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  2. Paeonia officinalis - Wikipedia

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    Paeonia officinalis, the common peony, [1] or garden peony, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Paeoniaceae, native to mainly mountainous areas of Southern Europe and introduced in Central and Western Europe and North America. [3] Paeonia officinalis was first used for medicinal purposes, then grown as an ornamental. Many ...

  3. Paeonia brownii - Wikipedia

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    Paeonia brownii is a glaucous, summer hibernating, perennial herbaceous plant of 25–40 cm high with up to ten stems per plant, which grow from a large, fleshy root. Each pinkish stem is somewhat decumbent and has five to eight twice compound or deeply incised, bluish green, hairless, somewhat fleshy leaves which may develop purple-tinged edges when temperatures are low.

  4. Best Products - Wikipedia

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    In 1982, Best acquired catalog competitors: Basco, a chain with 19 catalog showrooms in the Northeast and Ohio; and Modern Merchandising, headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota, with 76 showrooms under the names LaBelle's, Dolgin's, Jafco, Miller Sales, Rogers and Great Western. This was followed by the acquisition of Ashby's, a 9-store women's ...

  5. Paeonia lactiflora - Wikipedia

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    Paeonia lactiflora was known as the white peony (P. albiflora) when first introduced into Europe. [4] It was brought to England in the mid-18th century, and is the parent of most modern varieties.

  6. Service Merchandise - Wikipedia

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    After leaving the wholesale business, they opened Service Merchandise, Inc., the first of what evolved into a chain of catalog showrooms. It opened in 1960 at 309 Broadway in downtown Nashville, Tennessee. [1] Older logo mainly used in the 1970s–1985. During the 1970s and 1980s, Service Merchandise was a leading catalog-showroom retailer.

  7. Peony - Wikipedia

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    Peony, by Chinese artist Wang Qian, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368) Portrait of a peony by Chinese artist Yun Shouping, 17th century. The peony is among the longest-used flowers in Eastern culture. Along with the plum blossom, it is a traditional floral symbol of China, where the Paeonia suffruticosa is called 牡丹 (mǔdān). It is also known as ...

  8. Paeonia mascula - Wikipedia

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    Paeonia mascula is a species of peony.It is a herbaceous perennial 0.5–1.5 m (1.6–4.9 ft) tall, [2] with leaves that are divided into three segments, and large red flowers in late spring and early summer.

  9. Schottenstein Stores - Wikipedia

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    Schottenstein Stores owns stakes in DSW and American Signature Furniture; 15% of American Eagle Outfitters, retail liquidator SB360 Capital Partners, over 50 shopping centers, and 5 factories producing its shoes and furniture.