Phyllis Kelway (Kelway 1908) 9.0 We have always admired this semi-double variety 
due to its daintiness and artistic makeup. Color is rose pink, paling to white in 
center. Hollow, cupped form at first showing many stamens, later developing 
a flat crown which covers the imperfect collar. Faintly fragrant. Medium 
height. Very floriferous. $1.25 
President Coolidge (Brand 1928) 8.89 Double, late, lavender pink. The bloom is 
large with large guard petals always opening well. This is another of Mr. Brand’s 
fine originations. Blooms carried well above the foliage, on long, stiff stems. 
Prominent guard petals stand cut from the rest of the flower. A very fine 
peony. $2.50 
President Wilson (Thurlow 1918) 9.3. Double. Very late and large. Bright rose- 
pink, paling with age; a trifle darker in the deep, cupped center. Possesses a 
rich, spicy fragrance. Medium height, floriferous, strong stems and good foliage. 
$1.50 
Pride of Essex (Thurlow 1916) 8.9 ‘Double type, large midseason variety. Incurved 
guards and crumpled center of light, rose-pink, paling to blush white, showing 
a golden suffusion from its many stamens. $1.50 
Queen of Hamburg (H. P. Sass 1937) 8.96 A very full double, bright, gleaming pink. 
The flower is immense, yet so perfectly formed that it is not rough or ungainly. 
Stems are tall and strong. <A free, dependable bloomer with healthy, heavy, 
dark green foliage. A recent introduction of much merit. $4.50 
Raoul Dessert (Dessert 1910) 9.0 A brilliant shell pink of a shade extremely rare 
in peonies, lacking the mauve and bluish tints so commonly found. Rose scented 
and fairly free flowering. The color is appealing, but we have found it a little 
eccentric. Some years it is delightful while in others it does not give as good 
an account of itself. $2.00 
Reine Hortense (Calot 1857) 8.7 This variety “remains one of the best commercials 
we grow. It is a lovely, tall midseason rose-pink. Crisp, fluffy petals of trans- 
lucent texture, notched and silvered at the tips. There is an occasional fleck of 
crimson in the center of the flower. Sometimes referred to as President Taft. 
$1.00 
Rose Shaylor (Shaylor 1920) 9.1. Pale flesh-pink, tinted with rose-pink, lighter 
at the edges and shading to creamy yellow at base of petals. Central petals 
strongly marked at edges with crimson, Flat flower, opening hollow in center, 
displaying a creamy flesh-pink surrounded by a band of similar richly colored 
petals. Has mild fragrance. This is one of Mr. Shaylor’s best originations. 
$1.50 
‘Serene (Franklin 1921) 8.6 Late, large, double, type. Guard petals rose-pink out- 
side, lighter inside; center rounded, pale cream pink with a faint rose flush in 
the center. Crimson markings show on a few of the center petals. Dwarf in 
habit of growth, but stems are straight and stiff. Broad, curved, glossy foliage. 
$1.50 
_ Silvia Saunders (Saunders 1921) 8.7. Semi-double type. Rather small but a delight- 
ful, extra early, cup-shaped, bright, clear rose-pink, fading lighter toward ‘the 
center of flower, which is filled with yellow stamens, among which the very 
bright pink stigmas make a conspicuous pattern. Dwarf. habit of growth, good 
grower and a very abundant bloomer. Odor not particularly pleasant but it is a 
most delightful and charming subject for flower arrangement. Very dainty and 
alluring. $3.00 
Sistie (Auten 1933) A late, double, high-built pink, fading white. Strong rose 
fragrance. Not yet rated officially. $2.00 
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