Book excerpt: Excerpt from Herbaceous Peonies and Iris, 1927 It is hardly equaled. Cut as the bud is about to unfold, and placed in water in a cool room, Where air is fresh night and day, most varieties Will last several days The blooms will then be superior to those left to open 'on the plant and exposed to the heat Of the sun. Set at once in a cool, dark cellar, the different, varieties may be kept several days longer than 'their blooming period, Bring up as wanted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.