SELECTING PEONIES 
Blooming time is the ideal time to choose plants. Our 
unique method of showing cut flowers in our display room 
has the enthusiastic approval of our many visitors. A 
display planting is being developed gradually for those who 
would like to see the grown habits of the plants; we have a 
group of colored photographs to aid in choosing varieties 
at planting time (September through November). 
Visitors are always welcome of course. We are easily 
found: 
Turn West at the Lynnwood light (on Highway 99 between 
Seattle and Everett) and drive 2.3 miles; turn right and 
drive one mile. 
"Special Collections" of plants have proved to be very 
popular; we also get many requests for "'a few nice peony 
plants". 
To make the "special" collection fit your taste and to 
guide us in filling requests for ''a few nice peony plants", 
please use the check-list below for ordering plants this way. 
1. 
3 Peonies should be planted 3'4' to 4' 
5 apart — not too close to trees and 
7 shrubs. Sunlight and good air cir- 
10 culation are as necessary as good 
ee ee drainage. 
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Approximate COST PER ROOT; ———______——— Cost 
$1. a __ in general, no hybrids could be 
1.75 included in this price range. 
2.25 
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5. 00 
10. 00 
Types 
five or more guard petals with a center 
Double of stamens and carpels, more or less 
fully transformed into petals, which 
make up the main body of the flower. 
Semi-double five or more guard petals and a center 
of broad petals, with many pollen 
bearing stamens intermixed. 
Single five or more petals arranged around a 
center of pollen bearing stamens and 
carpels. 
five or more petals and a center of 
stamens nearly or completely devoid 
of pollen, which appear in many dif- 
Mixture ferent forms and are commonly called 
staminodes. They look like a mass of 
Japanese 
{ types 
ene very narrow petals. 
Color ———————. Blooming Time 
White — most whites All to bloom at about 
open light. the same time. 
Pink Blooming time to be 
—}spread as much as 
Red possible. 
