bouquets on one stem of appealing beauty. The loveliest of all peonies, the most 
spectacular, and those of greatest utility are included in these types. The types 
are: Semi-double, under which we shall list only those that show their stamens 
prominently; anemone, which are sometimes listed as Japs and sometimes as 
doubles; Japanese and single with the herbaceous hybrids the most glorious of 
i These types easily merge into one another so that sometimes the line is hard 
o draw. 
Certainly the loveliest of all peonies is the white Jap with the horrible name 
Tsani Gidui, also called Isami Jishi, the Smiling Lion. The most ethereally lovely 
I have seen in a long time was the small bloom of Mildred May seen in the exhibit 
of Mr. Smirnow in New York. Lily White, immaculate in color, and Aerie with its 
eagle’s nest on top and slightly tinted are also two that are of surpassing loveli- 
ness. Very charming in delicate pink is the small Silvia Saunders with its plants 
so covered with bloom that they hide them completely. Red Goddess is truly 
divine in color and form. Its dark velvety red is brilliant and beautiful as well 
as unfading. Three miniatures are Virginia Dare in white, Tiny Tim in pink 
and Rosalie in red. Two varieties that should be classed as full double probably 
are Laura Treman, large cupped pink fading to white in the center, and Evelyn 
S. Pierce with only one or two rows of light rose pink to white guard petals and 
no stamens in the center, very distinct and pretty. Very beautiful and often ap- 
proaching full double are Ernest F. Kelsey, A. G. Perry, Ethel Mars, in blush, 
Prairie Belle, Garden Princess, Elizabeth Huntington, Lady Alexandra Duff, 
Phyllis Kelway, Marie Jacquin all in lighter pink and Auguste Dessert which 
verges on red. The immense members of the clan are Titania, Mel Gedge, white, 
Prairie State, pink, and Aviateur Lindbergh, red. 
Lotus Queen is the dainty white Jap. Margaret Atwood, Toro-no-maki, blush, 
and Shaylor’s Sunburst are gracefully poised, with Gold Siandard, Moon of Nip- 
pon and Roberta the sturdy white Japs. The large sun-like flowered ones are 
Plainsman,.white, Sunmist and Sagamore, blush, Elma, Kobe, La Pinja, Golden 
Sun, Westerner and Sky Pilot, very large, in pink. White Gold is a very fine 
one which we wish were obtainable now. The spectacular reds are Sword Dance 
and Nippon Brilliant. Of quieter'tones are Dignity, Hari-ai-nin and Nippon 
Beauty. Charm and Mount Palomar are very dark. Prince of Japs has decided 
purple blue tones. We must not forget that Ama-no-sode, Tamate Boku, Kukenu 
Jishi, Tokic, Mikado, Fuyajo and Someganoko are still as good as most of them. 
Decidedly in the novelty class are several that have distinct tufts of petals 
(nests) on top. They are The Bishop, blush, Silver Chalice, White Shrine, and 
Dragon’s Nest in brilliant red. Lois Kelsey is‘a skeleton flower, curious rather 
than beautiful. Gay Paree, pink with white center, Prairie Afire, blazing pink, 
Torpilleur, and Minnekada, recently named, in flaming shades of red, and 
iess spectacular but very fine Petite Renee, China Maid, white and pink, Mme. 
Butterfly, Mrs. Mac and Mary Moy, all varying shades of pink, belong to the 
anemone class. Aureolin and Nippon Gold are two pink and yellow fine ones. 
Largo is a soft pink Jap that is one of the best. Kate Barry and Rose Valley are 
especially good in color and plant. 
The great white singles are Pico, very strong of stem, Dunlora, White Per- 
fection. Blush tints are Krinkled White, Champlain, Angelus, Atlanta. Le Jour 
with red tipped carpels is large and fine. Sea Shell is the best pink, with Pride 
of Langport a good one. Pink Bonnet is distinct cup shaped, Thelma very large, 
Tnca good, and Pink Dawn a great dark pink. 
Arcturus, dark and velvety, is the best red, Flanders Fields most brilliant in 
color, Kickapoo, Kankakee fine and President Lincoln the great show red. Imperial 
Red is on the border line between red and pink. It is an immense flower on very 
strong stems and exceedingly showy. 
