THE FREMONT NURSERY, FREMONT, OHIO 15 
THE GORGEOUS PEONIES 

Sarah Bernhardt 
The improvement in the beauty of the Peonies and their ever growing popularity 
is one of the phenomena of the horticultural world. They have become the premiers 
of the spring flowers and their gorgeous bloom is being appreciated by millions of 
people. Standing the winters without attention and when once established lasting 
many years make them practical as well as beautiful, and their usefulness does not 
end with the blooming, the sturdy and pleasing foliage lasting throughout the summer 
and fall. There are many hundreds of varieties varying so little from one another, in 
many cases, as to require an expert to distinguish them, but we have made careful 
selection of the best, and you will not be disappointed in any variety that you choose 
from this list. We have many other varieties that we do not list. 
Our peony roots are good sized clumps, not the 
small cut sections usually sent out. 
COLLEEN—Creamy white, a few pink petals in 
center. 
ELIZABETH—Blush pink, cream center. Cen- 
ter petals edged crimson. 
FELIX CROUSSE—Rich ruby red. Late. 
FESTIVA MAXIMA—Silvery white, center 
petals edged with crimson. 
INVINCIBLE—Semi-double, deep pink. 
KARL ROSENFIELD—Very dark red. 
MONS. JULES ELIE—Bright pink. Large. 
SAMSON—Semi-double, pink with mass of yel- 
low stamens. Very prolific bloomer. An extra fine 
variety. 
SARAH BERNHARDT—Rose 
and an outstanding variety. 
SOLANGE—Waxy white deepening to the cen- 
ter. 
WALTER FAXON—PBright rose, shaded salmon. 
pink, fragrant 
SINGLE JAPANESE PEONIES 
MIKADO—Dark red. Late. 
THE MOOR—Dark red, early. 
REGENT—Blush pink. Extra fragrant and an 
extraordinary bloomer. One of the most valuable 
of all. 
VESUVIUS—Deep pink. 
VULCAN—Nearly red fading to pink. 
OFFICINALIS TYPE 
All very early, the first to bloom. 
OFFICINALIS ROSEA SUPERBA—Beautiful 
large soft shell pink. 
OFFICINALIS RUBRA PLENA—tThe old- 
fashioned dark read double peony. Early. 
OFFICINALIS TENUIFOLA FLORE PLE- 
NA—tThe very rare old deep dazzling crimson 
peony with fringe leaf foliage. Nothing can be 
more beautiful than one of these plants when in 
bloom, with each fiery red blossom set in the top 
of the beautiful green fringed foliage, like a ruby 
in a dark setting. The very first to bloom. It is 
gone before the old fashioned early red begins. 
HARDY PHLOX 
PHLOX SUBULATA (Oreeping Phlox)—An 
early spring flowering type with pretty moss like 
evergreen foliage. Completely covered with a mass 
of bloom in April and May. Wonderful for bor- 
ders, rockeries, or ground covers. 
BLUE HILL—Blue. 
PHLOX PANICULATA (Upright Type)— 
Beautiful- and showy border plants coming in 
all colors and making a mass of bloom through- 
out the entire late summer and early Fall when 
other flowers are scarce. Very hardy. We list the 
best varieties and are constantly adding new ones 
of merit as they are introduced. 
Current list of varieties of both types will be 
found in the price list. 
POPPY, ORIENTAL 
Oriental poppies make a gorgeous display in 
June that cannot be outdone by anything else. 
Their large cup shaped blooms are always con- 
spicuous wherever planted. They should be 
transplanted in early Spring or in late July or 
August after they become dormant at that time. 
Besides the original type we can now offer several 
named varieties with distinct and different color- 
ing from the ordinary type. 
