THE BETTER PEONIES 
Peonies will be shipped September 15th, as this is the correct planting time. Shipment will be made by Pre- 
paid Parcel Post. 
Our peonies are the careful selections from a list of hundreds of varieties. We feel sure that you will be more 
than pleased. All stock is of strong divisions, cut fr 
LORA DEXHEIMER—Large double full flowers of intense 
flaming crimson shading darker at base of petals. A wonderful 
quality Peony and a prolific bloomer. Early. 60c each. 
PHYLLIS KELWAY—Mid-season. Charming, loosely formed, 
oy, ates blooms of iridescent shades of pink. Free bloomer. 
Oc each, 
QUEEN VICTORIA—Bomb type, pure white, used extensively 
for cut flower purposes. Early. Mid-season. 50c each. 
MME. GEISSLER-—-Beautiful glossy old-rose pink. 50c each. 
EDWARD ANDRE—Very dark velvety crimson red. 70c each. 
PIERRE DESSERT—Deep rich dark crimson. 60c each. 
MARGUERITE GERARD—Beautiful hydrangea pink. 60c 
each. 
EMILE HOSTE—Very large creamy white. 65c each. 
GIGANTEA—Large deep pink. 60c each, 
FELIX CROUSSE—For freedom of bloom, beauty of flower and 
all-around dependability no other red can surpass it. Rich ruby- 
red. 70c each. 
MARTHA BULLOCH—Mammoth cup-shaped flowers. The 
largest of the good Peonies. Deep rose-pink in the center, shad- 
ing to silvery sheli-pink in the outer petals. Stems strong and 
erect; mid-season. $1.00 each. 
WALTER FAXON—One of the finest of all Peonies. Soft 
coral-pink, shaded ligkter at the base. Delightfully fragrant. <A 
superb show flower. Mid-season. 70c each. 
ALSACE-LORRAINE—Late mid-season. Pure waxy white, 
with a soft, creamy tone and a suggestion of brownish yellow at 
the base. One of the most exquisite of all. You will be delighted 
with it. 70c each. 
BARONESS SCHROEDER—Late mid-season. A large double 
flesh-white to soft pink, with a delicate rose fragrance. The very 
high rating tells its own story. 75c each. 
PRINCE OF DARKNESS-—Very good deep red, almost maroon. 
Early. 60c each. 
GISMONDE—One of the handsomest late varieties, with a pro- 
nounced rose fragrance. Pink center; lighter outer petals, gen- 
eral effect a pink flower within a whiter one. 50c each. 
LA TULIPE—HEarly mid-season. Flesh pink in the bud open- 
ing to a creamy white with crimson streaks in the center. 50c each. 
ANNA SASS—Late mid-season. Delicate light, pink with an 
orchid undertone. Very iarge flowers. $1.00 each. 
MONS KRELAGE—Dark red with silvery tips. Late mid- 
season. 50c each. 
ESTAFETTE—Large globular flowers, deep pink with mauve 
cast, semi-rose type. Early and free blooming. 70c each. 
FRAGRANS—Bomb type. Dark pink shaded solferino-red. 
Fine for cut flowers. Late. 55c each. 

PEONIES AS TO COLOR 
YOUR CHOICE OF RED—PINK—WHITE 
3 FOR $1.00 POSTPAID 
(You order by color and not by variety) 



om young, thrifty stock, free from disease and insects. 

MME. JULES DESSERT—White with delicate tints of flesh and 
straw. Strong growing, free flowering and a great prize winner; 
mid-season. 55c each. 
ALBERT CROUSSE—Beautiful, soft  shell-pink, _with narrow, 
compact petals. Fragrant. An outstanding late, mid-season vari- 
ety. 70c each. 
KARL ROSENFIELD—Early mid-season. Best large red double 
blooms. 75c each. 
FESTIVA MAXIMA—tThe most satisfactory white. Flowers are 
large and full, of a beautiful clear white with a few flecks of crimson 
at the center. Petals are broad and rounding of heavy substance. 
An excellent early garden variety to use for cut flowers. Fragrant. 
70c each. 
DUCHESSE DE NEMOURS—Delicate blend of sulphur-yellow 
and white. 75c each. 
PRIMEVERE—A superb yellow; an unusual color in Peonies. 
Guards creamy white; center deep canary yellow when first open, 
changing to sulphur yellow. Fragrant. Mid-season. $1.25 each. 
LE CYNE—The highest rated Peony and fully justifies its dis- 
tinction. Very large, early, ivory-white, without the slightest trace 
of any other color. Hxquisitely fragrant. Perfect rose type; a 
perfect bloom to every stem. Early. $1.50 each. 
GEORGIANA SHAYLOR—One of Shaylor’s finest introductions. <A 
large, very fragrant semi-rose type in a most exquisite shade of soft 
rose-pink. Late mid-season. 70c each. 
CLAIRE DUBOIS—lLate. Very large, bright satiny-pink with a 
silvery sheen and nicely serrated edges. Late flowering and best of 
its class. 70c each. 
MME. EMILE LEMOINE—A very large, fragrant milk-white. Has 
a delicate sheen of soft pink when first open. Mid-season. 75c each. 
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ZiILKE’S SPECIAL 8 PEONY COLLECTION 
QUEEN VICTORIA, (pure white) 
PIERRE DESSERT, (good red) 
MME. GEISSLER, (old rose pink) 
DUCHESS DE NEMOURS, (yellow and white) 
ALBERT CROUSSE, (shell pink) 
PHYLLIS KELWAY, (rich pink) 
FRAGRAMS, (dark pink) 
KARL ROSENFIELD, (best dark red) 
SPECIAL PRICE $3.50 POSTPAID 
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