
Karl Rosenfield 
Walter Faxon 



WALTER FAXON. A beautiful blushing and amazing perfumed 
flower, luminous coral-pink, lighter 
Midseason. 
fragrant. 
EDULIS SUPERBA. 
dark pink Peony. Fragrant, early-blooming, 
at the petal ends. Delightfully 
PRICES: 1 for $1.75; 2 for $3.40. 
An exceedingly beautiful and extra large 
strong and upright. 
PRIGES:s i for 31-35: 2 for $2.60. 
KARL ROSENFIELD. 
Intensely red. One of the most beautiful 
and striking Peonies known; pure and rich coloring. Large, 
free flowering. 
globular, semi-rose type. 
Vigorous, tall, Early: 
PRICES: 1 for $1.00; 2 for $1.90. 

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And How To Grow Them 

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Peonies 
GOOD PLANTING STOCK is just as im- 
portant with Peonies as for any other flower. 
Order only of a good, reliable nursery, and 
be sure of getting nice, large, healthy roots, 
with the necessary buds for starting growth. 
KIND OF SOIL: Most any soil will do for 
Peonies, though they do have a slight pref- 
erence for the: heavier soils. But a rich, loose 
soil is nearly as good, and any soil will grow 
Peonies of Gineets quality if well-dr: lined and 
fertile. Sandy soil usually needs more fertiliz- 
ing than the heavier soils. In any event, the 
soil should be well-drained, and if it is not. 
drainage should be supplied. 
This can be done by working in quantities 
of well-rotted stable manure, peat moss,. or 
well-rotted leaf mold. 
SUNSHINE is another thing Peonies need. 
But, if your location gets the sun more than 
half the time, your Deon: should do well. 
SOIL PREPARATION AND FERTILIZ- 
ING: The addition of extra fertilizer to any 
soil that you are prep: aring for Peonies is 
desirable. Method: Spade your soil well, to 
a depth of one or two feet, then add a little 
of your fertilizer, fork the soil over, add 
more, fork it over, and continue this process 
until the fertilizer is well worked in. 
Never use fresh animal fertilizer, but good, 
well-rotted stable manure is fine, or other 
well-rotted animal fertilizer, with the one 
important exception Of chicken’ manure. 
Work in about 4 or 5 bushels per 100 square 
square feet of soil. 
Good phosphorous fertilizers are also good 
with the manure. Superphosphate can be 
added at the rate of about 3 lbs. to 100 
square feet of soil. It can also be used alone 
at the same rate, but the animal fertilizers 
are desirable with it. 
If your soil is very heavy, well-rotted manure, 
peat moss or leaf mold are particularly im- 
portant to help loosen it and provide aere- 
tion and drainage. 
If sandy, your va is likely to be deficient in 
plant food, and again well-rotted manure is 
important, prob: bly with commercial fertil- 
izer added. A good formula, about 5-10-5 5, or 
4-8-4. 
If your soil is very acid, use a little lime, say 
So LO7 0m bse pers) 00 esquare feet. However, 
Peonies really like a mildly acid soil. 
The addition of fertilizer at soil preparation 
time has just been discussed. However, for 
really beautiful Peonies, extra fertilizing is 
really very desirable. It can be applied i in he 
form of commercial fertilizer, in the spring 
after the first shoots have appeared above 
ground. Apply the fertilizer around the 
plant, keeping 4 or 5 inches away from it, 
then work it in by light hoeing; or use some 
other form of garden tool. Phosphorous and 
potash fertilizers are particularly important 
for good blooming. Apply liberally. 
Some gardeners, instead of the above, apply 
well-rotted stable manure as a mulch after 
the ground freezes in the fall, then the fer- 
tility is carried into the soil and is available 
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