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You may use any garden fertilizer available or bone meal. 
Wood ashes containing lime and potash have proved very satis- 
factory. The amount will be determined by the size of the plant, 
but a good handful is a rough measure. Too much rain may cause 
botrytis, a fungus which causes the stems to wilt and turn black. 
We find that ground limestone is one of the best correctives and 
this may be used freely. The diseased stems should be burned. 
The roots should be planted so that the buds are about two 
inches below the surface when the ground is settled around 
them. Too deep planting will result in good foliage but no blooms. 
This is usually the cause for lack of blooms. Do not attempt 
to replant Peonies in soil where they have grown before, and if 
the same location is desired, the earth should be removed and 
replaced by fresh earth from another part of the garden. When 
the buds attain about an inch in size, they exude a sticky honey 
which is attractive to ants, but these seldom do harm and will 
disappear in a short time. 
Peonies may be successfuly planted at almost any time of 
the year, but are most easily handled in the fall from Septem- 
ber to November, and early in the spring before the buds have 
pushed through the ground. The first season will not produce 
large and often not typical blooms. They should be treated as 
permanent plants and will grow and thrive from ten to twenty 
years in one location. 
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When shipping Peonies, we cut off the tops leaving compact 
plants. Except in large quantities these may usually be sent by 
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