Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-08-18 | Page 10 | Good Gardener Will Forego Fall Hat for Choice Peony

II Good Gardener Will Forego Fall Hat for Choice Peony By MAUD CHEGWIDDEN Telegram Garden Ed Editor tor Still sun With Lumbago There are some very inviting descriptions of new peonies in catalogues which I have been receiving of late Those from an American originator especially seem attractive in the highest de degree ree Since it takes years and years of of work to produce a new peony prices of ot the novelties are always high And since peonies multiply so very ery slowly that price often oCten remains high for years But it seems to me that the growers are taking pity on gardeners gardeners gardeners gar gar- who lived through depression years and are pricing their choice wares accordingly I remember when Martha Bullock for instance was 40 a root Then it got down to 18 and was long enough before it reached a price that I could afford Today varieties new ones just as good as M Martha rtha are offered for Cor quarter one-quarter the price she demanded For which we should be truly thankful Long Process Peony growth from seeds Is a slow process In the first place about four years ears elapse before a flower is obtained from a seed and then as long as this again again- must pass before the new peony has rean really shown what it can do After that root division division division divi divi- sion can be started by the grower to increase the stock so you OU see just how long it must be after seed ripening before the choice new sorts may be offered to the general public All this time remember the grower has had to care for his I plants water them when needed cultivate keep free from w weeds eds watch for possible disease and take lake notes on the plants plant's performance Dates of flowering are kept and every particular as to form shape color and perfume of bloom as well as condition of stems and foliage Its It's no childs child's pIa play this developing of new peony varieties Avoid Disappointment All of oC this is to lead up to my warning that If you propose to add any new peonies to your garden this fall your order should be in the hands of ot the grower as soon as possible possible possible pos pos- sible otherwise the small number of roots at his disposal mn may be previously previously previously pre pre- ordered and you will be dis dis- appointed Once a peony is planted it resents being moved Therefore if it you OU are going to buy peo peonies les you should certainly certainly certainly get the best that you can afford afford afford af af- af- af ford in place of oC cheap and inferior varieties It will make the peony all the more valuable to you If you forego purchasing a new fall hat an an get a n peony root instead Your peony will vill be providing you with bouquets of glorious flowers 20 O or 30 years ears from now whereas whereas where where will your hat bo be then Some of the these e new introductions I will be described in this column soon I