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| Keywords: Peonies for pleasure (16395091702).jpg Cornell University lie <br> says in the iiitroduction <br> 'It is probably a con- <br> servative statement to say <br> that tlie Peony interests <br> of the country would he <br> tetter off if ahout sev- <br> enty-five per cent of the <br> varieties were destroyed <br> and future propagation <br> made from the remaining <br> twenty-five per cent of <br> superior varieties As <br> there are ahout two thousand varieties of Peonies <br> say one thousand of them in commerce to elim- <br> inate seven ij-five per cent of them would leave <br> at least two hundred and fifty sorts as desirable <br> We are not pleading for a long list of Peonies <br> hut we contend that the merits of the Peonies that <br> should he perpetuated are not found in amj one <br> hundred varieties <br> SIX POINTS OF EXCELLENCE <br> In judging a Peoinj for exhibition the six points <br> of excellence as suggested by the Directors of the <br> American Peonvj Society are as follows <br> Color 20 points <br> Size 20 <br> Stem including length strength and ioliage 20 <br> Form 15 <br> Substance 1 3 <br> Fragrance 10 <br> Too <br> Mr Auten of Missouri makes a good suggestion <br> when he says There is one character on which I <br> think there should be a rating outside of merely <br> technical points In declamation contests a rating <br> is given on 'General Effect ; in flowers I would <br> give a rating on 'Charm For example I do not <br> know how on technical points Festiva could <br> be counted any more than equal to Festiva <br> Maxima if even equal to it; however it makes an <br> appeal to me that Festiva Maxima does not The <br> latter has siie form color and carriage all unsur- <br> passable; but to me it is cold and forbidding; it <br> commands admiration yes but when I see a fine <br> opening bud of Festiva I want it This has a charm <br> for me makes an appeal to me that Festiva Maxima <br> does not May we add that there is certainly a <br> charm about some varieties of Peonies In addition <br> to Festiva such varieties as Marie Stuart Alsace- <br> Lorraine Monsieur Dupont and others possess an <br> Mis's Ella V Baines Springfield Ohio <br> Page Three 41910044 131358 64860 Page 3 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/41910044 1917 10 1080/00222939009460791 Ella V Baines Firm ; Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection NameFound Maxima NameConfirmed Maxima EOLID 11600420 NameBankID 5132771 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 41910044 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/41910044 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 N02/16395091702 2015-08-25 01 52 25 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Peonies for pleasure Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script | ||||
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