BIGGER PEONIES 
The following varieties are all my own originations. | have tested all of them for many years and | believe they 
are all worthy of a trial in your garden. Plant a “Bigger” Peony this fall and enjoy it every spring from now on. 
KANSAS 
AERIE (1949) 
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stay cup shaped very well. Very good substance and medium 
green foliage. 
ANNE BIGGER (1945) 
This very large medium pink flower is very smooth in color and 
always opens. Pretty buds, medium dark green foliage and strong 
stems. 
CARRARA (1952) 
White Jap. White bud, white guard petals, white staminodes 
edged with yellow and white pistils. Flower opens white and 
stays white. Plant about thirty-six inches tall with clean medium 
green foliage. Won best white Jap in the National show in Kansas 
City in 1953. 
DEER CREEK (1952) 
A full Rose type double that is a smooth shade of medium pink. 
The flower is cup-shaped with a collar of petals around the mid- 
dle of the flower that are white, intermixed with pink petals 
that are the same shade as the rest of the flower. The center of 
the flower tends to be white also. Fine green foliage on a plant 
that is about thirty to thirty-six inches tall. Won Honorable 
Mention in Boston as a seedling in 1947. 
JAYHAWKER (1949) 
Light pink full double bomb. The bud, guards and bomb are all 
the same smooth shade of light pink. The bomb holds its shape 
very well as the flower ages. Tall stiff stems and clean light green 
foliage. 
KANSAS (1942) 
Early bright red, held high on one of the strongest stems in the 
field. The dark green foliage is clean and the plant has always 
been healthy. The flower is full double with a few hidden sta 
mens. Kansas is tops as a cut flower and in the show room. It 
won The American Home Achievement Medal in 1942, best flower 
in the National show in 1950, best red in the National show in 
Kansas City in 1953, and many other awards. 
KAW VALLEY (1944) 
Bright red full double with a few hidden stamens. It holds 
color in the sun better than most reds. The fine strong stems are 
about thirty-six inches tall. 
Miss DAINTY (1949) 
Double full Rose type, slightly cupped center and a large flower. 
White shaded very delicate pink. The beauty of this flower is 
in its dainty coloring, and petals. Very good substance and _ fra- 
grance. The foliage is dark green and very tough. Late and ovei 
three feet tall. Won best light pink in Kansas City in 1953. 
PINK WONDER (1950) 
The large, bright pink, double flowers are borne in great pro- 
fusion. The base of the petals are slightly darker giving the flower 
an added brightness. The stems are strong and about thirty inches 
tall. The foliage is clean and medium dark green. 
PRAIRIE BELLE (1945) 
A very large, double, creamy pink flower with enough stamens 
to make it appear yellow in the field. The petals are long and 
narrow and it always opens, even in bad weather. Midseason, 
dark green foliage and thirty inches tall. Won best blush in the 
National Show in Kansas City in 1953. 
PLAINSMAN (1949) 
Very light flesh to white Jap with yellow staminodes and white 
carpels. Heavy medium green foliage and a heavy bloomer with 
very good substance. 
PINK CAMEO (1954) 
A very formal and neat globular bloom of medium size. The 
beauty of this variety is its delicate pink shading on a white 
background blended perfectly. Its leather-like substance gives it 
fine lasting quality. The plant is about thirty inches tall, blooms 
late midseason and has healthy, glossy medium green foliage. 
SNMAWNEE CHIEF (1940) 
Double midseason brilliant dark red. An excellent cut flower. 
A well established plant will be about thirty inches tall and 
should give from one and one-half to two dozen blooms. The bud 
resembles a Rose bud. 
SNOW MOUNTAIN (1946) 
Yall, strong stemmed, bomb type double, opening creamy white 
fading in the sun to pure white. The bloom grows into a moun- 
tain of snow-white petals similar in shape to Mons. Jules Elie. 
Foliage medium dark green, clean, healthy and slightly curled. 
SPARKLING STAR (1953) 
An early very bright dark pink single that has a lot of life. The 
color carries better than most pinks. The plant is strong with 
good bright green foliage. About thirty inches tall and fine for 
the landscape. 
WESTERNER (1942) 
The guard petals are very large and a beautiful shade of light 
pink. The center is an extremely large bomb of yellow stamin- 
odes that are very firm and erect. Very stiff stems about thirty-six 
inches tall. Substance is extremely good. The pink and yellow in 
this variety blend perfectly. 
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FOR PRICES SEE GENERAL LIST 
Grown and for sale by 
MYRON D. BIGGER 
1147 Oakland Avenue 
TOPEKA, KANSAS 
