GROW A PEONY PARADISE 
STERN’S LIFETIME 
GIANT 
PEONIES 
Huge Double-Blooms up to 10 Inches Across 
Enjoy Spectacular Blooms Without 
Lifting a Finger! 
Everybody says, “Most wonderful flower in my garden’! 
Hardly any other flower compares in dramatic splendor 
with these exquisite GIANT CENTURY PEONIES. Their 
spectacular size, their sunburst colors, their dazzling 
fragrance have made them the favorite of America’s 
most glamorous gardens. 
Stern’s Giant Century Peonies last a lifetime. Here is 
beauty your grandchildren will enjoy! You'll enjoy their 
magnificent flowers—for these vigorous plants are guar- 
anteed to bloom and to give you complete satisfaction. 
Each year they increase in size and beauty. Require 
absolutely no care, no spraying. Just plant them and 
enjoy them! 
These selected plants are strong 3-5 eye divisions. 
Plant them so that the buds (“eyes”) are no more than 
2 inches below the surface. That's all you have to do 
to enjoy a lifetime of their spectacular beauty. 
SELECTED VARIETIES 
EDULIS SUPERBA. Late-blooming PINK. Wonderful size, sym- 
metrical, true rose type. Glowing color holds both in garden 
and as a cut flower. 
FELIX CROUSSE. Deep ROSE-RED showing no stamens. In- 
curved petals, surrounded by broad, prominent guard petals. 
For cutting and garden display. 
FESTIVA MAXIMA. Paper WHITE with crimson markings. Very 
age pine s double --a full rose type. Strong stems, numerous 
and tall. 
KARL ROSENFIELD. A strikingly brilliant deep RED, semi-rose 
variety. Excellent as a cut flower and a show flower. Heavenly 
in the garden. 
LADY ALEXANDER DUFF. Blush PINK. An immense flower with 
great broad rounded petals. A pale blush-pink with yellow sta- 
mens. A_ beautifully forined: sweet scented flower. Very flori- 
ferous. Very showy. Central petals touched with crimson. 
MONS. JULES ELIE. Heavenly silvery PINK. Broad reflexing 
guards, high pyramidal body, semi-quilled petals. Most lasting 
cutting peony. 
REINE HORTENSE. A uniform ROSE-PINK marked with crimson. 
Gives universal satisfaction both as a show and garden var- 
iety. Plant is tall with long stiff stems. 
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Oriental, Huge red petals 
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stems need no staking. 
Sarah Bernhardt 
Stern's Hardiness Rating AAAA. 
SARAH BERNHARDT. Deep ROSE-PINK. Excellent for show — 
superb in the garden. Late midseason. Apple-blossom-pink with 
each petal silver tipped. Fragrant. 
INSPECTOR LAVERGNE. Outstanding new deep double red. An 
early bloomer. Its petals are delicately tipped with silver. 
Strong, upright stems producing unusual “‘show’’ blooms. 
MME. JULES DESSERT. Very fine light silvery pink, fading to 
white. Well formed, tall, mildly fragrant. Excellent for garden 
or show room. 
Postpaid: $1.50 each; 3 for $4.20; 10 for $13.00. 
STERN’S LIFE-TIME GIANT PEONY 
COLLECTION 
(Group 24-453) 
10 Double Giant Peonies (1 of each) $13.00 
5 Double Giant Peonies (Your choice) $ 7.00 Postpaid. 
EXTRA EARLY MAY FLOWERING VARIETIES 
ALBA PLENA. Pure pearly WHITE. Very large, double. Tall stiff 
stems, strong grower, free bloomer. 
ROSEA SUPERBA. Magnificent PINK. Big double flowers of deli- 
eats coloring. A strong grower, producing many straight tall 
stalks. 
RUBRA PLENA. A blazing RED! Fadeless color, extremely de- 
pendable. Striking in garden and in vase. Excellent foliage, 
strong stems. 
POSTPAID: Each $1.50; 3 for $4.20; 10 for $13.00. 
; STERN‘’S MAY-FLOWERING PEONY 
Group 24-454 
3 plants (1 of each) for $4.20, Postpaid. 
6 plants (3 of each) for $8.00, Postpaid. 
A “DISCOVERY” FOR YOU! 
GRACEFUL SINGLE 
JAPANESE PEONIES 
Flowers 
n a full 12 inches across. Their huge petals are broad and 
e a flower within a flower—actually it is the stamens and 
ed, giving the overall flower a dramatic color contrast never seen in other speci- 
mens. Extremely hardy, last a lifetime, easy to grow. 
MIKADO KINSUI FUJI - NO - MINE 
Large, light salmon-pink 
flower, with pure golden 
center. Unusual! Rare! ter. Hugel_ Spectacular! 
TWO rows of: petals! Dazzling! Resembles a 
strong giant poppy. A strong 
rower, producing many 
owers 
POSTPAID: EACH $2.00; 3 FOR $5.50. 
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