Picontas - Proontes 
VOTED THE FINEST 
(We do not ship Peonies into California, Washington, or Oregon) 
The numbers or RATINGS given immediately below the name are 
the averages tabulated from the votes of the members of the 
American Peony Society throughout America and Canada. Ten is 
highest possible score; none under seven are offered. This list 
contains the best only. 
Alice Harding 3-5 Eyes, Each $2.50, Doz. $25.00 
A midseason creamy white with soft pink guard petals. Lemoine con- 
siders this his best introduction. It is a beautiful variety and its deli- 
cately colored flowers are always admired. 
Baroness Schroeder 3-5 Eyes, Each $1.25, Doz. $12.50 
(9.0) Rose type; late. White with shadings of flesh. This is one of 
the finest Peonies. Its immense flowers of great substance with high 
chalice-shaped center are freely produced, lasting a long time. Very 
fragrant. 
Festiva Maxima 3-5 Eyes, Each $1.25, Doz. $12.50 
(9.3) Paper-white, crimson markings in center. Very large and full rose 
type; very tall, strong growth. Early. 
Frances Willard 3-5 Eyes, Each $1.25, Doz. $12.50 
(9.1) Rose type; opens an exquisite blush-white, with an occasional 
carmine touch, changing to pure white. Listed among the world’s twenty 
most beautiful Peonies. 
Kelway’s Glorious 3-5 Eyes, Each $3.00, Doz. $30.00 
(Kelway, 1909) (9.8) Buds slightly tinted pink, opening into large blos- 
soms of iridescent white. Fragrant. Late midseason. This is undoubtedly 
one of the finest Peonies. 
Le Cygne 3-5 Eyes, Each $3.00, Doz. $30.00 
(9.9) Very large, perfectly formed flower, freely produced; cream-white 
with a touch of green at the heart. The finest white. Received the 
highest rating of any Peony. 
Longfellow 3-5 Eyes, Each $1.75, Doz. $17.50 
(9.0) Everyone concedes Longfellow one of the most popular red 
Peonies because of its distinct, fadeless color and general dependability, 
both for cutting and garden decoration. It is as striking in the field 
as in the show room. It comes into bloom early midseason. The plant 
has excellent foliage and strong, stiff stems. The flower is a bright 
crimson and is always found among the winning classes. 
Martha Bulloch 3-5 Eyes, Each $1.75, Doz. $17.50 
Mommoth cup-shaped blossoms often 9 to 12 inches across. The largest 
of the good Peonies. Deep rose-pink in the center, shading to silvery 
shell-pink in the outer petals. Stalks strong and erect. 
Mary Brand 3-5 Eyes, Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
(8.7) No red Peony ever won favor so quickly as Mary Brand. Always 
found among the winning reds in every show room. Comes into bloom 
with Frances Willard. Color so distinct it is easily recognized by 
amateurs, no matter how often they find it in our fields. A red in 
which there is little trace of purple. One of the most satisfactory reds 
as a cut flower as it will last a week if cut in the bud. 
Paeonia Tenuifolia 
Mons. Jules Elie 
Mons. Jules Elie 3-5 Eyes, Each $1.25, Doz. $12.50 
(9.2) A beautiful silvery pink. Broad reflexing guards with a high 
pyramidal body of semi-quilled petals converging to an apex. One of 
the largest, handsomest and most lasting cutting sorts in existence. 
Philippe Rivoire 3-5 Eyes, Each $3.00, Doz. $30.00 
(9.2) A very bright rich crimson coming into bloom late midseason. 
The beautiful form of this flower and its uniform soft rich color make 
it a flower loved by all who see it. This is a fine show flower and is 
absolutely void of stamens. It has a pleasing fragrance and is the 
highest rated of any red Peony. 
Primevere 3-5 Eyes, Each $1.75, Doz. $17.50 
(Lemoine, 1907) (8.6) Guard petals deep creamy yellow and center 
petals sulphur-yellow. If not exposed to the full sun the flowers will 
hold a canary-yellow which is most attractive. Very fine. Midseason. 
Sarah Bernhardt 3-5 Eyes, Each $1.25, Doz. $12.50 
(9.0) Apple-blossom-pink, very free blooming and flowers of perfect 
form on graceful stems. This is the ideal pink cut flower Peony. 
Solange 3-5 Eyes, Each $1.50, Doz. $15.00 
(9.7) Flower very large, compact; rose type; outer petals delicate waxy 
white, deepening toward the center with shades of orange and golden 
brown. One of the most beautiful Peonies in existence; a strong grower 
and a late, free bloomer. 
Peonies in Mixed Colors Three $2.50, Six $4.50, Doz. $8.00 
This mixture is a choice one. It contains many varieties in a wide range 
of colors and form. Each season small quantities of a great many kinds 
are left. These are put together along with several other varieties of 
yealias we have a surplus. A real buy for good cut flowers and lots of 
color. 
PAEONIA OFFICINALIS (Early Peony) 
Officinalis Albo-Plena Each $2.00, Doz. $20.00 
Double white. 
Officinalis Rosea FI.-Pl. Each $2.00, Doz. $20.00 
Brilliant deep rose-pink fragrant flowers; one of the earliest to bloom. 
Officinalis Rubra FI.-Pl. Each $1.75, Doz. $17.50 
The old-fashioned early red, that even in our latitude blooms before 
Decoration Day. 
PEONY OFFICINALIS HYBRID é 
Weritas Each $2.50, Doz. $25.00) 
Unusual type of bloom, narrow center petals, pointed, with yellow 
stamens fastened to the edges of some, and other stamens forming 
a yellow collar. A very brilliant dark red, glistening and enduring 
like varnished mahogany. Early and a very strong grower. 
PAEONIA TENUIFOLIA ae 
Tenuifolia Flora-Plena Each $3.00, Doz. $30.00 
A rare and early flowering variety especially noted because of its fine e 
fernlike, lacy foliage. Among the first to bloom with medium sized, 
brilliant, dark red, double flowers. It is not wise to ever cut the 
flowers with long stems if you want your plants to develop into nice 
specimens. Better consider this as one of your choice garden gems. Me 
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