PEONY 
King of All Perennials 
There are many reasons why Peonies deserve 
the high place they have among garden plants. 
They are extra hardy and after the toughest of 
winters the herbaceous types never fail to push 
their pink shoots through the ground at their 
appointed time. 
For Fall Shipment Only 
DELIVERY IN SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER 
AND EARLY NOVEMBER. ALL 2-YEAR 
PLANTS (SUPERIOR TO DIVISIONS). 
Peony Ratings: The rating after each variety 
name is the average tabulated vote by members 
of the American Peony Society. 10 represents 
absolute perfection. 
Adolphe Rousseau. 8.5. Lustrous rich dark 
@ red to garnet. Very early. $1.50 each. 
Albert Crousse. 8.6. Bright pink; excellent 
@ form; fragrant. Very late. $1.50 each. 
Baroness Schroeder. 9.0. Creamy white with 
@unusual depth and size. Late. $1.50 each. 
Cherry Hill. 8.6. A very good color—maroon 
@with a glistening sheen, showing many yellow 
stamens. Very early. $1.50 each. 
Felix Crousse. 8.4. Brilliant, dazzling red, ruby- 
@ flame center. One of the oldest and most de- 
pendable reds. Midseason. $1.00 each. 
Festiva Maxima. 9.3. Very large, pure white 
® Peony with center petalage tipped with car- 
mine-red spots. Fragrant. Early. $1.00 each. 
Inspecteur Lavergne. 8.7. Well shaped, beau- 
tiful deep red. Early. $2.00 each. 
Karl Rosenfield. 8.8. 
@ season. $1.00 each. 
Lady Alexandra Duff. 9.1. Rosy pink shaded 
@ white. Midseason. $1.50 each. 
Le Cygne. 9.9. Truly a creamy white with per- 
fect form and character. Very fragrant. Mid- 
season. $3.00 each. 
Lord Kitchener. 7.6. Bright red, with prom- 
inent guard petals; bomb type. Very early. 
$1.50 each. 
Mons. Jules Elie. 9.2. The finest silvery pink. 
@ Very early. $2.00 each. 
Mons. Martin Cahuzac. 8.8. This is the deep- 
est red of all Peonies.. Early. $2.50 each. 
Mrs. Edward Harding. 9.3. The finest white, 
illumined by golden stamens. $2.00 each. 
Officinalis alba plema. 8.6. Referred to as the 
@ “old-fashioned Peony.” Milky white. The 
first double white Peony to bloom. Very early. 
$2.00 each. 
Officinalis rubra plema. 8.6. Referred to as 
@the “Old-fashioned Peony.” Brilliant red. 
The first double red Peony to bloom. Very 
early. $2.00 each. 
Primevere. 8.6. Sometimes referred to as the 
® yellow Peony, although the guard petals are 
white; very fragrant. Midseason. $2.50 each. 
Reine Hortense. 8.7. An even shade of clear 
@ pink delicately flecked crimson. Midseason. 
$1.50 each. 
Richard Carvel. 8.8. Bright crimson. 
@early. $1.50 each. 
Sarah Bernhardt. 9.0. An even shade of lovely 
@pure pink. Very late. $1.50 each. 
Solange. 9.7. Brownish cream—a very unusual 
color. Nice form. Late. $1.50 each. 
Therese. 9.8. Very pale old-rose-pink with a 
golden glow in the center; very large. Mid- 
season. $1.50 each. 
Walter Faxon. 9.3. Luminous salmon-pink. 
@Midseason. $1.50 each. 
Mid- 
Crimson-red. 
Extra 
SPECIAL PEONY OFFER 
6 plants, 1 of each marked with black dot 
for $7.85 (Regular value $9.50) 
10 plants, 1 of each marked with red dot 
for $13.50 (Regular value $15.50) 
as 
THE BEST PINK PEONIES ARE OFFERED 
TREE PEONIES 
A special list of varieties available this fall 
will be mailed upon request. Also Japanese 
herbaceous varieties. 
PENSTEMON - Beard-Tongue 
Barbatus, Rose Elf. Should be in every garden. 
tClear rose-colored flowers from June until 
August. Quite different from the common 
Penstemon and a great improvement. 24 to 
36 in. 75 cts. each; 3 for $2.00. 
Barbatus Torreyi. Tall spikes of brilliant scar- 
flet flowers. A most charming border plant. 
4 ft. June to Aug. 3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
Pink Beauty. A fine new variety distinguished 
tby its vivid deep rosy pink color. A good com- 
panion to Rose Elfe which ts a lighter shade of 
pink. 2 to 3 ft. June to July. 75 cts. each; 3 
for $2.00. 
PETASITES 
Albus. This most unusual plant provides broad, 
tropical-like foliage. Thrives best in moist 
spots. The leaves are enormous, often as large 
as 4 feet in diameter. The flowers are incon- 
spicuous and are of little consequence, only 
about 4 inches across. The plant must be con- 
sidered a curiosity or oddity and therein lies 
Its appeal. Grows to 5 feet. $1.00 each; 
3 for $2.50. 
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GOOD RED PEONIES ARE IN THIS LIST 
PHYSALIS 
Bunyardi. Chinese Lantern-Plant. Exten- 
tstvely used for their Iantern-like fruits. This 
variety has glowing red pods and is better 
and more showy than the older P. Francheti. 
3 ft. 3 for $1.50; 10 for $4.50. 
PHYSOSTEGIA 
False Dragonhead 
Perfectly hardy and very easy to grow in 
practically all locations. Physostegias are in- 
dispensable for August and September color in 
the garden and home. 
Rosy Spire. The showy spikes of deep rosy 
fermmson blooms are fine for cutting. Blooms in 
mid-September. 31% ft. 
Virginiana alba, Improved. Gives a grand 
tdisplay of large white spikes in August and 
September. This is a very special strain re- 
sulting from years of personal selection of seed 
by Mr. Bobbink. The bloom spikes are about 
6 inches taller than the ordinary form and all 
flowers on the spike open at the same time. 
Virginiana grandiflora, Vivid. Remains dwarf 
tand stays within bounds, giving a grand dis- 
play of Iarge rose-pink sprkes in August and 
September. Excellent for groups in a front 
border and for cutting. 
All Physostegias: 3 of one variety for $1.50; 
10 of one variety for $4.50 
PLATYCODON 
Balloon-Flower 
Free-flowering plants of erect habit with 
balloon-shaped buds and star-shaped flowers. 
Very beautiful. 
Grandiflorum. Deep blue. Strong branching 
thabit. 2 ft. June, July. 3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
Grandiflorum Mariesi. Deep blue, balloon- 
%&shaped flowers on erect stems. 1 ft. June, 
July. 3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
Grandiflorum Mariesi album. Same as above 
x but having white flowers. 1 ft. June, July. 
3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
Grandiflorum prezcox giganteum. Early- 
flowering, large form of Mariesi. Very soft 
violet. 2 ft. June, July. 3 for $1.50; 10 for 
$4.50. 
PLUMBAGO . Leadwort 
Larpentiz. Blue Leadwort. Deep blue flowers 
%& completely cover the compact plant. 6 to 12 in. 
Aug., Sept. 3 for $1.25; 10 for $3.00; 25 for 
$6.25. 
POLEMONIUM 
Reptans. Feathery foliage and dense masses of 
%& bell-like, Javender-blue flowers. 8 to 10 in. 
Apr., May. 3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
Bet Ah EU ‘Siem Solomons- 
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Multiflorum giganteum. Strong-growing 
tplant with arching stems, the upper half bear- 
ing clusters of large, pure white flowers re- 
sembling giant lily-of-the-valley. Plant in 
shade in “woodsy”’ soil. 2 ft. May, June. 3 
for $1.50. 
Varieties starred (*%) are suitable for rock- 
gardens. Varieties daggered (}) are suitable 
for cut-flowers. 
Bobbink & Atkins 
