Page 82 Peonies 
Laura Dessert, (8.8), this exquisite variety produces round flowers with creamy white guard petals 
and a pure canary-yellow centre, highly recommended. Mid-season. 80 cts. each; $ 2.00 per 3 
Le Cygne, (9.4), a very attractive creamy white flower, which is very large and delightfully fragrant. 
An extra fine variety. Mid-season. $ 1.50 each 
Mons. Jules Elie, (9.3), a very beautiful silvery pink, one of the largest and best for cutting, early 
flowering with pleasing fragrance. Mid-season. 80 cts. each; $ 2.00 per 3 
Mons. Martin Cahuzac, (8.8), a very dark coloured Peony, producing medium sized globular flowers 
of a very deep garnet. Mid-season. 80 cts. each; $ 2.00 per 3 
Primivere, (8.6), a beautiful variety, producing very large flowers, deep cream coloured outer petals 
and a deep sulphur yellow centre, very attractive. Mid-season. 80 cts. each; $ 2.00 per 3 
Reine Hortense, (8.7), a uniform deep pink variety, with guard and centre petals marked crimson, an 
outstanding variety for garden and show purposes. Mid-season. 80 cts. each; $ 2.00 per 3 
Sarah Bernhardt, (9.0), a splendid variety, colour apple-blossom-pink, petals tipped silvery-white, very 
free flowering and flowers are of good form, fragrant. Late mid-season. 80 cts. each; $ 2.00 per 3 
Solange, (9.7), large compact flowers, outer petals white, deepening towards centre with shades of 
orange and bronze, very beautiful and strong grower. Late mid-season. 80 cts. each; $ 2.00 per 3 
Therese, (9.8), a very outstanding variety of a soft shell-pink with somewhat lighter in centre, it is very 
free flowering and a vigorous grower. Early mid-season. 80 cts. each; $ 2.00 per 3 
Walter Faxon, (9.3), a remarkable flower, colour a bright shell pink with salmon shades, the medium 
sized flowers are exceptionally suitable for show purposes. Mid-season. $ 1.00 each; $ 2.50 per 3 
Puschkinia (The Lebanon Squill) 
A fine Scilla-like flower of a distinct soft blue shade. We recommend it for the permanent flower border 
and it is also very valuable for the Rock- and Alpine garden. 
libanotica, pale blue, height 6 in. 45 cts. per doz.; $ 3.00 per 100 
libanotica alba, a pure white form of libanotica. 60 cts. per doz.; $ 4.00 per 100 
Ornithogalum 
Wellknown hardy bulbs, flowering in Spring and early Summer. With the exception of arabicum, ex- 
ceedingly useful for naturalizing in very 
shaded positions, where few other plants 
will grow. 
arabicum, a very conspicuous and showy 
plant, grows large umbels of small glis- 
tering white flowers on tall stems, espe- 
cially fine for cutting, requires protection 
in Northern areas. 
$ 1.40 per doz; $ 10.00 per 100 
nutans, producing graceful heads of silvery- 
grey flowers, shaded somewhat greenish, 
can be naturalized in grass. 
50 cts. per doz.; $ 3.50 per 100 
umbellatum (Star of Bethlehem), pure 
white, starry flowers, quite hardy, very 
fine for the rockgarden, where in masses 
the pure white flowers are most effective 
ory (see illustration). 
Ornithogalum umbellatum 50 cts. per doz.; $ 3.50 per 100 
