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Special Stark- Approved Varieties 
| STARK PEONIES 
Key: A. Colors: red, white or pink flowers. Bloom: spring and sum- 
mer—May and June. Height: 2 to 3 ft—plant 2% to 4 ft. apart. 
Festiva Maxima 
Peony 
Peonies bring a medley to the color parade between spring and 
summer. Often called “Memorial Day Flowers.” One of the easiest 
of all flowers to grow. Flower best in full sun, but colors are richer 
and deeper if grown in partial shade. Stark Peonies are big 2-year-old 
field-grown plants. 
EDULIS 
SUPERBA 
Dark pink. Large, 
loose, flat crown 
when fully open. Felix Crousse 
Very fragrant. Long Peony 
stems. Blooms early. 
Illustrated at bot- 
tom of page. 
_ FELIX 
| CROUSSE 
Enormous blooms 
of rich velvety red 
so double it shows 
no stamens. Fine 
all-purpose Peony. 
Blooms late.  Pic- 
tured in color at 
right. 
Officinalis 
Rubra 
FESTIVA 
MAXIMA 
Paper-white, ex- 
tremely large 
blooms, accented by 
bright red markings 
in center. Long 
stems. Strong grow- 
’ er. Blooms early. 
Pictured at top right 
hand corner of this 
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RUBRA 
| Large, very dou- 
| ble, dark red 
blooms. A depend- 
'| able favorite. Very 
| early! Pictured at 
extreme right. 
OFFICINALIS 
QUEEN 
VICTORIA 
Large, double 
white, without a 
trace of color. Long 
stems. 
M. JULES 
ELIE 
Beautiful pink 
with silvery sheen. 
One of the largest, 
handsomest and 
longest lasting of all 
| Peonies. Semi-dou- 
| ble. Fragrant. 
Bed of Fragrant Edulis Superba Peonies 
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