GROW A PEONY PARADISE, 
STERN’S LIFETIME 
GIANT 
PEONIE 
Huge Double-Blooms up to 10 Inches Across 
Enjoy Spectacular Blooms Without 
Lifting a Finger! 
Everybody says, “Most wonderful flower in my garden”’] 
Hardly any other flower compares in dramatic splendor 
with these exquisite GIANT CENTURY PEONIES. Their 
spectacular size, their sunburst colors, their dazzling 
fragrance have made them the favorite of America’s 
most glamorous gardens. ° 
Stern’s Giant Century Peonies last a lifetime. Here is 
beauty your grandchildren will enjoy] You'll enjoy thei1 
magnificent flowers—for these vigorous plants are guar- 
anteed to bloom and to give you complete satisfaction. 
Each year they increase in size and beauty. Require 
absolutely no care, no spraying. Just plant them and 
enjoy them! 
These selected plants are strong 3-5 eye divisions. 
Plant them so that the buds (‘eyes’) are no more than. 
2 inches below the surface. That’s all you have to do 
to enjoy a lifetime of their spectacular beauty. 
PLANT THESE SELECTED VARIETIES 
BARONESS SCHROEDER. Excellent double WHITE showing a tint 
of pink fading to a pure white when open. Very fragrant and 
perfect for cutting. 
MME. CALOT. Light, silvery, flesh PINK. Stem is tall, bearing 
well-formed, mildly fragrant blossoms. Excellent for garden or 
show room. 
SARAH BERNHARDT. Deep ROSE-PINK. Excellent for 
show — 
superb in the garden. Late midseason. Apple-blossom-pink with 
each petal silver tipped. Fragrant. _ 
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ADOLPHE ROUSSEAU. Deep double MAROON-RED. Blooms are 
large and borne on unusually straight firm stems. Blooms open 
in mid-season. 
FELIX CROUSSE. Deep ROSE-RED showing no stamens. In- 
curved petals, surrounded by broad, prominent guard petals. 
For cutting and garden display. 
FESTIVA MAXIMA. Paper WHITE with crimson markings. Very 
Jorge Abas double - a full rose type. Strong stems, numerous 
and tall. 
KARL ROSENFIELD. A strikingly brilliant deep RED, semi-rose 
variety. Excellent as a cut flower and a show flower. Heavenly 
in the garden. 
LADY ALEXANDER DUFF. Blush PINK. An immense flower with 
great broad rounded petals. A pale blush-pink with pelle’ sta- 
mens. A beautifully formed, sweet scented flower. Very flori- 
ferous. Very showy. Central petals touched with crimson. 
MONS. JULES ELIE. Heavenly silvery PINK. Broad reflexing 
guards, high pyramidal body, semi-quilled petals. Most lasting 
cutting peony. 
REINE HORTENSE. A uniform ROSE-PINK marked with crimson. 
Gives universal satisfaction both as a show and garden var- 
iety. Plant is tall with long stiff stems. Midseason. 
Postpaid: $1.50 each; 3 for $4.20; 10 for $13.00. 
STERN’S LIFE-TIME GIANT PEONY 
COLLECTION 
(GROUP 55-P-11) 
10 Double Giant Peonies (1 of each) $13.00 
5 Double Giant Peonies (Your choice) $ 7.00 Postpaid. 
EXTRA EARLY 
MAY FLOWERING VARIETIES 
ALBA PLENA. Pure pearly WHITE. Very large, double. Tall stiff 
stems, strong grower, free bloomer. 
ROSEA SUPERBA. Magnificent PINK. Big double flowers of deli- 
cate coloring. A strong grower, producing many straight tall 
stalks. 
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RUBRA PLENA. A blazing RED! Fadeless color, extremel 
pendable. Striking in garden and in vase. Excellent foliage, 
strong stems. 
POSTPAID: Each $1.50; 3 for $4.20; 10 for $13.00. 
Fall is the best time to plant peonies. Their roots prefer a 
“settling down’’ period as provided by winter dormancy. 
Protect lightly during the first winter. 
