Historic, archived document Do not assume content reflects current scientific knowledge, policies, or practices. ^□(T^w^(rw^(rw^(rw^g^ c i J Hi id • ..' '■ Lf‘ 2., C Peonies c 4ti3|Sgh L= TWIN ELMS G. J. Boehland, ‘Prop. COREY’S BLUFF ROCKFORD, ILL. <■£. j Page 2 TWIN ELMS What the Ratings Before the Varieties Mean: 9.5 Almost perfect. 9.0 Very fine. 8.5 Fine. 8.0 Good. LOCATION: Our fields and garden are located two miles south of Rockford, Corey’s Bluff, State Highway No. 2, Blackhawk Trail. MEMBER OF: American Peony Society. American Iris Society. SHIPPING DATES: September and October. TERMS: Our terms are cash with order. DISCOUNTS: 5% discount on orders of $10.00 or over. 10% discount on orders of $25.00 or over. 15% discount on orders of $50.00 or over. GUARANTEE: We guarantee all plants true to name. We send out strong healthy roots due to our clay subsoil, we can grow them well. 3 to 5 eye divisions A wrong made right any time. TRANSPORTATION: We -prepay parcel post or express charges on orders for $2.00 and over. Orders under $2.00 add 25c. TWIN ELMS Page 3 INSTRUCTIONS FOR PLANTING PEONIES Peonies should be planted in good, average gar¬ den soil. For permanent planting, prepare the ground by lifting out the top soil — the depth of a spade — and mixing into the lower soil plenty of well rotted manure, being careful not to allow this to touch the peony roots. Replace top soil and plant peonies three to four feet apart, covering the eyes with about two inches of fine dirt, not more. Deeper planting will keep them from blooming and make weak, slow growing plants. If manure is not available, loosen dirt as de¬ scribed above and place about a handful of bonemeal or wood ashes around each plant. After the ground freezes cover with two or three inches of leaves, straw, or other litter to protect against spring freez¬ ing and thawing. Remove about April first. This is necessary only the first year. Occasional cultivating from May to September will produce extra growth in the roots and give pro¬ fuse bloom the following season. Peonies should have plenty of sunshine and should not be too near old trees or shrubbery. Never plant a peony where one has been planted before unless all the soil has been removed and re¬ placed with soil that has never grow peonies, other¬ wise the plants will remain small and fail to bloom. Before the blooming season, if the soil is dry, several liberal waterings at the base of the stems will increase the size of the blooms. For large show blooms pinch off the small side buds as soon as large enough to see, this throws all the strength in the one flower and greatly increases its size. TIME TO PLANT PEONIES September or any time before frost. We deliver roots during September and October. These are the advisable months to plant. TWIN ELMS, Corey’s Bluff, Rockford, Ill. Page 4 TWIN ELMS A. F. W. Hayward (Kelway) . 2.00 £.0 A. M. Slocum (Franklin) white . $2.00 8.8 Adelanchea (Bra) Creamy white . 3.50 Adeline Genee . 2.00 8.5 Adolph Rosseau (Des) Deep garnet . 1.00 8.7 Albatre (Cr) White, large, fragrant . 1.00 8.6 Albert Crousse (Cr) Salmon pink . 75 9.5 Alice Harding (Lem) Cream white . 20.00 8.8 Alsace Lorraine (Lem) Cream white . 1.00 8.6 A. P. Saunders (Thur) Flesh white . 5.00 Argentine (Lem) Creamy to white . 15.00 8.7 Auguste Dessert (Des) Crimson carmine . 2.00 8.7 Avalanche (Cr) Cream white . 1.00 8.8 Ball O’ Cotton (Franklin) Pure white . 2.50 Band D’Or . 50 9.0 Baroness Schroeder (Kel) Flesh White . 1.00 9.0 Bayadere (Lem) Cream white . 2.50 Benoit, Dark Red . , . 1.50 8.6 Bertrade (Lem) Late white . 2.50 8.4 Candeur (Des) Silvery pink . 2.00 Charles Verdier . 1.00 7.8 Chas. McKellip (Bra) rich red . 1.00 8.7 Cherry Hill (Thur) Deep garnet..... . 2.00 8.4 Chestine Gowdy (Bra) Shell pink . 1.00 8.6 Clair Dubois (Cr) Satiny pink . 1.00 8.5 Clemenceau (Des) Carmine, silver edge . 2.00 9.1 Cornelia Shaylor (Shay) Faint pink. Late.... 5.00 8.5 Coronation (Kelway) Large pale rose pink.. 2.50 8.1 Couronne D’Or (Cal) Milk white . 50 7.2 De Candolle (Crousse) Large red . 50 Denise (Lem) White flecked crimson . 15.00 7.7 Dorchester (Rich) Hydrangea pink . 50 9.1 Doris Shaylor (Shay) Pink . 3.00 9.1 Doris Shaylor (Shay) Fine pink . 3.00 8.1 Duchesse de Nemours (Cal) White . 50 9.1 E. C. Shaw (Thur) Clear rose . 4.00 Edith Cavel (Kel) Milk white . 2.00 Edith Forest-Hollis . 7.50 Edith Forest (FIol) Dark crimson . 2.00 7.6 Edulis Superba (Lem) Dark pink . 50 7.8 E. G. Hill (Lem) Semi-rose rose . LOO 8.7 E. J. Shaylor (Shay) Dark rose pink . 3.00 8.7 E. J. Shaylor (Shay) Rose pink . 3.00 9.1 Elizabeth B. Browning (Bra) Pure white . 1.50 8.7 Elwood Pleas (Pleas) Light rose pink . 1.00 8.9 Enchantress (Lem) Large white; late . 1.50 8.2 Eugene Bigot (Des) Brilliant red . 1.00 8.6 Eugenie Verdier (Cal) Hydrangea pink . 1.00 8.9 Eunice Shaylor (Shay) Pale rose flesh color 3.00 8.9 Eunice Shaylor (Shay) Ivory white . 5.00 8.5 Exquisite (Kel) Rosy pink . 2.00 7.8 Faribault (Brand) Deep pink . 1.00 8.4 Felix Crousse (Cro) Brilliant red . 50 7.5 Ferdinand Stoliszka (Rich) Light pink . 1.00 9.3 Festiva Maxima (Miel) Pure white . 50 7.5 Floral Treasure (Ros) Pink . 75 France (Kel) . 3.00 8.6 Frances Shaylor (Shay) White . 2.00 9.1 Frances Willard (Bra) Blush white . 1.00 TWIN ELMS Page 5 9.3 Frankey Curtis (Vor) a white M. Jules Elie 10.00 8.2 Galathee (Lem) Flesh white . 1.00 George Washington Red . 50 8.9 Georgiana Shaylor (Shay) Rose pink; large.. 1.00 8.5 Germaine Bigot (Des) Pale lilac rose . 1.00 8.6 Ginette (Des) Flesh pink; dwarf . 1.50 8.2 Gismonda (Cr) Flesh colored; late . 1.50 Gloriana (Neeley) Large pink . 20.00 Golden Dawn, White . 2.50 Governor Morton (Pleas) Rose . 1.00 9.2 Grace Loomis (Saun) White; late . 5.00 8.8 Grace Ott, Red . 7.50 8.7 Grandiflora (Rich) Silvery pink . 1.00 8.2 Grover Cleveland (Ter) Dark crimson; good .75 8.2 H. A. Hagen (Rich) Violet rose . 1.50 9.1 Hansina Brand (Bra) Pink . 15.00 9.0 Hazel Kinney (Brand) Large light flesh pink.15.00 Helen Glover (Kel) . 1.50 7.9 Helen Wolaver (Bra) Sea shell pink . 1.00 8.5 Henry Avery (Bra) White with yel. collar.... 2.00 Hortense, White . 50 8.9 James Boyd (Thur) Flesh changing white.... 3.00 8.7 James Kelway (Kel) Rose white . 1.00 8.3 Jean Gaudichau (Mil) White; late . . 1.00 9.2 Jeannot (Des) Flesh pink; extra . . 2.50 8.9 Jubilee (Pleas) Flesh white; fine . 1.50 8.6 Judge Berry (Bra) Delicate pink; early . 1.50 9.0 June Day, Light pink . 4.00 8.8 Karl Rosenfield (Ros) Dark crimson; good.. 1.00 9.0 Katherine Havermeyer (Thur) Flesh pink.... 4.00 9.8 Kelway’s Glorious (Kel) Creamy white . 4.00 Kelway’s Peace (Kel) Cream white . 3.00 8.8 Kelway’s Queen (Kel) True pink . 4.00 Kelway’s Rosemary (Kel) Rose pink . 5.00 9.1 Lady Alexander Duff (Kel) Pale pink . 1.50 7.8 Lafayette (Des) Pink with silvery reflex . 75 9.2 La Fee (Lem) Rose pink; beautiful . 3.00 9.0 La France (Lem) Violet rose..... . 2.00 8.6 La Lorraine (Lem) Cream white . 3.00 8.5 La Perle (Cr) Soft pink; cup shaped . 1.00 8.3 La Roserie (Cr) Cream white . 1.00 8.1 La Tenderesse (Cr) Milk white . 75 7.5 La Tulipe (Cal) Lilac white . 50 Lady Kate (Voreis) Light pink . 12.00 8.9 Laura Dessert (Des) Canary yellow . 3.00 9.9 Le Cygne (Lem) Milk white; early . 3.50 Lewis American Beauty (Lewis) . 7.50 8.2 Libelleule (Des) Flesh . 3.00 Liberty (Kel) . 2.00 8.8 Lillian Gum (Gumm) Shell pink . 2.50 8.1 Livingston (Cr) Lilac rose . 75 9.0 Longfellow (Bra) Cherry red; good . 1.50 8.4 Lora Dexheimer (Bra) Crimson . 1.50 8.7 Lorch (G. & K) Pure white . 2.50 8.8 Loveliness (Hoi) Hydrangea pink . 2.50 Lady Kate (Voreis) Light pink . 20^)0 8.7 Luetta Pfeiffer (Bra) Hydrangea pink; early 2.00 9.0 Mabel L. Franklin (Bra) Light pink . 3.00 8.7 Madelon (Des) Silvery pink . 5.00 Mah-way-tay-se, Dark pink . 1.50 Page 6 TWIN ELMS 8.1 Marguerite Gaudichau (Mil) Shell pink . 1.00 8.4 Marguerite Gerard (Cr) Flesh pink . 75 9.1 Margaret Veirheiler (Mil) White . 3.00 8.9 Marie Crousse (Cr) Shell pink; fine . 1.00 8.3 Marie Jacquin (Ver) White; water lily . 1.00 8.5 Marie Lemaine (Cal) Pure white; late . 1.00 7.8 Marquis C. Lagergren (Des) Crimson with silvery border . 1.00 9.1 Martha Bullock (Bra) Rose pink; iarge . 2.50 8.7 Mary Brand (Bra) Deep red; silky . 1.50 Mary Crousse . 50 8.7 Mary P. King (Fra) Coral pink; good . 2.00 Mary B. Voreis (Voreis) Pure white . 7.50 Mary P. Voreis (Voreis) Pure white . 7.50 9.0 Mary Woodbury Shaylor (Sha) Clear pink.. 2.00 7.9 Matilda De Roseneck, Rose type, soft flesh pink . 75 8.2 Midsummer Night’s Dream (Pleas) Ivory.... 1.00 8.7 Mignon (Lem) Amber white; dwarf . 1.50 9.0 Milton Hill (Rich) Lilac rose; late . 1.50 8.9 Minnie Shaylor (Shay) Semi-double; white.. 7.50 Mme. Bardlet Deschamps, Soft rose . 50 7.7 Mme. de Vatry (Guerin) Pink . 50 8.2 Mile. Jeanne Riviere (Rivi) Rose . 1.50 8.6 Mme. August Dessert (Des) Rose pink . 1.00 8.0 Mme. Calot (Miel) Flesh . 50 Mme. De Verneville, Blush white . 50 8.0 Mme. Ducel (Mech) Soft pink bomb . 50 Mme. Edouard Doriat (Doriat) White . 5.00 8.5 Mme. Emile Galle (Cr) Lilac white . 1.00 Mme Emile Debatne (Dor) Pink . 15.00 8.9 Mme. Emile Lemoine (Lem) Milk white . 1.00 8.2 Mme. Gaudichau (Mil) Dark crimson . 1.50 9.4 Mme. Jules Dessert (Des) Cream white . 2.50 Mme. Saverean . 50 9.2 Mons. Jules Elie (Cr) Deep pink . 75 8.8 Mons. Martin Cahuzac (Des) Dark garnet.... 1.50 8.6 Mont Blanc (Lem) Milk white . 2.00 8.3 Mrs. A. G. Ruggles (Bra) Light pink . 3.00 9.6 Mrs. A. M. Brand (Bra. ’25) Purest white.... 15.00 9.2 Mrs. C. S. Minot (Min) Shell pink and white. .10. 00 9.3 Mrs. Edward Harding (Shay) Pure white.... 3.00 9.0 Mrs. Frank Beach (Brand) Large creamy white . 15.00 Mrs. L. Van Leeuween (Niew) Dark pink.... 4.00 9.1 Myrtle Gentry (Bra) Rose white . 15.00 8.8 Mrs. M. P. Clough (Shay) Salmon and white 2.50 9.0 Mrs. Shaylor Force (Shay) White . 5.00 9.1 Nancy Dollman (Voreis) Pink; tall, large....l5.00 Nannette (Doriat ’24) Cream white . 2.50 Nell Shaylor (Shay) White and gold . 4.00 Nell Shaylor, White and gold . 5.00 9.0 Nina Secor (Sec) Pure white . 4.00 7.6 Norfolk (Rich) Pale lilac rose . 50 8.8 Nymphea (Thur) Creamy white . 2.50 8.6 Octavie Demay (Cal) Pink; fragrant . 1.00 8.5 Opal (Pleas) Opalescent tints . 1.50 Officinalius Rubra Early red . 50 8.7 Paradise (Hollis) Light flesh pink . 1.50 8.7 Paradise (PIol) Hydrangea pink . 5.00 TWIN ELMS Page 7 8.3 Perrette (Des) White, tinged flesh . 1.50 7.7 Philomele (Cal) Pink and 'yellow . 50 9.2 Phillippe Rivoire (Riv) Dark crimson . 5.00 8.8 Phoebe Carey (Bra) Lavender pink . 2.50 9.0 Phyllis Kelway (Kel) Bright pink . 4.00 Pink Baroness Schroeder . 2.50 8.7 President Taft (Cal) Delicate pink; large . 1.00 9.3 President Wilson (Thur) Rose pink . 8.00 9.3 President Wilson (Kelway) Bright rose pink 7.50 8.9 Pride of Essex (Thur) Flesh pink . 2.50 8.6 Pride of Paulding (Neeley) . 7.50 8.6 Priemevere (Lem) Buff and silver . 1.50 Paderewski (Kel) Tall pink . 5.00 Princess Irene (Kel) Flesh pink . 50 Quaker Lady (Pleas) Blush white . 2.00 Red Bird (Fra) Red Jap. effect . 1.50 8.7 Reine Hortense (Cal) Pink . . 75 8.4 Renee Marie (Des) Soft pink . 1.50 8.8 Richard Carvel (Bra) Brilliant crimson . 1.50 8.6 Rita (Des) Flesh salmon pink . 3.50 Robert Lee Davis (Voreis) Soft light pink.... 7.50 9.0 Rosa Bonheur (Des) Soft flesh pink . 2.50 Rosaline, Pink . 50 Rose Rapture . 5.00 9.1 Rose Shaylor (Sha) White . .....10.00 8.8 Rosette (Des) Silvery flesh . 2.00 Samoset (Hollis) Pink . 5.00 9.0 Sarah Bernhardt (Lem) Apple blossom pink 1.25 9.1 Sarah K. Thurlow (Thur) Pearly white . 5.00 9.7 Solange (Lem) Cream coffee color . 2.00 Souv. de General Gallieni, Pink . 2.00 9.1 Souv. de Louis Bigot (Des) Bengal rose . 2.50 8.5 Standard Bearer (Hoi) Light pink . 2.50 8.7 Sylvia (Saunders) Pink. Semi-double . 10.00 8.2 Suzette (Des) Bengal rose . 1.50 9.8 Therese (Des) Soft pink. The best pink . 2.00 9.4 Tourangelle (Des) Flesh pink . 1.50 Victory Chateau Thierry (Bra) Bright pink.. 15.00 Wah-wah-tay-see (Franklyn) Dark pink . 1.50 9.3 Walter Faxon (Rich) Salmon rose . 2.00 8.8 W. F. Christman (Fra) Flesh white . 2.50 8.4 W. F. Turner (Shay) Dark crimson . 2.50 8.8 Wilton Lockwood (Shay) Light pink . 3.00 8.3 Winnefred Domme (Brand)) . 2.00 8.0 Winnikenni (Thurlow) Late rose pink . 2.00 Zest (Hoi) Rose pink; late . 1.50 SINGLE AND JAPANESE PEONIES 8.3 Alma (Shay) (Jap) Light pink . $1.00 9.2 Alma-No-Sode No. 1 Light rose pink . 5.00 Constance (Auten) Pink . $3.00 9.2 Fuyajo (Jap) Velvety mahogany . 2.50 Geisha, Red . $2.50 9.3 Isani Guidi (Jap) Large white, 2 row petals 7.50 9.3 Isani-Gidui (Jap) Pure white; exquisite . 7.50 Kelway’s Wild Rose (Kel) . 1.50 8.6 King of England (Jap) Very large deep red 2.50 8.6 King of England (Jap) Carmine . 3.00 8.2 Kino-Kimo (Jap) Crimson carmine . 1.50 Page 8 TWIN ELMS Knight of the Thistle (Jap) Crimson . 1.50 8.7 La Fiancee (Des) (Single) White . 1.00 La Innocence, White..'! . 75 8.6 Le Jour (Shay) (Single) White, Extra... . 2.00 Le Noir (Shay) Single dark red . 1.00 Magnificence (Kel) (Jap) Rose . , . 2.00 8.5 Marguerite Dessert (Des) White, splashed.... 2.00 8.6 Mikado (Jap) Dark crimson; extra fine . 1.50 Mischief (Auten) (Single) Pink; good . 4.00 8.6 Nellie (Single) Pink blush . 1.50 Noon Day (Jap) Rose;- very attractive . 2.00 8.2 Ohanagasa (Jap) Violet red . 2.00 Othello (Jap) Dark red . 1.00 Presto (Auten) (Single) Brilliant red . 3.00 8.9 Pride of Langport (Kel) Sin) Peach pink.... 5.00 Pure Love (Kel) Shell pink . 1.00 Soshi (J^p) Red . 5.00 Tomati Boku, Deep pink . 3.00 8.0 Torpilleur (Jap) Carmine purple . 2.50 Treasure Cup, Pink . 3.00 8.8 Vera (Gumm) (Single) Dark red . 3.50 8.5 Wild Rose (Kel) Rose pink dots . 1.50 Group 1 Dorchester . $ .50 Duchess M. Nemours .50 Felix Crousse . 50 Mme. Calot . 50 Mme. Ducel . 50 $2.50 Group price for 5 . $2.00 Group 2 James Kelway . $1.00 Karl Rosenfield . 1,00 Opal . 1.50 Milton Hill . 1.50 La Rossier . 1.00 Baroness Schroeder.. 1.00 $7.00 Group price for 6 . $5.75 Group 3 Karl Rosenfield . $1.00 Avalanche . 1.00 Frances Willard ...... 1.00 Christine Gowdy . 1.00 Mme. Emile Galle.... 1.00 Sarah Bernhardt . 1.25 Winnefred Domme.. 2.00 Marie Jacquin . 1.00 $9.25 Group price for 7 . $7.25 Group 4 Kelway’s Queen . $4.00 Therese . 2.00 Mabel L. Franklyn.... 3.00 Solange . 2.00 Winnefred Domme.. 2.00 $13.00 Group price for 5......$9.75 Group 5 Benoit . $1.50 Solange . 2.00 Therese . 2.00 Primivere . . 1.50 Le Cygne . . 3.50 Lorch . 2.50 Mabel L. Franklyn.. 3.00 $16.00 Group price for 7. ...$12.00 Single and Jap Collection Alma (Jap) . $1.00 Nellie (Single) . 1.50 Mikado (Jap) . 1.50 Pure Love (Single) 1.00 Noonday (Single) .... 2.00 Othello (Single) . 1.00 $8.00 Group price for 6 . $6.00 PEONIES-— 3 to 5 eye divisions