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A Peony Manual, 2nd ed.
 
(1907)  Page(s) 36.  
 
Bossuet. Miellez, 1858. Large blooms; brilliant, lively violet.
 
(1907)  Page(s) 36.  
 
Boule de Neige. Calot, 1867. White, tinged yellow; center bordered with carmine.
 
(1907)  Page(s) 11.  
 
Bunker Hill and John Hancock are very desirable red ones, while Lucy E. Hollis and Twentieth Century are pink.
 
(1907)  Page(s) 36.  
 
Cameron. Crousse, 1879. Very large, imbricated blooms; deep purple red with velvety tints.
 
(1907)  Page(s) 36.  
 
Candidessima. Calot, 1856. Creamy white and clear sulphur yellow.
 
(1907)  Page(s) 36.  
 
Carnation. Terry, 1890. Solid, light crimson; broad outer petals, inside fringed. Late. Very satisfactory.

 
(1907)  
 
Carnea Elegans. Guerin, 1850. Bright, clear, flesh color; perfect shape, glossy reflex. A superb flower every other year.
 
(1907)  Page(s) 36.  
 
Carnea Flora Plena. Guerin, 1850. Delicate flesh, carmine center.
(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.
 
(1907)  Page(s) 15.  
 
Charlemagne is highly spoken of in Rochester, N. Y., but is not a favorite in New England or Nebraska.
 
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