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| Keywords: Peonies for pleasure (16370055436).jpg Albi flora Nothing to beat this <br> 785 ” LADY IRIS Pleas 1907 Rose type; late <br> midseason The cleanest possible color; 'white <br> suffused with lake The shadings and color <br> remind one of the beautiful Iris Queen of May; <br> dainty lavender pink; has long broad rich <br> silky petals growing smaller towards the cen- <br> ter No prettier loosely double flower than <br> this one Color rare and beautiful <br> 190 ” LA FAYETTE Dessert 1904 Rose type; <br> midseason This is really so gorgeous a variety <br> that a page in this book would not suffice to <br> tell of its wondrous beauty The flowers last <br> for fully two weeks are of giant size the <br> petals being beautifully fringed The color is <br> a lovely shade of salmon-pink with touches of <br> heliotrope and a delicate tinting of cerise in <br> the reflex The most unique and entirely dis- <br> tinct coloring yet shown in a Peony flower <br> Absolutely in a class by itself in this respect <br> La Payette has set a high water mark that we <br> believe will stand for years <br> 199 ” LA FIANCEE Lemoine 189S Crown type; <br> midseason Very large high built flower <br> creamy-white base of petals shaded yellow <br> center flecked crimson showing stamens that <br> light up the flower until it fairly entrances <br> with its golden glow; very floriferous Per- <br> fume delicate yet penetrating Should not be <br> confused with the single white La Fiancee of <br> Dessert <br> 216 ” LA FONTAINE Dessert Semi-rose type; <br> midseason Very large cup-shaped flowers <br> with prominent stamens; very brilliant ama- <br> ranth with silver reflex Extra good <br> 214 ” LA FONTAINE Lemoine 1904 Bomb type; <br> late midseason Large and double violet-rose; <br> collar lighter; primary petals very wide; cen- <br> ter flecked with crimson Fragrant and a very <br> delicate color <br> 159 ” LA PERLE Crousse 1885 Rose type; <br> midseason Very large compact globular <br> flowers; color white overlaid with lilac with a <br> blush center; central petals noticeably flecked <br> with carmine sometimes splashed; upright <br> grower; free bloomer in clusters; extra fine <br> If you desire a real pretty Peony try this one; <br> it will not disappoint you We consider it <br> very nearly at the head of the procession <br> 144 ” LA FRANCE Lemoine 1901 Rose <br> type; late midseason This is the one <br> Peony that is sought after bv even- <br> progressive Peony grower in Europe <br> and America It stands pre-eminentlv <br> in a class by itself When M Lemoine <br> produced this Peony he eclipsed every- <br> thing that had preceded it It bears <br> enormously large full rather flat per- <br> fectly double flowers that are deli- <br> ciously fragrant Color La France- <br> pink as the flower ages finishing soft <br> apple blossom-pink reflecting mauve <br> The outer guard petals have a splash <br> of crimson through the center deepen- <br> ing at the base The flower appears to <br> light up and glow; simply wonderful; <br> nothing in its color; nothing in its <br> class An extremely free bloomer as <br> eight out of every ten small divisions <br> – will flower Extra strong grower with <br> long stems A glorious flower The <br> stock of this Peony is very limited <br> and much of it is diseased We are <br> often asked if our stock is clean The <br> best answer to this is that the past <br> June we had three-year plants that <br> averaged 30 big perfect blooms to the <br> plant Never mind about the disease <br> if you can get bloom like that <br> 147 ” LA LORRAINE Lemoine 1901 <br> Rose type; midseason Another fine <br> Peony from Lemoine bearing enor- <br> mous globular flowers; color creamy- <br> white overlaid with the daintiest pret- <br> tiest soft pink ever seen in any flower <br> sometimes it shows just a touch of <br> salmon-pink The petals are extreme- <br> ly large This is a great keeper no <br> Peony flower lasting so long This is <br> in every way a fit companion to La <br> France Another varietv that most <br> growers have diseased Until this year <br> our stock of this grand Peonv was af- <br> fected <br> 60 ” LAMARTINE Lemoine 1908 Rose <br> type; midseason Grand large flowers <br> with broad imbricated petals of great <br> durability; color rosy-carmine bor- <br> dered silvery white; extra good; a very <br> attractive and striking Peony <br> 149 ” LA ROSIERE Crousse 1888 Semi-double <br> type; midseason Large flowers in huge clus- <br> ters usually of five flowers on a stem; all <br> flowers open at one and the same time; thus <br> a single stem makes a huge bouquet in itself <br> The flowers consist of several rows of large <br> pure white petals the center of the flower be- <br> ing a large disc of golden-yellow stamens re- <br> sembling a huge chalice of molten gold The <br> effect of the white and gold in such handsome <br> form is both startling and entrancing In form <br> and effect resembles an enormous tea rose <br> Every woman who sees it immediately desires <br> to possess it <br> 208 ” LA TENDRESSE Crousse 1896 Rose <br> type; early Very full spreading flower of <br> immense size in clusters; petals very thick and <br> wax-like Color creamy-white changing to <br> pure white; guards slightly splashed center <br> flecked crimson Flecks are very prominent <br> on some blooms very slight on others; very <br> free flowering and fragrant One of the very <br> choicest <br> 103 ” LA TULIPE Calot 1872 Semi-rose type; <br> midseason Enormous globular fragrant flow- <br> ers delicate blush-white shading to ivory- <br> white with red tulip markings on outside of <br> guard petals Again -we quote Harrison <br> There is no Peony so attractive in bud as <br> this First a ball interlaced with green red <br> and white As it grows these interlacings be- <br> come pronounced There is no bloom whose <br> unfoldings you watch -with greater interest <br> It finally opens a solid ball of softest blush <br> with streaks of carmine There it sits in all <br> its beauty a glorious flower in a chalice of <br> veined marble emitting a delightful perfume <br> Our rows of this gave the appearance of a <br> huge bank of snow for fully two weeks <br> 32S ” LAURA DESSERT Dessert 1913 Rose <br> type; early Large full flower guard petals <br> creamy-white center lively canary-yellow A <br> most beautiful and superb variety <br> 168 ” LIVINGSTONE Crousse 1879 Rose type; <br> late Very full imbricated bloom; both buds <br> and flowers are large and beautiful Color pale <br> lilac-rose with sheen of silver; very free sure <br> bloomer in clusters; upright erect grower; fine <br> cut flower variety One of the prize winners <br> Page Twenty-two <br> Miss Ella V Babies Springfield Ohio 41910025 131358 64860 Page 22 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/41910025 1917 10 1080/00222939009460791 Ella V Baines Firm ; Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection NameFound Lemoine NameConfirmed Lemoine NameBankID 4964481 Biodiversity Heritage Library Miss Ella V Baines the woman florist Springfield Ohio Peonies for pleasure Garden Stories Bulbs Plants Catalogs Flowers Peonies Plants Ornamental Seed industry and trade Seeds Trade catalogs U S Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Library bhl page 41910025 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/41910025 bhlGardenStories BHLinbloom bulbs plants plants ornamental u s department of agriculture national agricultural library bhlgardenstories bhlinbloom Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2015-01-29 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/16370055436 2015-08-25 01 55 40 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Peonies for pleasure Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script | ||||
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