Peonies do not bloom well the first year but 
improve rapidly when established. 
Peonies are easily grown almost anywhere 
in ordinary garden soil, the principal thing 
to remember in planting is,to see that the 
eyes are not more than an inch or two below 
the surface. Too deep planting is the most 
common cause of failure to flower. The va- 
rieties here listed will all flower profusely, 
increasing in beauty from year to year and 
may be left undisturbed for 20 years. 
While Peonies give best results when fall 
planted, in this climate they may be planted 
any time during winter up until about April 
1, with average weather. 
Albert Crousse (8.6). Fragrant, large, soft 
rose pink. An exceptionally fine late flower- 
ing variety. Each $1.35. 
Baroness Schroeder (9.0). Rose type; late. 
White with shadings of flesh. This is one of 
the finest Peonies. Very fragrant. Each $1.35. 
Duchess de Nemours. White guards with a 
moderately full center of light canary-yellow, 
deepening to pale green at base of petals. 
ee double, large and fragrant. Each 
PEONIES 
Edulis Superba. A very early, bright, clear 
rose pink peony with silvery reflex that 
blooms about Decoration Day. One of the 
most fragrant sorts. Each $1.35. 
Felix Crousse (Crousse, 1881). Rose type; 
late mid-season. Its large, globular flowers, 
solid and compactly built from edge to cen- 
ter, are a rich, brilliant dazzling ruby-red. 
Each $1.35. 
Special Peony Collection 
Albert Crousse. Tall, pink late, excellent 
cut flower. 
Karl Rosenfield. Pure deep red. Early. 
Felix Crousse. Ruby red, late mid-season; 
standard red for cutting. 
Mons. Jules Elie. Very large, rose pink, early, 
good cut flower. 
Solange. Creamy white, late. 
$7.05 Value for $6.25 
Festiva Maxima. This is without doubt the 
finest medium-sized white peony in exist- 
ence. The enormous flowers are snowy- 
white, with flecks of purple on some of the 
center petals. Very fragrant. Each $1.35. 
Karl Rosenfield. The finest all-around pure, 
deep red, tall, strong stems, early mid- 
season. Fine for cutting. Each $1.35. 
Mme. de Verneville. Fragrant flowers, very 
full double pure white with center delicately 
tinted blush. Early bloomer. Each $1.35. 
Monsieur Jules Elie. Mid-season, bomb type. 
This is the king of all peonies. The immense 
flowers are glossy lilac pink shading to 
deeper rose at the base. The entire flower 
is overlaid with shimmering silver sheen that 
makes it truly a wonderful peony. Each $1.35. 
Solange (9.7). Flower very large, compact; 
rose type; outer petals delicate waxy white, 
deepening toward the center with shades of 
orange and golden brown. A late, free 
bloomer. Each $1.65. 
Therese (9.8). The second highest rated 
Peony and considered the world’s best pink. 
Very large, rose-type with a delightful fra- 
grance. Equally fine for landscape or show 
purposes. Mid-season. Each $1.85. 
FUYAJO (Japanese Peony) 
JAPANESE PEONIES 
This type of Peony is very graceful in 
growth and quite different in type of flow- 
ers. The flowers are single or semi-double 
with wide flaring petals of exquisite color- 
ing and texture. The centers are usually a 
more or less compact mass of tiny petaloids, 
usually a color contrasting with the main 
petal color. 
Fairy. Light pink. New. Each $1.50. 
Fuyajo. Dark purple crimson guard petals 
of smooth texture and heart shaped outline. 
The center is a cluster of dark old rose 
petaloids, heavily tipped with pale cream. 
Midseason. Each $1.50. 
Fugi-No-Mine. Pure milk white. Each $1.75. 
Hatsugi. Dark red. Midseason. Each $1.50. 
SOLANGE 
CHINESE TREE PEONIES 
(Paeonia Moutan) 
Tree peonies are so new and rare at this time 
that we offer only four of the most reason- 
ably priced sorts. We have fine plants that 
are now two years old. All should bloom the 
first year after planting. Stock is limited 
so that we will fill orders only as long as 
good plants are available. They are a fine 
addition to the garden as they do not die 
down like the herbaceous sorts, but make 
fine bushes 3 to 4 feet in height, covered 
every spring with elegant flowers. 
Athlete. Immense double flower of fine 
glazed mauve, shaded rose; vigorous and pro- 
lific grower. Blooms very freely. Each $4.75. 
La Lorraine. Large, well expanded full 
double flowers of good substance; the petals 
nearly imbricated, being soft sulphur-yellow 
with a salmon tinge when opening, becoming 
lighter and purer when fully expanded. 
Each $6.95. 
Reine Elizabeth. Flowers perfect in shape, 
vivid salmon pink. A brillian color; consid- 
ered among the finest of all double Tree 
Peonies. Each $4.75. 
Souvenir de Ducher. Large, globular bloom, 
bright reddish violet with silvery reflex. 
Each $5.25. 
26 THE TILLINGHAST SEED COMPANY, LA CONNER, WASHINGTON 
