ender flowers upon spikes in July and August. Dry the 
flowers for sachets. 
Vera Each $1.25 (supply limited) 
Shrubby 18-inch plants. These are all 3-year-old heavy 
plants, three times the size usually offered. 
LUPINUS (Lupine) 
Soil is not a problem. Lupine requires lots of moisture, 
full sun and protection from prevailing hot summer winds. 
Because they are difficult to move when field-grown we 
offer strongly rooted potted plants. They will mature the 
Second year. Plant in bold groups. Shipped only in the 
fall. Easimove lupines at The Sales Center. : 
Polyphyllus albus Each 75c, Three $1.80, Doz. $5.65 
White. 
Polyphyllus coeruleus 
Yellow. 
Each 75c, Three $1.80, Doz. $5.65 
Each 75c, Three $1.80, Doz. $5.65 
Almost red form of polyphyllus. 
Each 75c, Three $1.80, Doz. $5.65 
Polyphyllus carmineus 
Polyphyllus roseus 
Rose. 
Russell Hybrids Each 80c, Three $1.80, Doz. $5.65 
Rainbow shades of lavender, blue, pink and yellow. Mixed 
colors only. 
Easimove Lupine Each $1.00, Three $2.75, Doz. $9.00 
PAEONIAS (Peonies) 
There are hundreds of varieties of peonies. We have a 
very simple means of selecting them. First, we grow them; 
then, if we like them, if the stalk stands straight under 
the heaviest load of flowers, and if they are rated 9 
points or better by the American Peony Society (10 is 
perfect and no peony has yet been rated at 10), we sell 
them. Also, we sell only 7-eye roots or better. These cost 
only double the so-called 3-5 eye roots generally offered, 
but you usually get flowers the first year—not 3 to 5 
years later. 
Peonies are of easy culture. They are great feeders, 
not finicky about soils. Plant (in the fall only) with the 
eyes 1% inches below ground. When frozen in, mulch 
with hay or leaves. No mulching is necessary afterwards. 
All make delightful cut flowers: when cut in heavy bud 
they will open and keep a week in water. Never cut 
more than two-thirds of a bush. Then snip off any seed 
pods that develop on the remaining stems. 
Once established, peonies bloom freely for 25 years 
or more. On this basis, our strong big roots are a won- 
derful investment. (Peony Society ratings follow the 
variety.) 
Baroness Schroeder (9.00) 7 eyes Each $3.50, Doz. $24.00 
Flesh white on sturdy stems. Fragrant. Blooms late. 
Duluth (9.00) 7 eyes Each $4.50, Doz. $36.00 
An outstanding late white. (Supply limited.) 
Festiva Maxima (9.30) 7Zeyes Each $2.50, Doz. $18.00 
Large pure white with occasional flecks of crimson at base 
of petal. Vigorous and early. Very fragrant. 
Le Cygne (9.42) 7 eyes Each $6.00 
Large ivory without markings. Very early and fully double. 
Fragrant. (Supply limited.) 
Longfellow (9.00) _ 7eyes Each $4.50 
Double midseason crimson. Does not fade. Color intensi- 
fied by showing of golden stamens in center. (Supply 
limited.) 
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Martha Bullock (9.10) 7 eyes Each $3.50, Doz. $24.00 
Very large flower of old rose pink. Late season. Fragrant. 
Mon. Jules Elie (9.20) 7 eyes Each $3.50 
Quite tall free-flowering, light-rose pink. 
Myrtle Gentry (9.06) 7 eyes Each $4.50 
Light pink blooms fading to white with age. This is the 
finest delicate pink. (Supply limited.) 
Sarah Bernhardt (9.00) 7Zeyes Each $2.50, Doz. $18.00 
Strong-growing dark pink of medium height. 
Solange (9.17) 7 eyes Each $2.50, Doz. $18.00 
Creamy white with blends of buff and pale salmon pink. 
Petals dense. It is a late bloomer. 
Therese (9.54) 7Zeyes Each $4.50, Doz. $36.00 
Dark pink of medium height. 
Walter Faxon (9.30) 7 eyes Each $3.50, Doz. $24.00 
Midseason light shell pink. Mildly fragrant. 
Single Varieties 
Albiflora, The Bride (not yet rated) 
7 eyes Each $3.50, Doz. $24.00 
Pure white with rounded stamens. 
Helen (9.20) 7Zeyes Each $6.00 
Early and most delicately shell pink. (Supply very limited.) 
Imperial Red (9.05) 7 eyes Each $4.50, Doz. $36.00 
Huge dark pink flowers. 
Verdun (not yet rated)  7eyes Each $4.50, Doz. $36.00 
Very large rich crimon center accented by golden center 
stamens. 
Collectors Peonies 
For sale in June, in bloom, are a series of very rare peonies, 
some fourteen of them. These are strictly collector items. If you 
are interested you should come to The Farm to see them in 
bloom. Prices range from $15 to $25 each. 
HYBRID PEONIES 
These sensational things, of which there are a very few 
in this world, are catalogued this year for delivery at 
prices that are more reasonable than the $30 to $45 per 
3 to 5 eye root that is now current. They are single, 
early bloomers with color intensities never before obtain- 
able in a peony and impossible to describe. Most are 
new, unnamed varieties. They are offered mixed only— 
unless you come to The Farm this spring and pick your 
color. There will be less than 100 available annually for 
a number of years. An order now will hold one. The price 
(8—5 eye roots): $12.50. Delivery, Fall 1953. 
