PLANT AUTEN PEONIES 
Select our varieties with complete confidence. We are 
supremely interested in selling only the very finest 
kinds. Every order has my individual attention from the 
time it is received until the roots are shipped. Every root 
you receive has been fresh dug. We ship only high quality 
roots, standard 8 to 5 eye divisions, the best size to plant. 
Every variety listed is outstanding and worth while. 
THE AUTEN ORIGINATIONS 
The Auten Originations include many of the world’s 
finest. Among them we offer you: — 
UNFADING REDS in doubles, singles and Japanese type 
SINGLES and JAPANESE unsurpassed 
ROSE FRAGRANT doubles 
SURE BLOOMING late doubles for the warmer parts of 
the Peony belt 
STRONG STEMS and vigorous growth 
GLORIOUS HYBRIDS, extra early blooming 
When you plant an Auten Origination you are to enjoy 
some of the results of 40 years of careful work in the 
development of new varieties. Peonies do not come true 
from seed, and the 270 Auten Peonies were selected from 
many thousands grown from seed. It takes from nine to 
fifteen years to make a new variety ready for sale, and for 
one so chosen, several hundred mature plants, five years 
or more of age, may have been grown and discarded. 
1956 INTRODUCTIONS, AUTEN ORIGINATIONS 
EIGHT VARIETIES, not Hybrids 
Bonfire Very early dark red bomb, showing some 
of the color of one of its parents, Radiant Red. 
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Campfire Brilliant red bomb, fragrant. Medium 
size on a dwarf plant with stiff stems. A seed- 
ling of old Edulis Superba, which evidently 
responded to a fortunate cross pollenization. 
Outstanding *tore sardenmeliect 18... ee 5.00 
Chieftan A very rich dark red bomb, on a good 
plant. Very early, opening among the very first 
of those kinds not Hybrids, and especially de- 
Sirablewmonu tate ACCOUN tai teit ccc. ceieieretre tt tree 10.00 
Garden Glory Outstanding for color, a dark bright 
red. The color holds. Anemone type, almost a 
bomb. On tall stiff stems. Late. We doubt that 
this color will ever be surpassed in a pure Albi- 
PIOTAMVALICUY MET eerste take tena o ere arte eae 10.00 
Red Comet Dark red bomb, very early, on tall stiff 
stems. Fine color from its parent, Radiant Red; 
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Rhapsody A little pink Jap with the narrow center 
petals vellow flushed pink. Very odd and dis- 
LariC tame) eel Wiens tiie ees LeNYSip.cct. cae eke eet cee 5.00 
Sun Valley A creamy pink Jap with all yellow 
center. Stiff slender stems. Best of several sim- 
LARS PINK) ADS ae estes eietac wie eee Ee 7.00 
Sweet Adeline A very distinct deep pink single, 
carried well above the foliage on tall stiff 
stems. A chance seedling found near Mischief, 
and San improvement eons ene ee 4.00 
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