TENUIFOLIA-—Rosea—Single pink, fern-like foliage. ................ $2.00 
TENUIFOLIA—Rosea— flora plena, double pink. ...................... 2.50 
TENUIFOLIA—Latifolia—Bright red, single. —..................2.-....... 2.50 
TENUIFOLIA—Plena rubra, fern-like foliage, large double red 
GONUEISs, cael stot este ao ena nop lois Se oe Se 2.50 
WITTMANNIANA—Pale cream, very large, pale green carpels, 
CATR SEG TREY BSS nea re eee ere sath Eee oe een er Ase 10.00 
WITTMANNIANA—Voar Macrophylla—Medium purple. .......... 5.00 
WOODWARDII—Another rarity, soft to blush pink. __.................. 7.50 
OFFICINALIS—Alba plena—Double white. —........--2-.0002.2220--. 2.00 
OFFICINALIS—Anemonaeflora—Single, beautiful reddish pink. 2.00 
OFFICINALIS—Anemonaeflora-—rosea—rosea, pink. _............... 2.00 
OFFICINALIS—Anemonaeflora—rubra—rubra, scarce. ............ 2.50 
OFFICINALIS—Aurea-ligulata—-very early, single deep red. .... 2.50 
OFFICINALIS—China Rose—Fine bright salmon red, single 
FYERTEUIEY., asc<zose See sheet Pe aa eae a ee ner gt pare eee se ea 4.00 
OFFICINALIS—Crimson Globe—Small, brilliant, deep crimson 
TELE, UTMSTST aT ye ee ee EES Pe Ree pee ee 4.00 
OFFICINALIS—Crimson Goblet—Brilliant red, blooms early 
RANE, asta ee eR eee eee ee ee 4.00 
OFFICINALIS—James Crawford Weguelin—Large glowing crim- 
Asin) UNOS WEETAR,, Goce Sees poe ee eee ere eni eee eee 4.00 
OFFICINALIS—Mutoabilis Plena—Pink, changing to _ white, 
SNCS FER, oss peal pa I pul Ta a ea gee ar AS ae ee ee 3.00 
OFFICINALIS—Phyllis Prichard—Scarlet with conspicuous gold- 
Sil GUT ELS in 5 nose ee ee ea eee SPA PL ee OP RS ROE 3.00 
OFFICINALIS—Lobata—Coral pink single, brilliant scarlet 
ke) re te x saa sna Se cake eee ee oon nance cutee 2.00 
OFFICINALIS—Lobata—Sunbeam—Brilliant light red, single. 2.50 
OFFICINALIS—Lobata—Sunshine-—Orange salmon, gorgeous. 3.00 
OFFICINALIS—Lobata—Fire King—Large flowers, deep beauti- 
HEU TEEKGL, 0h SS AJ eg te i ete pee aS Bee a eee 3.50 
OFFICINALIS—Ligulata—Rosea—Soft pink, silvery green 
FF [CIC] Gan cee te ene Sse ee Ee ee ee ee ER . 3.00 
OFFICINALIS—Otto Froebel—Outstanding, bright brick red, 
MRI VEGUETIO WE Tie eee ees Send ots etalon oan ee ak ep eee 3.50 
OFFICINALIS—Rosea Plena—Bright pink, double, early. -...... 2.00 
OFFICINALIS—Rubra Plena—Rich red double, early. ................ 2.00 
OFFICINALIS—Rosea Superba Plena—Double, soft pink, scarce. 3.00 
OFFICINALIS—Violacea Fimbriata Plena—Violet red, famous 
beauty, very rare, -............... pe wea s Renee: Soha ee a 5.00 
ORIENTAL GOLD 
NEW YELLOW DOUBLE HERBACEOUS PEONY 
After several years of costly effort, it is our pleasure to an- 
nounce the astonishing discovery of a new brilliant yellow 
double herbaceous peony. Its roots are yellow, stems are 
medium tall and strong bright green with darker foliage. It 
blooms with the late Japs and the early Lactiflora. The flowers 
are medium size, lemon yellow, fading lighter. It should be 
an excellent landscape variety and good for arrangements. 
The presence of hidden stamens may hold out great possibil- 
ities for hybridists. A few roots are offered for Fall delivery 
at $150.00. The number of eyes are not guaranteed. It will 
probably be several years before it can be offered again. 
We are pleased to reprint the following article written by 
Mr. George W. Peyton, Secretary of the American Peony So- 
ciety for the September 1954 Bulletin: 
ORIENTAL GOLD 
Ever since peonies have been extensively grown, it has 
been the dream of originators to produce a double yellow 
herbaceous peony. From time to time, rumors have spread 
that the desired goal had been reached. 
When the yellow tree peony, Lutea, was discovered in the 
closing years of the last century and its hybrids began to be 
placed in commerce, which were true double yellows, hopes 
ran high that its herbaceous counterpart would be found. 
One of the earliest rumors in this country was that the late 
“‘Father’’ Terry, as he was affectionately called by his friends, 
had accomplished the seemingly impossible. In fact the writer 
once had a letter from Mr. Meneray of Council Bluffs, la., 
stating that he had bought this plant for six hundred dollars, 
if my memory serves me right. He cut it into about twenty 
divisions and when it bloomed, it was a semi-double, so he 
threw it away. Such was the fate of a semi-double in those 
days! Whether this was really a yellow or just one of the 
numerous varieties we have today, with white or pink guard 
petals and a yellow center of small petals, no one knows now. 
Maybe we shall hear from some one who did see this plant as 
there must be many living now who did. At any rate, we never 
had the yellow peony. 
The late Lee R. Bonnewitz was so much interested in it that 
he offered a prize of one thousand dollars in cash for a true 
double yellow, but as the years passed and no one claimed it, 
the offer was finally withdrawn. This would have been named 
C. S. Harrison, after one of our earliest members who was a 
dyed-in-the-wool peony enthusiast. 
With the discovery of the creamy yellow Wittmanniana 
and the light yellow Mlokosewitschi in the Caucasus Moun- 
tains, hopes again mounted that the long awaited yellow dou- 
ble would soon be with us. The story of the many attempts to 
gain this end has been told in the former Bulletins. To date, 
the greatest success along this line, has been achieved by Dr. 
White in his origination, the pale yellow single, Claire de 
Lune, which we know was shown for the first time at Minne- 
apolis this year. It is a variety of great charm and distinction. 
For years the rumor has persisted that there was a yellow 
double in existence but all efforts to track it to its lair proved 
in vain, until Mr. Louis Smirnow, through his agents, finally 
obtained a few roots of what was reported to be that yellow. 
The plants from the first importation all died, | am told, and 
the second importation proved to be untrue. Then a third at- 
tempt was made, with the result that this year, at least one 
plant bloomed in the garden of Dr. David Gurin and one in 
Mr. Louis Smirnow’s garden. And the search was ended, for 
it was a true yellow double. 
Magazine editors, scientists and horticulturists came to see 
it. Color pictures were taken of it and | am under the impres- 
sion that a bloom was shown at the Rose and Peony Show of 
the New York Mens Garden Club. 
A dried specimen was sent to Col. F. C. Stern of England, 
the author of the latest monograph on the Peony, ‘A Study 
of the Genus Paeonia’’. He wrote Mr. Smirnow as follows: “‘I 
have received the dried specimen of your double yellow herb- 
aceous peony. It is the most interesting | have ever seen and 
| have never seen anything like it. It is very good of you to 
send it. | am mounting it and sending it to the Herbarium 
of the British Museum in London. Here it will remain a per- 
manent record of this wonderful paeony, which one has heard 
of, but never seen before in the Western World. My congrat- 
ulations in obtaining it and | hope you grow it successfully 
and propagate it.” 
While no one knows its origin or the species from which it 
came, it is probably a hybrid, maybe of species still unknown, 
except to a few in its native country. 
