Book (1907) Page(s) 24-25.
We cannot give a list of more than fourteen varieties of peonies which we would recommend for cut flower purposes out of the list we are now growing. We have many varieties, but they have not been sufficiently tested as yet. The list is as follows: Amabilis Grandiflora, white, very large, double, fringed petals, fine, very sweet; Caroline Mather, purple crimson, large, double and very dark; Delicatissima, rose, large, full, fine, sweet; Duchesse de Nemours, rose-pink, very large, double, sweet, one of the best; Elegans, outside petals dark pink, large salmon center, loose, fine, sweet; Festiva Maxima, creamy white with small center of carmine, round, early, in clusters, sweet; Francoise Ortegat, dark purple crimson, very large, fine, deep, double, and sweet; Fulgida, very dark crimson, good; Humei, rose, full, large, late, one of the best; La France, pink outside petals, with yellowish center, very fine; Perfection, outside petals rose lilac, inside salmon, sweet; Reine Hortense, pink, large, full globular, fine, fragrant; Triumph du Nord, violet rose, lilac shade; Victoria, rose, center yellowish.
W. & T. Smith Company, Geneva, N. Y.
