on tall stiff stems. 
Much admired. First class Cert............... 5.00 
Rose Marie (9.45) (Auten-Glasscock). A full double, 
rich dark red, clear and unfading, fine substance, 
and surpassing any rose in these respects. Medi- 
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Rosedale. A dwarf red semi-double, very outstanding. 
Blooms often resemble a rose, and the color is 
an extremely brilliant clear red............... 4.00 
Topeka. Full double, bomb type. Clear, brilliant 
light red. Similar to Old Main, not so large, 
color slightly better. Both are extra fine...... 10.00 
Veritas. Unusual type of bloom, narrow pointed 
center petals with yellow stamens fastened to 
the edges of some, and some stamens forming a 
collar. A very brilliant dark red, glistening and 
enduring, like varnished mahogany. Honorable 
Mention. Early. Strong grower............... 5.00 
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FROM VERMONT—Those I received from your gardens are doing fine and 
are much admired. 
FROM WASHINGTON—Topeka, now in its second year, is splendid. 
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