. Dreer's 1913 garden book. nting ofHerbaceous Paeonies is not to plant too deep. Theroots should be placed so that the crowns are coveredwith 2 inches of soil. Too deep planting and an im-poverished soil are frequent causes of shy flowering. FIFTEEN FINESTHERBACEOUS PAEONIES. Charlemagne. Large rose-tinted white flowers. Comte de Diesbach. Aniline-red with lightershadings; narrow centre petals. Couronne dOr. One of the finest late-floweringwhite varieties. 75 cts. each; $ per doz. Duke of Wellington. Well-formed blooms, sul-phur-white; fragrant. Francois Ortegat. Brilliant crimson; full;
. Dreer's 1913 garden book. nting ofHerbaceous Paeonies is not to plant too deep. Theroots should be placed so that the crowns are coveredwith 2 inches of soil. Too deep planting and an im-poverished soil are frequent causes of shy flowering. FIFTEEN FINESTHERBACEOUS PAEONIES. Charlemagne. Large rose-tinted white flowers. Comte de Diesbach. Aniline-red with lightershadings; narrow centre petals. Couronne dOr. One of the finest late-floweringwhite varieties. 75 cts. each; $ per doz. Duke of Wellington. Well-formed blooms, sul-phur-white; fragrant. Francois Ortegat. Brilliant crimson; full; double. Felix CrOUSSe. Large, ball-shaped bloom; verybrilliant red; one of the finest self-colored cts. each; $ per doz. Floral Treasure. Very large, showy, pale lilac-rose; extrachoice variety. Golden Harvest. Medium size; peach-blossom pink; creamy-white centre. General Bertrand. Large, compact, medium dark pink;centre petals tinted salmon. La Tulipe. Very large, pale lilac, almost white; a Double Herbaceous P^ony. Marie Lemoine (Lemoines). Extra large, late free-flower-ing ivory-white. 75 cts. each; $ per doz. Mme. Calot. Large, pale hydrangea-pink, with darkershadings in the centre; early. Mme. CrOUSSe. Purest white; very large. Mme. de Verneville. Sulphur-white with carmine-tipped centre Mediumeach; $7 50 per doz. size; loose; reddish-purple. 75 cts. Price. Any of the above (except where noted), 50 cts. each; $5 00 per doz. Set of 15 varieties, $ STANDARD VARIETIES, DOUBEE HERBACEOUS PAEONIES. Anemoneflora Rubra. Dark crimson; anemone type bloom. Alex. Verschaffelt, Bright reddish-violet, light markings. Achille. A beautiful soft mauve-rose, changing to white. Agnes Mary Kelvvay. Rosy-white guard petals, creamy-white centre. Andre Lauries. A fine tyrian-rose; late. Armandine Mechin. Semi-double, deep metallic red. Chrysantheflora Rosea. A fine large deep rose-pink, withpaler shadings in the centre; the earliest i
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