Vina Mae (Kelsey 1934) This is a lovely creation of a light shell-pink with lavender 
cast, fading to almost white. Flat flowers, semi-double, rose-pink. Very decora- 
tive. Color holds well. Petals cupped. It has always been admired in our garden. 
Foliage is very robust and flowers are produced in profusion. Our stock direct 
from the originator’s garden.. $4.00 
Walter Faxon (Richardson 1904) 9.3. Until the recent. introduction of Mrs. Living- 
ston Farrand, Walter Faxon was one of our best light pinks. The color is a 
vivid shell pink of a luminous intensity unique in peonies. Delightfully and 
pleasingly fragrant. Medium height. Good stems and foliage. Very popular 
and desirable. $1.50 
Westhill (Little 1938) 9.15 Double, early, very large, full light pink. Mr. Little has 
introduced but few peonies but they are all good ones as he was one of our most 
outstanding judges of the peony. $6.00 
Willoughby (Kelsey 1935) Very large, flesh-pink double, showing stamens. Faint 
red edges on some petals. Good stems. Color changes to white with age. $3.00 
DARK PINK PEONIES 
Armistice (Kelsey 1938) Double, large rose pink. Very tall and strong stems. Rose 
formation. Late midseason. Very good variety. Fragrant. $5.00 
Auguste Dessert (Dessert 1920) 8.7 Double type, large midseason, Each petal edged 
with a narrow, light border. Flower lightens in color from dark pink to a much 
lighter shade. Very attractive. $1.00 
Ben Cofeld (Kelsey 1934) Pink double, like Mons. Jules Elie. Very large petals, 
closely packed and set in edgeways. Almost ball shaped. Heavy stems. Shorter 
outer petals. $2.50 
Blanche King (Brand 1922) 8.9 Deep, dark pinks are always admired in the garden 
planting and Blanche King fills the bill completely in this respect. The flower 
is very large, symmetrical and true rose type. A glowing, deep pink that holds 
its color in the field or garden. Very late bloomer and a consistent winner at 
our National Peony Shows in this color class. $5.00 
Buffalo Girl (Kelsey 1934) Double. Wine, or very deep pink color, shading to white 
at tips of petals. Good stiff stems. Huge blooms. $4.00 
Cathie Ann (Auten 1942) Not yet officially rated. A double, late-midseason variety 
of deep rose-pink. Flower is held rigidly erect on tall, stiff stems. Ideal for 
cut flowers. $20.00 
Claire Dubois (Crousse 1886) 8.7 Bright rose-pink, with considerable blue in its 
composition; almost a mauve pink. This color pales toward the tips of the 
petals, whose serrated edges give the flower a crisp appearance. Odor is not 
pleasant. Very full, rose-type bloom on strong, stiff, stems. Moderately tall. 
Foliage dark green. A good, standard variety that behaves well in the garden. 
$1.00 
Denise Debatene (Doriat 1926) 8.67 Double, midseason pink with a globular center 
of shorter petals of the same color mingled with lighter ones, with some petaloids 
of salmon pink. Medium height having a delightful rose fragrance, $2.00 
Donald (Kelsey 1936) A very tall double attaining a height of 54”. Rose pink, 
fragrant. Light green foliage. Stems very wiry carrying medium sized flowers. 
Broad, incurved outer petals around closely packed row of shorter petals. Faint 
tinge of yellow deep in petals. Very attractive bloom. $5.00 
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