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| Keywords: Peonies for pleasure (16208398098).jpg 533 FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE <br> Brand 1907 Rose type; late <br> A majestic white of peerless <br> beauty Language cannot well <br> describe it One of the world's <br> best either new or old A pure <br> white The stars of Heaven <br> must have looked on in sympa- <br> thizing joy and admiration when <br> this new treasure was brought <br> forth to be named for that re- <br> markable woman who did so <br> much to bless mankind Very <br> large tall fragrant faint crim- <br> son markings on edges of a few <br> petals not prominent One and <br> two orbs on some stems Surely <br> a queen of purity Among the <br> white there is nothing finer in <br> the Peony world except Eliza- <br> beth Barrett Browning and by <br> those who prefer a pure white <br> it is regarded as the equal of <br> that matchless variety <br> 38 FRAGRANS Sir Joseph <br> Banks 1805 Bomb type; very <br> late Compact full flowers; <br> color solferino-red with slight <br> silvery reflex; strong vigorous <br> grower making shapely plants; <br> free bloomer in clusters; an old <br> favorite and extensively grown <br> for cut flowers <br> 140 FRAICHEUR Lemoine 1915 <br> Rose type Enormous full flow- <br> ers; large overlapping petals <br> creamy white shading to edge <br> of flower a delicate dainty pink <br> 532 FRANCES WILLARD Brand <br> 1907 Prize Peony A perfectly <br> formed flower Petals of vary- <br> ing sizes form a very large <br> rounded flower often having a <br> raised cup-shaped center enclos- <br> ing golden stamens Opens an <br> exquisite blush white with an <br> occasional carmine touch <br> changing on the lawn to a pure <br> white As a cut flower it remains <br> a pinkish cream Although deli- <br> cate in appearance it is of good <br> substance; an excellent cut flower Altogether <br> it is a wonderful combination of strength and <br> delicacy; the best flower of its type yet pro- <br> duced Mrs Crawford says of it I cannot <br> describe the effect fifty or more plants with <br> from twenty to thirty big blooms had on me <br> when I first saw them A specimen plant on <br> the lawn had forty to fifty blooms Such a <br> display of nature's colors is seldom seen <br> 30 FESTIVA MAXIMA Miellez 1851 Rose <br> type; early This is not only the finest white <br> in existence but many regard it as the queen <br> of all the Peonies Mr Harrison says This <br> flower has reached the ultimate beyond which <br> we cannot go Here at the door stands Fes- <br> tiva Maxima white as the soul of the Madon- <br> na with now and then a blood drop as though <br> the iron had sometimes entered her heart <br> What a marvelous flower It combines enor- <br> mous size with wondrous beauty often seven <br> to eight inches in diameter Clear carmine <br> spots on edge of center petals For over sixty <br> years it has held first rank and is still the <br> standard of perfection by which all other Pe- <br> onies are judged The most popular white <br> Peony for cut flowers June rose fragrance <br> 4 FLORAL TREASURE Rosenfield 1900 <br> Syn Delicatissima Rose type; early mid- <br> season Very large full flowers of clear even <br> pink shading lighter at the center; very del- <br> icate color A splendid hemisphere of fra- <br> grant loveliness Long stems uphold the big <br> handsome blooms Almost seven inches across; <br> unique and charming Fine for cut flowers <br> 239 FRANCIS B HAYES Richardson Rose <br> type; midseason Pure rich pink after the <br> color of Humei which is universally admired; <br> large globe-shaped <br> 99 FRANCOIS ORTEGAT Parmentier 1850 <br> Semi-rose type; midseason Large deep crim- <br> son with dark shades of amaranth with bril- <br> liant golden-yellow anthers; free bloomer; <br> fragrant; very striking <br> 96 FRANCOIS ROUSSEAU Dessert 1909 <br> Semi-rose type; early Large flower of per- <br> fect shape Color lively brilliant velvetv red; <br> almost identical in color with Eugene Bigot <br> but blooms eight to ten days earlier An ex- <br> tremely desirable red <br> Yeso A charming flower <br> 109 GENERAL BERTRAND Guerin 1845 <br> Bomb type; early Large full double flowers <br> of globular form; an even shade of solferino- <br> red center slightly tipped silver Tall strong <br> upright grower fragrant; an extra good vari- <br> ety Sometimes confused with both Modeste <br> Guerin and Grandiflora Rosea <br> 381 GENERAL DAVOUST Crousse 1898 Rose <br> type; late Fine large globular flower; color <br> amaranth tipped crimson Splendid <br> 198 GENERAL DODDS Crousse 1893 Semi- <br> rose type; late Very large globular shaped <br> bloom Color an even shade of dark tyrian- <br> rose guard or primary petals splashed em- <br> erald green with a few white petals in center <br> of flower Tall strong grower and free bloom- <br> er; extra <br> 380 GEORGE WASHINGTON Hollis 1904 <br> Semi-rose type; midseason Large flat flower <br> uniform dark crimson tall Certificate <br> 401 GEORGIANA SHAYLOR Shaylor 1912 <br> Rose type; midseason Very large bloom with <br> wide petals; flesh-pink changing to a very <br> delicate whitish flesh color in the center Good <br> in every way <br> 54 GERMAINE BIGOT Dessert 1902 Crown <br> type; midseason Form of bloom fiat very <br> large and compact; color pale lilac-rose; <br> guards pre-eminently splashed with crimson; <br> a very fresh coloring; collar same color as <br> guards; free bloomer borne in clusters; strong <br> erect grower A royal flower <br> 576 GINETTE Dessert 1915 Large imbri- <br> cated cup-shaped flower; very soft flesh-pink <br> shaded salmon frequently flecked with car- <br> mine; fragrance very pleasant; free bloomer <br> in clusters A very fine variety <br> 105 GISELE Lemoine 1902 Rose type; late <br> midseason Large full double flowers paper- <br> white shaded amber-cream; a beautiful Peony <br> 71 GISMONDA Crousse 1895 Rose type; <br> very late Here we come to a Peony that has <br> been overlooked or as one might say lost in <br> the shuffle Large globular flowers produced <br> in lavish profusion Color lively flesh-pink <br> with delicate rose center; very fragrant The <br> habit leaves nothing to be desired; strong and <br> upright It is the very latest pink Peony to <br> bloom that we know of and particularly val- <br> uable for that reason <br> Miss Ella V Baines Springfield Ohio <br> Page Nineteen 41910028 131358 64860 Page 19 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/41910028 1917 10 1080/00222939009460791 Ella V Baines Firm ; Henry G Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection NameFound Delicatissima NameConfirmed Delicatissima NameBankID 5329789 NameFound Festiva maxima NameFound Lemoine NameConfirmed Lemoine NameBankID 4964481 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 41910028 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/41910028 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 N02/16208398098 2015-08-25 01 52 00 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 Peonies for pleasure Photos uploaded from Flickr by Fæ using a script | ||||
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