La Salle (Auten 1931) 9.08 Another Auten origination of merit. Color light red. 
A very fine landscape variety. Well worth a place in any garden. Stock rather 
limited. ? $2.50 
L’Etincelante (Dessert 1905) 8.4 A very large midseason single. Cupped flowers of 
very bright pink, each petal having a lighter, almost a silver border. Stamens, 
bright, golden yellow. Have seen this variety placed in the red class at some of 
our Peony Shows and it could not be thrown out for incorrect color placement; 
tall, stiff stems, with excellent foliage. Flowers are of exceptional size and 
produce a splendid landscape effect, $1.00 
Mafeking (Kelway) 8.2 Single, very large midseason red. Smooth cupped guards 
of dark ruby-red; center composed of many yellow stamens with ruddy filaments. 
Carpels are nearly white, with a white base at tips. Mintlike fragrance. Dark 
green foliage. Free blooming and tall. $1.00 
Man O’ War (Brand 1936) 9.33 Single, early bloomer. Very large, bright red. Strong 
stems. Very showy. Makes a splendid showing in the garden planting. Feathers 
slighly some seasons. $4.50 
Othello (Dessert 1908) A single, fine dark red peony. Little known or grown in 
American Gardens. Have a fair stock to offer at this time to our customers. $3.00 
Vera (Gumm 1923) 8.8 Single type, large, early midseason. Undulated and cupped 
guards of very dark maroon-crimson, with a silky sheen. Small, compact center 
of clear, golden stamens, with yellowish carpels tipped bright red. Fair fra- 
grance. Medium tall and erect grower, A very good landscape variety and 
the color- holds well in the sun. $1.50 
JAPANESE PEONIES 
These can easily be distinguished from the single varieties, as they bear no pollen. 
“They also have a double row of petals instead of a single one to be found in the 
single varieties. 
This type of flower holds well in the garden and makes an excellent cutting 
variety for the house, lasting as long as the double type bloom. 
The wide variety of color and variation of colors, combined with unusual forma- 
tion and arrangement of petals and petaloids, make the Japanese type of peony 
most artistic and pleasing to the eye. Perfectly hardy in every respect and will 
sometimes withstand late freezes better than the double type without suffering 
damage to the bloom. 
We have added a number of comparatively new Japanese varieties in this issue 
of our catalog. Many of them are most outstanding and all of them are worth while. 
The late Mr. Kelsey has originated some fine ones, a few of which we are listing, 
and Col. Nicholls has a considerable number which we are also including. We were 
fortunate to see them in bloom in these two gardens before we purchased the stock 
and can vouch for their real beauty and distinctiveness. 
If you do not already have Japanese peonies in your planting, we urge you by 
all means to add a few this year, and we are confident you will want to add more 
of them to your planting the following years. 
WHITE JAPANESE PEONIES 
Harvest Moon (Kelsey 1936) A midseason Japanese variety that is somewhat similar 
to Shaylor’s Sunburst. Cupped white guards and yellow staminodes. This is a 
very choice variety and blooms at the same time as Isani Gidui which it closely 
resembles, with the exception that the cluster of staminodes of Harvest Moon 
are more compact. Our stock direct from the originator. A great favorite and 
rightly so. $4.00 
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