“Glowers from the Wilds of Missouri” 
JAPANESE PEONIES 

RED STAR (Nicholls, 1941) Each $1.00, 3 for $2.50 
Tall, deep brilliant red with gold tipped staminodes of the same 
color. Carpels deep vermilion. Not yet rated but will rank 
among the good ones. 
RUBIE BATTEY (Auten, 1933) Each $1.00 
A very distinct dark red Jap. with an exceptionally clear pur- 
plish cast. Has exceptional substance and lasting qualities. 
Late. Fine plant. Very worth while. 
SALUTE (Kelsey, 1936) Each $4.50 
Japanese type. Very large, pink guard petals with light yellow 
staminodes to a deeper yellow at base. Midseason bloomer. 
SAN DIEGO (Auten, 1931) Each 60c, 3 for $1.50 
A striking light red and yellow Jap.; very distinct; a mixture 
of colors. 
SENTINEL Each $2.00 
All red in American Beauty shade, with small yellow dots on 
the narrow red central petaloids. Tall and a strong grower. 
SHAYLOR’S SUNBURST (Shaylor, 1931) (9.1) 
Each $2.00, 3 for $5.00 
Midseason. Color white with a blush cast at first. Yellow stami- 
nodes and yellow tipped carpels. Most artistic and delightfully 
interesting and fascinating. One of the best. 
SNOW WHEEL (Origin unknown) (8.3) Each $2.00 
Japanese type of bloom, medium sized, midseason. Regular cup- 
ped guard petals of pure white. Slightly fluted at the base. 
Small, yellow center. Staminodes shaded golden buff. Carpels 
a pale yellow green. Flowers are handsome and make fine ar- 
rangement material. 
SOME GANOKO (Origin unknown) (9.0) Each $1.00 
Japanese type, large, midseason. Color a dark clear crimson 
with a broad flat center of many crinkled light buff stami- 
nodes, tinted with rose-red marking. Carpels pale yellow. Fairly 
strong growth with a spreading, sprawling habit. Height about 
two feet. Foliage dark green, broad and ruffled. 
SUNMIST (Nicholls, 1942) Each $3.00 
Late midseason. Very large blush guards with deep yellow sta- 
minodes. Tall and extra good. 
SWORD DANCE (9.10) Each $2.00 
ted Jap., medium dark red, very brilliant and showy. Com- 
pletely outclasses the old Some Ganoko. Fine plant; late. 
TAMATE-BOKU (9.4) Each $6.00 
The finest and highest rated of the Japanese type. A glorious 
bright carmine-pink, exquisitely fragrant, very large, with a yel- 
low center, tipped pink, irregularly crinkled and margined gold. 
No description can do it justice. 
THE BARON Each 75c, 3 for $2.00 
Odd shade of red, some yellow in center; bold and striking. 
Medium height. 
TOKIO (8.9) Each $1.00, 3 for $2.50 
A beautiful large flower with guards of rose-pink and center of 
pink, yellow and buff 
TORPILLEUR Each 60c, 3 for $1.50 
Fine large flowers held erect on tall, stiff stems. Guard petals 
deep rose red with center petals of the same color, tipped 
cream. A splendid variety and distinctly different from all 
others. 
VISTA (Kelsey, 1940) Each $3.50 
Midseason. Japanese type. Pink guards and fine yellow stami- 
node center. Very large bloom. Rather dwarf grower. 
WESTERNER (Bigger, 1942) Each $6.00 
Here is a new and grand origination not yet officially rated. 
Japanese type, midseason. The guard petals are very large of 
a beautiful shade of light pink. The center is filled with yellow 
staminodes that are extremely firm and erect. The combination 
of yellow and pink is most pleasing. The real charm of this va- 
riety lies in the cup-shaped form of the flower and the sturdy 
recurved petals so graciously poised and held so rigidly erect. 
YELLOW KING (Origin unknown) (9.06) 
Each $2.00, 3 for $5.00 
Early, large pale pink guards, vivid yellow staminodes. This is 
a very beautiful flower that came from Mrs. Harding’s garden 
but is not her origination and she does not know its origin. A 
very good Jap. variety. 
YESO (Origin unknown) (7.7) Each $1.00 
A very interesting and attractive white with tints of yellow in 
its makeup. Strong, upright grower that adds greatly in pro- 
ducing a charming landscape effect. 

NIPPON BEAUTY (Auten, 1927) (9.27) 
Each $1.00, 3 for $2.50 
Rich deep red with some yellow edges on center petaloids. At 
the top in clarity and refinement of color. Blooms stay good 
in hottest weather. Strong grower, free bloomer, stiff stems. 
No other Jap. of its color can equal it. 
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