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FELIX SUPREME  — (Cottage Gardens ‘55) 
INITIAL 
INTRODUCTION OF THE SENSATIONAL RED CUTFLOWER PEONY THAT IS DESTINED TO TOP ALL 
CUTFLOWER REDS IN COLOR, SUBSTANCE AND FORM. 
In the fall of 1923 I planted 
on about half an acre of ground 
back of my home an equal 
amount of the finest peony cut- 
flower varieties. This planting 
was isolated as much as pos- 
sible from other peonies so as 
to obtaim seed of natural 
crosses between these top 
numbers in the peony cutflower 
world. The planting consisted 
of: Felix Crousse, Baroness 
Schroeder, Reine Hortense, 
(President Taft), Sarah Bern- 
hardt, Monsieur Jules Elie, Ava- 
lanche and Festiva Maxima. 
The seed was sown in 1925 
and 1926. In 1928 and 1929 
we had the first blossoms in the seed bed and they immedi- 
ately showed a remarkable strain. After transplanting we 
kept on selecting plants for further observation and propa- 
gation and amongst these was our No. 6. 
The Name. When we had a few three year plants in 
bloom the late Mr. Jason Littleford of Downers Grove, Illi- 
nois, a well-known peony connoisseur and cutflower grower 
with fields in Vincennes, Indiana and Illinois, came to see 
our plantings and he immediately spotted our No. 6 as a 
highly promising cutflower. As both of us considered it 
an enormous improvement over Felix Crousse, Mr. Littleford 
suggested the name Felix Supreme. And it is a pleasure 
for me to give our No. 6 this name, which will also always 
remind me of Mr. Littleford’s outstanding knowledge of 
peonies as well as his kindness and fine character. 
him have one plant of No. 6 and when I called him from 
Chicago one day to say hello he insisted I come to see him 
as he wanted to show me something. At his home he had 
a large vase filled with our No. 6 and he was as enthusi- 
astic about it as I was myself. The flowers he had picked 
were of exceptional quality and instead of “blueing with 
age’’ as so many reds do the flowers seemed to emit an 
orange glow. Felix Supreme has met the test as to quality 
of bud, opening, color and substance. It will go into the 
ranks of the world’s finest Peony cutflowers and stay there 
for many years to come. Time and again we have been 
asked when we would introduce this peony but in the first 
place I wanted to test it as long as possible so we were 
sure we had the red peony the trade has been waiting 
for, next we wanted sufficient quantity to take care of 
at least the initial demand and enough production to offer 
it at a reasonable price. 
Description. Felix Supreme shows the Reine Hortense 
(President Taft) blood which no doubt it has in its veins. 
It blooms midseason and posesses an exquisite shade of 
rich ruby red even richer than that of Felix Crousse. The 
flower is larger than Felix Crousse and full double type. 
It has a better stem, is a very free bloomer, does not “blue” 
and the quality of the bud meets the requirements of the 
wholesale florist. 
Price. If we had introduced this peony as soon as we 
had a few plants on hand we would not have been able 
to offer it at the present price. As we like to encourage 
distribution as widely as possible we offer it at the price 
of $10.00 per 3-5 eye division regardless of quantity. We 
assure you you can go ahead and build up stock of this 
variety which will turn into a sweet profit either as eventual 
cutflowers or for resale to meet the demand which will 
become greater as the qualities of Felix Supreme become 
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