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Jf  ounbers  of  Pranb  peonies 

O.  F.  Brand,  the  founder  of  the  Brand  Nurs- 
ery  Company,  established  the  first  nursery 
in  Minnesota  in  1868.  He  carried  on  a general 
nursery  business,  growing  flowers  as  well  as  other 
nursery  stock.  Among  these,  peonies  had  a 
prominent  place.  During  the  first  years  he  gave 
much  time  and  study  to  the  production  of  new 
varieties  of  fruit  adapted  to  the  rigors  of  our 
Minnesota  climate.  The  knowledge  and  skill 
acquired  in  this  work  have  stood  him  in  good 
stead  in  his  later  work  as  a peony  breeder.  In 
1910  he  retired,  and  the  business  passed  into 
the  hands  of  his  son,  the  present  owner.  For 
several  years  he  has  made  his  home  in  Cali- 
fornia. This  year  the  lure  of  the  peony  was  too 
much  for  him  and  he  returned  to  Minnesota  for 
the  blooming  season. 

^When  he  began  to  raise  seedlings  in  1899  his 
only  thought  was  to  produce  one  variety  which 
he  should  feel  worthy  to  receive  the  name  of 
his  wife,  Mary  Brand.  This  year  he  has  found 


great  satisfaction  in  gazing  on  the  long  rows  of 
this  fine  variety.  But  he  has  also  taken  much 
pleasure  in  seeing  the  great  fields  of  peonies 
which  have  been  developed  during  these  last 
years  as  an  outgrowth  of  the  small  beginnings, 
made  so  long  ago. 

?A.  M.  Brand  was,  as  a child,  the  companion 
and  helper  of  his  father  in  all  his  experiments. 
He  has  literally  grown  up  with  the  peonies.  So 
far  as  this  flower  is  concerned,  he  has  thus  al- 
ways lived  in  a professional  atmosphere.  For 
twenty  years  he  has  grown  the  flower  on  a large 
scale.  Probably  there  is  no  other  man  in  Amer- 
ica who  is  devoting  the  experience  gained  dur- 
ing a period  of  over  forty  years  to  the  improve- 
ment of  the  peony. 

^A  president  of  the  American  Peony  Associa- 
tion has  called  him  one  of  the  three  best  judges 
of  peonies  in  America.  That  he  is  generally 
recognized  as  an  authority  on  the  peony  is 
shown  by  the  facts  that  he  has  been  chosen  as 
judge  in  the  three  greatest  peony  shows  in  the 
country,  those  held  by  the  American  Peony  As- 


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BRAND  PEONIES 


#ur  Clatm  to  gMarounb 
$eonj>  Specialists! 


^Now,  there  are  all  sorts  of  so-called 
“specialists”  in  every  line  of  work.  We 
believe  that  our  claim  to  rank  with  the 
world’s  best  all-around  peony  specialists 
is  well  founded. 


?It  is  now  fifty-two  years  since  we  be- 
gan to  grow  peonies.  For  thirty- two 
years  of  that  time  we  have  been  collect- 
ing the  best  varieties  produced  in  Europe 
as  well  as  America.  But  our  claim  to  be 
true  peony  specialists  does  not  rest  en- 
tirely upon  the  fact  that  we  grow  peonies, 
we  also  produce  them.  For  twenty-one 
years  we  have  been  developing  new  va- 
rieties that  are  being  welcomed  by  peony 
lovers  everywhere.  During  all  of  these 
years  the  cultivation  and  development  of 
the  peony  have  been  a constantly  in- 
creasing part  of  our  business,  and,  at  the 
same  time,  our  chief  pleasure. 


?|ome  of  pranb  peonies 


O.  F.  BRAND 
Founder  of  Brand  Peonies 

sociation  and  the  Northwestern  Peony  Associa- 
tion, and  the  Duluth  Peony  Show,  and  that  he 
has  been  asked  to  write  articles  on  his  specialty 
for  many  different  publications.  Extracts  from 
some  of  these  are  given  in  the  last  pages  of  this 
book.  They  tell  many  facts  about  his  work 
with  the  peony  in  a fuller  and  more  personal 
way  than  they  can  be  given  in  this  general  in- 
troduction. 


^The  home  of  the  “Brand  Peonies”  is 
Faribault,  Minnesota,  fifty  miles  due 
south  of  St.  Paul  and  Minneapolis.  Our 
gardens  are  situated  at  the  eastern  edge 
of  the  city  on  the  high  hills  that  rise 
abruptly  from  the  bank  of  the  Straight 
River.  To  the  east,  the  hills,  rising  still 
higher,  form  the  background  for  our  great  field 
of  peonies.  To  the  south  and  west  is  spread 
out  a broad  and  varied  scene.  In  the  immedi- 
ate foreground  circles  the  wooded  picturesque 
valley  of  the  river,  along  which  is  built  our  at- 
tractive little  city  with  its  pleasant  homes  and 
numerous  public  institutions.  Beyond,  stretch- 
es mile  upon  mile  of  prairie,  dotted  with  natur- 
al and  artifical  groves  and  quiet  lakes.  The 


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limit  of  our  view  is  marked  by  a spur  of  the 
Great  Woods,  which  forms  a broken  sky  line. 

0m  June 

5In  June,  our  peony  gardens  are  in  full  bloom; 
and  with  their  setting  they  form  a picture  which 
we  take  delight  in  sharing  with  the  flower  lov- 
ers  who  flock  to  our  fields  from  far  and  near. 

5For  a number  of  years  we  have  maintained 
about  twelve  acres  of  blooming  plants  in 
named  varieties.  As  soon  as  labor  condi- 
tions  make  it  possible,  we  expect  to  in- 
crease this  acreage.  But  we  doubt  if  twen- 
ty acres  could  more  completely  fill  the  eye 
than  do  the  twelve.  Four  hundred  and 
eighty  varieties  were  found  in  our  fields 
this  year.  These  were  planted  in  rows 
some  thirty  rods  long;  and  the  great  beds, 
banded  with  every  shade  from  the  pur- 
est white  to  the  deepest  crimson,  form- 
ed a sight  to  be  long  remembered. 

^Many  of  our  guests  found  their  chief 
delight  in  these  fields  of  named  varieties. 

But  others  felt  a deeper  interest  in  our 
other  beds  containing  more  than  60,000 
unnamed  seedlings  in  various  stages  of 
development.  They  recognized  in  these 
beds  the  experimental  laboratory  in 
which,  with  painstaking  care,  we  are 
developing  new  beauty  in  the  peony 
world. 


pictures  illustrating  the  various  stages  of  the 
process.  In  this  way  we  hope  to  give  a pretty 
good  idea  of  our  work  to  those  who  cannot 
visit  us  in  person. 

We  are  also  introducing  to  the  reader  some  of 
our  new  varieties  which  are  not  yet  on  the 
market  but  which  made  our  Second  Trial  Seed- 
ling Bed  the  most  interesting  spot  in  the  nurs- 
ery to  many  of  our  last  June’s  visitors. 


0m  Jleto  Catalog 


^ We  have  been  pleased  by  the  interest 
shown  by  our  guests  in  the  peony-breed- 
ing part  of  our  work,  and  by  the  many 
letters  of  inquiry  we  receive  concerning 
it.  So  we  have  decided  to  offer,  as  the 
special  feature  of  our  new  catalog,  a 
more  detailed  account  of  the  process  of 
producing  new  varieties  than  we  have 
done  before.  In  connection  with  the 
story  we  are  including  a number  of  new 


A.  M.  BRAND 
Peony  Specialist 


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BRAND  PEONIES 


poU)  pranb  Incomes  3re  iprobuceb 


Jfuttbattmttal  Sheas 

^JWe  wish  first  of  all  to  emphasize  the  point  that  there 
is  nothing  mysterious  about  our  work.  It  is  based  up- 
on  a few  facts  which,  if  not  already  known  to  the 
reader,  are  easily  understood. 

^For  example,  everyone  knows  that  the  peony  maybe 
propagated  by  root  division;  that  is,  that  if  a new  plant 
of  Festiva  Maxima  is  wanted,  it  may  be  produced  by 
cutting  from  an  old  clump  a division  consisting  of  a 
portion  of  the  root  with  a part  of  the  crown  adhering. 
Some  persons  may  not  know  that  a new  plant  of  Fes- 
tiva  Maxima  cannot  also  be  produced  by  planting  seed 
from  this  variety.  But  the  fact  is  that  the  modern 
peony  is  the  product  of  many  crosses,  and  so  does  not 
“come  true”  from  seed.  That  is,  even  if  plants  of  a 
single  variety  are  isolated  so  that  the  flowers  cannot 
be  fertilized  by  the  pollen  from  another  variety,  and 
if  the  seeds  produced  are  planted,  and  the  resulting 
seedlings  are  cared  for  until  they  bloom,  the  flowers 
of  these  plants  will  be  found  to  vary  widely  in  both 
color  and  form.  The  plants  themselves  will  differ  in 
color  of  foliage,  habits  of  growth,  etc.  Every  one  of 
the  seedlings  may  be  inferior  to  the  parent  stock;  but, 
on  the  other  hand,  one  or  more  may  prove  superior 
to  it  in  some  important  characteristic  at  least.  Thus 
we  see  that,  although  seeds  cannot  be  used  in  the  prop- 
agating of  old  varieties,  they  are  the  essential  thing  to 
the  production  of  new  sorts. 

^fNow,  if  different  varieties  are  grown  side  by  side,  wind, 
bees,  and  butterflies  will  carry  pollen  from  bloom  to 
bloom,  and  thus  bring  about  hybridization.  The  seeds 
thus  produced  will,  of  course,  bear  greater  possibilities 
of  variation  than  those  produced  by  a single  variety. 
And  if  the  parent  stocks  are  fine  varieties,  their  de- 
scendants are  more  likely  to  be  worth  while  than  are 
the  descendants  of  common  stock. 

^It  must  be  remembered  throughout  that  what  we  are 
after  is  a new  combination  of  desirable  characteristics, 
— a new  peony  as  good  as  any  yet  produced  but  dif- 
ferent. 

^fNow  for  the  story  of  how  we  apply  the  facts  just  given 
to  the  production  of  such  plants.  In  following  this 
account,  we  wish  the  reader  to  remember  that  we  do 
not  claim  that  our  methods  of  handling  seedlings  are 
the  only  ones  or  even  the  best  ones.  They  are,  how- 
ever, the  ones  that  we  have  found  it  most  practical  to 
employ. 


Cfjoosrtng  tfje  parent  is>tocfe 

50ur  first  step  is  to  set  out  a bed  of  plants  to  furnish 
seed  for  our  venture.  The  varieties  used  are  selected 
with  great  care.  Each  plant  that  is  chosen  must  pos- 
sess in  clearly  defined  form  one  or  more  especially  de- 
sirable characteristics,  such  as  good  color,  fine  form, 
or  pleasing  fragrance  in  the  flower,  or  good  habits  of 
growth  in  the  plant.  Though  we  are  especially  anxi- 
ous to  secure  doubles,  no  entirely  double  variety  finds 
a place  in  the  bed.  Such  flowers,  possessing  neither 
stamens  nor  pistils,  cannot  help  in  production  of  seed. 

perforation 

^Having  chosen  our  parent  stock  with  such  care,  we 
leave  the  work  of  hybridizing  for  the  most  part  to 
nature.  In  this  way  we  work  on  a larger  scale  than 
we  could  if  we  depended  on  hand  fertilization.  We 
also  get  some  combinations  of  characteristics  that  we 
could  not  have  worked  for.  For,  although  we  know  the 
qualities  that  our  parent  plants  themselves  possess,  we 
do  not  know  what  latent  characteristics,  inherited  from 
their  many  ancestors,  they  may  be  able  to  transmit. 

Jf  trst  H>eebltng;  peb 

5 We  gather  the  pea-like  seed  produced  by  the  pistilate 
varieties  just  as  they  have  turned  brown  and  the  pods 
containing  them  are  about  to  open.  Since  we  have 
seedlings  coming  on  continously,  we  do  not  need  to 
work  for  germination  of  the  seed  the  first  spring  after 
planting,  so  we  allow  it  to  dry,  and  hold  it  until  late  fall. 

5In  the  meantime  beds  have  been  prepared;  in  general 
we  make  these  four  feet  wide  and  sixty  feet  long.  The 
surface  is  raised  about  six  inches  above  surrounding 
soil,  and  sloped  sufficiently  to  keep  water  from  stand- 
ing on  it.  The  beds  are  covered  by  a light  screen 
raised  about  eight  feet  from  the  ground. 

^The  seed  is  sown  broadcast  over  the  bed  about  one 
inch  apart,  and  covered  with  two  inches  of  soil.  Just 
at  the  approach  of  winter,  the  bed  is  covered  with  a 
two  inch  mulch  of  withered  leaves,  dry  lawn  clippings, 
or  marsh  hay. 

^The  following  spring  this  mulch  is  removed  early  and 
the  beds  are  hand-weeded  throughout  the  season.  The 
seeds  having  dried  before  planting,  no  germination 
takes  place  this  first  year.  As  the  bed  goes  into  the 
second  winter  a mulch  is  again  applied.  This  is  re- 
moved early  the  next  spring. 


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Our  “Baby”  Seedling  Bed 


^With  the  coming  of  the  first  warm  days  of  this  second 
spring,  germination  occurs;  and  the  little  plants,  almost 
blood  red,  begin  to  thrust  their  tiny  heads  through  the 
soil.  Within  a week  the  entire  bed  is  covered  with  a 
multitude  of  minature  peonies,  and  their  journey  of 
life  has  begun.  (See  above  cut  of  our  present  “baby” 
bed.) 

^JThis  yearling  bed  is  kept  hand  weeded  through  the 
summer.  By  fall  the  little  plants  have  established 
themselves,  and  if  dug  would  be  found  to  possess  roots 
about  the  size  of  an  eight-penny  nail.  When  this  bed 
goes  into  winter  quarters  no  mulch  is  applied.  Even 
at  this  early  age  the  little  plants  are  thoroughly  hardy 
and  need  no  winter  care.  At  the  end  of  the  follow- 
ing year,  or  the  second  year  after  germination,  the 
plants  have  attained  an  average  height  of  from  six  to 
eight  inches.  (See  picture,  Page  24.) 


<JWe  have  at  the  present  time  at  least  50,000  one  and 
two  year  old  seedlings  in  these  screened  beds. 

UThis  last  spring,  as  an  experiment,  we  sowed  seeds 
broadcast  in  two  rows  forty  rods  long  and  six  inches 
wide.  These  we  did  not  protect  by  a screen.  We  hope 
that  this  method  will  give  us  as  good  two  year  olds  as 
the  other,  with  much  less  work. 

Wf)c  jfirgt  QTrtal  H>eeblmg  peb 

<JIn  September  we  lift  our  two  year  olds  and  remove 
them  to  the  field.  Here  they  are  planted  in  long  rows 
three  and  a half  feet  apart,  with  the  plants  from  six  to 
eight  inches  apart  in  the  row.  This  gives  room  for 
thorough  horse  cultivation. 

<JIf  the  ground  is  dry  when  winter  sets  in,  this  new  bed 
is  mulched  with  coarse  litter  to  keep  the  ground  from 


One  of  Our  Second  Trial  Seedling  Beds.  All  Brand  Seedlings 


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heaving.  Intense  cultivation  is  continued  throughout 
each  growing  season  up  to  the  time  of  blooming,  which 
generally  comes  the  third  year  after  transplanting  and 
the  fifth  year  after  germination. 

«JEach  year  this  bed  of  five-year  old  seedlings  is  one  of 
the  most  beautiful  as  well  as  the  most  interesting  spots 
in  the  nursery.  Unlike  our  fields  of  named  varieties, 
it  contains  no  neat  rows  and  long  stretches  of  a single 
color.  Instead  the  entire  surface  of  the  ground  seems 
to  be  covered  with  a rich  brocaded  carpet,  in  which 
pink,  rose,  crimson,  maroon  and  white  are  here  blend- 
ed and  there  contrasted  in  an  indescribable  fashion. 

^JThe  beauty  of  such  a bed  of  seedlings  strikes  one  at 
a glance,  but  it  is  not  until  one  begins  to  examine  the 
individual  plants  that  the  interesting  fact  about  it  is 
discovered.  Search  as  you  may  among  the  thousands 
of  plants  you  will  find  no  two  that  bear  flowers  exact- 
ly alike.  In  fact  the  widest  diversity  in  form  as  well  as 
color  exists.  For  each  one  of  these  thousands  of  seed- 
lings is  a new  variety,  and  this  is  what  makes  this  spot 
for  us  one  of  the  chief  centers  of  interest  in  the  whole 
nursery.  For  now  comes  the  task  of  selecting  from 
among  all  these  plants  the  ones  that  give  promise  of 
being  distinctly  new  and  choice. 

UOur  this  year’s  seedling  bed  of  five-year  olds,  of  which 
we  give  a picture  on  page  33,  is  distinctly  inferior  both 
in  beauty  and  interest  to  our  previous  ones.  It  does 
not  possess  either  their  fulness  of  bloom  or  beauty  of 
color,  and  contains  but  few  flowers  of  fine  form.  We 
might  as  well  confess  that  the  quality  of  the  bed  is  due 
to  our  own  tendency  to  experiment.  We  thought  that 
perhaps  inheritance  was  not  so  important  a factor  in 
the  production  of  fine  plants  as  we  had  considered  it 
to  be.  So,  for  these  plants,  we  selected  the  seeds  at 
random  instead  of  from  carefully  selected  parent  stock. 
We  have  learned  our  lesson. 

Selection  of  ^Promising  Uarteftes 

50f  all  the  plants  raised  even  in  our  best  beds  about 
ninety  per  cent,  revert  to  the  original  type  of  the  peony 
and  turn  out  singles.  Most  of  these  are  not  worth 
preserving;  but  occasionally  we  find  one  with  a distinct- 
ive charm,  and  this  we  mark.  However,  it  is  the 
doubles  that  we  watch  with  the  greatest  interest. 

^During  the  blooming  season  the  bed  is  gone  through 
several  times  a day.  Promising  varieties  are  noted  and 
so  marked.  Each  day  our  interest  is  fresh,  for  we 
know  we  shall  find  new  plants  in  bloom;  and  each  day 
we  say  to  ourselves,  with  the  unfailing  enthusiasm  of 
of  the  experimeter, — among  these  thousands  of  plants, 
all  unlike,  we  must  surely  find  a few,  at  least,  different 


from  any  that  the  world  has  yet  produced  and  as  good 
as  the  best.  But  years  of  work  with  the  peony  have 
made  us  exacting;  and  along  with  our  hope  goes  the 
constantly  deepening  determination  not  to  offer  to  the 
public  as  a Brand  Peony  any  variety  that  does  not  ap- 
proach our  standard.  Fortunately  for  the  ordinary 
purchaser  of  peonies,  this  standard  calls  for  many  qual- 
ities that  the  amateur  himself  would  not  think  of  de- 
manding. 

%\ )t  pranb  g>tanbarb 

^ A good  peony,  first  of  all,  produces  beautiful  flowers, 
— that  is,  flowers  that  have  the  charm  that  comes  from 
good  color  and  fine  form.  But  peonies  capable  of  pro- 
ducing such  blooms  fall  into  two  classes:  (1)  those 

which  develop  the  full  beauty  of  the  flower  in  the 
field  under  ordinary  conditions,  come  good  every  year, 
bloom  profusely,  and  possess  stems  strong  enough  to 
support  the  flowers;  (2)  those  that,  in  order  to  bring 
out  their  full  beauty,  must  be  developed  in  the  house 
away  from  the  sun  and  unfavorable  weather  condi- 
tions, or  that  produce  good  flowers  only  once  in  three 
or  four  years,  or  that  give  scanty  bloom,  or  possess 
weak  stems. 

5It  goes  without  saying  that  the  first  class  are  the  only 
desirable  plants  for  persons  who  cannot  have  all  the 
flowers  they  would  like  to  have.  Nevertheless  the 
amateur  cannot  tell  one  from  the  other.  Now  Brand 
Peonies  are  selected  for  the  qualities  of  the  first  class. 
Nevertheless,  beauty  of  bloom  is  not  sacrificed. 

{Efje  H>econb  Irtal  ^eeblmg  pJeb 

5 But  our  work  is  far  from  finished  when  we  have 
marked  a plant  as  good  in  the  first  trial  bed.  Years 
of  experience  have  taught  us  that  the  blooming  season 
of  a single  year  can  furnish  no  real  test  of  the  various 
qualities  of  a really  good  peony.  Many  a seedling  that  we 
have  at  first  marked  as  of  exceptional  promise  has  failed 
entirely  in  later  seasons  and  different  localities  to  come 
up  to  our  expectations,  hence  further  tests  must  be 
provided. 

^In  September  all  plants  that  have  been  marked  in  the 
first  trial  bed  as  likely  to  turn  out  good  are  lifted,  then 
divided  as  closely  as  possible,  and  planted  in  a differ- 
ent soil,  thus  making  what  we  call  our  Second  Trial  Seed- 
ling Bed.  Here  each  little  plant  is  given  a space  three 
and  a half  by  two  feet.  This  gives  them  room  to  de- 
velop and  to  show  what  qualities  they  possess.  This 
bed  is  given  thorough  horse  cultivation  for  three  years. 
The  performance  of  the  plant  is  carefully  watched  dur- 
ing this  time.  All  sorts  coming  good  two  years  out  of 
the  three  or  exceptionally  good  one  year  are  marked 
for  a final  test. 


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B RAND  PEONIES 


®be  Bebelopment  of  i§>tocfe 


5 As  has  been  said  before,  a variety  of  peony 
can  be  propagated  only  by  the  slow  process  of 
root  division.  Now  with  some  of  our  new 
varieties  we  are  able  to  accumulate  enough 
stock  to  warrant  us  in  putting  them  on  the 
market  by  dividing  the  plants  whenever  they 
pass  from  one  seedling  bed  to  another.  But 
with  other  varieties,  root  growth  is  very  slow 
and  we  cannot  offer  them  for  sale  for  years 
after  they  have  been  named.  Such  varieties 
will  always  be  rare  and  therefore  expensive. 
Our  Martha  Bulloch  is  such  a sort,  and  we  are 
still  often  unable  to  supply  the  demand. 


tnal  Results 


^During  the  twenty-one  years  that  we  have 
been  raising  seedlings,  we  have  probably  test- 
ed out  500,000  different  varieties.  Of  all  this 
number  we  now  list  but  45;  and  some  of  these, 
as  we  have  said,  we  do  not  consider  to  be  first 


^This  year  we  had  an  exceptionally  fine  bed  in  this 
stage  (see  picture  page  8.)  Unlike  the  first  trial  bed 
its  plants  were  of  royal  parentage  and  they  lived  up  to 
We  ourselves  visited  the  bed  many  times  a day, 


it. 


and  visitors  could  hardly  leave  it  for  other  attractions. 
From  the  1 10  varieties  growing  in  this  bed  we  selected 
27  that  we  felt  to  be  fine  enough  and  distinct  enough 
to  warrant  a final  trial.  We  are  so  impressed  by  the 
value  of  six  of  these  that  we  have  already  given  them 


tentative  names. 


Ef )t  Cfjtrb  fErial  g>eebltng  peb 

(See  page  28.) 

^Jln  September  we  shall  lift  these  27  varieties,  divide 


the  plants  again,  and  move  them  to  a still  different 
soil.  We  consider  that  the  varieties  which  come 
through  the  second  year  in  this  bed  with  a good  record 
have  proved  themselves  worthy  to  be  included  in  the 
list  of  “Brand  Peonies”,  and  they  are  given  distinguish- 
ing names.  They  are  now  put  upon  the  market  if 
enough  stock  has  been  produced  by  the  various  divi- 
sions of  roots  which  have  already  been  made.  If  the 
reader  has  followed  the  seedling  from  the  time  of 
planting  the  seed  to  the  time  of  its  final  selection  for 
naming,  he  will  see  that  twelve  years  have  elapsed. 


5 We  have  peonies,  however,  which  we  have  kept  on 
trial  much  longer  than  this.  The  seed  of  one  sort,  for 
example,  was  planted  in  1899  and  the  variety 
will  not  be  put  upon  the  market  until  1923. 
The  flowers  of  this  variety  are  wonderfully 
beautiful  and  so  distinct  that  we  feel  it  is  des- 
tined to  be  the  forerunner  of  a new  type  of  pe- 
ony. However,  the  blossoms  come  in  clusters, 
the  stem  is  not  strong  enough  to  support  these, 
and  for  many  years  the  great  masses  of  bloom 
lay  all  over  the  ground.  In  late  years  we  have 
discovered  that  often  a stem  which  is  unable 
to  support  a cluster  of  blooms  will  hold 
up  one  flower  well.  So  we  have  adopted  the 
plan  of  disbudding  such  plants  as  this  one,  that 
is,  of  removing  all  but  the  central  bud.  This 
treatment  has  removed  the  last  doubt  in  our 
minds  about  the  future  of  this  variety. 


MARTHA  BULLOCH  and  LITTLE  HAZEL  KINNEY 


11 


class.  About  20  of  them,  however,  we  do  believe  must 
be  admitted  to  the  short  list  of  world’s  best  peonies; 
and  four  or  five  of  these  are  masterpieces.  To  this  last 
number  we  expect  to  add  at  least  five  of  the  varieties 
selected  from  this  year’s  second  trial  bed.  To  some  of 
our  readers  these  results  may  seem  small  for  so  many 
years  of  work.  But  even  if  the  work  from  beginning 


to  end  had  not  been  full  of  pleasant  excitement,  and 
if  only  one  best  variety  had  passed  the  tests,  we  should 
have  been  repaid  for  our  experiments.  To  have  pro- 
duced  a Martha  Bulloch,  or  an  Elizabeth  Barrett 
Browning,  for  example,  is  reward  enough  for  the  years 
of  working  and  waiting. 


^>ome  J^eto  ^ranb  peonies 


5 In  the  fall  of  1907  a new  bed  of  peony  plants  from 
which  to  save  seed  was  set  out.  The  plants  for  this 
bed  were  chosen  with  the  greatest  care  by  Mr.  A.  M. 
Brand.  Each  plant  possessed  at  least  one  clearly  de- 
fined  characteristic  which  he  especially  desired  to  per- 
petuate. He  has  watched  with  the  keenest  interest  the 
seedlings  produced  from  the  first  lot  of  seeds  gathered 
from  the  bed.  This  year,  in  the  “Second  Trial  Seed- 
ling Bed”,  their  performance  surpassed  his  most  san- 
guine expectations.  As  has  been  said,  five  varieties  from 
this  bed  have  been  named.  They  will  soon  be  on  the 
market,  and  we  are  now  introducing  them  to  our 
readers.  One  of  them,  Mr.  Brand  feels  confident,  is 
the  true  ruffled  peony  that  he  has  been  working  for; 
but  as  he  is  not  quite  sure  that  the  type  is  established, 
we  refrain  from  telling  which. 

ELLA  CHRISTIANSEN.  (A.  M.  Brand.)  Plant  tall  and  vig- 
orous. Blooms  large  to  very  large.  Color  a soft  cream  pink 
changing  to  a deeper  pink  at  the  center.  Petals  long,  narrow, 
and  somewhat  loose.  Very  profuse  bloomer.  Shape  of  flower 
regular  and  very  pleasing  to  the  eye.  Flowers  held  fairly  erect 
on  good  long  stems.  Midseason.  Fragrance  pleasant.  Very  fine. 
MRS.  A.  M.  BRAND.  (A.  M.  Brand.)  A large  pure  cream 
white  which  gradually  fades  to  a pure  glistening  white  with  just 
a faint  tracing  of  red  on  the  very  edge  of  an  occasional  petal. 
Blooms  large,  carried  well  up  on  long,  heavy,  clean  stems.  Fol- 
iage light  green.  Fragrance  pronounced  and  pleasant.  True  rose 
type.  A splendid  late  pure  rich  white  of  good  cutting  qualities. 


In  season  about  with  Marie  Lemoine.  We  have  long  been  look- 
ing for  a good  late  white  that  will  make  a good  commercial  sort. 
We  have  this  in  Mrs.  A.  M.  Brand  which  we  shall  place  on  the 
market  just  as  soon  as  sufficient  stock  is  worked  up. 

Those  who  are  familiar  with  the  flower  Mary  Brand  in  perfec- 
tion will  have  a perfect  picture  of  Mrs.  A.  M.  Brand  only  the 
latter  instead  of  being  red  is  a pure  white. 

MRS.  FRANK  BEACH.  (A.  M.  Brand.)  Plant  of  medium 
height.  Flowers  of  very  large  size.  Stem  slender  and  graceful, 
but  strong.  Color  a soft,  pinkish,  creamy  white  shading  to  an 
orange  pink  cream  at  the  center,  the  entire  flower  slowly  fading 
to  an  absolutely  pure  white  with  no  tracings  of  red.  Very 
double  and  composed  of  a multitude  of  narrow  pointed  petals 
growing  shorter  towards  the  center  of  the  flower  thus  giving  a 
slightly  cupped  effect  to  the  surface  of  the  blooms.  Must  be  dis- 
budded. Very  sweet  rose  fragrance.  Extra  choice. 

MYRTLE  GENTRY.  (A.  M.  Brand.)  Immense  flowers  borne 
on  very  stiff  stems  that  hold  the  great  blooms  well  above  the  fol- 
iage. True  rose  type  with  great  broad  petals  symmetrically  ar- 
ranged around  the  center  in  gradually  enlarging  circles.  Opens 
a delicate  deep  cream  heavily  suffused  with  vivid  pink,  and  grad- 
ually fades  in  the  field  to  an  even  deep  creamy  white.  Very  last- 
ing as  a cut  flower,  and  as  such  retains  its  colors  well.  Pronounc- 
ed rose  fragrance.  Very  fine. 

VICTORY  CHATEAU  THIERRY.  (A.  M.  Brand.)  Plant 
medium  to  dwarf.  Foliage  clean.  Stems  very  strong  and  straight. 
Blossoms  held  perfectly  erect.  Blooms  of  immense  size.  A pure 
bright  clear  pink.  Petals  very  broad,  of  great  substance  and  sym- 
metrically arranged  about  the  center  in  rapidly  enlarging  con- 
centric rings.  Fragrance  marked  and  pleasant.  The  most  sen- 
sational peony  to  be  introduced  in  many  years.  A wonder. 


Brfie  dinners 


5The  Brand  Peonies  have  been  exhibited  three  times  at  the  Min- 
nesota State  Horticultural  Society’s  Summer  Meetings.  They  have 
won:  1905 — 1st,  2nd  and  3rd. 

1 9 13  — 1st,  2nd,  3rd  and  4th. 

1914 — 1st,  2nd,  3rd  and  4th. 

?At  the  American  Peony  Show,  Cleveland,  Ohio,  1918,  a first 
and  a second  prize  were  offered  for  the  two  best  varieties  intro- 
duced since  1910.  Both  these  prizes  went  to  Brand  Peonies: 

1 st  Prize— Chestine  Gowdy 
2nd  Prize — Phoebe  Cary 

}That  Brand  Peonies  are  first  class  is  further  attested  by  the  priz- 
es that  they  have  won  at  the  annual  shows  of  the  Northwestern 
Peony  Association: 

1915— Seedlings— 1st,  2nd  3rd  and  4th. 

1 9 1 6 — Seedlings — 1st,  2nd  and  3rd 
191 9— Medium  pink—  1 st.  Martha  Bulloch. 

Red — 1 st,  Mary  Brand. 

Seedlings — 1st,  2nd,  3rd  and  4th. 

5The  seedlings  which  in  1919  received  the  first  and  second  prizes 
created  a sensation,  and  the  judges  left  the  matter  open  for  an 


hour  before  deciding  which  was  the  better  and  placing  the  rib- 
bons. The  one  that  finally  received  the  first  prize  has  been  named 
Victory  Chateau  Thierry,  and  the  other,  Myrtle  Gentry. 

5At  the  1920  American  Peony  Show  held  at  Reading,  Penn.,  in 
the  display  of  best  100  Varieties  awarded  the  Gold  Medal  were 
8 Brand  Varieties.  And  at  the  same  show  in  the  display  of 
New  Varieties  awarded  the  Society’s  Silver  Medal  were  9 Brand 
Varieties. 

5In  1918  members  of  the  American  Peony  Association  were  ask- 
ed to  indicate  their  estimate  of  580  varieties  of  peonies  by  giving 
each  a mark  on  a scale  ranging  from  one  to  ten.  In  the  final 
summing  up  of  returns,  26  varieties  were  found  to  have  received 
an  average  of  9 or  over,  and  three  of  these  were  Brand  Peonies. 
One,  Elizabeth  Barrett  Browning,  receiving  fourth  place.  We 
consider  this  a very  good  showing  since  most  of  our  best  varieties 
have  been  on  the  market  but  a short  time.  Estimates  must  thus 
have  been  made  from  blooms  furnished  by  very  young  plants, 
which  are  often  not  true  to  type.  We  ourselves  did  not  vote. 


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B RAND  PEONIES 


A Drive  Through  the  Peonies 


#ut  (general  tet 

Besides  our  own  productions  we  offer  a carefully  selected 
list  of  the  best  varieties  of  other  originators.  This  list  in- 
cludes many  rare  sorts.  For  example,  we  offer  such  French 
varieties  as  La  France,  Le  Cygne,  La  Fee,  Therese,  Tourr 
angelle,  Solange,  Sarah  Bernhardt,  and  Mon.  Martin  Cahuzac. 
Among  our  varieties  of  English  origin  are  Kelway’s  Glor- 
ious, Phyllis  Kelway,  and  Lady  Alexandra  Duff.  Among  late 
American  introductions  we  list  Jubilee,  Standard  Bearer, 
Loveliness,  Karl  Rosenfeld,  Walter  Faxon,  and  Milton  Hill. 
All  these  varieties,  like  our  own  productions,  are  somewhat 
costly,  but  they  are  the  newest  as  well  as  the  best. 

But  no  one  need  think  that,  because  he  cannot  afford  nov- 
elties, he  must  go  without  beautiful  flowers.  We  have  in- 
cluded also  in  our  general  list  the  very  best  of  the  older 
varieties.  These  were  put  upon  the  market  years  ago  with- 
out much  formal  testing  along  with  many  inferior  sorts. 
But  with  us  they  have  stood  the  exacting  test  of  time.  We 
have  chosen  them  from  the  thousands  of  varieties  offered  to 
the  public  with  almost  the  same  care  that  we  have  chosen 
our  short  list  of  Brand  Peonies  from  the  multitude  of  seed- 
lings we  have  tested.  Large  stocks  of  these  old  varieties 
exist  and  they  are  therefore  inexpensive.  For  about  a dol- 
lar apiece  one  can  obtain  strong  roots  of  such  fine  pink  va- 
rieties as  Albert  Crousse,  La  Perle,  Mons.  Jules  Elie,  Mar- 


guerite Gerard,  Octavie  Demlay,  Engenie  Verdier,  Living- 
stone, and  Madame  Emile  Galle;  such  good  reds  as  Felix 
Crousse,  Rachel,  Eugene  Bigot,  Rubra  Superba,  and  Meisson- 
ier;  and  such  beautiful  whites  as  Avalanche,  Festiva  Max- 
ima, Madame  De  Vernville,  Couronne  d’Or,  Duchess  de  Ne- 
mours, Marie  Lemoine,  Madame  Emile  Lemoine,  and  Bar- 
oness Schroeder. 

These  lists  include  early,  mid-season,  and  late  varieties; 
and  by  selecting  from  them  by  the  help  of  catalogue  descrip- 
tions, one  may  have  a long  season  of  beautiful  bloom. 

Wi&t&  of  tfje  iPeonp 

No  other  flower  adapts  itself  to  so  many  uses  as  the 
peony.  It  is  invaluable  for  giving  masses  of  color  in  the 
mixed  shrubbery  and  perennial  border.  Single  plants  or 
groups  of  plants,  according  to  the  size  of  the  border,  should 
be  scattered  here  and  there  in  front  of  large  shrubs  and  tall 
perennials  or  among  low  ones.  It  furnishes  fine  specimen 
plants  for  the  lawn  if  properly  cared  for.  It  makes  a good 
border  for  walks  and  driveways  and  for  division  lines  of 
lots.  Plants  of  one  variety  are  most  effective  for  this  pur- 
pose, as  they  are  of  the  same  height  and  come  into  bloom  at 
one  time.  But  if  space  is  limited  and  one  plans  to  put  the 
most  of  his  collection  into  such  a hedge,  he  will  get  more 
pleasure  out  of  a mixed  planting. 

If  such  a planting  is  made  with  the  idea  of  permanence, 


BRAND  PEONIES 


13 


the  plants  should  be  set  from  three  to  four  feet  apart.  They 
can  then  be  left  indefinitely  and  will  grow  more  beautiful 
with  age.  They  may  at  first  be  alternated  with  one  or  more 
of  the  fine  varieties  of  perennial  phlox,  and  a succession  of 
bloom  will  thus  be  secured.  Such  borders  may  often  be  so 
planned  that  when  the  peony  plants  are  two  or  three  years 
old  the  phlox  may  be  moved  to  the  front  of  them. 

Beds  of  the  flower  as  large  as  space  permits  planted  in 
rows  will  give  immense  pleasure.  Here  they  can  be  easily 
and  thoroughly  cultivated ; and  they  not  only  make  the  garden 
a glorious  place  for  weeks,  but  they  furnish  unlimited  quan- 
tities of  cut  flowers.  On  large  estates  great  masses  of  a 
single  color  with  a good  background  of  green  shrubbery  pro- 
duce magnificent  effects.  But  the  peony  is  not  an  aristocrat. 
It  helps  to  make  simple  homes  beautiful  when  planted  in 
unused  corners,  or  along  unsightly  fences  or  buildings.  Wher- 
ever peony  plants  are  placed  they  remain  attractive  not  only 
during  the  blooming  season  but  throughout  the  summer,  as 
the  foliage  remains  fresh  and  green,  and  with  a little  trim- 
ming the  plants  continue  shapely. 

Htsftorp  of  tf )t  $eonp 

Family  relationships  between  flowers  as  well  as  between 
people,  are  often  hard  to  guess.  For  example,  few  would 
suspect  that  the  peony  is  closely  related  to  the  common  wild 
buttercup  and  the  hepatica,  or  to  the  well-known  garden  flow- 
ers, the  larkspur  and  the  columbine.  Nevertheless,  all  these 
plants  belong  to  one  botanical  family,  the  Ranunculacea. 

A number  of  species  of  the  peony  are  known  to  botanists. 
The  many  varieties  of  our  modern  gardens  are  descended  in 
the  main  from  two  of  these,  Paeonia  officianalis  and  Paeonia 
alhaflora. 

Paeonia  Officianalis.  The  bright  red  peony  of  the  old- 
fashioned  garden  belongs  here.  The  “piny  toes”  which  our 
New  England  great-grandmothers  separated  from  their  cher- 
ished clumps  and  gave  to  their  friends  were  what  we  should 
now  buy  as  divisions  of  Rubra  officianalis,  although  their 
owners  would  not  have  recognized  them  under  this  name. 

This  species  originated  in  Southern  Europe.  In  its  wild 
state  it  bore  single  flowers,  but  in  a state  of  cultivation  double 
ones  appeared.  It  was  introduced  into  England  at  an  early 
time,  and  from  there  was  brought  to  New  England. 

It  is  the  earliest  of  the  really  good  peonies,  coming  with 
us  in  Minnesota  about  Decoration  Day.  Though  we  now 
have  so  many  varieties,  we  could  ill  spare  the  brilliant  crim- 
son flowers  of  this  one. 

Paeonia  Alhaflora.  Most  of  our  modern  peonies  are  de- 
scendants of  Paeonia  alhaflora.  This  species  is  a native  of 
Siberia.  So  it  is  not  strange  that  its  descendants  endure  so 
well  the  winters  of  Canada,  as  well  as  our  own  northern 
states. 

This  species  in  its  wild  state  was  early  introduced  into 
China,  and  soon  spread  through  the  country.  Its  Chinese 
name,  Sho  Yo,  means  The  Beautiful.  As  early  as  the  elev- 
enth century,  Chinese  nursery  men  began  to  develop  still  fur- 
ther the  beauty  of  the  plant.  Through  the  painstaking  care 
for  which  they  have  always  been  noted  they  succeeded  in 
producing  many  new  varieties. 

European  travelers,  already  familiar  with  Rubra  officianalis, 
brought  home  accounts  of  thess  Chinese  flowers.  Early  in 


the  nineteenth  century  some  of  these  found  their  way  to 
Europe  and  from  there  to  America.  A number  of  these  old 
Chinese  varieties  still  appear  in  all  good  lists  of  peonies. 
Among  them  are  Whitleyii,  Humeii,  and  Fragrans,  which  are 
described  in  our  general  list  of  peonies. 

But  Western  specialists  were  r.ot  satisfied  merely  to  accept 
the  work  of  Orientals.  Nurserymen  and  gardeners  in  France, 
England,  and  America  have  vied  with  each  other  in  the  pro- 
duction of  new  varities. 

The  best  known  names  among  French  peony  breeders  are 
Calot,  Crousse,  Dessert,  Lemoine,  and  Verdier.  In  our  gen- 
eral list  are  found  many  peonies  bearing  these  names.  We 
list  also  the  best  varieties  of  the  English  Kelways. 

Among  American  pioneers  in  work  with  the  peony  are 
Hollis,  Richardson.  Rosenfield,  Terry,  O.  F.  Brand,  and  Mrs. 
Pleas.  Shaylor,  the  Thurlows,  Saunders,  and  A.  M.  Brand  are 
still  hard  at  work. 

In  closing  this  brief  account  of  the  peony,  we  can  only  say 
that  we  are  proud  to  have  a share  in  the  future  as  well  as 
the  present  history  of  this  beautiful  flower. 

Jf uture  of  tf )t  $eonp 

We  have  often  heard  it  said  and  seen  in  print  that  there 
is  no  longer  any  necessity  of  bringing  out  new  varieties  of 
peonies,  that  the  limit  of  beauty  has  already  been  reached. 
One  writer  upon  the  peony  offers  a list  of  one  hundred  kinds 
which,  he  says,  includes  all  the  really  desirable  varieties  that 
ever  have  been  or  ever  can  be  produced.  A moment’s  thought 
will  show  how  foolish  the  statement  is. 

The  best  test  of  a peony  is  what  people  think  of  it;  and 
the  best  way  to  find  out  what  peony  lovers  think  of  different 
varieties  of  peonies  is  by  a vote  upon  their  merits  and  de- 
merits. In  1918  the  members  of  the  American  Peony  Soci- 
ety, as  has  been  said,  were  asked  to  give  their  estimate  of 
580  of  what  are  generally  considered  the  best  peonies,  by 
marking  them  on  a scale  ranging  from  ten  to  one.  The  result 
of  the  vote  was  that  in  the  minds  of  the  voters  only  26  va- 
rieties deserved  a mark  of  nine  or  more.  Of  these  only 
seven,  beginning  with  Festiva  Maxima  which  was  introduced 
in  1851,  were  produced  before  1900.  The  others  were  all  in- 
troduced in  that  year  or  later.  Of  these,  twelve  varieties 
were  under  twelve  years  of  age.  The  ultimate  one  hundred 
varieties  just  mentioned  included  ten  under  twenty  years  old. 

Now,  if  improvement  has  been  so  great  in  the  first  fifth 
of  this  century,  what  may  we  expect  in  the  years  to  come? 

GTppes,  or  Jformg,  of  peonies 

The  progenitor  of  our  modern  herbaceous  peony,  Paeonia 
Alhaflora , was  a native  of  Siberia,  and  bore  a white  flower 
which  was  single  in  form.  It  has  been  cultivated  extensively, 
first  in  China  and  Japan,  and  later  in  Europe  and  America, 
and  through  cultivation  has  come  to  vary  widely  in  form  as 
well  as  color.  Now  many  conditions  of  a state  of  cultiva- 
tion are  more  favorable  to  variation  in  a plant  than  are  the 
conditions  of  the  wild  state.  The  chief  of  these,  as  we  have 
seen  in  the  story  of  the  development  of  Brand  varieties,  are 
(1)  intensive  cultivation,  (2)  an  increased  food  supply,  (3) 
cross  fertilization,  both  natural  and  artificial,  and  (4)  selec- 
tion and  preservation  of  plants  bearing  desirable  character- 
istics. 

Probably  a variation  in  color  occurred  first.  An  early 


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Chinese  writer  mentions  a red  as  well  as  a white  peony. 
From  these  two  varieties  and  their  descendants  other  colors 
have  come. 

But  the  wide  variation  in  form  which  has  come  about  seems 
even  more  wonderful  than  the  variation  in  color.  The  pro- 
cess by  which  double  blooms  have  been  developed  from  sin- 
gles is  interesting.  This  change  is  brought  about  by  the 
transformation  of  stamens  and  pistils  into  petals.  An  en- 
tirely (Double  variety  thus  contains  neither  stamens  nor  pis- 
tils. Our  modern  peony  furnishes  flowers  in  all  stages  of 
development,  from  the  original  single  to  the  entirely  double. 
It  is  clear,  then,  that  no  hard  and  fast  lines  can  be  drawn 
between  types.  But  since  everyone  with  any  knowledge  of 
peonies  is  as  much  interested  in  form  as  in  color,  some  sort 
of  classification  is  needed  as  a help  in  describing  varieties. 

Certain  rather  loosely  applied  names  of  types  have  come 
into  use.  In  our  definitions  of  these  terms  we  have  followed 
as  closely  as  we  could  the  generally  accepted  practice,  while 
at  the  same  time  we  have  tried  to  avoid  what  seemed  to  us 
common  inconsistencies.  In  our  descriptions  of  varieties,  we 
use  the  terms  when  they  serve  our  purpose,  but  in  many 
cases  we  feel  that  a description  is  better  than  a mere  name. 

1.  Single.  This  class  of  flowers  contains  seed  bearing 
carpels,  a mass  of  pollen  producing  stamens,  a single  row  of 
wide  petals  or  guards,  and  a calyx. 

2.  Japanese.  This  type  illustrates  the  first  stage  in  the 
doubling  process.  The  stamens  have  become  greatly  enlarged. 
They  are  narrow  and  thick  and  of  various  colors.  They  have 
taken  a step  towards  the  petal  form.  Vestiges  of  anthers  re- 
main, and  these  sometimes  carry  pollen. 

3.  Bomb.  In  this  stage  the  stamens  have  taken  on  the  tex- 
ture of  petals.  They  are,  however,  narrower  than  the  guard 
petals,  and  their  edges  curve  towards  each  other.  They  exist 
in  great  numbers  and  form  a distinct  ball,  surrounded  by  the 
wide  and  more  drooping  guards. 

4.  The  Crown.  Sometimes  the  carpels  also  become  trans- 
formed into  petals.  Often  these  petals  differ  from  those  pro- 
duced from  stamens  and  form  a well  defined  central  tuft. 
Such  a bloom  has  thus  three  distinct  sets  of  petals — those 
formed  from  carpels  being  surrounded  by  the  transformed 
stamens,  and  these  in  turn  by  the  wider  guards.  Such  a 
flower  belongs  to  the  crown  type. 

5.  Rose.  When  both  stamens  and  carpels  have  been  trans- 
formed into  large  round  petals  that  differ  little  if  any  from 
the  guards,  we  have  the  rose  type. 

6.  Semi-Rose.  These  flowers  are  like  those  of  the  rose, 
except  that  part  of  the  stamens  have  remained  unchanged. 
These  may  be  scattered  among  the  broad  petals  or  they  may 
be  arranged  in  a ring  around  a central  group  of  petals  as  in 
the  well-known  Couronne  d’Or. 

7.  Double.  When  all  stamens  and  pistils  have  become 
transformed  into  petals,  whether  these  are  like  or  unlike  the 
guards,  the  flower  is  entirely  double.  The  rose  type  then  is 
double.  The  bomib  may  be  double,  but  it  may  contain  car- 
pels. The  crown  also  may  be  double,  but  it  may  contain  a 
few  stamens  or  petals  that  are  only  partially  transformed 
and  bear  remnants  of  anthers. 

8.  Semi-Double.  Of  all  this  list  of  terms  this  one  is 


most  loosely  used.  We  apply  it  to  a very  loosely  built  flower 
of  the  semi-rose  type. 

tPje  Culture  of  tfje  $eonp 

The  peony  stands  at  the  head  of  the  list  of  hardy  plants, 
since  it  will  live  year  after  year  even  if  totally  neglected. 
But,  like  corn  and  potatoes,  it  must  have  intensive  cultivation 
to  come  to  its  greatest  perfection.  It  is  for  those  persons 
who  like  to  give  a plant  the  best  chance  possible  to  show  what 
it  can  do  that  the  following  cultural  directions  have  been 
prepared. 

Location  and  Soil.  Peonies  should  be  planted  where  they 
will  receive  full  sun  and  where  the  soil  will  not  be  impov- 
erished by  the  roots  of  trees  and  large  shrubs.  A well- 
drained  soil  is  necessary  to  good  results,  as  peonies  will  not 
do  well  when  the  ground  is  wet  and  soggy.  The  heavier  soils 
produce  the  best  blooms,  but  sandy  soils  will  give  good  results 
if  well  fertilized  and  liberally  supplied  with  water  during  the 
blooming  season  and  times  of  drought.  A sandy  soil  is  es- 
pecially good  for  propagation. 

Preparation  for  Receiving  Plants.  If  a regular  bed  is  to 
be  set  out,  begin  preparation  a month  before  the  plants  ar- 
rive. If  the  soil  is  fairly  good  garden  soil  suitable  for  rais- 
ing vegetables,  plow  or  spade  to  the  depth  of  eight  inches. 
Then  work  up  the  soil,  level  it  off,  and  leave  until  time  to 
set  the  plants.  Top  fertilization  will  be  sufficient.  But  if 
you  have  filled  soil  of  poor  quality  dig  it  out  to  the  depth  of 
two  feet.  Fill  in  with  what  when  well  packed  will1  make 
about  a foot  of  good  well  rotted  stable  manure.  Then  fill 
in  with  twelve  inches  of  good  garden  soil,  packing  it  down  and 
leaving  it  to  settle. 

If  it  is  planned  ot  scatter  the  plants  in  an  herbaceous  bor- 
der already  started,  provide  enough  space  for  each  plant  to 
enable  it  to  develop  properly.  If  plants  are  to  be  set  as  spec- 
imen plants  in  the  lawn,  enough  sod  should  be  taken  up  to  per- 
mit of  good  preparation  of  the  soil  and  thorough  cultivation. 

Time  to  Plant.  The  best  time  to  handle  the  peony  is  when 
the  roots  have  become  fully  developed.  With  us  this  time  is 
somewhere  from  the  twenty-fifth  of  August  to  the  fifth  of 
September.  We  like  to  dig  the  plants  as  near  this  time  as 
possible  and  get  them  to  our  customers  some  time  in  Septem- 
ber. This  gives  them  time  to  make  good  root  growth  before 
winter  sets  in.  However,  if  for  any  reason  it  is  inconvenient 
to  get  plants  out  in  September,  do  not  wait  until  another  fall. 
They  can  still  be  safely  planted  until  the  ground  freezes  or  in 
the  spring  until  growth  starts.  The  disadvantage  of  the  later 
planting  is  that  they  are  not  likely  to  bloom  the  first  season. 

But  if  you  have  failed  to  plant  in  the  fall  do  not  hesitate 
to  plant  in  the  spring.  If  you  wait  until  another  fall  your 
plants  the  next  June  are  but  transplants,  with  rootlets  just  es- 
tablishing themselves,  while  spring  planted  peonies  would  be 
full  fledged  yearlings  with  a good  strong  system  of  year-old 
roots.  You  will  have  lost  a year  in  the  growth  of  your 
plants. 

In  1921  we  shall  be  thoroughly  equipped  to  handle  a spring 
trade  in  peonies ; but  orders  for  spring  delivery  should  be 
placed  either  in  the  late  fall  or  early  spring. 

Planting.  When  the  plants  arrive,  remove  the  packing  and 
immerse  these  in  water  for  about  eight  hours.  This  will  not 


IS 


hurt  the  roots;  and  if  they  happened  to  be  shrivelled,  it  will 
help  greatly. 

Peonies  should  be  planted  three  feet  apart  each  way.  Four 
feet  is  better.  Do  not  place  them  where  the  soil  will  be  sap- 
ped by  the  roots  of  large  trees,  or  where  they  will  be  crowded 
by  other  plants. 

Set  the  plants  so  that  the  top  of  the  pink  or  white  buds 
will  come  from  two  to  three  inches  below  the  surface.  Work 
the  soil  in  around  the  roots  with  the  fingers.  Press  down 
firmly  with  the  heel,  being  careful  not  to  injure  the  buds. 
Then  fill  the  hole  with  loose  soil  and  mound  it  up  about  two 
inches  above  the  surrounding  surface.  This  last  step  insures 
the  shedding  of  water  during  the  first  winter.  After  the 
ground  is  frozen,  apply  a light  mulch  of  strawy  manure, 
straw,  wild  hay,  or  corn  stalks. 

Cultivation.  When  garden  making  time  comes  in  the  spring, 
remove  the  mulch  and  level  the  mound.  As  soon  as  the  buds 
appear  above  the  ground,  begin  cultivation  and  cultivate  un- 
til the  plants  are  in  bloom.  The  soil  should  be  stirred  to  the 
depth  of  two  inches  close  to  the  plant  and  three  farther  away. 
If  the  plants  are  in  rows,  cultivate  to  the  depth  of  six  inches 
between  the  rows.  The  potato  fork  and  potato  hook  are 
good  tools  to  use  where  horse  cultivation  is  impossible.  After 
the  blooming  season  cultivate  enough  to  keep  down  weeds. 

If  peonies  are  planted  as  specimens  on  the  lawn,  the  sod 
should  be  removed  around  each  plant  in  a circle  at  least  three 
feet  in  diameter.  The  soil  from  which  sod  is  removed 
should  be  continually  stirred  in  the  spring  from  the  ap- 
pearance of  the  plants  until  the  blooms  are  about  to  open. 

Watering.  In  times  of  drought,  give  an  occasional  thor- 
ough watering.  A liberal  supply  of  water  during  the  bloom- 
ing season  will  help  greatly  to  make  fine  flowers.  A good  way 
to  water  is  to  dig  a little  trench  around  a plant  about  six 
inches  from  the  stalks  and  pour  in  two  or  three  pails  of  wa- 
ter at  a time.  Where  plants  are  in  rows  an  entire  row  may 
be  easily  watered  by  digging  a trench  on  each  side  and  filling 
from  the  hose.  Such  a watering  will  last  for  a week.  Sprink- 
ling is  always  useless.  After  the  blooming  season,  cease  wa- 
tering. 

Cutting  Back  the  Plant.  In  cutting  flowers,  be  sure  to  al- 
low at  least  two  leaves  to  remain  on  each  stem  to  insure  root 
growth  for  another  year.  After  the  blooms  have  fallen,  cut 
off  the  flowers  buds  and  trim  the  plant  enough  to  make  it 
shapely.  In  this  way  it  will  remain  an  attractive  feature  of 
the  garden  throughout  the  summer.  By  the  first  of  Septem- 
ber it  is  safe  to  cut  the  stalks  to  the  ground  if  for  any  rea- 
son it  is  desirable  to  do  so. 

Winter  Protection.  In  such  localities  as  Illinois,  Ohio,  and 
southern  Iowa,  snow  cannot  be  depended  on  to  furnish  con- 
tinuous covering;  and  in  Northern  Minesota,  North  Dakota, 
and  Canada,  high  winds  often  sweep  the  ground  bare  of  snow. 
Here  the  ground  is  likely  to  heave,  and  a light  covering  such 
as  has  been  recommended  for  newly  set  plants  should  be 
furnished  each  winter.  But  in  Northern  Iowa,  Southern 
Minnesota,  and  Wisconsin,  where  the  ground!  is  covered 
throughout  the  winter  with  more  or  less  snow,  no  mulch  is 
necessary  after  the  first  year. 

Fertilizing . As  a fertilizer,  nothing  is  better  than  well 
rotted  stable  manure,  cow  manure  being  preferable.  How- 
ever, much  harm  is  done  by  too  frequent  heavy  applications 


of  manure.  Perhaps  a safe  rule  is  to  give  a good  covering 
of  manure,  about  three  inches  deep,  once  in  three  years.  In 
the  spring  this  should  be  raked  from  the  tops  of  the  plants, 
and  worked  into  the  ground  a little  distance  away. 

In  our  own  practice  we  have  used  a good  deal  of  wood 
ashes.  About  a quart  applied  to  a good  strong  three-year- 
old  plant  every  other  year  has  given  splendid  results.  If 
show  flowers  are  wanted,  liquid  manure,  applied  at  intervals 
of  two  weeks  from  the  time  the  plants  appear  above  the 
ground  until  they  are  in  bloom  will  bring  surprising  results. 

©teeaseg  an b Snsect  Cnemtes 

There  is  but  one  disease  that  bothers  the  peony  to  any 
great  extent.  This  is  what  is  commonly  called  the  “French 
Root  Disease.”  We  are  sorry  to  say  that  this  disease  has 
affected  many  of  the  best  varieties  coming  to  us  from  France. 
This  is  especially  true  of  the  Lemoine  varieties.  Fortunately, 
however,  two  of  the  best  of  them,  Le  Cygne  and  La  France, 
do  not  seem  to  be  infected.  This  disease  is  not  very  well 
understood  as  yet,  but  it  is  being  studied,  and  in  time  methods 
of  overcoming  it  will  doubtless  be  discovered.  In  the  mean- 
time it  is  probably  better  for  the  amateur  to  let  alone  those 
varieties  that  are  badly  infected,  as  they  give  poor  and  scanty 
bloom. 

We  have  carried  several  of  these  sorts  in  our  list  for  the 
last  eight  or  ten  years,  but  no  longer  offer  them  for  sale. 
We  continue  to  grow  them,  as  we  hope,  through  cultural 
methods  we  are  now  employing,  to  be  able  in  time  to  send 
out  healthy  stock.  The  method  which  we  consider  most 
promising  is  that  of  grafting  buds  we  can  find  into  roots  of 
other  sorts  that  naturally  make  a thrifty  growth,  and  are 
absolutely  free  from  the  disease.  But  this  is  work  for  the 
professional  grower;  and  it  will  take  some  years  for  him 
to  obtain  real  knowledge  of  the  results. 

There  is  one  other  disease  that  gives  some  trouble.  This 
is  the  “Hollow  Crown  Root  Disease.”  It  is  most  often  to 
be  found  in  old  clumps.  It  is  easily  recognized  when  the 
plants  are  dug.  The  center  of  the  crown  appears  as  a hol- 
low shell,  the  bark  and  buds  alone  remaining.  The  parts 
within  are  rotted  away,  generally  with  a dry  rot  that  extends 
down  into  the  large  roots.  This  disease  is  easily  controlled. 
Lift  the  plant  and  divide  it  into  good  divisions.  Carefully 
scrape  out  all  diseased  parts  of  the  root  and  plant  in  good 
clean  soil  free  from  fresh  manure.  Generally  this  one  treat- 
ment will  eliminate  the  trouble.  But  should  it  not  do  so  lift 
the  root  again  at  the  end  of  the  second  year.  Scrape  out  all 
diseased  tissue,  plant  again,  and  the  chances  are  your  roots 
will  come  perfectly  clean. 

Leaf  rust  sometimes  appears  during  a succession  of  very 
wet  seasons.  Bordeaux  mixture  will  check  this. 

No  insect  troubles  the  peony  unless  it  may  be  the  ant.  We 
have  never  been  able  to  discover  that  it  has  done  us  any  in- 
jury, but  have  received  reports  from  many  who  say  that  with 
them  it  has  injured  the  bud.  Looking  into  these  cases  we 
universally  find  that  the  plants  troubled  were  not  cultivated, 
and  are  of  the  opinion  that  if  good  cultivation  methods  had 
been  pursued  so  as  to  compel  strong,  luxuriant  growth,  the 
ants  would  have  caused  no  trouble.  The  ant  is  after  the 
sweet,  sticky  juice  that  exudes  from  the  ball  of  the  bud. 


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0m  Guarantee 

We  guarantee  our  stock  absolutely  true  to  name.  Mistakes 
will  occur  through  the  carelessness  of  help  and  in  other  ways. 
If  it  should  happen  that  plants  untrue  to  name  are  received, 
we  will  cheerfully  refill  the  order  without  expense  to  pur- 
chaser. But  remember  that  a peony  does  not  really  become 
established  until  the  third  year  after  planting.  Many  great 
double  varieties  will  come  almost  single  the  first  year,  and 
not  very  good  the  second,  and  do  not  produce  the  typical 
bloom  until  the  third  year.  So,  if  a flower  does  not  come 
good  at  first,  wait  until  the  third  year.  Then,  if  it  is  not 
what  you  think  you  have  bought,  let  us  know. 

prices;  anb  Btecounts 

Everyone  who  understands  that  it  takes  at  least  ten  years 
to  produce  a new  variety  and  to  raise  stock  enough  to  put 
it  upon  the  market  will  realize  that  such  varieties  must  al- 
ways be  expensive.  It  is  true,  too,  that  those  first  class  vari- 
eties that  propagate  slowly  will  always  remain  rare  and,  there- 
fore, costly.  But  for  all  varieties,  new  as  well  as  old,  we 
will  always  meet  the  prices  of  any  reputable  peony  grower. 
Perhaps  this  statement  calls  for  somewhat  further  explana- 
tion. 


We  have  always  held  that  a good  strong  three-  to  five-eye 
division  is  the  best  stock  to  plant,  since  a well  cut  back  di- 
vision starts  an  entirely  new  clean  growth  and  produces  a 
better  plant  than  does  a clump.  Then  a three-year-old  from 
such  a division  produces  the  verj'-  finest  flowers,  those  truest 
to  type.  But  many  persons  wish  immediate  results,  that  is, 
they  want  to  secure  quantities  of  bloom  quickly.  They 
therefore  prefer  to  buy  older  plants.  To  meet  this  demand 
we  offer  in  addition  to  strong  divisions,  one,  two,  and  three- 
year-old  plants.  Niow  we  know  what  a good  peony  is  and 
how  to  grow  it,  and  we  will  furnish  at  the  prices  quoted  by 
any  reputable  grower  as  good  a grade  of  stock  at  least  as 
he  furnishes. 

Prices  given  in  the  catalogue  are  for  strong  divisions. 
But  prices  of  older  plants,  if  we  have  them,  are  given  in  the 
catalogue. 

If  cash  accompanies  order,  $11.00  worth  of  plants  may  be 
chosen  for  $10.00;  $27.50  worth  for  $25.00;  $57.50  worth  for 
$50.00;  and  $120.00  worth  for  $100.00. 

One  of  our  aims  as  Peony  Growers  is  to  be  on  truly 
friendly  terms  with  our  customers.  We  want  them  to  get 
the  greatest  possible  satisfaction  from  the  plants  we  send 
them.  We  always  try  in  filling  orders  to  do  a little  better 
than  we  promise. 


Peonies  Everywhere 


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i>oto  to  &emtt 

Our  business  is  conducted  under  the  name  of  the  Brand 
Nursery  Company,  the  name  under  which  our  nursery  busi- 
ness has  been  conducted  for  many  years.  However,  a change 
has  taken  place  in  the  ownership  during  the  course  of  the 
last  year,  Mr.  A.  M.  Brand  having  taken  into  partnership 
with  him  Miss  Myrtle  Gentry,  who  for  some  time  past  has 
had  charge  of  the  office  work. 

All  remittances,  whether  by  post  office  order,  registered 
letter,  personal  check,  or  bank  draft  should  still  be  made 
payable  to  The  Brand  Nursery  Company. 


of 

Orders  for  one  or  two  roots  can  generally  be  shipped 
cheaper  by  parcel  post  than  by  express.  If  a purchaser  wishes 
his  order  so  shipped  and  will  state  this  to  us  when  he  orders, 
we  will  cheerfully  prepay  postage  and  send  statement  for  the 
same.  Larger  orders  should  be  sent  by  express,  which  is 
paid  by  the  purchaser.  Very  large  orders,  unless  prompt  de- 
livery is  important,  should!  be  sent  by  freight.  We  should 
like  to  have  customers  give  us  instructions  about  shipment, 
but  in  the  absence  of  these  we  will  use  our  best  judgment. 


& Jfeto  tHnSoliriteb  expressions  of  gpproiml 


Spokane,  Wash.  “I  received  the  first  order  O.  K.  and  they 
are  the  finest  lot  of  peonies  that  I have  ever  received  from,  any 
source,  and  I wish  now  that  I had  got  in  touch  with  you  years 
ago." 

Aberdeen,  S.  Dak.  “I  beg  to  enclose  you  herezmth  check 
for  $18.00  to  cover  enclosed  statement.  The  peonies  came  in 
fine  condition  and  zvere  more  than  satisfactory.  I want  to 
thank  you  for  the  kindly  interest  you  took  in  their  selection, 
and  hope  I may  be  able  to  send  you  more  business  next  year." 

Clinton,  Iowa.  ,(I  want  to  take  this  opportunity  of  express- 
ing to  you  my  appreciation  of  the  splendid  manner  in  which 
you  filled  my  order  and  to  say  without  hesitation  that  I have 
never  purchased  such  large,  fine  peony  roots  from  any  source. 
I want  to  especially  thank  you  for  the  extra  ones  you  sent." 

Bowling  Green,  Mo.  (,I  suppose  it  would  be  no  offense  if  I 
would  return  you  my  thanks  for  the  twenty  very  excellent 
peony  roots  obtained  from  you.  They  certainly  were  nicely 
prepared  for  planting  and  the  utmost  care  taken  in  packing 
-for  shipment.  I am  wondering  hove  you  grow  such  excellent 
roots." 

Duluth,  Minn.  ({I  am  very  much  pleased  indeed  with  the 
roots  and  found  them  all  very  satisfactory  and  much  larger 


than  I anticipated,  in  view  of  the  fact  that  they  were  all  ex- 
pensive varieties." 

“I  never  cared  for  the  cone-shaped  peony,  but  Chestine 
Gowdy  this  year  impressed  me  as  one  of  the  most  beautiful 
flowers  of  any  kind  I had  ever  seen." 

Louisville,  Ky.  “ The  peonies  I ordered  from  you  came 
Thursday  in  splendid  condition,  and  I was  delighted  with  the 
size  of  roots.  In  my  mind’s  eye  I can  already  see  them  bloom 
next  spring." 

St.  Paul,  Minn.  “Enclosed  find  my  check  for  root  sent  in 
September.  Root  arrived  in  good  shape  and  an  exceptionally 
fine  root,  better  than  I expected." 

Sumner,  Iowa.  “Enclosed  find  check  to  cover  bill  render- 
ed; the  roots  came  O.K.  and  the  packing  was  also  O.K.  I 
thank  you." 

Indianapolis,  Ind.  “The  fourteen  peonies  that  I bought  of 
you  this  spring  arrived  in  fine  condition  and  ten  of  them 
bloomed,  which,  I think,  is  a good  proof  of  the  worth  of  the 
plants." 

St.  Paul,  Minn.  “These  are  dandy  plants  and  I shall  look 
forward  with  much  pleasure  to  the  time  when  they  will  bloom 
next  spring  and  the  year  following." 


A Field  of  Three  Year  Old  Plants  Showing  Two  Rows  of  the  Brand  Peony  “Chestine  Gowdy” 


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Hist  of  Pranb  peonies 


In  this  year’s  catalog,  we  are  listing  our  varieties  accord- 
ing to  color,  thinking  that  this  may  be  a convenience  to  our 
customers  in  making  up  the  sort  of  collection  that  they  want. 


In  general,  our  prices  are  for  large  divisions  (L.  D.)  But 
in  some  cases  we  give  prices  for  one,  two,  and  three-year- 
old  clumps. 


Double  White  Varieties 


AMANDA  YALE.  (Brand  1907.)  Prize  Peony.  Large,  loose, 
semi-rose  type.  Color  milk  white  with  some  petals  heavily 
blotched  carmine.  Medium  tall  grower.  Good  bloomer.  The 
proud  and  charming  habit  of  growth  and  dignified  poise  of  this 
plant  when  in  bloom  make  it  a favorite  with  those  who  prefer  a 
pure  white  peony.  L.  D.  $5.00.  Three-year  clump,  $10.00. 

ELIZABETH  BARRETT  BROWNING.  (Brand  1907.)  Flowers 
large  to  very  large,  semi-rose  type.  Blooms  in  the  bud  appear 
pure  glistening  white,  with  outer  petals  heavily  striped  crimson. 
As  the  buds  develop  the  marvels  of  this  wonderful  flower  commence 
to  assert  themselves.  In  the  stage  of  the  opening  bud,  the  flower 
remains  three  or  four  days,  and  the  unopened  bud,  about  to 
burst,  assumes  gigantic  size,  often  being  as  large  as  the  ex- 
panded blooms  of  other  fair  sized  varieties.  Having  paused  thus, 
the  flower  slowly  opens  and  the  wonderful  treasures  hidden  with- 
in slowly  unfold.  The  outer  petals  draw  gradually  back,  disclos- 
ing a loosely,  artistically  arranged  mass  of  large  krinkled  petals. 
The  beauty  of  this  flower  lies  in  the  immense  size  of  the  blooms, 
the  artistic  shape  and  arrangement  of  the  petals,  and  the  deli- 
cate and  wonderful  coloring  within.  For,  starting  with  the  tips 
of  the  petals  and  gazing  deep  into  the  throat  of  the  flower,  we 
see  the  color  gradually  deepening  towards  the  innermost  re- 
cesses of  the  flower.  The  inner  surface  of  the  petals  is  washed 
with  the  most  delicate  pinkish  canary.  The  perfume  of  the 
flower  is  strong  and  sweet.  Although  not  as  profuse  as  some 

of  our  varieties,  still  a good  bloomer.  Season  of  blooming  late, 

with  Marie  Lemoine.  In  the  vote  taken  by  the  American  Peony 
Society,  the  Browning  stood  fourth  highest  on  the  entire  list, 
stamping  it  as  one  of  the  world’s  greatest  peonies.  To  produce 
the  best  results  must  be  grown  in  rich,  well  drained  soil. 

We  call  this  and  Martha  Bullock  our  two  finest  flowers. 
L.  D.  $25.00.  Three-year  clump,  $50.00. 

FANNY  CROSBY.  (Brand  1907.)  One  row  of  the  most  lovely 
shade  of  soft  pink  guard  petals,  fading  to  white.  These  are 
surmounted  by  a canary  yellow,  full  and  symmetrically  formed 
dome.  We  class  this  with  the  white  because  we  have  no  class 

of  yellows;  but  it  is  really  the  best  yellow  peony  we  know.  3 


to  6 lateral  orbs.  Seed  pods  tipped  with  carmine.  Fannie  Cros- 
by is  of  good,  large  size  and  height,  a delightfully  charming 
acquisition  to  the  floral  world.  Early  midseason.  L.  D.  $3.00. 
Three-year  clump,  $5.00. 

FLORENCE  NIGHTINGALE.  (Brand  1907.)  A majestic  white, 
of  peerless  beauty.  Language  cannot  well  describe  it.  One  of 
the  world’s  best,  either  new  or  old.  A pure  white.  The  stars 
of  Heaven  must  have  looked  on  in  sympathizing  joy  and  admiration 
when  this  new  treasure  was  brought  forth  to  be  named  for  that 
remarkable  woman  who  did  so  much  to  bless  mankind.  Very 
large,  tall,  fragrant,  faint  crimson  markings  on  edges  of  a few 
petals,  not  prominent.  One  and  two  orbs  on  same  stems.  Surely 
a queen  of  purity.  Among  the  very  late  whites,  there  is  nothing 
finer  in  the  peony  world,  except  Elizabeth  Barrett  Browning. 
L.  D.  $5.00.  Three-.vear  clump,  $10.00. 

FRANCES  WILLARD.  (Brand  1907.)  Prize  Peony.  A perfectly 
formed  flower.  Petals  of  varying  sizes  form  a very  large  round- 
ed flower  often  having  a raised  cup-shaped  center  enclosing 
golden  stamens.  Opens  an  exquisite  blush  white  with  an  occas- 
ional carmine  touch,  changing  on  the  lawn  to  a pure  white.  As 
a cut  flower  it  remains  a pinkish  cream.  Although  delicate  in 
appearance,  it  is  of  good  substance  and  an  excellent  cut  flower. 
Altogether  it  is  a wonderful  combination  of  strength  and  deli- 
cacy; in  our  opinion  a better  peony  than  the  Baroness  Schroeder. 
It  has  a better  and  stronger  habit  of  growth,  better  and  stronger 
perfume,  and  lasts  better,  either  on  the  lawn  of  as  a cut  flower. 
It  is  the  best  flower  of  its  type  yet  produced.  L.  D.  $10.00. 
Three-year  clump,  $25.00. 

LYNDA,  (Brand  1907.)  A loose  tuft  of  fringed  blush-white  pet- 
als surrounded  by  many  finely  fringed  petals  of  deep  cream. 
The  broad  reflex  guard  petals  often  tipped  with  carmine  are 
again  blush-white.  Stems  very  long.  A good  white  for  late  cut- 
ting, delicately  fragrant.  Particularly  suited  for  landscape  pur- 
poses where  a tall,  imposing  variety  is  needed  as  a background. 
Its  flowers  are  carried  on  tall,  stiff  stems,  extending  above  the 
foliage,  producing  a grand  effect.  L.  D.  $1.00.  Three-year 
clump,  $2.00. 


Double  Pink  and  Rose  Varieties 


ARCHIE  BRAND.  (Brand  1913.)  Prize  Peony.  An  even,  deep, 
sea-shell  pink  with  silvery  border.  The  petals,  closely  massed, 
form  a solid  head  which  is  surrounded  by  broad  drooping  guard 
petals.  An  immence  flower  of  the  bomb  type.  There  is  a charm 
about  this  flower  in  its  even,  soft,  uniform  color  and  the  pe- 
culiar perfection  of  its  form,  which  attracts  the  eye  from  a long 
distance.  Midseason,  medium  height,  profuse  bloomer.  One  of 
the  very  best  of  the  Brand  Peonies.  One  of  the  chief  attractions 
about  it  is  its  delicate  fragrance,  which  closely  resembles  that 
of  the  rose.  We  believe  that  it  has  a stronger,  truer  rose  scent 
than  any  other  pink  variety.  This  delicate  fragrance,  added  to 
the  charming  beauty  and  grace  of  the  flower,  makes  this  vari- 
ety especially  fine  for  cut  blossoms.  It  rivals  the  rose  in  fra- 
grance and  in  beauty,  and  far  surpasses  it  in  size.  It  is  in  a 
class  by  itself.  L.  D.  $5.00.  Three-year  clump,  $10.00. 

CHESTINE  GOWDY.  (Brand  1913.)  Prize  Peony.  A striking 
specimen  of  the  cone-shaped  peony.  The  broad  outer  petals  are 
silvery  pink.  These  enclose  a zone  of  fine  irregularly  shaped, 
closely  set  petals  of  deep  rich  cream,  which  in  turfl  surround 
a prominent  cone  of  broad,  pink  petals,  splashed  and  tipped 


with  crimson.  The  perfection  of  its  form,  and  its  rich  and  deli- 
cately varied  coloring  have  repeatedly  caused  it  to  be  singled 
out  for  special  admiration  from  a group  of  the  finest  varieties. 
The  stems  are  long,  slender,  and  strong,  bearing  a single  flower. 
The  flower  is  of  good  substance,  and  when  cut  just  as  the  bud 
is  bursting,  this  variety  makes  one  of  our  best  cut  flowers.  Me- 
dium late.  It  has  a delicate  fragrance,  penetrating,  lasting,  and 
sweet.  A vase  filled  with  them  would  perfume  a large  draw- 
ing-room with  its  delightful  odor.  First  Prize  Peony,  National 
Peony  Show,  Cleveland,  Ohio,  as  best  new  peony  introduced  since 
1910.  L.  D.  $5.00.  Three-year  clump,  $10.00. 

ELLA  WHEELER  WILCOX.  (Brand  1907.)  Prize  Peony.  Mark- 
edly bomb -shaped,  but  with  interesting  variations  in  details. 
Deep  shell-pink.  The  elevated  cup-shaped  center,  which  is  en- 
closed by  a row  of  irregular  crimson-tipped  petals,  is  surround- 
ed by  many  rows  of  irregular  fringed  petals,  the  outer  ones 
sometimes  becoming  a rich  cream.  Around  the  central  mass  are 
many  rows  of  fringed  petals  becoming  reflexed.  Unusual  in  its 
form  and  varied  coloring.  Good  cut  flower.  Very  fragrant.  Late. 
A remarkable  variety.  Very  distinct.  L.  D.  $3.00.  Three-year 
clump,  $5.00. 


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FARIBAULT.  (Brand  1918.)  Here  is  a peony  that  I have 
watched  for  years.  Selected  from  our  first  seed  bed  in  1904  as  a 
flower  of  the  second  class.  Planted  out  with  over  200  seedlings 
so  classed,  and  upon  its  second  blooming  after  transplanting,  re- 
selected as  of  first  class,  and  so  classed  ever  since.  We  have 
had  this  variety  under  constant  test  and  observation  since  1904, 
having  planted  it  in  six  different  soil  locations.  Its  uniform 
good  behavior  now  causes  us  to  introduce  it. 

Rose  type,  entirely  transformed.  Color  deep  rose  with  a silver 
sheen.  A peculiar  shade  of  rose  that  makes  everyone  who  sees 
it  want  it  as  being  something  strikingly  different  from  any  other 
rose  shade  they  have  before  seen  in  a peony.  Collar  a trifle 
lighter  than  the  guards.  Center  petals  silver  tipped.  Total  color 
effect  of  a number  of  blooms  is  that  of  blending  shades  of  rose. 
Fragrance  mild.  Blooming  season  with  Marie  Lemoine.  Habit 
of  plant  good,  medium  height  and  compact.  Stems  28  inches 
long,  and  of  good  strength.  A very  free  bloomer  with  large- 
sized  blossoms. 

Extra  good  as  a cut  flower.  Makes  a very  striking  display  un- 
der artificial  light.  The  color  effect  is  peculiar  where  a bouquet 
of  this  variety  is  made  up  of  blooms  in  different  stages  of  devel- 
opment. There  is  such  a variety  of  shades  that  were  you  not 
familiar  with  the  flower  you  would  swear  that  there  were  be- 
fore you  as  many  different  varieties  as  flowers.  L.  D.  $10.00. 
Three-year  clump,  $25.00. 

HARRIET  EARNS  LEY.  (Brand  1916.)  Rose  type,  flowers  of 
large  size  borne  one  to  a stem.  A beautiful  soft  pink  of  the 
color  and  type  of  Mad.  Emile  Galle,  but  later  and  of  better  sub- 
stance. A very  beautiful  variety  that  is  in  bloom  with  Rubra 
Grandiflora.  The  most  of  the  very  late  peonies  are  not  first 


HARRIET  FARNSLEY 

class  in  quality,  but  this  is  a gem.  Our  latest  and  one  of  our 
best.  L.  D.  $5.00.  Three-year  clump,  $10.00. 

HELEN  WOLAVER.  (Brand  1918.)  One  of  the  most  unique 
and  at  the  same  time  one  of  the  most  fascinating  of  peonies. 
Were  it  not  for  the  fact  that  you  must  cut  the  flowers  from 


peony  plants  you  would  almost  think  you  were  cutting  rose- 
buds when  you  cut  Helen  Wolaver  buds  from  the  bush,  so  strik- 
ing is  the  resemblance  of  the  bud  of  this  variety  to  that  of  the 
rose.  The  flower  is  very  late  and  does  not  come  to  perfection 
until  grown  on  four-year-old  plants,  when  the  results  are  won- 
derful. At  this  age  it  produces  a profusion  of  bloom  that  in 


HELEN  WOLAVER 

the  bud  look  almost  exactly  like  the  rosebuds.  Flowers  medium 
size  rose  type.  Prominent  stiff  sea-shell  pink  guard  petals,  more 
or  less  splashed  with  a deeper  pink,  together  with  generally  two 
rows  of  the  next  inner  petals  slowly  draw  away  and  leave  a com- 
pact rosebud  shaped  mass  of  petals  in  the  center.  Rose  scented. 
Taken  all  in  all,  the  most  beautiful  peony  of  recent  years.  L.  D. 
$5.00.  Three-year  clump,  $7.50. 

HENRY  AVERY.  (Brand  1907.)  With  a stock  of  sufficient  size 
to  permit  of  a satisfactory  judging  of  the  merits  of  the  variety, 
we  have  come  to  the  conclusion  that  in  Henry  Avery  we  have 
one  of  the  very  choicest  of  peonies.  The  plant  is  of  medium 
height  and  midseason  in  period  of  blooming.  Flowers  large  to 
very  large.  General  color  effect  creamy  white.  Guard  petals 
large  and  prominent,  enclosing  a great  ball  of  large  rose  type 
petals  of  the  same  even  color  as  the  guards.  Between  the  guards 
and  the  central  petals  is  a very  distinct  collar  running  from  an 
inch  to  an  inch  and  a half  in  width,  of  deep  bright-yellow  pet- 
als. This  collar  gives  the  flower  a very  striking  appearance,  as 
the  petals  are  a real  deep  yellow.  Fragrance  delicate  and  very 
pronounced.  If  you  are  looking  for  something  very  refined  in 
its  beauty,  you  will  not  be  disappointed  in  Henry  Avery.  L.  I). 
$10.00.  Three-year  clump,  $25.00. 

JEANNETTE  OPPLIGER.  (Brand  1913.)  Medium  size,  globu- 
lar, bomb,  guard  petals  prominent,  reflex  center,  petals  rising 
into  a small,  exquisitely  formed  dome.  A flower  of  the  most 
pleasing  salmon  pink  with  deep  shadings  of  rose  at  base  of 
petals.  The  blossoms  come  singly  and  are  produced  on  stiff, 
slender  stems.  Medium  season.  A chaste  little  flower.  Very 
pretty.  L.  D.  $1.00.  Three-year  clump,  $2.50. 

JUDGE  BERRY.  (Brand  1907.)  Prize  Peony.  Large  to  very 
large,  opening  back,  flat,  semi-rose  type.  The  bud  opens  pink,  the 
petals  open  farther  and  farther  back  until  it  becomes  a great 
flat  disk  of  variegated  pink  and  white  bloom  of  surpassing 


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beauty,  seven  to  eight  inches  in  diameter.  Ground  color  white, 
washed  with  a soft,  delicate  pink.  Petals  narrow,  long,  and 
fringed  with  some  stamens  intermingled.  Medium  tall,  very  pro- 
fuse bloomer  and  always  good.  Very  early  and  possesses  a very 
delicate,  though  charming  fragrance.  This  flower  is  the 
best  of  its  season.  It  is  a great  mass  of  loveliness  at 

the  very  beginning  of  the  peony  season,  when  most  of 
the  other  varieties  are  apt  to  be  medium  or  small,  which  makes 
it  stand  out  very  distinct  and  adds  much  to  its  desirability.  It 
is  singly  attractive  on  the  lawn,  and  where  a massive  effect  is 
desiied  for  interior  decorations,  it  is  simply  superb.  L.  D.  $10.00. 
Three-year  clump,  $25.00. 

LITTLE  SWEETHEART.  (Brand  1907.)  Small,  typical  bomb, 
with  prominent  recurved  guard  petals  of  delicate  salmon  pink. 
Center  petals  open  same  shade  and  fade  a trifle  lighter.  Dwarf, 
rigidly  erect,  covered  with  a perfect  mass  of  bloom.  Early  mid- 
season. A companion  plant  for  Commodore  Emge.  Same  height, 
same  type,  and  like  that  variety,  excellent  for  planting  in  rows 
about  a driveway.  Beautiful.  Can  always  be  depended  upon. 
E.  D.  75  cents.  Three-year  clump,  $1.50. 

LOUISA  BRAND.  (Brand  3913.)  Medium  sized,  deep  cone- 

shaped  bloom,  semi-rose  type.  Color  an  exquisite  blush  white, 
fading  to  white.  The  blossom  as  it  opens  resembles  a beautiful 
pink  water-lily.  The  center,  surrounded  by  broad,  drooping 
guard  petals,  gradually  rises,  the  petals  expand  and  the  blossom 
becomes  a tall  delicate  cone  of  glistening  pink  petals  intermingled 
with  golden  stamens.  A visitor  from  a distance  to  our  gardens, 
a lover  of  the  peony,  looking  over  the  new  varieties,  when  he 
reached  this  sort,  said:  “There  is  something  wonderful!  It  has 
well  paid  me  for  my  trip.”  Very  late.  Tall,  clean  foliage,  good 
bloomer,  fragrant.  L.  D.  $5.00.  Three-year  clump,  $10.00. 

LUETTA  PFEIFFER.  (Brand  1916.)  Semi-rose  type.  A very 
large  semi-double  pinkish  white,  produced  in  great  profusion 
on  long,  stout  stems.  Flowers  of  immense  size.  Large,  pure, 
glistening  petals  interspersed  with  just  enough  golden  stamens 
to  make  it  fascinating  and  beautiful.  Petals  here  and  there 
blotched  and  splashed  with  carmine. 

Shortly  after  I had  gotten  the  stock  of  this  beautiful  variety 
worked  up,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  A.  Pfeiffer,  of  the  Pfeiffer  Nursery 
Co.,  of  Winona,  Minnesota,  visited  my  grounds  and  selected  this 
sort  as  the  very  choicest  of  my  entire  collection  then  in  bloom, 
and  purchased  of  me  the  entire  stock  at  a large  price  and  named 
the  variety  Luetta  Preiffer  in  honor  of  Mrs.  Pfeiffer.  Of  this  va- 
riety I have  but  a single  show  plant.  During  the  season  of 
1919'  the  flowers  on  this  plant  were  next -to  those  of  Marth  Bul- 
lock, the  best  thing  we  had.  They  were  immense,  both  in  depth 
of  bloom  and  in  diameter.  A lady  to  whom  I showed  the  plant 
when  it  was  in  full  bloom,  said:  “Mr.  Brand,  if  you  had  not 
alreadj'  sold  this  variety  and  had  but  this  one  plant.  I would 
give  you  $1,000.00  for  it.”  Entire  sale  of  stock  controlled  by  the 
Pfeiffer  Nursery  Co.  L.  D.  $25.00. 

MARTHA  BULLOCH.  (Brand  1907.)  Prize  Peony.  Mammoth 
cup  shaped  blossom  often  9 to  12  inches  across.  The  largest  of 
the  good  peonies.  Deep  rose-pink  in  the  center,  shading  to  sil- 
very shell-pink  in  the  outer  petals.  Stalk  strong  and  erect.  The 
most  striking  and  distinct  of  all  our  seedlings.  The  delicate 
shadings  of  this  wonderful  flower  from  soft  shell-pink  on  the 
outside  to  a deep  rose-pink  in  the  center,  may  be  imagined  but 
can  never  be  described.  The  plant  itself  seems  to  realize  the 
beauty  of  its  flowers,  since  it  puts  forth  a strong,  stiff  stem 
which  supports  these  mammoth  blossoms  proudly  above  the  fo- 
liage as  if  to  say  to  the  floral  world:  “Match  me  if  you  can.” 

It  surpasses  everything  of  its  color  for  landscape  purposes. 
This,  unlike  most  large  peonies,  is  a fine  and  delicate  structure 
with  a strong  and  agreeable  fragrance  which  makes  it  most 
desirable  and  effective  as  a cut  flower.  A single  flower  on  a stall 
stem,  in  a graceful  crystal  vase,  produces  a charming  effect  in 
the  drawing-room  or  on  the  library  table.  Where  a peony  of 
enormous  size,  delicate  structure,  with  soft,  well  blended  colors 
and  having  a delightful  fragrance  is  desired,  it  can  be  found 
in  its  highest  degree  of  perfection  in  Martha  Bulloch.  One  of 
the  judges  of  the  Minnesota  State  Horticultural  Society  flower 
show,  a collector  and  recognized  connoisseur,  made  this  remark: 
“I  awarded  Martha  Bullock  first  prize  and  consider  it  one  of  the 
very  finest  peonies  in  existence,  gigantic  in  size  and  exquisitely 
beautiful,”  One  year  old,  $25.00.  Two-year  clump,  $50.00.  Three- 
year  clump,  $100.00. 


MOSES  HULL.  (Brand  1907.)  Dark  shell-pink  or  rose,  very 
large  and  full,  loose-cupped,  tufted,  petaloids,  somewhat  mot- 
tled, ends  of  petaloids  nearly  white.  Some  blossoms  9 inches 
across.  A remarkable  flower.  One  of  the  wonders  of  Nature's 
marvelous  works.  Midseason.  Fragrance  delicate  and  fine.  L. 
D.  $8.00.  Three-year  clump,  $10.00. 

MRS.  A.  G.  RUGGLES.  (Brand  1913.)  Large  to  very  large,  flat 
semi-rose.  Ground  color  white,  delicately  suffused  with  lilac, 
gradually  fading  to  white.  Flower  opens  out  flat.  Petals  long 
and  fringed.  Plant  strong.  Late.  Here  is  a wonderful  flower. 
A visitor  to  my  grounds  this  year  who  came  clear  across  the 
continent  to  see  these  flowers,  and  who  is  one  of  the  best  peony 
men  in  America,  said  to  me  while  we  were  admiring  the  peony 
Mrs.  A.  G.  Buggies:  “Mr.  Brand,  I wish  to  tell  you  how  I rank 

your  peonies.  Martha  Bulloch  first,  Frances  Willard  second. 
Mrs.  A.  G.  Buggies  third.  . . 

Flowers  come  in  great  clusters.  But  the  variety  must  be  dis- 
budded to  get  best  result.  One  of  the  very  best  peonies  in  cul- 
tivation. Sweet  scented.  L.  D.  $10.00.  Two-year  clump,  $20.00. 

MRS.  CAREW.  (Brand  1907.)  Large,  full,  rose-shaped  flower 
often  seven  inches  in  diameter.  Delicate,  silvery  blush,  some  in- 
ner petals  with  carmine  edges.  Often  blooms  in  clusters  of  four 
to  six.  Excellent  for  cutting.  This  peony  is  named  for  the 
composer  of  the  music  for  Longfellow’s  “Bridge.”  L.  D.  $3.00. 
Three-year  clump,  $7.50. 

PHOEBE  CAREY.  (Brand  1907).  This  variety  was  introduced 
in  1907,  but  was  so  good  that  before  we  were  aware  of  it  almost 
our  entire  stock  was  gone.  We  immediately  removed  it  from  our 
sale  list,  and  since  then  have  gradually  built  up  our  stock  again 
until  we  now  have  a fair  supply  of  plants  to  offer  our  customers. 
Phoebe  Carey  is  one  of  the  strictly  finest  peonies  in  existence. 
One  of  the  most  discriminating  peony  men  in  the  country  said 
of  this  variety  last  year  when  he  saw  it.  “It  is  in  a class  with 
Therese.  I must  have  it.” 


VICTORY  CHATEAU  THIERRY 
New  Brand  Peony 


A Bed  of  Three  Year  Old  Plants,  Season  1920.  Peony  “Louisa  Brand”  in  Foreground 


B RAND  PEONIES 


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True  rose  type.  Petals  large,  broad  and  of  good  substance. 
Flower  large,  flat,  slightly  cupped.  Color  a beautiful  rose  pink, 
with  center  slightly  deeper  in  shade.  Fragrance  very  pleasant. 
In  season  with  Marie  Lemoine.  An  erect,  tall  growing  variety, 
with  an  abundance  of  clean,  light-green  foliage.  A peony  that 
takes  with  everyone  who  sees  it.  Should  be  in  every  collection. 
One  year  old,  $10.00. 

RUTH  BRAND.  (Brand  1907.)  Very  large,  compact  bomb.  Guard 
petals  prominent,  enclosing  a grand  ball  of  compact  center  petals. 
A uniform,  soft  lavender  pink,  splashed  with  deep  lavender.  Tall 
stems,  fine,  graceful  and  strong,  holding  but  a single  bloom. 
Midseason.  Very  beautiful  in  bud.  A splendid  variety  to  cut. 
Has  a delicate  and  pleasing  fragrance.  This  flower  was  selected 
as  superior  to  all  others  of  its  color  on  account  of  the  waxy 
quality  of  the  petals  and  the  delicate  and  artistic  distribution 
of  the  colors.  The  marked  distinction  claimed  for  this  flower  is 
that  which  would  distinguish  the  work  of  a skillful  artist  from 
the  work  of  an  ordinary  painter  using  the  same  colors.  Other 
flowers  have  the  same  colors  and  some  of  them  almost  the  same 
proportion  of  colors,  but  none  of  them  has  the  delicate  blending 


and  delicate  shading  shown  in  this  wonderful  flower,  E.  D.  $2.50. 
Two-year  clump,  $4.00. 

SISTERS  ANNIE.  (Brand  1907.)  Barge,  semi-rose.  Ground 
color  a delicate  sea-shell  pink,  heavily  suffused  with  a deep  rose. 
Edge  of  petals  fringed.  A beautiful  flower  of  the  deep,  flat  type 
with  stamens  showing  among  the  petals.  Tall,  stout  stems,  me- 
dium season.  E.  D.  $1.00.  Three-year  clump,  $3.00. 

SUSAN  B.  ANTHONY.  (Brand  1907.)  Medium  size,  loosely  ar- 
ranged, semi-rose  type.  Color  a delicate  creamy  pink  on  a white 
ground  as  the  flower  opens,  slowly  fading  to  white.  Very  prettv. 

E.  D.  $1.00.  Three-year  clump,  $3.00. 

WM.  PENN.  (Brand  1907.)  Immense,  compact,  semi-rose  type. 
Color  light  rose,  changing  toi  a more  delicate  rose  at  edge  of 
petals.  Edge  of  petals  notched.  Plant  of  medium  height,  strong 
grower,  lavish  bloomer.  Blooms  are  of  such  gigantic  size  that 
the  strong  stems  need  support  to  keep  the  flowers  from  the 
ground.  Notwithstanding  the  great  size  of  the  blossoms  they  are 
of  wondrous  beauty.  The  most  massive  of  all  good  peonies. 
E.  D.  $1.00.  Three  year  old,  $3.00. 


Double  Red  Varieties 


A.  J.  DAVIS.  (Brand  1907.)  Very  large,  loose,  semi-rose.  A tall- 
growing,  early  midseason,  good  bright  crimson.  A very  reliable 
\ariety  that  comes  good  every  year.  Flowers  large,  produced 
generally  one  to  a stem.  Petals  large  and  loosely  arranged, 
showing  stamens.  One  of  the  very  good  reds.  E.  D.  $3.00.  Three- 
year  clump,  $5.00. 

AUNT  EEEEN.  (Brand  1907.)  Large,  loose,  semi-rose.  Rich, 
uniform,  purplish  crimson  with  stamens.  A fine  crimson.  Early, 
coming  just  after  Richard  Carvel  in  season.  This  is  a good 
bloomer  year  after  year,  one  that  can  be  depended  upon.  E.  D. 
75  cents.  Three-year  clump,  $1.50. 

BEN  FRANKEIN.  (Brand  1907.)  Medium  sized  blossoms  of 
semi-rose  type.  A brilliant  crimson  with  darker  shadings  at  base 
of  petals.  Very  tall,  erect  stems  carry  single  blossoms  in  great 
profusion.  Medium  early.  This  is  one  of  the  most  striking  of 
our  dark  peonies.  A splendid  commercial  variety.  A fine  sort 
for  massing.  The  fragrance  of  this  flower  is  slight  but  agree- 
able. It  is  equally  desirable  as  a cut  flower  and  as  a landscape 
variety.  The  flowers  unfold  slowly  and  carry  their  form  and 
color  much  longer  than  most  red  varieties.  It  is  a charmer  and 
will  give  satisfaction.  A single  plant  or  a group  on  the  lawn, 
or  a vase  filled  with  these  gorgeous  blossoms  always  attracts 
attention  and  calls  forth  exclamations  of  delight  and  comments 
of  admiration.  E.  D.  $2.00,  Three-year  clump,  $5.00. 

BRAND  S MAGNIFICENT.  (Brand  1918.)  Another  great  red. 
We  have  become  noted  as  the  producers  of  a line  of  the  very 
best  red  peonies  in  cultivation.  The  late  Rev.  C.  S.  Harrison 
said,  “The  Brands  lead  the  world  in  their  reds.”  We  have  pro- 
duced many  very  fine  reds,  and  of  these  this  is  one  of  the  very 
best.  Plant  medium  height,  midseason,  wonderfully  profuse. 
Blossom  semi-rose  and  very  beautiful  in  shape.  Petals  all  large 
like  those  of  a rose.  Color  deep,  dark  red  with  a bluish  cast. 
The  nearest  blue  of  any  red  peony.  When  this  variety  is  in 
bloom  people  will  turn  to  it  time  and  time  again  as  the  best 
red  they  have  ever  seen.  Wonderful  because  of  the  beautiful 
form  of  the  flower,  its  prodigality  of  bloom,  its  great,  broad, 
symmetrically  arranged  petals,  and  its  magnificent  color  effect. 
E.  D.  $25.00.  Two-year  clump,  $50.00.  Stock  very  limited. 

CHARLES  McKEEEIP.  (Brand  1907.)  Prize  Peony.  Probably 
the  most  perfect  in  form  of  the  crimson  peonies.  Semi-rose 
type.  The  irregular  rich  crimson  petals  of  the  center  are  min- 
gled with  golden  stamens  and  surrounded  by  rows  of  broad, 
•silky  guard  petals.  This  flower  should  be  found  in  every  col- 
lection because  of  the  perfect  form  of  the  flower  and  the  deep, 
rich,  ruby  color  of  the  individual  blossom.  It  has  a charm  pe- 
culiarly its  own.  Once  seen,  no  one  is  every  satisfied  until  he  has 
added  it  to  his  collection.  E.  D.  $5.00.  Three-year  clump,  $10.00. 

COMMODORE  EMGE.  (Brand  1919.)  Medium  bomb  type.  Dark 
crimson.  One  color.  Dwarf  grower.  Good  strong  stems.  Pro- 


fuse bloomer.  Medium  to  late.  A splendid  sort  where  a row  is 
wanted  along  a driveway,  as  its  blooms  are  held  erect  on  stiff 
stems  in  such  great  profusion  as  to  cover  the  plant  completely, 
making  one  long  uniform  row  of  striking  crimson.  E.  D.  75 
cents. 

GOVERNOR  JOHNSON.  (Brand  1907.)  Tall  and  graceful.  When 
in  bud,  delightfully  conspicuous  and  attractive.  As  the  bud  ex- 
pands and  opens  into  a larger  vivid  crimson  blossom,  with  just 
enough  gold  in  it  and  none  too  much,  it  is  still  more  pleasing. 
When  the  main  blossom  begins  to  fall,  the  orbs,  mediumly  long 
and  graceful,  still  attract  the  attention  of  all.  This  is  a unique 
and  attractive  variety,  particularly  good  for  landscape  work. 
E.  D.  $1.00.  Three-year  clump,  $2.50. 

H.  F.  REDDICK.  (Brand  1913.)  Large,  semi-rose,  brilliant,  dark 
crimson,  with  golden  stamens  showing  among  the  petals.  Medium 
height.  One  of  our  best  dark  reds.  It  has  the  same  irresistible 
and  indescribable  brilliancy  of  red  as  Mary  Brand,  which  the 
intermingled  yellow  stamens  tend  to  heighten  and  accentuate. 
This  variety  is  sometimes  preferred  by  those  fanciers  who  admire 
the  commingling  of  the  yellow  with  the  red.  Its  fine  habit  of 
growth,  its  beautiful  blossoms,  and  its  profuse  blooming  habit 
make  of  it  a variety  which  every  collector  should  have.  E.  D. 
$3.00.  Two-year  clump,  $5.00.  Three-year  clump,  $7.50. 

EONGFEEEOW.  (Brand  1907.)  Prize  Peony.  A bright  crim- 
son with  a cherry  tone.  Perhaps  the  most  brilliant  of  all  the 
red  peonies.  Ever  since  we  selected  this  variety  from  our  first 
seed  bed  in  1904  down  to  the  present  moment,  P have  always 
claimed  that  it  was  the  best  dark  red  peony  in  existence,  bar 
none.  At  the  time  our  first  seed  bed  was  in  bloom  we  had  daily 
many  visitors  to  our  grounds  to  see  this  wonderful  sight  of 
nearly  eight  thousand  seedling  peonies  in  bloom  at  once.  The 
bed  contained  many  dark  reds  scattered  promiscuously  all  over 
it.  But  there  was  one  plant,  the  bloom  of  which  was  so  striking 
in  its  color,  so  much  brighter  than  that  of  any  other  red,  and 
there  were  probably  300  deep  reds  in  different  shades  in  bloom 
at  the  time,  that  even  the  most  casual  observer  would  pick  this 
one  out.  One  day  a gentleman  drove  up  from  town  and  around 
the  bed.  Stopping  at  the  southwest  corner  and  pointing  ten  rods 
across  the  flowers  to  the  northeast  corner  of  the  bed,  he  said 
to  my  father,  who  was  with  him : “Do  you  see  that  bright  red 

way  across  there  in  the  corner  there,  that  red  that  is  so  much 
brighter  and  finer  than  any  of  the  other  reds?  Well,  I will  give 
you  ten  dollars  for  that  plant.”  “No,”  father  said,  “a  hundred 
times  ten  dollars  wouldn’t  buy  that  plant;  it  isn’t  for  sale.” 
That  plant  was  Longfellow,  at  that  time  an  unnamed  seedling 
blooming  for  the  first  time.  And  ten  dollars  at  that  time  was  an 
almost  unheard  of  price  for  a peony.  Mary  Brand,  now  gener- 
ally credited  with  being  the  best  dark  red,  is  a larger  flower 
than  Longfellow,  but  the  flower  is  not  so  delicately  beautiful  in 
the  symmetrical  arrangement  of  its  petals  and  in  its  general  form, 
and  it  is  not  near  so  bright  in  color.  The  plant  is  also  desirable 


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Another  of  Our  Two  Year  Seedling  Beds 


in  having  good,  clean  foliage,  good  habit  of  growth,  long,  stiff 
stems,  and  good  clean  roots. 

Longfellow  is  a great  flower,  and  I am  not  afraid  to  prophesy 
that  for  years  to  come  it  will  stand  at  the  head  of  all  deep  bright 
reds. 

Longfellow  is  given  special  mention  in  the  report  of  the  Secre- 
tary of  the  American  Peony  Society,  in  the  report  of  the  Phila- 
delphia show.  L.  D.  $10.00.  Two-year  clump,  $15.00.  Three-year 
clump,  $25.00. 

MARY  BRAND.  (Brand  1907.)  Prize  Peony.  A vivid  crimson 
with  a silky  sheen  that  gives  it  a wonderful  brilliance.  The 
golden  stamens  are  scattered  through  the  center  of  irregularly 
fringed  petals.  The  description  of  a single  flower  gives  but  a 
slight  idea  of  the  beauty  of  the  growing  plant.  The  single 
flowers  are  often  immense,  while  many  of  the  strong  stems  bear 
three  or  four  large  blossoms.  The  plant,  which  is  of  medium 
height,  is  often  a mass  of  crimson  bloom.  Probably  the  best 
dark  red  peony  in  cultivation,  for  lasting  effects  as  a cut  flower 
as  well  as  in  the  garden.  Not  quite  so  bright  in  color  as  Long- 
fellow, but  a much  larger  bloomer.  Midseason.  Its  fragrance 
is  also  delightful  and  charming.  Mr.  C.  S.  Harrison,  the  vet- 
eran author  of  the  Peony  Manual  and  a discriminating  expert,  in 


an  address  before  the  Minnesota  Horticultural  Association,  June, 
1916,  said  of  it:  “Mary  Brand  is  the  grandest  red  peony  in  ex- 

istence.” We  think  Mr.  Harrison  is  right,  and  we  believe  that  all 
discriminating  experts  will  agree  with  him.  It  qualifies  from 
every  standpoint  of  excellence,  and  is  unquestionably  a superb 
and  wonderful  creation.  L.  D.  $7.50.  Two-year  clump,  $15.00. 
Three-year  clump,  $25.00. 

MIDNIGHT.  (Brand  1907.)  “The  Black  Peony.”  Large,  loose, 
semi-rose,  deep  maroon,  plume-shaped  flower.  Large  flower  borne 
on  long  stiff  stems.  Beautiful  in  mass,  or  in  contrast.  Magnifi- 
cent cutting  variety.  Medium  early,  just  before  Longfellow.  It 
is  a question  as  to  which  is  the  better  peony,  Midnight  or  Prince 
of  Darkness.  Midnight  is  a trifle  the  largest,  and  when  grown 
side  by  side  shows  darker.  But  both  should  be  in  every  good 
collection.  Two  magnificent  varieties.  L.  D.  $3.00.  Three-year 
clump,  $5.00. 

OLD  SILVER  TIP.  (Brand  1918.)  Here  is  a very  fine  peony 
that  I have  been  testing  for  fourteen  years,  before  finally  placing 
on  the  market  for  sale.  A lifetime  spent  in  horticulture  and 
floriculture  has  taught  me  to  be  careful  about  introducing  a 
new  variety  of  fruit  or  flower.  There  are  many  things  to  be 
considered  in  deciding  upon  the  merits  or  demerits  of  a new  can- 


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didate  for  honors.  I have  dropped  the  idea  that  I can  deter- 
mine the  merits  of  a variety  from  seeing  the  flowers  of  a single 
plant  or  of  a few  plants  upon  a single  occasion  and  in  but  one 
location.  I have  rather  come  to  the  conclusion  that  to  really  de- 
termine the  worth  of  a new  peony,  and  what  is  true  of  a peony 
is  true  of  all  new  plants,  one  must  see  it  in  bloom  in  great  num- 
bers upon  plants  of  different  ages  planted  in  many  different  lo- 
cations and  soils,  and  study  it  through  a period  of  years.  If  it 
stands  such  a test  and  comes  up  to  expectations,  then  it  is 
worthy  of  a name  and  of  being  introduced  to  the  public. 

Such  a peony  is  Old  Silver  Tip,  so  named  because  of  the  very 
marked  silver  effect  on  the  edges  of  the  petals  as  the  blooms 
open,  and  which  gives  a very  beautiful,  irridescent  effect  to  the 
color  of  the  flowers  as  you  stand  and  look  up  a row  of  this  va- 
riety, with  its  silvered  petals  gently  moving  in  the  wind. 

Old  Silver  Tip  is  a wonderfully  profuse  blooming  flower,  semi- 
rose type.  Flowers  of  large  size  produced  on  compact  growing 
plants  of  medium  height  and  mid-season.  Color  a soft  madder- 
red  with  a pronounced  silver  sheen  on  petals  as  the  flower  devel- 
ops Both  a good  cut  flower  and  good  for  landscape  values.  A 
very  desirable  sort  that  through  the  many  years  I have  had  it 
under  test  has  universally  produced  an  abundance  of  first-class, 
good  Sized  bloom.  L.  D.  $10.00.  Three-year  clump,  $25.00. 

PRINCE  OF  DARKNESS.  (Brand  1907.)  Large,  loose,  semi- 
rose. A rich,  dark  maroon  peony  of  the  typical  semi-rose  type. 
One  of  the  very  darkest  peonies  in  cultivation.  Petals  slightly 
fringed  with  dark  shadings  on  the  edges.  Opens  early  and  lasts 
long.  Free  bloomer.  Excellent  for  landscape  effect  and  for  cut- 
ting It  is  a question  whether  this  variety  is  not  just  as  good 
and  dark  as  Mons.  Martin  Cahuzac.  L.  D.  $2.00.  Three-year 
clump,  $3.50. 

RICHARD  CARVED.  (Brand  1913.)  Immense  globular  bomb. 
Flower  bright,  all  one  shade  of  crimson.  Guard  petals  large, 
broad  and  prominent.  Center  petals  gathered  into  an  immense 
central  dome.  Early,  tall,  very  stout  stems,  annual  and  profuse 
bloomer.  What  Mons.  Jules  Elie  is  to  pinks,  this  variety  is  to 
the  early  crimsons.  One  of  the  earliest  to  bloom.  On  account  of 
its  extra  early  blooming  qualities,  large  size  and  blending  colors, 
this  variety  has  already  become  a well  established  favorite.  The 
demand  is  increasing  from  year  to  year.  A single  plant  on  the 


lawn  is  attractive  and  delightful.  It  is  beautiful  and  lasting,  and 
on  account  of  its  delicate  fragrance,  is  valuable  as  a cut  flower. 
The  best  of  all  early  dark  reds.  The  odor  of  most  reds  is  of- 
fensive, but  the  odor  of  Richard  Carvel  is  pleasant  and  pro- 
nounced, a very  desirable  quality  in  a red  flower.  L.  D.  $5.00. 
Three-year  clump,  $10.00. 

ROSE  HERE.  (Brand  1907.)  Prize  Peony.  Dark  rose,  solid 
color,  seed  pods  green,  tipped  white,  two  rows  guard  petals,  wide 
and  narrow  petals  in  center,  a white  stripe  running  through  cen- 
ter of  petals.  A lovely  and  very  attractive  flower.  E.  D.  $1.75 
Three-year  clump,  $2.50. 

WINNIFRED  DOMME.  (Brand  1913.)  Medium  sized  flower  with 
tall,  prominent  bomb  center.  Color  a bright,  all-in-one-color 
crimson.  Guard  petals  prominent,  reflex.  Center  compact,  dense. 
Dwarf  habit,  blossoms  one  to  a stalk,  and  held  rigidly  erect. 
Very  profuse.  An  annual  bloomer  and  always  good.  In  making 
our  selections  from  the  seedling  beds  we  attempt  to  plant  all  va- 
rieties of  a color  side  by  side  for  comparison.  When  in  bloom 
this  variety  is  so  bright  as  to  be  distinguishable  across  the  gar- 
den from  all  others  of  its  season.  Medium  early.  A splendid  va- 
riety. L.  D.  $5.00.  Three-year  clump,  $10.00. 


Indianapolis,  Ind.  “I  liked  them  all , and  especially  Ches- 
tine  Gowdy.  Richard  Carvel  and  Mary  Brand  which  I bought 
of  you  last  fall  bloomed  this  spring,  and  I like  them  better 
than  any  reds  I have  yet  seen.” 

Dover,  Ohio.  “Chestine  Gowdy,  Frances  Willard,  Richard 
Carvel,  Longfellow,  Ella  W.  Wilcox  are  wonderful  here. 
Richard  Carvel  is  the  Brand  Supreme,  early,  tall,  free,  sure, 
grand.” 

“Richard  Carvel  that  you  sent  me  last  fall  was  certainly  a 
grand  bloomer.  It  had  five  big  blooms  on  it.  Can  you  furnish 
me  with  a pink  that  will  equal  this  red?” 

St.  Louis:  This  little  fellow  is  George 
LeBrun  Smith. 

The  peony  he  is  standing  by  is  Reine 
Hortense  and  you  supplied  the  root  to 
me  last  fall.  I bought  thirty  roots  from 
you  at  that  time  and  over  two-thirds  of 
them  supplied  flowers  this  spring,  the 
plants  having  from  three  to  six  blooms 
on  them. 

We  had  some  very  late  frost  that  also 
hurt  the  peonies,  as  nearly  every  plant 
had  buds  that  promised  nice  blooms. 

The  three  large  peonies  right  by  the 
baby  are  Reine  Hortense.  The  smaller 
bud  just  under  his  right  hand  and  just 
opening  is  Avalance,  and  the  three  pe- 
onies further  back  are  Little  Sweetheart 
and  this  bush  had  six  flowers  on  it, 
some  of  which  had  been  picked. 

I was  very  well  pleased  with  the  qual- 
ity of  the  roots  sent  me  last  fall  and 
will  undoubtedly  put  in  another  border 
this  fall. 

Thanking  you  for  your  many  courte- 
sies, I am, 


Very  truly  yours, 

Geo.  F.  Smith, 


George  LeBrun  Smith 


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SELECTED  PE  O N I E S 


Single  Varieties 


Of  the  thousands  of  single  varieties  that 
have  appeared  in  our  seedling  beds,  so 
few  have  seemed  to  us  worthy  of  cultiva- 
tion that  we  have  given  little  attention  to 
the  class  as  a whole.  But  occasionally  a 
single  occurs  that  combines  marked  dis- 
tinction of  form  and  color  with  a strong 
stem  and  perfect  plant  habit.  In  all  the 
years  that  we  have  been  selecting  out  va- 
rieties from  our  seedling  beds,  we  have 
chosen  only  four  singles  for  propagation. 

We  are  now  listing  these  together  with 
the  Dessert  variety,  Albiflora. 

ALBIFLORA.  (Dessert  1902.)  Very  large, 
single  white,  with  long  yellow  stamens. 
Fragrant.  Tall,  very  early,  free  blooming 
in  clusters.  A third  larger  bloom  than 
the  ordinary  Albiflora.  E.  D.  $2.00. 


DARKNESS.  (Brand  1913.)  Single,  large. 
Color  very  dark  maroon  with  darker  mark- 
ings in  lower  half  of  petals  which  surround 
a bold  cluster  of  golden  stamens.  Tall, 
strong  stems.  Good  bloomer.  Very  early. 
An  exceptionally  good  cut  flower.  Its 
charm  of  blending  colors  and  its  delight- 
ful fragrance  make  it  particularly  choice 
for  cut  flowers.  Not  for  sale. 

EDITH  WEST.  (Brand  1920.)  A pure  white 
single.  Petals  long,  of  good  substance,  and 
symmetrically  arranged.  Center  of  yellow 
stamens  large  and  prominent.  Stems  me- 
dium height  and  straight,  holding  flowers 
rigidly  erect.  Midseason.  A daintily  beau- 
tiful flower.  E.  D.  $5.00. 


HARRIET  OLNET.  (Brand  1920.)  Flow- 
ers large.  Petals  long,  broad,  and  shapely. 
Color  a soft  rose,  combining  attractively 
with  the  prominent  yellow  center.  Stems 
of  medium  length  and  perfectly  straight, 
hold  the  large  flower  erect.  Midseason.  Very 
good.  E.  D.  $5.00. 

MEEEIN  KNIGHT.  (Brand  1920.)  A tall, 
straight  growing  plant  with  dark  reddish 
stems,  which  are  strong  enough  to  hold  the 
flowers  well  up.  The  petals,  long,  narrow, 
and  evenly  rounded  on  the  edges,  give  the 
flower  a beautiful  appearance,  both  on  close 
examination  and  from  a distance.  Color  a 
bright,  rich  crimson.  Extra  good.  E.  D. 
$5.00. 


IBranb’s  Htst  of  iklecteb  peonies 

White  Varieties 


ALBA  SUEEUREA.  (Calot  1860.)  Large, 
splendidly  built,  bomb -shaped  flower. 
Guard  petals  prominent  and  pure  white, 
center  sulphur  yellow.  Flowers  held  erect 
on  stiff  stems.  Our  stock  of  this  variety 
is  pure.  Splendid  cut  flower.  E.  D.  50 
cents.  Three-year  clump,  $1.00. 

AESACE  LORRAINE.  (Lemoine  1906.) 
Semi-rose  type,  late  midseason.  Supposed 
to  have  the  same  parentage  as  La  France, 
having  the  same  habit  of  growth  as  that 
famous  variety ; growth  erect,  upright, 
with  the  foliage  standing  off  in  a marked 
way  from  the  plant.  Very  large  imbricat- 
ed flowers  in  clusters.  The  petals  are 
pronouncedly  pointed  and  the  center  pet- 
als are  arranged  like  those  of  a water 
lily.  The  color  is  a rich  creamy-white, 
center  of  the  flower  is  delicately  tinted 
brownish-yellow.  One  of  the  best  and 
most  highly  prized  of  the  new  French  va- 
rieties. E.  D.  $4.00. 

ALFRED  DE  MUSSET.  (Crousse  1885.) 
Large  well-formed  flowers.  Milk  white 
with  a blush  center  and  crimson  flecks.  A 
tall,  free  bloomer.  Fragrant.  Late.  Very 
choice.  E.  D.  $1.00. 

AURORE.  (Dessert  1904.)  Semi-rose  type. 
Late.  Extra  large,  flat,  loose  bloom.  Color 
lilac  white  with  collar  of  milk-white 
flecked  with  crimson.  Guards  prominent- 
ly flecked  with  carmine.  The  very  center 
cf  the  bloom  is  the  same  shade  as  the 
guards.  Fragrant  and  fine.  E.  D.  $2.00. 

AVALANCHE.  A very  large  milk-white 
flower  of  perfect  form.  Base  of  petals  re- 
flect a soft  yellow.  A few  of  the  central 
petals  are  delicately  edged  with  carmine. 
Strong  grower,  profuse  bloomer,  fragrant. 
Late  midseason.  Extra  fine.  E.  D.  $1.00. 
Three-year  clump,  $2.00. 

BARONESS  SCHROEDER.  (Kelway.) 
Plume  shaped  flower  with  irregularly 


shaped  petals,  sometimes  fringed.  Opens 
delicate  blush,  changing  soon  to  pure 
white.  Strong  grower  and  free  bloomer. 
Delicate  odor.  Regarded  as  one  of  the 
world’s  best  peonies.  E.  D.  $1.50.  Three- 
year  clump,  $3.00. 

BLANCHE  CIRE.  (Dessert  1888.)  Clear, 
waxy  cream  white,  medium  size;  crown 
type;  fragrant,  erect,  medium  height.  Per- 
haps the  earliest  of  the  Albaflora  species 
to  bloom.  Fragrance  delicate  and  agree- 
able. Very  desirable  as  an  early  cut 
flower  variety.  E.  D.  50  cents.  Three- 
year  clump,  $1.00. 

BOUEE  De  NEIGE.  (Calot  1862.)  Large 
globular,  compact,  semi-rose  type.  Color 
milk  white,  with  guards  and  center  flecked 
with  crimson.  Tall,  erect,  profuse  bloom- 
er. Early  midseason.  One  of  the  good 
whites.  Very  good.  E.  D.  75  cents. 

CAN  ARE  (Guerin  1861.)  Late  midseason. 
Bomb  type.  Guard  petals  white,  flushed 
with  pink,  center  deep  primrose  yellow. 
Fragrant,  tall,  very  good.  Strong  divis- 
ions. E.  D.  50  cents.  Three-year  clump, 
$1.00. 

CANDIDISSIMA.  (Calot  1856.)  An  at- 
tractive variety  of  the  rose  type.  Guard 
petals  creamy  white;  center  sulphur,  deli- 
cately tinted  flesh,  with  carpeloides  in  cen- 
ter tipped  green.  Strong  grower  and  free 
bloomer.  A few  days  earlier  than  Festiva 
Maxima.  E.  D.  50  cents.  Three-year 
clump,  $1.50. 

CLAUDE  GEEEEE.  (Lemoine  1904.)  Late. 
Rose  type.  Uniform  creamy  white.  Dwarf, 
compact  grower.  Very  neat  and  pretty. 

E.  D.  $2.00. 

COURONNE  d’OR.  (Calot  1873).  Very 
large,  imbricated  blooms  of  perfect  form. 
Color  milk  white,  reflecting  yellow  with 
golden  stamens  showing  between  the  pet- 


als and  adding  to  the  brightness  of  the 
flower.  Very  fragrant,  a splendid  bloomer 
and  a strong  plant.  A reliable  flower  in 
all  respects.  One  of  the  finest  whites  in 
existence.  Season  a little  before  Marie 
Lemoine.  E.  D.  75  cents.  Three-year 
clump,  $1.50. 

DUC  DE  WELLINGTON.  (Calot  1859.) 
Bomb.  Guard  petals  broad  and  pure  white. 
Center  flower  of  sulphur  white,  large,  pro- 
fuse, fragrant,  late.  Fine  cut  flower.  A 
splendid  white.  E.  D.  50  cents.  Three- 
year  clump,  $1.50. 

DUCHESSE  DE  NEMOURS.  (Calot  1858.) 
Crown  type,  early.  Follows  Festiva  Maxi- 
ma by  a few  days.  A splendid  cup-shaped 
sulphur-white  flower  with  a greenish  re- 
flex that  lights  up  the  entire  blossom, 
which  gradually  changes  to  a pure  white. 
Exceptionally  beautiful  in  the  half-opened 
bud  stage.  E.  D.  75  cents.  One-year  clump, 
$1.00.  Three-year  clump,  $1.50. 

DUCHESS  OF  TECK.  (Kelway.)  Large 
semi-rose  type.  Creamy  white,  with  car- 
mine touches  on  central  petals.  Good 
strong  habit  and  fine  bloomer.  One  of  the 
good  ones.  This  is  not  the  true  Duchess 
of  Teck.  It  was  sold  to  us  by  Kelway 
as  that  variety.  We  have  never  been  able 
to  identify  it,  but  since  it  is  a splendid 
flower,  we  keep  it  in  our  list.  E.  D.  75 
cents.  Three-year  clump,  $2.00. 

ENCHANTRESS.  (Lemoine  1903.)  Rose 
type,  very  late.  Very  large  globular,  com- 
pact flower.  Color  creamy-white,  guards 
splashed  crimson.  Center  of  flower  faint- 
ly flecked  crimson.  Delicious  fragrance. 
Erect,  tall,  vigorous  grower.  A perfect 
jewel.  One  year  old,  $6.50. 

FESTIVA.  (Donkelaer  1838.)  Full  double- 
rose type.  Cream  white  with  prominent 
crimson  spots  on  some  petals.  Very  fra- 
grant. In  blossom  about  a week  after  Fes- 


SELECTED  PEONIES 


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ELLA  CHRISTIANSEN 
New  Brand  Peony 


tiva  Maxima.  This  peony,  around  Chicago, 
goes  under  the  name  of  Drop  White.  An 
excellent  variety.  L.  D.  75  cents.  Three- 

Syear  clump,  $1.50. 

FESTIVA  MAXIMA.  (Meillez  1851.)  Ex- 
tra large,  full,  globular,  rose  type.  Pure 
S wihite,  with  bright,  carmine  flakes  on  the 
| edges  of  the  center  petals.  Fragrant, 
i Heavy  and  abundant  clean,  bright  foliage. 
1 Abundant  bloom  on  long,  strong  stems. 
I Early.  The  most  popular  all-around  white 
if  peony  in  existence.  L.  D.  75  cents.  Two- 
j year  clump,  $1.25.  Three-year  clump,  $1.50. 

j FRANCES  SHATLOR.  (Shaylor.)  A waxy 
I cream  color.  The  stamens  are  canary  yel- 
I low,  edged  with  a deep  gold.  They  are 
t!  long  as  petals  and  present  a very  pleas- 
i ing  effect.  (Originator’s  description.)  Not 
for  sale. 

GRANDIFLORA  NIVEA  PLENA.  (Le- 
moine  1824.)  Rose  type,  very  early.  Large 
I globular  flowers;  guards  milk-white;  col- 
li lar  pure  white;  center,  on  first  opening, 

I an  intermingling  of  white,  salmon,  and 
sulphur-yellow ; fragrant.  Though  one  of 
the  oldest  varieties,  it  ranks  among  the 
i best,  and  the  true  stock  is  scarce.  L.  D. 
$1.00. 

GRETCHEN.  (Goos  and  Koenemann, 
1911.)  Rose  type.  A beautifully  formed 
! flower.  Ivory  white,  tinted  flesh.  Strong, 

! erect  grower  of  dwarf  habit.  Not  for  sale. 

JAMES  KELWAY.  (Kelway.)  Very  large, 

, loose,  semi-rose  type.  Rose-white  chang- 
ing to  milk-white,  tinged  yellow  at  the 
base  of  petals.  Strong  grower,  midseason. 
Very  double  and  full.  Frangrance  strong 
j|  and  pleasing.  L.  D.  $2.00.  Two-year 
clump,  $5.00. 

JESSIE  SHAYLOR.  (Shaylor.)  Large 
bloom  on  tall  stiff  stems.  Fragrant.  A 
very  pleasing  shade  of  deep  crimson  with 
ii  golden  touches.  Midseason.  Not  for  sale. 

I JUBILEE.  (Pleas  1911.)  Rose  type,  mid- 
season. The  originator  of  this  variety 
said  of  it:  “Jubilee  was  undoubtedly  the 

largest  bloom  of  any  that  I had.  It  cannot 
be  compared  with  anything  else,  as  it  is 
entirely  different  in  form  and  very  hand- 
j some.”  Delicate  pink,  entirely  enveloped 
j;  in  a halo  of  angelic  white.  A variety  dif- 
{ ficult  to  describe.  L.  D.  $15.00.  Strong 
one-year  plants,  $25.00. 

KELWAY’S  GLORIOUS.  (Kelway  1909.) 

' Large  flowers  of  pure  glistening  white 
i with  a touch  of  pink  on  the  outer  petals. 
I:  Sweetly  scented.  Kelway’s  best  introduc- 
i tion.  One  of  the  very  best  flowers  exhib- 
ited  at  the  Cleveland  show  of  the  Ameri- 
can  Peony  Society,  1918.  L.  D.  $30.00. 

LA  LORRAINE.  (Lemoine  1901.)  Rose 
1 1 type,  midseason,  bearing  enormous  globu- 
i lar  flowers,  color  creamy  white  overlaid 
I j with  the  daintiest  soft  pink ; sometimes  it 
I shows  just  a touch  of  salmon-pink.  The 
l|  petals  are  large.  Flowers  last  well  on 
h both  plant  and  as  cut  flowers.  Delicate 
||  fragrance.  Not  for  sale. 

LA  PERLE.  (Crousse  1885.)  Large  cup- 
shaped flowers,  blush  white,  growing  a lit- 
tle darker  around  the  edges.  Fragrant, 
i j Midseason.  Extra  good.  L.  D.  $1.00.  Two- 
i year  clump,  $2.00. 


LA  ROSIERE.  (Crousse  1888.)  Large  flow- 
ers produced  in  large  clusters.  Petals  im- 
bricated. Straw  yellow  at  the  center, 
shading  to  a creamy  white  border.  Fra- 
grance pleasant.  Very  free  bloomer.  A 
striking  variety.  L.  D.  $1.50.  Two-year 
clump,  $2.25. 

LA  TENDRESSE.  (Crousse  1896.)  Rose 
type,  early.  Very  full,  spreading  flowers 
of  immense  size  in  clusters,  petals  very 
thick  and  wax-like.  Color  creamy-white, 
changing  to  pure  white,  guards  slightly 
splashed,  center  flecked  crimson.  Flecks 
are  very  prominent  on  some  blooms,  very 
slight  on  others.  Very  free  flowering  and 
fragrant.  One  of  Crousse’s  very  choicest 
productions.  L.  D.  $2.00. 

LA  TULIPE.  (Calot  1872.)  Medium  large, 
flat,  semi-rose  type.  Lilac  white,  fading 
to  creamy  white  with  outer  guard  petals 
striped  and  center  petals  tipped  with  car- 
mine. Fragrant.  Blooms  held  erect  on 
tall  straight  stems.  Late.  Extra  commer- 
cial sort.  L.  D.  75  cents.  Three-year 
clump,  $1.50. 

LE  CYGNE.  (Lemoine  1907.)  Rose  type, 
midseason.  Grows  about  two-thirds  as 
tall  as  Festiva  Maxima,  with  good,  stiff, 
rigid  stems ; foliage  the  darkest  green  of 
all  peonies;  buds  borne  in  clusters.  Very 
large,  perfectly  formed  flowers  with  broad 
imbricated  petals.  Color  creamy  white 
with  a greenish  luminosity  at  the  heart, 
passing  to  a clear  paper-white  with  age. 
The  globular,  compact  type  of  bloom 
makes  it  easily  distinguishable  from  all 


others;  probably  the  finest  of  all  white  pe- 
onies. Easily  scores  the  six  points  of 
excellence.  L.  D.  $20.00.  One  year  old, 
$25.00. 

LORCH.  (Goos  & Koenemann.)  Tall,  very 
compact,  full  rose  type.  Creamy  white, 
tinted  pale  rose.  Fine.  Not  for  sale. 

MADAME  CROUSSE.  (Calot  1866.)  Very 
large,  compact,  finely  formed  flower.  Snow 
white  with  center  petals  edged  with  car- 
mine. A good  all-purpose  flower.  Mid- 
season. One  of  the  best.  L.  D.  75  cents. 
Three-year  clump,  $1.50. 

MADAME  D.  TREYERAN.  (Dessert  1899.) 
Very  large,  flat,  compact,  semi-rose  type. 
Rosy  white,  splashed  lilac,  center  flecked 
with  crimson.  Erect,  medium,  tall,  free 
bloomer.  Early.  A splendid  variety.  One 
year  old,  $3.00. 

MADAME  DE  VATRY.  (Guerin  1863.) 
Large  flowers  with  outer  petals  of 
flesh  color  and  center  petals  buff-white 
with  carmine  stripes.  A fragrant  midsea- 
son free  blooming  variety.  L.  D.  75  cents. 

MADAME  DE  VERNEVILLE.  (Crousse 
1885.)  Very  large,  finely  formed,  anemone 
shaped  flower.  Guard  petals  sulphur 
white.  Center  petals  rose  white  with  car- 
mine touches.  Flower  of  good  substance. 
Stems  long  and  strong.  An  ideal  cut  flow- 
er. Later  than  Festiva  Maxima  and  equal 
if  not  superior  in  beauty.  Pleasing  fra- 
grance. We  consider  this  one  of  the  best 
whites  if  not  the  best.  L.  D.  75  cents. 
Two-year  clump,  $1.00.  Three-year  clump, 
$1.50. 


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MADAME  FOULD.  (Crousse  1893.)  Rose 
type;  very  late.  A large,  full  flower,  out- 
er petals  milk-  white,  center  lilac-white, 
very  slightly  flecked  with  crimson.  Fra- 
grant. Blooms  very  late — in  fact,  it  is  the 
last  white  to  bloom.  An  extra  good  sort. 
L.  D.  $1.00. 

MADAME  EM  IDE  EEMOINE.  (Lemoine. 
1899.)  Semi-rose  type,  midseason.  Enor- 
mous buds  opening  into  extra  large  im- 
bricated round  flowers  that  completely 
hide  the  bush,  each  petal  overlapping  the 
other,  giving  the  whole  flower  a very  un- 
usually distinctive  even  shade.  Color  on 
first  opening — glossy  white,  overlaid  with 
a sheen  of  tender  satiny  pink,  covered  with 
minute  lilac  dots.  When  fully  opened  it 
is  a pure  white.  Strong  grower  and  free 
bloomer;  rare  and  beautiful.  E.  D.  $2.00. 
Two-year  clump,  $2.50.  Three-year  clump, 
$3.50. 

MADAME  JUEES  DESSERT.  (Dessert 
1909.)  One  of  the  finest  of  all  peonies. 
The  flowers  are  very  large,  well  formed, 
with  great  long,  broad  petals.  Blooms 
are  held  rigidly  erect  on  good  straight 
stems  of  medium  height.  Color  white, 
tinged  with  a very  delicate  pink  and 
splashed  with  carmine.  A few  golden  sta- 
mens also  show  to  add  beauty  to  an  al- 
ready beautiful  flower.  Very  fine.  D.  D. 
$6.00. 

MARCEDDE  DESSERT.  (Dessert  1899.) 
Large,  medium  compact  flower,  developing 
a high  crown.  Milk-white,  minutely  splash- 
ed lilac,  center  flecked  crimson.  Fragrance 
good.  Midseason.  Extra  fine.  D.  D.  $2.50. 
Two-year  clump,  $3.75.  Three-year  clump, 
$5.00. 

MARIE  JACQUIN.  (Verdier.)  (Syn- 
Bridesmaid,  Kelway,  and  Waterlily,  Barr.) 
Semi-double  type,  midseason.  Color  glossy 
rosy-white,  with  rose  tinge  on  buds,  show- 
ing golden  yellow  stamens  in  the  center, 
which  give  it  a very  chaste  and  elegant 
appearance.  When  first  planted  the  blooms 
always  come  semi-double,  but  after  becom- 


ADMIRAD DEWEY.  (Hollis  1903.)  Bomb 
type.  Midseason.  Large,  well  built  flower 
carried  well  erect  on  long  stems.  Color, 
delicate  rose-pink  shaded  heliotrope.  Fra- 
grant. D.  D.  $2.00. 

ALBERT  CROUSSE.  (Crousse.)  Very 
large,  compact,  bomb-shaped  blossom.  Rose 
white  with  fleck  of  crimson.  Tall,  erect, 
profuse  bloomer.  Fragrant.  One  of  the 
most  striking  of  all  peonies.  D.  D.  $1.50 
Two-year  clump,  $2.50..  Three-year  clump, 
$3.50. 

ALEXANDER  DUMAS.  (Guerin  1862.)  A 
brilliant  pink,  interspersed  with  salmon, 
white  and  chamois.  Early,  very  profuse 
bloomer,  and  very  rigid  plant.  One  of  the 
greatest  bloomers  of  all.  D.  D.  50  cents. 
Two-year  clump,  75  cents.  Three-year 
clump,  $1.00. 

ALICE  DE  JUVERCOURT.  (Pele  1857.) 
Flower  medium  sized,  compact,  globular. 
Guards  and  center  petals  lilac-white,  beau- 
tifully veined  carmine,  with  occasional  car- 


ing established  it  occasionally  shows  full 
blossoms  with  yellow  stamens  intermin- 
gled. The  fragrance  is  delightful,  resembles 
that  of  the  waterlily.  This  is  quite  dis- 
similar to  all  other  peonies,  and  is  a prime 
favorite  with  everybody.  L.  D.  $1.00. 

MARIE  LEMOINE.  (Calot  1869.)  Enor- 
mous, very  compact.  Rose  type.  Sulphur 
white,  shaded  chamois,  with  occasional 
carmine  tip.  Erect,  strong  stem  of  medium 
height.  The  most  pleasing  and  pronounc- 
ed fragrance  of  any  peony.  Very  late.  It 
lies  between  Eugene  Verdier  and  Marie 
Lemoine  as  to  which  is  M.  Calot’s  master- 
piece. L.  D.  $1.00.  Three-year  clump, 
$2.50. 

MARY  A.  LIVERMORE.  (Hollis  1907.) 
Very  large  bloom  of  true  rose  type.  Flat, 
medium  compact.  Color  milk  white. 
Guards  slightly  tipped  crimson.  Fragrant. 
Late.  L.  D.  $6.00. 

MIDSUMMER  NIGHT’S  DREAM.  (Pleas 
1906.)  Habit  of  plant  good  and  of  medium 
height.  Season  medium  to  late.  Bloom  a 
clear  ivory  white.  Center  a pale  primrose 
yellow.  L.  D.  $20.00. 

MIREILLE.  (Crousse  1894.)  Large,  com- 
pact, globular,  rose  type,  milk  white.  Cen- 
ter petals  very  large  and  distinctly  edged 
dark  crimson.  Fragrant.  Tall,  strong 
grower.  Very  late.  Good.  L.  D.  $1.00. 

MONSIEUR  DUPONT.  (Calot  1872.)  An 
immense,  perfectly  formed  cup-shaped 
flower,  opening  flat  when  in  full  bloom. 
Glistening  ivory  white,  center  petals  bor- 
dered with  lively  carmine.  Golden  sta- 
mens mingled  with  petals  throughout  the 
flower.  Deliciously  fragrant.  Erect,  tall, 
wiry  stems.  A wonderfully  prolific  and 
annual  bloomer.  Late  midseason,  preced- 
ing Couronne  d’Or.  One  of  the  very  best 
whites.  L.  D.  $1.00.  Two-year  clump, 
$1.50..  Three-year  clump,  $2.00. 

MONT  BLANC.  (Lemoine  1899).  Very 
large  globular  bloom.  Compact.  Creamy 
white,  slightly  tinged  rosy  white.  Early 


Pink  and  Rose  Varieties 


mine  spots  on  center  petals.  Very  beauti- 
ful just  as  bud  is  opening.  L.  D.  50  cents. 
Three-year  clump,  $1.00. 

ASA  GRAY.  (Crousse  1895.)  Midseason. 
Large,  imbricated,  rose  formed  bloom. 
Guard  petals  salmon  flesh,  very  full  and 
perfect  in  form.  Color  lilac,  touched  with 
minute  specks  of  deeper  lilac.  Very  strik- 
ing in  appearance.  A prolific  bloomer, 
fragrant  and  distinct.  L.  D.  $1.00. 

ALEXANDRIANA.  (Calot  1856.)  Very  large 
full  flower,  rose  type.  Light  violet  rose. 
Very  fragrant.  A strong,  upright  grower. 
One  of  the  most  dependable  early  pinks 
for  cut  flower  purposes.  L.  D.  50  cents. 
Three.year  clump,  $1.00. 

ANDRE  LAURIES.  (Crousse  1881.)  Rose 
type,  compact,  globular  bloom  of  large 
size,  very  dense  and  compact.  Dark,  tyr- 
ian-rose,  shading  deeper  in  the  center, 
with  red  reflex  and  with  white  splashes. 
An  extra  good  peony.  Very  late.  L.  D. 
50  cents.  Three-year  clump,  $1.00. 


midseason.  One  of  the  very  finest  peonies 
in  cultivation.  L.  D.  $7.50. 

MRS.  EDWARD  HARDING.  (Shaylor.)  A 
wonderful  white.  Received  the  $100.00 
prize  at  the  American  Peony  Society’s 
show  at  Cleveland  in  1918,  offered  by  Mrs. 
Harding  for  a new  white  peony  of  super- 
lative merit.  L D..  $100.00. 

PAPILLIONACEA  (Very  deep  cone-shap- 
ed flower  of  small  diameter.  White,  turn- 
ing to  cream  at  base  of  petals.  Promi- 
nent markings  of  carmine  on  the  edge  of 
center  petals.  A delicately  refined  peony 
of  perfect  form.  Stems  of  medium  length, 
bearing  a single  blossom.  Midseason.  L. 
D.  75  cents. 

SECRETARY  FEWKES.  (Shaylor  1916.)  A 
very  large,  full  flower.  Creamy  white  to 
a pure  white  in  the  center.  Very  fine.  L. 
D.  $20.00. 

SOLANGE.  Rose  type,  midseason.  Full 
globular  flower  with  a compact  crested 
tuft  in  the  center.  Color  rare,  and  has 
deep  orange-salmon  or  Havana-brown  at 
the  heart,  overlaid  with  a delicate,  tender, 
reddish  brown.  L.  D.  $20.00. 

SOLFATARRE.  (Calot  1861.)  A large, 
medium  compact  bomb  developing  into  a 
crown.  Guard  petals  prominent  and  milk 
white.  Collar  and  center  sulphur,  fading 
to  sulphur  white.  Midseason.  Fragrant. 
Plant  of  medium  height  and  midseason. 
Up  to  the  time  of  the  introduction  of 
Primevere,  this  was  the  best  yellow  peony 
and  even  now  is  a very  fine  thing  to  have. 
L.  D.  75  cents. 

WHITLEYII.  (Whitley  1908.)  Commonly 
called  Queen  Victoria.  Medium  size,  loose, 
globular  flower  with  fine  broad  guard  pet- 
als. Opens  flesh  white,  fading  to  milk 
white.  Center  petals  tipped  with  coral 
blotches.  Fragrant.  Free  bloomer.  Extra 
good  in  bud.  The  very  best  commercial 
white.  L.  D.  50  cents.  Three  year  old, 
$1.50. 


BEAUTY’S  MASK.  (Hollis  1904.)  Late 

crown  type.  Large  to  very  large.  A com- 
pact flower,  blush  white  tinted  lilac. 
Guard  clear  lilac.  Collar  lighter  than 

guards  and  mixed  with  creamy  petaloids. 
Fragrant.  Good.  Not  for  sale. 

BERLOIZ.  (Crousse  1886.)  Very  large, 
compact  rose  type.  Light  carmine  rose, 
petals  tipped  silver.  Tall  profuse  bloom- 
er. Late  midseason.  One-year  clump, 
$1.00. 

BIEBRICH.  (Goos  & Koenemann,  1912.) 
A large,  flesh  colored  flower.  Opens  out 
flat.  Rose  type.  One  of  the  best  new 
things  seen  by  the  writer  at  the  Cleveland 
National  Peony  Show.  Not  for  sale. 

CARMEN.  (Lemoine  1898.)  Very  large, 
flat,  compact,  semi-rose.  Hydrangea  pink. 
Center  flecked  crimson.  Petals  flecked  with 
minute  dots  like  Asa  Gray.  Plant  tall 
and  erect  growing.  Midseason.  Very  good. 
Not  for  sale. 


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SELECTED  PEONIES 


CHARLEMAGNE.  (Crousse  1880.)  A pe- 
culiar flower  in  its  habits.  One  of  the  very 
best  of  peonies,  but  having  the  fault  of 
not  coming  good  more  than  one  year  out 
of  three.  Yet  when  it  does  come  good  you 
are  repaid  for  waiting,  for  then  it  is  sim- 
ply perfect.  Rosy  white,  shaded  lilac. 
Large,  perfect  formed  and  rounded  bloom. 
Late  to  very  late.  L.  D.  50  cents. 

CLAIRE  DUBOIS.  (Crousse  1886.)  Occas- 
ionally as  one  walks  through  a field  of 
many  different  varieties  of  peonies  he 
comes  to  a sort  that  as  far  as  its  all- 
around  good  qualities  are  concerned  stands 
head  and  shoulders  above  its  neighbors. 
Such  a flower  is  Claire  Dubois.  Very  large 
flower,  globular,  rose  type.  A uniform 
deep  violet  rose,  tipped  silvery  white. 
Late.  Good  plant,  profuse  bloomer,  splen- 
did flower.  L.  D.  $1.50. 

CLEMENTINE  GILLOT.  (Crousse  1885.) 
A beautiful  flower  of  large  size.  Broad, 
deep  pink  guard  petals,  center  soft  mauve 
pink  with  silvery  reflex.  Strong,  healthy 
grower.  Extra  good.  Not  for  sale. 

DELICATISSIMA.  Large  compact  bloom- 
er of  a delicate  all  one  color  pink,  borne 
in  great  profusion  on  erect,  medium  length 
stems.  One  of  the  best  all-around  peonies. 
Extra  fine  as  a commercial  sort.  Fine  to 
plant  for  low  hedge  where  one  color  is 
desired.  Midseason.  Extra.  . L.  D.  75 
cents.  Four-year  clump,  $2.00. 

DOCTOR  BRETONNEAU.  (Verdier,  1854.) 
This  variety  is  often  sold  as  Lady  Leo- 
nora Bramwell.  Above  medium  size, 
bomb  shaped  blossom.  A delicate  lilac 
pink,  vigorous  grower  and  free  bloomer. 
Fragrant.  A good  commercial  sort.  Keeps 
unusually  well  as  cut  flower.  L.  D.  50 
cents.  One-year  plant,  75  cents.  Three- 
year  clump,  $1.25. 


MYRTLE  GENTRY 
New  Brand  Peony 


DORCHESTER.  (Richardson  1870.)  Very 
late,  rose  type.  Blossoms  large  and  held 
erect  on  good  strong  stems.  Rale  hydran- 
gea pink.  A fine  variety  to  supply  the 
late  trade.  L.  D.  50  cents.  Two-year 
clump,  $1.00. 

DUKE  OF  DEVONSHIRE.  (Kelway  1896.) 
Rose  type,  large,  extra  large,  compact, 
flat  bloom,  solferino  red,  narrow  fringed 
petals  intermingled  with  the  wide  petals ; 
color  effect — uniform  deep  rose.  Tall, 
strong  grower.  Fragrant,  distinct,  and 
beautiful.  L.  D.  $1.50. 

EDMUND  ABOUT.  (Crousse  1885.)  Large, 
globular  rose  type,  late  midseason.  Hy- 
drangea pink,  shading  to  lilac  at  the  cen- 
ter, which  is  often  flecked  crimson.  Borne 
in  clusters.  Fragrance  fine.  An  extra  fine 
flower.  Plant  medium  tall,  with  strong, 
stiff  stems.  L.  D.  $1.50. 

EDULIS  SUPERBA.  (Lemoine  1824.) Large, 
loose  crown  type.  Bright  pink  with  slight 
violet  shadings  at  base  of  petals.  Fragrant. 
Early,  strong  and  upright  in  habit,  very 
free  bloomer.  Best  early  commercial  pink. 
In  latitude  of  Central  Iowa  in  full  bloom 
by  Decoration  Day.  Also  sold  as  L’Es- 
perance.  L.  D.  50  cents.  Three-year  clump, 
$1.50.  Four-year  clump,  $2.00. 

E.  G.  HILL.  (Lemoine  1906.)  Semi-rose 
type,  early  midseason.  Very  strong,  up- 
right grower  with  stiff,  straight  stems. 
Petals  are  evenly  shaped,  opening  hori- 
zontally into  a gigantic  flat  flower  mark- 
edly distinct  in  this  respect.  Very  large 
full  double  flowers  in  immense  clusters. 
Color  a rich  tyrian-rose  or  red,  which 
shows  no  trace  of  violet  or  purple,  with  a 
wide  border  of  silver-rose.  An  exceedingly 
free  bloomer,  even  on  plants  one  year  from 
division.  Fragrance,  strong  and  agree- 
able. L.  D.  $4.00. 

ELIE  CHEVALIER.  (Dessert  1908.)  A 
large  globular  bloom,  with  imbricated  pet- 
als of  purplish  amaranth.  Center  flecked 
scarlet,  with  silvery  reflex.  Tall,  medium 
strong,  free  bloomer.  L.  D.  $3.50. 

ELWOOD  PLEAS.  (Pleas  1900.)  Rose 
type,  late  midseason.  Comes  in  clusters, 
opening  several  large  blooms  to  the  stalk. 
Of  the  largest  size,  flat,  full  double,  light 
shell-pink.  A fine  flower  of  great  size  and 
splendid  color.  L.  D.  $10.00. 

EMMA.  (Terry.)  Large,  loose,  rose  type. 
Blush  rose  color.  Strong  grower.  Good 
bloomer.  Chaste.  L.  D.  $1.00.  Three-year 
clump,  $3.00. 

ETTA.  (Terry.)  Very  large  flat  rose  type. 
Uniform  pale  hydrangea  pink.  Fragrance 
pleasant.  Plant  of  medium  height.  A 
very  profuse  bloomer.  Very  late.  In  sea- 
son with  Marie  Lemoine.  Taking  it  all  in 
all,  we  consider  this  one  of  the  best  of 
the  very  late  peonies.  L.  D.  $1.00.  Three- 
year  clump,  $2.50. 

EUGENE  BIGOT.  (Dessert  1894.)  Compact, 
globular,  semi-rose  type.  Deep  purple 
amaranth.  Upright  habit,  free  bloomer, 
large  petals.  Generally  regarded  as  one 
of  the  best  late  red  varieties.  L.  D.  $1.00. 
Three-year  clump,  $3.00. 

EUGENE  VERDIER.  (Calot  1864.)  Large 
flower,  rose  type.  Outer  guard  petals  lilac 


MRS,  A.  M.  BRAND 
New  Brand  Peony 


white,  total  color  effect  pale  hydrangea 
pink.  Very  erect,  rather  dwarf  habit, 
with  extra  stout  stems.  A very  fine  flower. 
There  has  been  a good  deal  of  mixup  in 
this  variety,  many  growers  having  LTn- 
dispensible  under  this  name.  We  are  send- 
ing out  the  genuine  Eugene  Verdier.  L. 
D.  $3.00. 

EUGENIE  VERDIER.  (Calot  1864.)  (Syn. 
Pottsi  Alba.)  Semi-rose  type,  early.  Do 
not  confound  the  name  of  this  variety  and 
Eugene  Verdier.  The  flower  is  large  and 
fine.  Its  form  is  ideal,  being  flat,  show- 
ing its  great  wealth  of  tints  and  blend- 
ings of  coloring  to  fine  advantage.  It 
opens  a fresh  delicate  hydrangea  pink, 
with  primary  petals  lighter,  center  flush- 
ed crimson.  Fragrance  good.  Very  desir- 
able. L.  D.  $1.00.  Three-year  clump,  $3.00. 

EVANGELINE.  (Lemoine  1910.)  Large, 
compact,  flat  rose  type.  Delicate  lilac  rose 
splashed  scarlet.  Erect  growing.  Tall; 
late.  Extra  good.  L.  D.  $5.00. 

EXQUISITE.  (Kelway).  Not  for  sale. 

FAUST.  (Miellez  1855).  Crown  type.  Guard 
petals  and  crown  hydrangea  pink,  chang- 
ing to  lilac  white,  with  a collar  of  narrow 
sulphur-yellow  petals.  L.  D.  50  cents. 

FLORAL  TREASURE.  (Rosenfeld  1900.) 
Large,  full,  globular  rose  type.  Delicate 
pink  with  lavender  tinge,  shading  lighter 
at  center  as  flower  ages.  Fragrant.  Flow- 
ers borne  rigidly  erect  on  strong,  stiff 
stems,  and  in  great  numbers.  Midseason. 
L.  D.  75  cents.  Three-year  clum,  $1.50. 

FRAGRANS.  (Sir  Joseph  Banks  1805.) 
Bomb  type,  compact.  Dark  pink  with  a 
purplish  tinge.  Strong,  vigorous  growth. 
Free  bloomer,  very  fragrant.  One  of  the 
best  commercial  sorts,  in  fact  the  finest 

shipping  peony  we  know  of.  L.  D.  50 

cents.  Three-year  clump,  $1.00. 


SELECTED  PEONIES 


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MRS.  FRANK  BEACH 
New  Brand  Peony 

GALATHEE.  (Lemoine  1900).  A large, 
full,  double  flower,  rose  type.  Color  fleshy 
white.  Fragrance  pronounced  and  pleas- 
ant. A tall,  strong  grower.  One  of  the 
very  good  late  ones.  Not  for  sale. 

GEORGE  HOEEIS.  (Hollis  1907.)  Guard 
petals  lilac  white.  Central  petals  pale 
rose-pink.  Flowers  large,  medium  compact 
rose  type.  Very  late.  Not  for  sale. 

GEORGE  W.  TRYON.  (Richardson.)  Large, 
compact  flower  of  flat  rose  type.  Color 
pale  lilac,  with  salmon  shading  at  the 
base  of  the  center  petals.  Slight  fragrance. 
Erect  growth  of  medium  height.  Not  for 
sale. 

GEORGIAN  A SHATLOR.  (Shalor  1908.) 
Midseason.  Very  large  flower  with  ex- 
tremely broad  petal.  Color  flesh  pink,  cen- 
ter of  flower  fleshy-white.  One  of  the  best 
productions  of  Mr.  S'haylor,  who  is  one  of 
America’s  most  discriminating  growers. 
L.  D.  $10.00. 

GERMAINE  BIGOT.  (Dessert  1902). 
Clear  rose-pink  with  lighter  flesh-colored 
tints  in  the  center;  petals  broad.  Midsea- 
son. Very  good.  E.  D.  $2.00.  Three-year 

clump,  $5.00. 

GIGANTEA.  (Calot  1860.)  Very  large  rose 
type.  Delicate  rose  pink,  center  shaded 
darker,  guards  and  collar  tipped  with  sil- 
very white.  Exquisite,  spicy  fragrance. 
Tall,  free  bloomer.  Early.  E.  D.  $1.00. 
Three-year  clump,  $3.50. 

GINETTE.  (Dessert  1915.)  Large,  imbri- 
cated cup-shaped  flower.  Very  soft  flesh 
pink,  shaded  salmon,  frequently  flecked 
carmine.  Fragrant.  Free  bloomer  in  clus- 
ters. Choice.  Not  for  sale. 


GISMONDE.  (Crousse  1895.)  Globular,  flesh 
colored  flowers,  shading  to  rose  at  the  cen- 
ter. Fragrance  very  fine.  Very  fine. 

E.  D.  $2.50. 

GEOIRE  DE  CHAREES  GOMBAUET. 

(Gombault  1866.)  Crown  type,  midseason. 
Medium  sized  globular  flower  produced  in 
the  greatest  profusion,  every  stem  bearing 
one  or  more  of  their  beautiful  tri-colored 
blooms;  guards  and  crown  light  rose,  col- 
lar of  narrow  cream-white  petals  widening 
towards  the  center.  E.  D.  $1.00. 

GEORY  OF  SOMERSET.  (Kelway  & Son.) 
Bomb  type,  with  very  prominent  guard 
petals.  A beautiful  soft  pink  blended  with 
chamois  and  carmine.  Especially  fine  in 
the  bud  just  as  it  is  bursting.  Strong, 
robust  plant,  and  with  us  one  of  our  pro- 
fuse bloomers.  For  the  Central  Northwest 
we  consider  this  one  of  the  most  desirable. 
Received  first  class  certificate  from  the 
Royal  Horticultural  Society  of  England. 
Extra  fine.  E.  D.  $1.00.  Three-year  clump, 
$1.50. 

GOEDEN  HARVEST.  (Rosenfeld  1900.) 
Loose  bomb  of  medium  size.  Guard  petals 
lilac  rose,  enclosing  a mass  of  narrow, 
raised  center  of  pink  carmine  tipped  pet- 
als. Medium  height,  medium  strong  stem. 
One  of  the  best  varieties  to  withstand  the 
hardships  of  the  Northwest  climate.  Early 
midseason.  E.  D.  75  cents.  Three-year 
clump,  $1.50. 

GRANDIFEORA.  (Richardson  1883.)  Very 
large,  flat  rose  type.  Blush  white.  Very 
fragrant.  Tall,  erect,  strong  grower.  Very 
late.  Many  consider  this  the  best  late  va- 
riety of  its  color.  E.  D.  $1.50. 

GRAZIEEEA.  (Unknown.)  Large  and  full, 
well-shaped  bloom,  guard  petals  lively  flesh 
pink,  center  pink,  canary  yellow  and  sal- 
mon. Superb  bud.  Growth  strong  and 
healthy.  Very  free  bloomer.  E.  D.  $1.00. 

H.  A.  HAGEN.  Not  for  sale. 

HUMEI.  (Anderson.)  Very  large,  compact, 
globular  rose  type.  Cherry  pink  with  sil- 
ver tips.  Cinnamon  fragrance.  Weak  stem. 
Very  late.  Desirable.  E.  D.  50  cents. 
Three-year  clump,  $1.00. 

JEANNE  d’ARC.  (Calot  1858.)  Globular 
bomb,  developing  a crown.  Soft  pink 
guard,  creamy  white  collar,  pink  central 
crown,  tipped  carmine.  Fragrant,  free 
bloomer.  Moderate  strong  grower.  Early 
midseason.  Extra  good.  E.  D.  75  cents. 
Three-year  clump,  $1.50. 

JEANNOT.  (Dessert  1918.)  Large,  imbri- 
cated cup-shaped  flower,  of  fine  form. 
Flesh  pink,  slightly  tinged  purple,  with 
salmon  pink  shadings  at  the  base  of  petals, 
changing  to  silvery  white.  Extra  fine.  Not 
for  6ale. 

JENNIE  EIND.  (Unknown.)  Very  large 
bomb  shaped  flowers.  Bright  pink  with  a 
silvery  reflex.  Flowers  borne  in  profusion 
on  long,  stiff  stems.  Fragrant.  An  extra 
good  commercial  sort.  Splendid  in  bud. 
E.  D.  75  cents.  Three-year  clump,  $1.50. 

JOHN  HANCOCK.  (Hollis  1907.)  Very 
large  flower,  semi-double.  Deed  carmine 
rose  with  distinct  silvering  on  edge  of 
petals.  Strong  grower.  Profuse  bloomer. 
E.  D.  $2.50. 


JOHN  RICHARDSON.  (Richardson.)  Very 
large,  compact  flat  rose  type.  Pale  lilac 
rose.  Fragrant.  Erect,  tall  grower.  Mid- 
season. Very  good.  Not  for  sale. 

KEL WAY’S  QUEEN.  Rose  type.  A large, 
compact  flower  of  uniform  mauve-rose, 
with  center  flecked  crimson.  A tall,  strong 
grower,  very  profuse  bloomer.  Late  mid- 
season. One  of  Kelway’s  very  best.  E.  D. 
$6.00. 

EA  COQUETTE.  (Crousse  1888.)  Large 
globular  flower  of  high  crown  type.  The 
guards  and  crown  are  light  pink.  Collar 
is  rose  white.  Center  petals  flecked  car- 
mine. Strong,  erect,  free  bloomer.  Mid- 
season. E.  D.  $1.00. 

EADY  BERESFORD.  (Kelway).  Large 
flowers  of  a soft  blush-pink  shade.  Beau- 
tiful. A good  strong  grower.  One-year 
plant,  $1.50. 

EADY  ALEXANDER  DUFF.  (Kelway  1902) 
The  originator  of  this  flower  describes  it 
thusly : “Lovely  French  white,  that  is  to 

say,  not  a snow-white,  although  when 
fully  opened  it  is  quite  white ; in  the  young 
stage  tinted  with  a very  fresh,  delicate 
pale  shade  of  what  is  commonly  called 
‘blush,’  or  palest  pink.  The  central  flower 
(the  first  to  open)  is  a double  flower 
of  rather  flattened,  circular  form,  and  the 
central  petals  have  a very  small  touch  of 
carmine.  It  is  a very  nicely  formed  flower 
and  scented,  and  the  plants  are  exceeding- 
ly free-flowering  and  showy.  The  side 
flowers,  which  are  freely  produced  and 
which  open  after  the  central  flowers,  come 
in  semi-double  saucer-shaped  form,  ex- 
posing the  anthers.  The  back  of  the  flow- 
er near  the  stem  is  flushed  with  pink.” 
Tall  and  robust.  Very  scarce.  One  of 
Kelway’s  best.  One-year  plant,  $10.00. 


HAZEL  KINNEY 
New  Brand  Peony 


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SELECTED  PEONIES 


LA  FONTAINE.  (Lemoine  1904.)  Large 
globular  compact  bomb.  Violet  rose,  col- 
lar lighter,  guard  petals  very  wide,  nar- 
row petals  around  the  collar,  center  fleck- 
ed crimson.  Tall,  strong  grower.  Late. 
Extra.  One-year  plant,  $2.00. 

LA  FRANCE.  (Lemoine  1901.)  Rose  type, 
late  midseason.  It  bears  enormously  large, 
full,  rather  flat,  perfectly  double  flowers 
that  are  deliciously  fragrant.  Color — La 
France  pink,  as  the  flower  ages  finishing 
soft  apple-blossom  pink  slightly  reflecting 
mauve.  The  outer  guard  petals  have  a 
splash  of  crimson  through  the  center, 
deepening  at  the  base.  The  flower  appears 
to  light  up  and  glow  simply  wonderfully. 
This  is  regarded  by  our  American  experts 
as  Lemoine’s  best  production.  L.  D.  $10.00. 

LAMARTINE.  (Lemoine  1908.)  Rose  type, 
midseason.  Large  flowers  with  broad  im- 
bricated petals  of  great  durability,  color 
rosy-carmine.  A very  attractive  and  strik- 
ing peony.  L.  D.  $7.50. 

L’INDISPEN  SABLE.  (Origin  unknown.) 
This  variety  has  been  greatly  confused 
with  Eugene  Verdier,  a variety  that  it  in 
no  way  resembles.  Large  to  very  large, 
full  rose  type.  Lilac  white  shading  to 
pale  violet  in  the  center.  In  the  east  and 
to  the  south  this  variety  waterlogs  badly 
in  the  bud,  but  with  us  it  is  a very  satis- 
factory flower.  Occasionally  a season 
comes  that  it  does  not  open  well,  but  as 
a rule  it  is  a wonderful  flower.  For  Min- 
nesota, the  Dakotas  and  Canada,  one  of 
the  very  best  sorts.  A beautiful  variety. 
L.  D.  75  cents.  Three-year  clump,  $1.50. 

LINNE.  (Verdier  1860.)  Rose  type,  mid- 
season.  Large,  globular,  compact  bloom. 
Color  tyrian-rose;  guards  slightly  flecked 
with  crimson ; quite  floriferous.  A good 
variety.  L.  D.  50  cents. 

LIVINGSTONE.  (Crousse  1879.)  Very 
large,  compact,  perfect  rose  type.  Beauti- 
ful, soft  lilac  rose,  with  silver  tips;  central 
petals  flecked  carmine.  Odorless.  Strong 
grower,  of  medium  height,  free  bloomer. 
Late.  An  extra  good  one.  L.  D.  $1.00. 
Two-year  clump,  $1.50.  Three-year  clump, 
$2.50. 

LOVELINESS.  (Hollis  1907.)  Hollis’  best 
flower.  Flat  flowers  of  immense  size.  Hy- 
drangea pink.  Strong  stems.  Comes  in 
clusters,  and  should  be  disbudded.  L.  D. 

$10.00. 

MADAME  AUGUSTE  DESSERT.  (Dessert 
1899.)  Very  large  flower,  semi-rose  type. 
Uniform  violet  rose,  petals  slightly  flecked 
crimson.  Erect,  medium  height,  free 
bloomer.  Early  midseason.  L.  D.  $2.00. 

MADAME  BARRILLET  DES  CHAMPS. 

(Calot  1868.)  Large,  finely  formed  bloom. 
A tender  rose  pink,  bordered  with  white 
and  darkened  with  deep  rose.  Late  mid- 
season. Extra  fine  in  the  west.  L.  D.  75 
cents. 

MADAME  BENOIT  RIVIERE.  (Riviere 
1911.)  Very  large,  cup-shaped  flower,  with 
very  large  petals.  Soft  rose,  shaded  sal- 
mon. Not  for  sale. 

MADAME  CALOT.  (Miellez  1856.)  Large,: 
flesh  pink,  with  shell  pink  shadings.  Early. 
Very  vigorous.  Good  cut  flower  sort.  L. 
D.  50  cents. 


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LAFAYETTE.  (Dessert  1904.)  Rose  type, 
midseason.  The  flowers  are  large,  last 
well,  and  the  petals  are  beautifully  fringed ; 
the  color — a lovely  shade  of  salmon -pink 
with  touches  of  heliotrope  and  a delicate 
tinting  of  cerise  in  the  reflex,  giving  it  a 
striking  and  beautiful  effect.  It  is  one  of 
Dessert’s  late  productions.  Very  attract- 
ive; very  desirable.  L.  D.  $2.50. 

LE  FEE.  (Lemoine  1906.)  Crown  type, 
early.  Very  large,  globular  flower,  very 
compact  and  double.  Petals  very  long, 


guards  mauve-rose,  collar  creamy-white. 
Very  strong,  tall  grower,  free  bloomer. 
Very  fragrant.  Not  for  sale. 

LA  FIANCEE.  (Lemoine  1898.)  Crown  type, 
midseason.  Very  large,  high  built  flower, 
creamy  white,  base  of  petals  shaded  yel- 
low, center  flecked  crimson,  showing  sta- 
mens that  light  up  the  flower  with  golden 
glow.  Very  floriferous.  Perfume  delicate, 
yet  penetrating.  Should  not  be  confused 
with  the  single  white  La  Fiancee  of  Des- 
sert. Not  for  sale. 


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MADAME  COSTE.  (Calot  1873.)  Tender 
rose,  tinted  glossy  white.  Tufted  center. 
Very  chaste  variety.  Midseason.  E.  D.  75 

cents. 

MADAME  DE  GALHAU.  (Crousse  1892.) 
Enormous  imbricated  flower,  coming  on 
tall,  stout  stems.  Very  soft,  fleshy  pink, 
shaded  salmon,  silvery  reflex.  Very  fra- 
grant. A splendid  late  variety  of  fine  habit 
and  a profuse  bloomer.  E.  D.  75  cents. 

MADAME  DUCEL.  (Mechin  1880.)  A per- 
fect formed  globular  bomb.  Bright  silver 
pink  with  a shade  of  salmon  and  silver  re- 
flex. Rank  grower  of  dwarf  habit.  Free 
bloomer.  Midseason.  E.  D.  $1.00.  Three- 
year  clump,  $3.00. 

MADAME  EMIEE  DUPRAZ.  (Reviere  1911.) 
Great,  large,  exquisitely  formed  cup-shap- 
ed flower.  Delicate  carmine  pink,  shaded 
a deeper  pink.  Not  for  sale. 

MADAME  EMIEE  GAEEE.  (Crousse  1881.) 
Large,  compact,  flat  rose  type.  Delicate 
sea  shell-pink  with  touches  of  heliotrope 
and  lavender.  Medium  tall,  strong,  free 
bloomer.  Fine  in  the  bud.  Late.  Some- 
thing choice.  E.  D.  75  cents.  Three-year 
clump,  $2.00. 

MADAME  FOREE.  (Crousse  1881.)  Large, 
compact,  imbricated  rose  type.  Glossy  pink 
with  silvery  reflex  and  deeper  rose  center. 
Medium  tall,  of  fine  habit.  Very  fragrant. 
Extra  choice.  E.  D.  75  cents.  Two-year 
clump,  $1.50. 

MADAME  GEISEER.  (Crousse  1880.)  Rose 
type,  compact,  imbricated,  well  formed 
bloom  on  strong,  erect  stems.  Color  glossy 
pink,  shading  to  bright  bengal-rose  on 
base  of  petals ; fine,  large,  very  double, 
globular,  imbricated,  massive  and  impos- 
ing. E.  D.  $1.00.  Three-year  clump,  $2.00. 

MADAME  EEBON.  (Calot  1855.)  Very 
large,  compact,  globular  rose  type.  Buds 
very  tight,  opening  slowly.  A tall,  strong 
grower.  Cherry  pink  to  aniline  red.  Fra- 
grant. Late.  E.  D.  50  cents. 

MADAME  LEMOINIER.  (Calot  1865.)  Rose 
type.  Midseason.  A large  compact  flower. 
Color  pale  lilac  rose  changing  to  lilac  over- 
cast with  white.  Collar  cream  white.  Some 
petals  flecked  with  crimson.  Fragrant.  A 
tall,  vigorous  grower  of  fine  habit.  Extra. 
E.  D.  $1.00. 

MADAME  MANCHET.  (Dessert  1913.) 
Large,  imbricated,  very  full  flower.  Silver 
lilac,  shaded  purplish  pink  at  the  base  of 
petals.  Very  late.  Not  for  sale. 

MADEMOISELLE  JEANNE  RIVIERE. 
(Riviere  1908.)  Beautifully  formed  flower, 
pale  rose  with  sulphur-white  center.  One- 
year  plant,  $5.00. 

MADEMOISELLE  EEONIE  CALOT.  (Calot 
1861.)  Large,  typical  rose  type.  Very  del- 
icate, rose-white,  center  of  deeper  shading, 
slight  carmine  tips,  fine  form,  medium 
height,  rather  spreading  habit.  Late  mid- 
season. This  is  a fine  favorite  with  many 
admirers.  Extra  fine.  E.  D.  75  cents. 
Three-year  clump,  $1.50. 

MADEMOISELLE  ROUSSEAU.  (Crousse 
1886.)  Very  large,  full  flower  with  broad 
petals.  Semi-rose  type.  Sulphur  white 
with  pinkish  flesh-colored  center.  Extra 
strong  stem,  medium  height,  free  bloom- 


One  of  Our  First  Trial  Seedling  Beds. 

er.  Strong  and  pleasing  fragrance.  A gem 
of  the  first  water.  One-year  plant,  $1.50. 

MARGUERITE  GAUDICHAU.  (Millet.)  A 
medium  sized,  cup-shaped  flower.  Ground 
color  white,  suffused  with  pink.  Plant 
good  grower  and  free  bloomer.  E.  D.  $5.00. 


Five  Rows  Twenty  Rods  Long, 

MARGUERITE  GERARD.  (Crousse  1892.) 
Semi-rose  type,  midseason.  Large,  flat- 
shaped flower  with  broad  petals,  blooming 
in  clusters,  color  delicate  hydrangea-pink, 
changing  as  the  flower  ages  to  creamy- 
white.  Many  of  the  central  petals  aud 
sometimes  the  guards  have  minute  dark 


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carmine,  almost  black,  flecks  on  the  tips. 
It  is  one  of  the  most  admired  of  Crousse’s 
collection.  E.  D.  $1.00.  Two-year  clump, 
$2.00. 

MARIE  CROUSSE.  (Crousse  1892.)  Bomb 
type,  very  full,  globular  flowers  on  long, 
strong  stems.  Color— soft  salmon-pink 

shaded  in  glossy,  satiny  lilac.  An  exqui- 
site fresh  coloring.  A most  desirable  pe- 
ony. E.  D.  $3.00.  Two-year  clump,  $5.00. 

MARIE  STUART.  (Calot  1856.)  Crown 
type,  midseason.  It  always  comes  with 
three  flowers  to  the  stem;  first  the  crown 
or  central  bud  opens  into  a good  sized 
high  built  flower  of  pyramidal  shape,  the 
color  being  a delicate  lavender  flecked  with 
crimson.  As  this  flower  ages  it  changes 
to  a pure  soft  white,  and  then  the  two 
lateral  buds  open.  These  buds  are  two 
or  three  inches  lower  on  the  stem  than  the 
crown  flower.  They  are  a delicate  laven- 
der and  with  the  white  bloom  in  the  cen- 
ter this  one  stem  forms  a bouquet  of  great 
beauty.  E.  D.  50  cents. 

MIETON  HILE.  (Richardson.)  Very  large, 
compact,  beautifully  formed  flower  of  a 
lovely  shade  of  shell  pink.  An  extra  fine 
variety  of  a distinct,  pure  color.  One  of 
the  very  best  peonies.  Late.  E.  D.  $3.00. 

Miss  SAEWAY.  (Kelway.)  Very  large, 
compact,  globular  flower,  with  a high 
crown.  Lilac  white,  collar  lighter.  Strong, 
tall  grower.  Profuse  bloomer.  Extra.  E. 

D.  $15.00. 

MODEEE  DE  PERFECTION.  (Crousse 
1875.)  Large,  compact,  cup-shaped,  rose. 
Color  flesh  pink,  marked  with  bright  rose 
deepening  in  the  center.  Good  erect  hab- 
its. Strong  stems.  Wonderful  bloomer. 
Fragrant.  A very  distinct  and  very  de- 
sirable late  variety.  One-year  plant,  $1.00. 

MODESTE  GUERIN.  (Guerin  1845.)  Large, 
compact,  bomb-shaped  bloom.  Extra  fine 
bud.  Bright  in  center  of  bloom.  Very 
fragrant.  Medium  height,  extra  strong, 
free  bloomer.  Midseason.  Best  early  of 
its  color.  L.  D.  75  cents.  Three-year 
clump,  $1.50. 

MONS  CHEVREUE.  (Dessert  1893.)  A very 
large,  medium  compact,  flat  rose  type 
flower.  Color  beautiful  glossy  pink,  with 
a faint  tinting  of  lilac.  Late.  Very  good. 

E.  D.  $1.00. 

MONSIEUR  JUEES  EEIE.  (Crousse  1888.) 
Very  large,  compact  bomb  type.  Large 
guard  petals  surrounding  a great  dome  of 
incurved  petals.  Glossy  flesh  pink  shading 
to  a deeper  rose  at  the  base,  the  entire 
bloom  covered  with  a silvery  sheen.  Strong 
stems  of  medium  height.  Very  fragrant. 
This,  in  our  opinion,  is  the  most  beautiful 
of  the  bomb-shaped  peonies.  A long  keep- 
er. E.  D.  $1.00..  Three-year  clump,  $5.00. 

MYRTEE.  (Terry.)  Flower  large  to  very 
large.  A bright  delicate  pink.  Medium 
compact  semi-rose  type.  Fragrance  good. 
Very  profuse  bloomer.  This  we  consider 
one  of  Terry’s  best.  E.  D.  $1.00. 

NE  PEUS  UETRA.  (Miellez  1856.)  Rose 
type,  early  midseason.  This  variety  when 
well  established  is  an  extremely  showy 
and  pretty  flower.  Color  light  violet-rose 
with  silvery  reflex,  central  petals  overlaid 
with  salmon-pink.  A vigorous,  strong 
growing  and  desirable  peony.  E.  D.  50 
cents. 


OCTAVIE  DEMAY.  (Calot  1867.)  Large 
flat  crown,  guards  very  delicate,  flesh- 
pink,  with  narrow  collar  of  ribbon-like 
white  petals,  center  deeper  pink.  Fragrant. 
Early.  Habit  of  plant  low,  but  good  flow- 
er stems.  Free  bloomer  and  good  for  cut- 
ting. E.  D.  75  cents. 

OPAE.  (Pleas  1908.)  Rose  type.  Midsea- 
son. Vigorous,  tall  growing  plant.  Pro- 
fuse bloomer.  Guard  petals  delicate  pink, 
fading  to  white.  Center  of  flower  opal 
pink.  Fine.  E.  D.  $10.00. 

PASTEUR.  (Crousse  1896.)  Rose  type.  Mid- 
season. A very  delicate  pink,  nearly  white, 
shading  to  tea  rose  at  the  base  of  petals. 
A very  fine  flower.  E.  D.  $1.50. 

PERFECTION.  (Richardson  1869.)  Rose 
type,  very  late.  Very  large,  double  flowers 
of  perfect  shape.  Delicate  shell-pink  or 
lilac-white,  base  of  petals  shaded  deeper. 
Fragrant,  vigorous,  upright  grower.  Very 
good.  E.  D.  $1.50. 

PHIEOMEEE.  (Calot  1861.)  Medium  size 
flower.  Flat  crown  type.  Guards  bright 
violet  rose,  anemone  center  of  tipulated  nar- 
row amber  yellow  petals,  changing  to 
cream ; as  the  flower  develops,  a crown  of 
bright  rose  petals  appears  in  the  center. 
Midseason.  A strong,  free  bloomer,  very 
desirable.  E.  D.  75  cents. 

PHYEEIS  KEEWAY.  (Kelway  1908.)  Very 
large,  loosely  built  flower  of  exquisite 
beauty.  Color  lavender  flesh,  passing  to 
white  in  the  center.  Not  for  sale. 


MRS.  A.  G.  RUGGLES 
Brand  Peony 

PIERRE  DUCHARTRE.  (Dessert  1899.) 
Rose  type,  midseason.  Very  full,  double, 
imbricated  flowers,  cup-shaped  and  crowd- 
ed with  petals,  pale  liliaceous  flesh  with 
glossy  reflex  bordered  with  silver.  Beau- 
tiful. E.  D.  $2.00. 

PRAIRIE  SPLENDOR.  (Rosenfeld  1908.) 
Large  semi-rose.  Violet  rose,  tipped  sil- 
ver. Tall.  Very  free  bloomer.  E.  D.  $1.00. 


PRINCESS  OF  WALES.  (Kelway.)  Medium 
sized  rose  type.  Fine  flesh,  tinted  white. 
Broad  rose-shaped  petals  interspersed  with 
narrow  ribbon-like  ones.  Strong  grower 
and  good  bloomer.  A flower  of  good  sub- 
stance but  of  delicate  beauty.  E.  D.  $1.00. 

RAUENTHAE.  (Goos  & Koenemann  1913.) 
Soft  lilac  with  silvered  edges.  Stamens 
showing.  Very  fine  flower.  Not  for  sale. 

REINE  HORTENSE.  (Calot  1857.)  Very 
large,  compact,  semi-rose  type.  Here  is 
a truly  wonderful  flower.  One  of  those 
flowers  that  when  you  take  a visitor 
through  your  field,  no  mtater  how  many 
good  varieties  he  may  see,  he  will  always 
pick  this  one  as  one  of  the  best.  Also 
sold  under  the  name  of  President  Taft.  A 
very  tall  growing  variety,  producing  lots 
of  large,  perfectly  formed  flowers  on  long, 
stiff  stems.  Color  a uniform  hydrangea 
pink  minutely  splashed  on  a white  back- 
ground, with  the  center  prominently  fleck- 
ed crimson.  E.  D.  $2.00. 

ROSA  BONHEUR.  (Dessert.)  Large,  flat, 
rose  type,  with  imbricated  petals.  Light 
violet  rose  with  guard  petals  flecked  crim- 
son. Midseason.  An  erect,  medium  strong 
grower.  Very  fine.  E.  D.  $6.00. 

ROSEA  SUPERBA.  (Origin  unknown.)  A 
grand  flower  of  a beautiful  rose-pink.  Ex- 
cellent. One  of  the  best  of  the  old  stand- 
ard varieties  of  true  rose-pink.  E.  D.  75 
cents. 

ROSETTE.  (Dessert  1918.)  Pretty  flower 
of  fine  shape,  like  a Capt.  Christy  rose,  sil- 
very flesh  shading  to  salmon  at  base  of 
petals  and  flecked  crimson  on  the  edges.  A 
splendid  variety  of  erect  habit.  Not  for 
sale. 

RUY  BEAS.  (Dessert.)  Large  fine  flower.  A 
lively  china  pink,  tinged  mauve,  petals 
bordered  silver.  Extra.  Not  for  sale. 

SAPPHO.  (Lemoine  1900.)  Semi-rose  type. 
Midseason.  Large,  compact,  nicely  formed 
flower.  Pure  mauve  with  silvery  reflex, 
prominently  tipped  silver.  Tall,  vigorous 
grower.  Free  bloomer.  E.  D.  $1.00. 

SARAH  BERNHARDT.  (Lemoine  1906.) 
Semi-rose  type,  late  midseason,  strong 
growing  flowers  of  remarkable  size  and 
freshness,  in  huge  clusters,  full  and  almost 
double,  of  unusual  perfection  of  form. 
Large  petals  that  are  imbricated  in  a pe- 
culiar fashion.  Color  apple  blossom-pink 
with  each  petal  silver-tipped,  giving  the 
appearance  of  a distinct  border  of  pure 
white.  Fragrance  agreeable  and  penetrat- 
ing; magnificent.  This  variety  should  not 
be  confused  with  one  of  the  same  name 
sent  out  by  Dessert,  nor  with  Umbelleta 
Rosea,  which  is  simetimes  sold  under  the 
name  of  Sarah  Bernhardt.  E.  D.  $4.00. 

SARAH  CARSTENSON.  (Terry.)  This, 
from  what  I have  seen  of  it,  I believe  to 
be  one  of  Terry’s  best  flowers,  if  not  his 
very  best.  A uniform  lively  bright  pink. 
E.  D.  $3.00. 

SIMONNE  CHEVALIER.  (Dessert  1902.) 
Very  large  flower.  Globular,  compact,  pale 
lilac  rose,  tinged  salmon,  with  center  fleck- 
ed with  crimson.  Very  early.  Strong  grow- 
er and  free  bloomer.  An  extra  good  vari- 
ety. E.  D.  $2.00. 

SOUVENIR  DE  E'EXPOSITION  UNIVER- 
SEEEE.  (Calot  1867.)  Rose  type,  late  mid- 
season. Very  large,  flat  flower  of  violet- 


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rose,  with  silvery  reflex  and  distinctly 
tipped  silver ; fragrant ; free  bloomer,  with 
spreading  habit.  L.  D.  50  cents. 

souvenir  DE  LOUIS  BIGOT.  (Dessert 
1913.)  Very  large,  convex  bloom  with  im- 
bricated petals.  Color  a brilliant  bengal 
rose,  slightly  tinged  carmine  at  the  base, 
turning  to  a salmon  pink.  E.  D.  $7.50. 

STANDARD  BEARER.  (Hollis  1906.)  A 
high  built,  globular,  compact  bomb.  Uni- 
form light  violet  rose.  Medium  tall,  strong, 
stiff  stems;  very  free  bloomer.  Resembles 
Madame  Ducel,  but  twice  as  large.  Not 
for  sale.  d j 

STRASSBURG.  (Goos  & Koenemann  1911.) 
Very  large  bloom  of  exquisite  form.  Flow- 
ers very  compact.  Delicate  lilac-rose.  Not 

for  sale. 

SULLY  PRUDHOMME.  (Crousse  1S98.) 
Large,  flat,  medium  compact,  rose  type. 
Uniform  pale  hydrangea  pink,  changing  to 
milk  white.  Fragrant.  Midseason.  A choice 
variety.  Not  for  sale. 

SUZETTE.  (Dessert  1912.)  A pretty  flower 
of  fine  shape.  Bengal  rose,  slightly  tinted 
carmine  purple.  Petals  interspersed  with 
golden  stamens.  Strong  habit.  L.  D.  §4.00. 


ADOLPHE  ROSSEAU.  (Dessert  & Metch- 
en.)  Very  large  blooms.  Semi-double.  A 
deep  purple  garnet  with  metallic  reflex. 
Tall,  stiff  stems.  One  of  the  best  early 
dark  reds.  L.  D.  §1.50. 

AUGUSTIN  d'HOUR.  (Calot  1867.)  (Syn. 
Marechal  McMahon.)  Bomb  type,  midsea- 
son. Extremely  large,  showy,  perfectly 
built  bloom;  primary  petals  narrow  and 
built  up  close  and  high.  Color  very  deep, 
rich,  brilliant,  solferino-red  or  violet  rose, 
with  slight  silvery  reflex.  Very  large,  very 
attractive  and  very  good.  L.  D.  75  cents. 

AUGUST  VILLAUME.  (Crousse  1895.)  An 
extra  large  flower  of  magnificent  form, 
very  compact,  globular,  rose  type.  Uni- 
form color  throughout,  a deep  rich  violet 
rose.  Fragrant.  One  of  the  very  best 
flowers  when  the  year  is  favorable  to  it. 
Took  first  prize  in  its  class  at  American 
Peony  Show  at  Cleveland,  Ohio,  1918.  Late. 
Very  good.  L.  D.  $1.50. 

AVIATEUR  RAYMOND.  (Dessert  1915.) 
Large,  beautiful  flower.  Very  bright  cher- 
ry red,  shaded  garnet  and  brilliant  ama- 
ranth. Showy.  Not  for  sale. 

CHARLES  VERDIER.  Large  rose  type. 
Color  deep  rose  with  silver  reflex.  Very 
strong  grower.  Good  bloomer.  This  is 
one  of  our  most  profitable  late  variethvs. 
The  last  good  kind  of  its  color  to  bloom. 
Resembles  a large  rosebud.  L.  D.  $1.00. 
Four-year  clump,  $4.00. 

CHARLOTTE  CUSHMAN.  (Hollis.)  Large, 
globular,  compact  rose  type.  Uniform 
light  solferino-red.  Fragrance  good.  Tall, 
erect  grower.  Not  for  sale. 

CHERRY  HILL.  (Thurlow  1915.)  Very  deep 
garnet,  with  a peculiar  sheen  that  makes 
the  flower  especially  noticeable  in  a col- 
lection of  varieties,  similar  in  color. 
Stems  very  long  and  stiff.  Silver  medal 


THERESE.  (Dessert  1904.)  Rose  type. 
Flowers  of  enormous  size,  produced  in 
great  quantities  on  stout  stems.  Color  the 
most  delicate  rich  satiny-pink,  with  glossy 
reflex.  Generally  conceded  to  be  Dessert’s 
best  production.  The  last  word  in  peonies. 
L.  D.  $6.00. 

TOURANGELLE.  (Dessert  1910.)  Rose  type, 
late  midseason.  This  is  a vigorous  grow- 
er, bearing  large  flat-shaped  flowers,  long 
stems,  color  pearly-white  overlaid  with 
delicate  mauve  and  with  shades  of  La 
France  rose.  Attractive  and  good.  L.  D. 
$7.50. 

TRIOMPHE  DE  L’EXPOSITION  DE 
LILLE.  (Calot  1865.)  A large,  compact 
head,  often  seven  inches  in  diameter.  Uni- 
form broad  petals  interspersed  with  sta- 
mens. Pale  rose  pink,  minutely  splashed 
with  violet  rose,  guard  petals  fading  to 
nearly  white.  Medium  early.  Very  strong, 
vigorous  grower  and  free  bloomer.  This 
is  one  of  that  wonderful  type  of  peonies 
whose  petals  open  into  a horizontal  posi- 
tion, as  it  were,  from  a central  axis,  and 
rise  tier  above  tier  until  we  have  a blos- 
som seven  inches  in  diameter  and  three  or 
four  inches  deep.  L.  D.  75  cents.  Three- 
year  clump,  $1.50. 


Red  Varieties 


Massachusetts  Horticultural  Society,  and 
“very  highly  recommended”  by  American 
Peony  Society.  One-year  plant,  $25.00. 


ELLA  CHRISTIANSEN 
New  Brand  Peony 

CONSTANT  DEVRED.  (Calot  1868.)  Large, 
compact  rose  type.  Color  a dark  carmine- 
rose.  Fragrance  good.  Flowers  borne  on 
strong,  erect  stems  of  medium  height. 
One  of  the  very  best  of  the  brilliant  reds. 
L.  D.  $1.50. 


UMBELLATA  ROSEA.  (Origin  unknown.) 
Rose  type,  very  early.  Large  flower, 
guards  violet-rose,  shading  to  an  amber- 
white  center.  Very  strong,  upright  grower 
and  free  bloomer.  Delightful  fragrance. 
L.  D.  50  cents.  Two-year  clump,  $1.00. 

VENUS.  (Kelway.)  Very  large,  compact 
crown,  pale  hydrangea  pink,  large  petals. 
Tall,  free  bloomer.  Popular  variety.  L.  D. 
$2.00. 

WALTER  FAXON.  (Richardson.)  Medium 
size  globular,  semi-rose.  Uniform  bright 
rose,  deepening  towards  the  center.  A del- 
icate and  distinct  color.  Midseason.  Ex- 
tra fine.  L.  D.  $10.00. 

WELCOME  GUEST.  (Hollis  1904.)  Large, 
loose,  semi-double.  Bright  rose,  fading  to 
rose  white.  Fragrant.  Erect,  tall,  free 
bloomer.  Midseason.  Very  good.  L.  D. 
$3.00. 

WIESBADEN.  (Goos  & Koenemann  1911.) 
Strong,  upright  grower  and  very  profuse 
bloomer.  A whitish  flesh  color  changing 
to  light  rose.  Petals  intermingled  with 
stamens.  Very  beautiful.  Not  for  sale. 


DELACHEI.  (Delache  1856.)  Late  mid  sea- 
son, compact,  rose  type.  Deep  purple, 
crimson  reflex,  a very  sure  and  free  bloom- 
er. One  of  the  best  of  the  dark  reds.  L. 
D.  50  cents.  Two-year  clump,  $1.00. 

DOCTOR  BOISDUVAL.  (Guerin  1850.)  Rose 
type,  late  midseason,  regular  fine  form, 
with  large  rounded  petals,  conspicuous 
among  the  reds  for  its  brilliant,  dark  ma- 
“oon  coloring.  Nothing  finer  in  all  red 
varieties.  In  color  it  closely  resembles 
Delachei,  but  differs  in  the  shape  of  its 
petals  and  formation  of  the  flower.  A rare 
landscape  variety.  L.  D.  $1.00. 

DR.  H.  BARNSBY.  (Dessert  1913.)  Large, 
very  full,  globular  bloom.  Solferino  red, 
tinged  purplish  crimson,  with  a very  pro- 
nounced bluish  reflex.  Strong  stems. 
Habit  of  growth  good.  Blooms  freely  and 
in  clusters.  A very  beautiful  late  variety. 
Not  for  sale. 

DR.  H.  VAN  DER  TAK.  (Nieuwenhuyzen 
1916.)  Large  flowers  produced  in  great 
profusion.  Color  wine  red.  with  darker 
shadings  towards  the  center.  Edges  of 
petals  shaded  somewhat  lighter.  First- 
class  certificate  of  merit  given  by  Porno- 
logical  Society  of  Boskoop,  Holland.  Not 
for  sale. 

FELIX  CROUSSE.  (Crousse  1881.)  Large, 
compact.  Deed  rose  red.  Fragrant.  Strong, 
robust  grower.  Free  bloomer.  Called  by 
many  growers  the  best  one-color  red  in 
cultivation.  Medium  season.  L.  D.  $1.00. 
Three-year  clump,  $3.00. 

FRANCOIS  ORTEGAT.  (Par.  1850.)  Large 
flower  of  semi-rose  type.  Dark  amaranth 
red,  showing  stamens.  Plant  of  medium 
height.  Midseason.  L.  D.  50  cents. 
FRANCOIS  ROUSSEAU.  (Dessert  1909.) 
Flower  rose  shaped.  An  intense  brilliant 
velvety  red,  showing  stamens  among  the 
petals.  Erect.  Medium  height.  Early. 
L.  D.  $4.00. 


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SELECTED  PEONIES 


MYRTLE  GENTRY 
New  Brand  Peony 


FULGIDA.  (Parmentier  1850.)  Loose,  semi- 
double. Rose-magenta,  with  very  promi- 
nent silver  reflex.  Plant  of  medium  height. 
A single  flower  held  rigidly  erect  on  stiff 
stems.  Midseason  to  late.  Fine  for  cut- 
ing.  L.  D.  50  cents.  Three-year  clump, 
$1.00. 

GENERAL  DAVOUST.  (Crousse  1898.) 
Large,  globular,  rose  type.  Purplish  red. 
Very  tall,  strong  stem,  vigorous  free  bloom- 
er. L.  D.  $1.00.  Three-year  clump,  $2.50. 

GENERAL  DE  BOISDEFRE.  (Crousse 
1896.)  A large,  compact,  globular  bomb. 
Very  dark  crimson.  An  extra  good  sort, 
of  strong,  erect  habit.  Fragrant.  Late. 

Not  for  sale. 

GEORGE  WASHINGTON.  (Hollis  1904.) 
Large,  flat,  loose,  semi-rose  type.  Uniform 
dark  crimson.  A strikingly  brilliant  color 
which  always  attracts  attention  of  visitors. 
Plant  of  medium  height.  Erect  grower. 
Midseason.  L.  D.  $1.50. 

GLOIRE  DE  TOURAINE.  (Dessert  1908.) 
Medium  compact  bomb  type.  Dark  car- 
mine rose.  Very  fragrant.  Tall,  erect, 
strong  grower.  Very  late.  Extra.  Not 

for  sale. 

RARL  ROSENFELD.  (Rosenfeld  1908.) 
Very  large,  globular,  compact,  semi-rose 
type.  Dark  crimson.  Very  strong,  tall, 
compact  grower  and  free  bloomer.  Mid- 
season. A very  brilliant  and  striking  vari- 
ety. Slightly  fragrant,  very  agreeable. 
Splendid  keeper  as  cut  flower.  Strong  one- 
year  plant,  $3.00. 


LA  FONTAINE.  (Dessert  1893.)  A very 
large  flower.  Globular,  semi-rose.  Light 
crimson  with  prominent  stamens.  A tall, 
erect,  strong  growing  plant.  Midseason. 
One  of  the  good  reds.  One-year  plant,  $2.00. 

LA  SUBLIME.  (Parmentier  1850.)  It  is  very 
fine,  tall,  floriferous  crimson.  In  good  de- 
mand. Slight  and  agreeable  fragrance. 

L.  D.  $1.00. 

L’ECLETANTE.  (Calot  1860.)  Bomb  type, 
midseason.  Flowers  very  double  and  full, 
color  deep,  brilliant,  velvety  crimson.  Every 
flower  standing  up  straight  and  erect, 
well  above  the  foliage.  An  attractive  va- 
riety. One-year  plant,  75  cents. 

LORD  KITCHENER.  (Renault  1916.)  Bomb 
type.  A very  early  bright  red.  Guard 
petals  prominent,  enclosing  a medium  siz- 
ed, loosely  arranged  bomb  of  the  same 
color.  Valuable  because  early.  L.  D.  $4.00. 

LOTTIE  COLLINS.  (Kelway.)  Flower  of 
good  size,  semi-rose  type.  A dark  crim- 
son with  a black  reflex.  Very  strong 
grower.  A distinct  color.  Late.  L.  D. 

$1.00. 

LOUIS  VON  HOUTII.  (Calot  1867.)  A me- 
dium sized  flower  of  semi-rose  type.  Color 
carmine  rose,  tipped  silver  with  fiery  re- 
flex. Fragrant.  Medium  height  and  habit. 
Late.  L.  D.  50  cents. 

MADAME  BUCQUET.  (Dessert  1888.)  Large, 
loose,  semi-rose.  A uniform,  very  large 
crimson.  A strong,  upright  grower  of 
medium  height.  Very  free  bloomer.  Mid- 
season. A very  good  red.  L.  D.  $1.00. 


MADAME  GAUDICHAU.  (Millet  1909.)  Very 
dark  brilliant  crimson.  Nearly  as  dark  as 
M.  Martin  Cahuzac,  a better  bloomer  and 
a better  plant.  A strictly  first-class  red. 

L.  D.  $10.00. 

MARECHAL  VALLIANT.  (Calot  1864.)  Ex- 
tra large,  compact,  globular  rose  type.  Dark 
mauve  rose.  Very  tall  plant,  with  coarse 
stem  which  fails  to  support  the  heavy 
bloom.  Very  late.  A good  variety.  L.  D. 
75  cents.  Three- year  clump,  $1.50. 

MARQUIS  C.  LAGERGREEN.  Dessert 
1911.)  Brilliant  cherry  red  with  darker 
shadings.  Flowers  of  fine  form  and  borne 
in  clusters  on  strong,  stiff  stems.  A splen- 
did landscape  variety,  as  it  is  a wonderful 
bloomer.  Midseason.  L.  D.  $4.00. 

MEISSONIER.  (Crousse  1886.)  (Syn.  Amer- 
ican Beauty.)  Bomb  type,  midseason.  Very 
brilliant  crimson,  full  double  flowers  on 
wiry  stems.  The  coloring  is  wonderfully 
rich  and  brilliant.  In  the  Chicago  cut 
flower  market  this  peony  is  known  as  the 
American  Beauty  on  account  of  the  re- 
semblance in  color  to  the  rose  of  that 
name.  Also  known  as  Monsieur  Crousse. 
A grand  cut  flower.  Valued  chiefly  as  a 
cut  flower  bloom.  L.  D.  50  cents.  Two-year 
clump,  $1.00. 

MONSIEUR  KRELAGE.  (Crousse  1882.) 
Semi-rose  type.  Dark  solferino-red  with 
silvery  tips.  A very  unusual  color.  Large 
flat  flower  with  stamens  prominent  among 
the  petals.  Slightly  fragrant.  Strong,  up- 
right, free  bloomer.  Midseason.  Very  fine. 
L.  D.  75  cents.  Three-year  clump,  $1.50. 

MONSIEUR  MARTIN  CAHUZAC.  (Dessert 
1899.)  Semi-rose  type,  midseason.  Large, 
full,  massive,  well  formed  flowers;  perfect 
solid  balls  of  deep  maroon,  with  garnet 
hues  and  brilliant  luster.  Good,  erect 
habit,  free  bloomer.  In  great  demand  by 
those  who  are  making  collections  to  in- 
clude all  shades  and  want  the  extremes. 
L.  D.  $4.00. 

OFFICINALIS  RUBRA.  A large,  round 
bloom  of  vivid  crimson.  This  is  the  old 
deep  bright  red  peony  of  the  old-time 
garden.  Earliest  of  all  good  peonies.  Very 
desirable  in  this  latitude,  as  it  is  generally 
in  bloom  on  Decoration  Day.  The  red 
“piney”  of  our  grandmothers’  gardens.  As 
good  as  the  new  varieties  and  earlier. 
Nothing  to  take  its  place.  L.  D.  75  cents. 

PIERRE  DESSERT.  (Dessert.)  Large,  me- 
dium compact,  semi-rose  type.  Dark  crim- 
son purple,  silvery  tipped.  Medium  habit. 
One  of  the  earliest  dark  reds.  L.  D.  $1.50. 
Three-year  clump,  $3.00. 

POTTSII.  (J.  Potts  1882.)  Loose  rose  type 
intense,  with  dark,  crimson  petal,  inter- 
mingled with  prominent  golden  stamens. 
Fragrant.  Medium  height.  Midseason. 
One  of  the  most  satisfactory  crimsons.  Can 
always  be  depended  upon.  L.  D.  50  cents. 
Three-year  clump,  $1.50. 

PRESIDENT  ROOSEVELT.  (Holland  1905) 
Semi-rose  type,  midseason.  It  is  a deep, 
rich,  brilliant  red  in  color.  A very  satis- 
factory, showy  red.  L.  D.  $1.50. 

PRINCE  PROSPER  d’ARENBERG.  (Par- 
mentier 1845.)  Lovely  amaranth  crimson. 
This  is  an  old  though  popular  variety  and 
has  stood  the  test  of  time.  L.  D.  $1.00. 


SELECTED  PEONIES 


37 


HAZEL  KINNEY 
New  Brand  Peony 


PURPUREA  SUPERBA.  (Delachi  1855.) 
Large,  compact  bomb.  Uniform  dark  rose. 
Tall;  free  bloomer.  Midseason.  The  tall- 
est red.  A splendid  variety  to  nse  as  a 
background  for  lower  growing  sorts.  L. 
D.  75  cents.  Three-year  clump,  $1.50. 

RACHEL.  (Terry.)  Medium  size,  semi-rose 
type.  A bright,  dark  crimson.  Plant  of 
medium  height,  strong,  profuse  bloomer. 
This  variety  generally  produces  a single 
blossom  on  a stem,  which  makes  it  a good 
commercial  sort.  One  of  the  brightest  and 
best  of  all  the  crimsons.  Midseason.  L. 
I).  $1.00.  Three-year  clump,  $2.50. 

RUBRA  SUPERBA.  (Richardson  1871.) 
Rose  type.  Very  late.  A beautiful  rich 
brilliant  dark  crimson.  Without  stamens. 
A large  full  double.  Fragrant.  One  of  the 
very  best  keepers  of  the  late  varieties.  It 
is  by  all  means  the  best  late  dark  red,  and 
everv  collection  should  have  it.  Rather  a 
shy  bloomer  until  the  plants  become  well 
establish.  L.  D.  75  cents. 

VICTOIRE  HE  LA  MARNE.  (Dessert  1015.) 
Attractive  globular  blooms  of  immense 
size.  Velvet  amaranth  red,  with  silver  re- 
flex. L.  D.  $5.00. 

WM.  TURNER.  (Shaylor  1916.)  A very  dark 
crimson  with  a velvety  sheen.  Tall,  strong 
grower.  A fine  flower.  L.  1).  $5.00. 


Kansas  City,  Mo.  " The  peonies  order- 
ed of  you  came  to  hand  in  excellent 
shape.  The  packing  was  superb.  Thank 
you.” 


Last  year  we  purchased  quite  a collec- 
tion of  Japanese  varieties,  but  as  no  de- 
scription accompanied  the  plants,  we  are 
unable  to  offer  them  for  sale.  We  list  be- 
low the  five  varieties  of  wThich  we  aie 
able  to  give  descriptions.  During  the  next 
blooming  season  we  shall  write  our  own 
descriptions  in  the  field ; and  a fine  list  of 
these  varieties,  which  are  growing  in  pop- 
ularity, may  be  expected  in  the  next  edi- 
tion of  our”  catalogue.  We  expect  at  that 
time  to  have  sufficient  stock  to  offer  them 
for  sale. 


Japanese  Varieties 

FUYAJO.  (From  Japan.)  One  of  the  newer 
peonies  coming  in  from  Japan.  A very 
dark  brownish  maroon  with  velvety  shad- 
ing. The  center  petals  are  narrow  and  a 
dark  crimson,  veined  and  tipped  white. 
The  most  striking  Japanese  peony  on  ex- 
hibit at  the  Cleveland  National  Show. 
One-year  plant,  $5.00. 

MARGARET  ATWOOD.  Very  large,  pure 
white  flowers  with  deep  golden  center.  Un- 
usually large  petals  of  heavy  texture.  Plant 
a strong,  vigorous  grower.  The  very  best 
white  Japanese  peony  we  know  of.  Not 
for  sale. 


MIKADO.  (World’s  Fair  Japan  Exhibit 
1893.)  Late  dark  crimson  Japanese.  Cup- 
shaped guard  petals  enclosing  a filagree 
cushion  of  petaloid  which  are  crimson 
edged  and  tipped  with  gold.  One  of  the 
very  best  Japanese.  L.  D.  $3.00. 

TAMATBAKO.  (Japan.)  Very  large  flower. 
Broad  guard  petals  bright  china  pink  sur- 
round a large  tuft  of  golden  filamental 
petals.  A beautiful  variety.  Not  for  sale. 

TOKIO.  (Japan.)  Large  flower.  Clear  car- 
mine pink  guard  petals,  with  silver  reflex. 
Large  central  tuft  of  golden  filamental  pet- 
als. Extra  good.  Not  for  sale. 


Morris,  Minn.  “ The  peony,  ‘Therese 
which  I ordered  from  you  recently,  ar- 
rived, and  a very  fine  root  it  is.” 

Ionia,  Mich.  “I  have  just  unpacked 
the  peonies  you  shipped  me  several  days 
ago.  The  roots  were  in  first  class  con- 
dition, and  I appreciate  your  sending 
such  large,  healthy  clumps.” 

Dalton,  Mass.  “The  peonies  came  today 
in  fine  shape  and  were  large,  fine  looking 
roots.” 


Rockford,  Illinois.  “I  received  my  pe- 
onies in  nice  shape  and  am  glad  to  say 
that  they  were  very  satisfactory  in  every 
way.” 

Detroit,  Wis.  “We  wish  to  acknowl- 
edge receipt  of  the  Mme.  De  V erneville 
peonies  and  thank  you  kindly  for  same. 
The  roots  were  in  tip-top  condition.” 

Madison,  Wis.  “I  hope  to  place  an- 
other order  with  you  next  year,  as  the 
roots  this  year  already  planted  were  by 
far  the  best  I ever  had.” 


Washington,  Iowa.  “I  received  the 
Mikado  this  morning.  A fine  plant  and 
in  good  condition.  The  peony  was  larger 
than  I expected.” 

Duluth,  Minn.  “I  must  write  to  tell 
you  how  well  my  plants  and  bulbs  sent 
me  by  you  last  fall  are  growing.  The 
Eugenie  Verdier  peony  is  bursting  out  of 
the  ground  in  three  grand  stems  nearly 
an  inch  in  diameter  and  seems  to  defy 
our  cold  spring  weather  when  the  frost 
limit  is  reached  nearly  every  night. 


A Bed  of  Two  Year  Old  Plants,  Mostly  Brand  Varieties,  Season  1920 


SELECTED  IRIS 


39 


H>electeb  3rts 


Although  our  specialty  in  flowers  has  for  many  years  been 
the  peony,  and  we  have  given  to  this  flower  most  of  our 
time  and  thought,  still  for  a long  time  we  have  grown  a great 
deal  of  iris;  and  during  the  last  five  or  six  years  we  have 
made  many  additions  of  new  varieties  to  our  collection. 

The  true  garden  lover  wants  his  garden  to  be  beautiful  all 
the  time.  It  is  not  necessary  that  every  spot  in  it  should  be 
a constant  blaze  of  color,  but  it  must  contain  masses  of  bloom 
from  April  to  November.  We  demand  this  even  in  Minne- 
sota, where  our  summers  are  so  short.  Now  there  comes  a 
time  in  the  spring  when  the  bloom  of  the  early  bulbs  is 
gone,  the  tulips  are  passing,  and  the  peonies  have  not  come. 
Our  gardens  wouldl  then  be  bare  if  it  were  not  for  the  iris. 
But  this  flower  is  more  than  a gap-filler.  It  is  an  old  garden 
favorite  because  of  its  own  peculiar  charm  and  because  it 
gives  quick  results  and  can  be  easily  grown. 

In  recent  years,  however,  there  has  been  a wonderful 
growth  of  interest  in  the  iris.  This  started  in  England  and 
spread  to  America.  Hybridizers  in  both  countries  have  been 
busy.  Seedlings  can  be  raised,  tested  and  propagated  much  more 
quickly  than  is  the  case  with  the  peony;  and  hundreds  of  fine 
varieties  have  been  introduced.  The  ordinary  possessor  of 
a home  garden  is  just  beginning  to  realize  what  the  iris  has 
become.  Our  iris  fields  this  year  were  visited  by  hundreds 
of  visitors  while  they  have  formerly  attracted  little  attention. 

They  were  not  quite  so  colorful,  did  not  so  completely 
fill  the  eye,  as  did  the  great  peony  show  that  followed  in 
quick  succession  with  its  larger  fields  and  brighter  flowers. 
They  did,  however,  offer  an  even  greater  range  of  color.  All 
shades,  from  the  palest  lavender  to  the  deepest  purple,  and 
from  the  most  delicate  cream  to  the  deepest  gold,  were  seen. 
Then  there  were  pure  white,  delicate  blue,  and  deep  blue, 
pink,  rose,  maroon,  and  bronze.  Now,  if  never  before,  the 
flower  justifies  its  name,  iris,  the  rainbow. 


Scarcely  a variety  furnishes  a self-colored  flower.  Shad- 
ings, veining,  or  reticulations  at  least  appear.  And  in  many 
varieties  the  standards  and  falls  furnish  striking  contrasts, 
such  as  pure  white  and  purple,  lavender  and  purple,  light 
yellow  and  rose,  gold  and  maroon,  gold  and  purple,  bronze 
and  yellow. 

The  resemblance  of  the  garden  iris  to  the  common  wild 
flag  is  likely  to  lead  to  a wrong  treatment  of  the  iris.  The 
flag  is  a water  plant,  while  the  iris  will  not  do  well  unless 
a dry,  sunny  location  is  furnished.  Given  this  and  it  is  not 
exacting. 

It  can  be  planted  in  any  convenient  spot,  but  it  produces  a 
fine  effect  when  large  plantings  are  made  on  the  sunny  side 
of  a hedge  of  tall  shrubs.  Lilacs  and  Spirea  Van  Houttei 
furnish  an  especially  good  background.  All  three  come  into 
bloom  at  the  same  time.  The  colors  of  the  lilac  harmonize 
with  those  of  the  iris,  and  the  white  of  the  spirea  brings  out 
their  beauty.  Iris  and  spirea  combine  beautifully  as  cut  flow- 
ers. In  a young  bed  of  iris,  gladioli  bulbs  may  be  scattered 
among  the  small  plants  to  furnish  a second  season  of  bloom. 

If  iris  is  planted  in  August  or  September  it  will  give  first- 
class  flowers  the  next  year,  but  it  can  be  safely  planted  at 
any  season  when  the  ground  is  open.  The  soil  need  not  be 
worked  deeply,  and  the  top  of  the  crown  should  come  about 
to  the  surface  of  the  ground.  If  there  is  any  danger  that 
water  may  at  any  time  stand  on  the  spot,  ridge  the  soil  up 
and  set  plants  on  the  top  of  the  ridge.  Iris  multiplies  rap- 
idly and  should  be  divided  and  reset  once  in  three  or  four 
years. 

We  do  not  recommend  the  planting  of  Japanese  Iris  in  Min- 
nesota. Our  list  includes  varieties  of  the  Iris  Germanica,  or 
the  French  fleur  de  lis,  and  of  Iris  Orientals,  or  Siberian  Iris. 


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SELECTED  IRIS 


Row  Upon  Row  of  the  Stately  Iris  in  Our  Nursery 

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To  get  the  price  per  dozen,  multiply  the 
price  of  a single  plant  by  ten. 

In  the  following  descriptions  S.  stands 
for  Standards  and  F.  for  Falls. 


A.  E.  KUNDRED.  S.  yellow-bronze  ting- 
ed with  magenta;  F.  Magenta-red  tinged 
with  bronze,  reticulated  yellow  from  center 
to  base.  Conspicuous  orange  beard.  Fra- 
grant. Glory  strain.  $1.25. 

AMAS.  A beautiful  variety  with  immense 
flowers.  From  Asia  Minor.  S.  rich  blue ; 
F.  gorgeous  purple.  24  inches.  35  cents. 

AMERICAN  BLACK  PRINCE.  S.  soft  li- 
lac purple;  F.  a velvety  purple  of  the  rich- 
est hue.  24  inches.  50  cents. 

ALBERT  VICTOR.  S.  soft  blue;  F.  beau- 
tiful lavender.  Large  and  fine.  40  inches. 
25  cents. 

A.  M.  BRAND.  S.  true  golden  bronze;  F. 
maroon  red,  veined  yellow,  edged  with 
bronze.  Fragrant.  Glory  strain.  $1.50. 

ARCHEVEQUE.  S.  a wonderful  reddish 
purple;  F.  darkest  velvety  purple.  24 
inches.  $1.00. 


ANNA  FARR,  (Farr.)  S-  white,  lightly  bor- 
dered pale  blue;  F.  pure  white,  pure  blue 
marking  at  the  base;  immense  flowers  with 
\ery  large  petals  of  great  substance.  Heavy 
falls,  producing  and  orchid-like  effect.  Dis- 
tinct. 36  inches.  $2.00. 

ATROPURPUREA.  (Royal  Purple.)  A 

splendid  large,  very  free  flowering,  pure, 
rich  royal  purple  without  the  slightest 
shadings,  a splendid  companion  to  plant 
with  Sherwin- Wright,  the  rich  purple  of 
Atropurpurea  with  the  golden  yellow  of 
Sherwin-Wright  forming  a beautiful  color 
combination.  35  cents. 

AUREA.  S.  and  F.  rich  chrome- yellow. 
Large  flowers  of  perfect  form  of  the  purest 
yellow.  2 feet.  25  cents. 

A.  W.  BLAKELY.  S.  yellow  tinged  with 
pink ; F.  yellow  with  a dividing  line  in  cen- 
ter; lighter  border.  28  inches.  75  cents. 

BRIDESMAID.  S.  white,  shaded  silvery 
lilac;  F.  reticulated  at  the  base  and  slightly 
frilled,  soft  lilac.  Delicate  and  pretty.  25 
cents. 

BLUE  JAY.  (Farr.)  S.  bright,  clear  blue; 
F.  intense  dark  blue.  30  inches.  50  cents. 


CAPRICE.  30  inches.  S.  & F.  light  purple 
blending  to  soft  lavender  at  base  of  petals. 
Very  fine.  50  cents. 

CHELLES.  S.  bright  golden  yellow;  F. 
bright  red-purple.  Beautifully  reticulated. 
Very  showy.  15  cents. 

CHERION.  30  inches.  Midseason  S.  smoky 
lavender;  F.  violet,  veined  white.  15  cents. 
$1.00  dozen. 

CHESTER  HUNT.  (Farr.)  S.  celestial  blue; 
F.  dark  marine-blue,  bordered  pale  blue, 
shading  at  base;  stigmas  light  blue.  27 
inches.  75  cents. 

CLARENCE  WEDGE.  S.  heliotrope  tinged 
with  yellow  with  lighter  edge;  F.  purple - 
red.  It  has  a margin  which  is  light  bronze 
on  one  side  and  wider  and  very  light  yel- 
low on  the  other;  veined  white  at  the 
base,  and  a light  line  dividing  the  center. 
One-half  the  fall  is  shaded  darker  than 
the  other.  This  peculiarity  of  the  border 
is  characteristic  with  every  fall.  Conspic- 
uous orange  beard.  Glory  strain.  $1.25. 

CORDELIA.  S.  rosy  lilac;  F.  velvety  crim- 
son, edged  rose.  Exceptionally  beautiful. 
24  inches.  50  cents. 


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DARIUS.  S.  rich  canary-yellow;  F.  lilac, 
margined  white,  with  rich  orange  beard. 
One  of  the  most  distinct  and  beautiful.  20 
inches.  25  cents. 

DOROTHEA.  Milky  white,  tinged  lilac.  An 
early,  very  profuse  blooming  sort.  When 
in  bloom  resembles  very  much  a double 
Japanese  iris.  30  cents  each. 

EDITH.  22  inches.  Midseason.  S.  light 
blue;  F.  deeper  blue,  veined  white.  10 
cents. 


FAIRY.  36  inches  high.  A wonderful  iris. 
White,  petals  bordered  and  suffused  with 
the  faintest  tracings  of  the  most  delicate 
blue.  A dream.  20  cents.  $2.00  dozen. 

FLiAVESCENS.  30  inches.  Midseason.  S. 
cream  color;  F.  a slightly  deeper  yellow. 
This  is  one  of  the  most  satisfactory  of  all 
Iris.  It  may  not  have  the  delicate  beauty 
of  some,  but  is  strong,  healthy  and  robust, 
and  always  with  you.  Always  does  well. 
15  cents.  $1.00  dozen. 

FLORENTINA  AURA.  30  inches.  Very 
early.  S.  white!  F.  white,  tinted  porcelain. 
A large,  beautiful  and  very  fragrant  flower. 

10  cents. 

FREDERICK.  S.  pale  lavender;  F.  laven- 
der barred  with  brown.  Very  free.  One 
of  the  most  effective  for  massing.  15  cents. 

FRYER’S  GLORY.  S',  golden  bronze  ting- 
ed with  crimson;  F.  bright  velvety  ma- 
roon, veined  light  yellow  from  center  to 
base.  Orange  beard.  $5.00  each. 

GAGUS..  A.M.,  R.H.S.  S.  light,  clear  yel- 
low; F.  crimson,  reticulated  white  and  yel- 
low, with  narrow  yellow  border.  35  cents. 

GERTRUDE.  34  inches.  S.  and  F.  same 
shade,  rare  violet  blue.  Unexcelled  for 
house  decoration  where  a clear  uniform 
shade  is  desired.  20  cents. 


GOLDEN  PLUME.  S.  rich  golden  yellow; 
F.  chestnut-brown,  edged  and  reticulated 
yellow.  Yellow  beard.  This  is  an  improv- 
ed Honorabilis.  The  plant  is  equally  as 
thrifty,  and  is  a few  inches  taller  and  very 
even  height  when  in  bloom.  This  is  the 
variety  that  Mr.  Wedge  spoke  so  highly  of 
after  seeing  it  in  bloom  last  season.  30 
cents.  $3.00  dozen. 


G W.  PEAKE.  S.  yellow  shaded  crimson- 
bronze,  lighter  yellow  at  base;  F.  velvety 
maroon  red,  edged  with  bronze-yellow,  re- 
ticulated at  base.  Conspicuous  orange 
beard.  Fragrant.  Glory  strain.  $1.25  each. 


HARLEQUIN  MILONIUS.  30  inches.  Late. 
S.  white,  splashed  violet;  F.  lavender.  A 
very  striking  variety.  15  cents. 

HER  MAJESTY.  32  inches.  Late.  S.  soft 
rose;  F.  red,  deeply  veined.  An  extra  fine 
variety,  the  general  color  effect  of  which  is 
pink.  25  cents. 


IGNATIA.  30  inches.  Midseason.  S.  and 
F.  a delicate  blue.  This  is  another  of  the 
very  robust.  Always  a faithful  variety, 
even  under  the  most  trying  conditions.  15 
cents. 


IRIS  KING.  S.  clear  lemon-yellow;  F.  rich 
maroon,  bordered  yellow.  Large  flowers; 
brilliant  colors.  Very  fine.  50  cents. 


ISOLRNE.  36  inches.  S.  silvery  lilac,  4 
inches  long;  falls  three  and  three-quarter 
inches  long,  and  of  the  most  beautiful 
mauve  color.  One  of  the  most  beautiful  of 
all  iris.  70  cents. 

JACQUESIANA.  S.  bright  coppery  crim- 
son ; F.  rich,  deep  maroon.  Very  fine  va- 
riety. 26  cents  each. 

JOHAN  DE  WITTE.  24  inches.  Midsea- 
son. S.  bluish  violet;  F.  deep  purple,  vein- 
ed white.  15  cents;  $1.00  dozen. 

JUNIATA.  (Farr.)  S.  and  F.  clear  blue, 
deeper  than  Dalmatica.  Tallest  of  the 
bearded  irises.  Large,  fragrant  flowers. 
50  cents. 

KOCHII.  S.  and  F.  both  of  the  deepest, 
richest  purple.  One  of  the  very  darkest  of 
all  iris.  Should  be  in  every  collection.  24 
inches.  15  cents.  50  cents  dozen. 

LOHENGRIN.  32  inches.  S.  and  F.  soft 
mauve,  shading  nearly  to  white.  A very 
tall,  strong  growing  variety,  with  wide 
leaves.  One  of  the  best  of  the  Pallidas. 
50  cents. 

LORD  GREY.  S'.  and  F.  a clouded  rose- 
fawn.  2 feet.  25  cents. 

LORD  SALISBURY.  40  inches.  S.  amber 
white;  F.  dark  violet.  15  cents. 

LORELY.  S.  canary  yellow;  F.  creamy 
white  with  purple  reticulation,  blending 
into  purple  blotches  near  the  edges.  Ends 
of  petals  bordered  deep  canary.  Fine.  35 
cents. 

MADAM  CHEREAU.  42  inches.  Midsea- 
son. S.  and  F.  pure  white  with  clear 
frilled  lavender  edge.  This  is  undoubtedly 
the  best  to  date  of  the  frilled  varieties. 
Fine.  20  cents. 

MARY  GARDEN.  (Farr.)  S.  pale  yellow, 
flushed  pale  lavender;  F.  cream-white,  mi- 
nutely dotted  and  veined  maroon ; stigmas 
clear  yellow.  28  inches.  75  cents. 

MASSASOIT.  (Farr  1916.)  S.  and  F.  a very 
distinct  shade  of  metallic,  Venetian  blue, 
quite  difficult  to  describe  accurately.  75 
cents. 

MITHRAS.  S.  light  yellow ; F.  bright  wine 
red  with  a narrow  border  of  deep  yellow. 
50  cents. 

MONSIGNOR.  28  inches.  Late.  S.  richest 
satiny  velvet;  F.  deep  purple-crimson.  Very 
large  and  one  of  the  very  best.  50  cents. 

MRS.  ALAN  GRAY.  One  of  the  most  beau- 
tiful of  iris.  General  color  effect  pink.  Very 
fine  for  massing.  Often  gives  a second 
crop  of  bloom  in  August.  75  cents. 

MRS.  H.  DARWIN.  28  inches.  S.  pure 
white;  F.  white,  slightly  veined.  One  of 
the  best  whites.  20  cents. 

MRS.  NEUBRONNER.  28  inches.  S.  and 
F.  rich,  clear,  golden-yellow.  The  best  all 
yellow.  20  cents. 

MRS.  S.  H.  SMITH.  S.  rich  golden  yel- 
low: F.  same  color,  shaded  light  yellow  in 
center,  and  veined  dark  yellow.  Yellow 
beard.  24  inches.  75  cents. 


MRS.  W.  E.  FRYER.  S.  white,  shaded 
heliotrope;  F.  purple-crimson,  bordered  a 
lighter  shade ; white  veins  from  center  to 
base.  Orange  beard.  32  inches.  $1.50. 

NAVAJO.  (Farr.)  S.  light  bronzy  yellow, 
shaded  lavender ; F.  deep  maroon,  heavily 
veined  white  and  yellow ; stigmas  yellow ; 
deep  orange  beard.  Large,  distinct,  beau- 
tiful. 20  inches.  $1.00. 

NIEBELUNGEN.  S.  fawn  yellow;  F.  no- 
let  purple  with  fawn  margin.  One  of  the 
very  best  iris  in  its  class.  50  cents. 

ORIENTALIS  (SIBERIAN)  BLUE.  Intense 
brilliant  blue  flowers.  Flowers  small  but 
very  striking  and  beautiful.  Planted  in  a 
mass,  gives  a fine  spot  of  color.  One  of 
the  very  best  for  cutting.  15  cents. 

ORIENTALIS  (SIBERIAN)  WHITE.  Pure 
white;  fine  companion  for  preceding.  15 
cents. 

OTHELLO.  S.  rich  blue;  F.  deep  dark 
velvety  purple.  A handsome  clean-cut  iris. 
25  cents. 

ORIENTAL.  S.  clear  blue;  F.  rich  royal 
blue,  with  heavy  bright  orange  beard, 
forming  striking  contrast.  75  cents. 

ORIFLAMME.  30  inches.  S',  bright  blue; 
F.  dark  purple.  The  petals  of  this  variety 
are  very  broad  and  long.  The  largest  bloom 
of  all  iris.  $1.00. 

OS  SIAN.  (S.  light  yellow;  F.  bronze  at 
the  base,  shading  to  a bright  purple  at 
the  tip.  A very  distinct  and  beautiful  iris. 
50  cents. 

PALLIDA  DALMATICA.  One  of  the  finest 
of  the  Germanica  type.  Plant  strong  habit, 
often  growing  four  feet  high,  with  very 
large  flowers.  S.  delicate  lavender;  F. 
lavender  shaded  blue.  Fine  for  massing. 
30  cents. 

PALLIDA  SPECIOSIUM.  S.  dark  lavender 
with  lighter  shadings;  F.  lavender,  shaded 
light  purple.  30  cents. 

PARC  DE  NEUILLY.  S.  and  F.  navy 
blue  of  reddish  tinge,  with  an  everchang- 
ing  effect.  50  cents. 

PARISIAN  A.  S.  mottled  lavender  pink ; F. 
creamy  white  center.  Very  heavily  bor- 
dered with  lavender  pink.  28  inches.  One 
of  the  striking  iris.  75  cents. 

PERFECTION.  30  inches,  midseason.  S. 
lavender,  flecked  with  deeper  shade;  F.  rich 
velvety  lavender.  A very  fine  iris.  Has  a 
wonderful  amount  of  bloom  to  the  stalk. 
Fine.  35  cents. 

POCAHONTAS.  Very  large  orchid  type  of 
flower,  with  elegantly  frilled  petals.  S. 

and  F.  pure  white.  Standard  faintly  bor- 
dered pale  blue.  75  cents. 

POWHATAN.  (Farr.)  (Syn.  Aurora.)  S. 
light  bishop-violet  with  deeper  border;  F. 
deep  purple,  shaded  crimson.  Large,  hori- 
zontal spreading  flower.  38  inches.  75 
cents. 

PROSPER  LAUGIER.  30  inches.  S.  fiery 
bronze;  F.  velvety  ruby  purple.  Of  all  the 
standard  varieties  this  is  undoubtedly  the 


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SELECTED  IRIS 


most  striking  and  distinct.  Very  fine.  35 
cents. 

QUEEN  ALEXANDRIA.  30  inches  tall.  S. 
lavender;  F.  pale  purple.  One  of  Farr’s 
choicest  varieties.  Very  fine.  50  cents. 

It.  C.  ROSE.  S.  purple  bronze,  shaded  yel- 
low at  the  base;  F.  reddish  purple,  light 
yellow.  Orange  beard.  Fragrant.  Very 
free  bloomer,  and  one  of  the  best  of  plants. 
28  inches.  60  cents. 

REV.  A.  H.  WURTEEEE.  S.  purple-bronze ; 
F.  rich  velvety  royal  purple,  lighter  at  the 
edge,  reticulated  light  yellow  at  the  base, 
and  veined  brown.  Yellow  beard.  Fra- 
grant. 18  inches.  $1.50. 

RHEIN  NIXE.  S.  pure  white;  F.  rasp- 
berry purple,  edged  white.  A splendid 


grower  that  is  always  to  be  depended  on. 
One  of  the  finest  and  most  striking  in  the 
whole  list.  35  cents. 

ROSE  UNIQUE.  S.  and  F.  delicate  blush 
rose.  A very  early  flowering  iris  much  ad- 
mired by  everybody  who  sees  it.  50  cents. 

RUBEEEA.  S.  rose-lilac ; F.  crimson  pur- 
ple. 3 feet.  15  cents. 

“SHERWIN-WRIGHT.”  Golden  yellow 
In  this  grand  novelty  we  have  what  has 
long  been  wanted,  a good  vigorous  grow- 
ing, free-flowering,  golden  yellow  Iris  Ger- 
manioa,  the  few  yellow  sorts  now  in  com- 
merce being  deficient  in  these  important 
characteristics.  The  plants  grow  about  two 
feet  high ; the  flowers,  which  are  produced 
in  lavish  profusion,  are  of  splendid  tex- 
ture and  stand  well  above  the  foliage,  and 


are  of  a rich  golden  yellow  without  mark- 
ings or  shadings.  50  cents. 

TINAE.  Deep  blue,  shaded  lilac.  Fine, 
large  flower.  40  inches.  25  cents. 

"VELVETEEN.  Standard  canary  yellow; 
falls  creamy  white,  heavily  veined  with 
purplish  maroon.  35  cents. 

VIOEACEA  GRANDIFLORA.  S.  rich  blue; 
F.  violet  blue.  Extra  fine.  50  cents. 


W.  F.  CHRISTMAN.  S.  white,  tinged  vio- 
let, while  some  are  flaked  and  reticulated 
with  violet  on  inuer  sides ; F.  purple,  retic- 
ulated white,  with  light  border.  Yellow 
beard.  Fragrant.  22  inches.  Free  bloom- 
er, and  very  even  height  when  in  bloom. 
$1.25, 


BRAND  PEONIES 


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Article  $repareb  for  tfje  bulletin  of  ^eonp  Jletos 


Discharged  from  the  Union  Army  for  permanent  disabil- 
ity, my  father  returned  home  to  Wisconsin  in  1863.  Impaired 
health  kept  him  from  working  for  some  time.  But  it  was  not 
long  after  the  close  of  the  Civil  War  before  he  engaged  in 
the  sale  of  nursery  stock,  and  the  nursery  business  became 
his  life  work. 

Removing  to  Minnesota  in  1867,  after  several  moves  he 
finally  settled  down  upon  those  grounds  which  now  for  over 
fifty  years  have  been  devoted  to  the  general  nursery  business. 

For  the  first  twenty-seven  years  as  a nurseryman  he  spent 
much  of  his  time,  at  first  afoot,  but  later  on  with  horse  and 
buggy,  travelling  over  the  state  selling  nursery  stock.  In  this 
way  during  the  many  months  of  June  that  he  was  on  the 
road  he  ran  across  quite  a number  of  good  peonies  blossom- 
ing in  the  gardens  of  the  many  good  farm  wives  where  he 
stopped. 

The  Minnesota  climate  produces  wonderful  peonies.  Cool, 
moist  fore  parts  of  June  when  the  peony  blooms  with  us.  are 
the  rule.  These  conditions  are  ideal  for  the  flower,  and  with 
us  the  peony  is  surely  the  flower  of  flowers. 

As  my  father  found  a good  sort  here  and  there  in  his 
travels,  he  purchased  it,  and  in  time  in  this  way  acquired 
quite  a collection.  Thus  Fragrans,  Whitleyi,  Delicatissima, 
Festiva  Maxima,  Humei,  Delachei,  Edulis  Superba,  and  many 
other  sorts  of  like  quality  came  to  us. 

As  I grew  up,  I followed  in  my  father’s  footsteps  and  trav- 
elled with  horse  and  buggy  over  the  prairies  and  through  the 
great  woods  of  Minnesota  selling  nursery  stock.  And  I,  too, 
was  ever  upon  the  lookout  among  the  great  plants  of  peonies 
I so  often  saw  for  some  variety  we  did  not  have  at  home.  I 
remember  very  well  first  beholding  a great  root  of  Rubra 
Oflicianalis  in  full  bloom  during  one  cold,  very  damp  June. 
I thought  I had  never  seen  such  a flower.  I purchased  the 
root  at  $5.00,  which  was  about  all  the  money  I had  at  that 
time.  In  September  I travelled  eighty  miles  to  dig  and  bring 
home  that  one  peony  root. 

In  1889,  I think  it  was,  my  father  purchased  of  Ellwanger 
& Barry  a dozen  varieties  which  he  selected  from  their  cata- 
logue, and  when  these  sorts  bloomed,  from  that  time  on  he 
was  under  the  spell  of  this  wonderful  flower.  After  that 
time  his  collection  rapidly  increased,  until  by  the  fall  of  1899, 
as  far  as  number  of  varieties  was  concerned,  he  had  one  of 
the  greatest  collections  in  America. 

Father  was  the  pioneer  nurseryman  of  Minnesota.  His 
early  days  in  the  nursery  business  were  those  years  when  the 
horticulture  of  Minnesota  was  passing  through  the  experi- 
mental stags.  All  varieties  had  to  be  tested  out  for  hardiness, 
and  most  varieties  were  found  wanting.  He  gave  much  of 
his  time  seaching  for  varieties  of  apples  suitable  to  our  cli- 
mate, and  finally  came  to  the  conclusion  that  a satisfactory 
stock  for  Minnesota  could  be  produced  only  by  growing 
quantities  of  seedlings  from  the  hardiest  varieties  he  had,  and 
selecting  from  these. 

Working  along  these  lines,  as  he  did,  it  was  natural  that 
when  he  once  became  really  interested  in  the  peony,  he  should 
try  to  improve  that,  as  he  had  the  apple. 

In  the  spring  of  1899  he  had  a collection  of  about  three 


hundred  good  sorts,  the  best  he  could  acquire.  These  were 
planted  in  four  different  beds,  most  of  the  varieties  running 
about  three  large  plants  to  the  variety.  In  this  collection 
were  about  twenty  choice  singles.  No  hand  pollenizing  was 
done.  The  bees  and  the  winds  attended  to  that.  That  fall 
seed  was  saved  from  the  entire  lot,  and  late  in  the  fall, 
planted.  This  seed  being  allowed  to  dry  did  not  germinate 
until  the  spring  of  1901.  In  June,  1902,  two  plants  blossomed. 

Growers  of  seedling  peonies  may  question  this  statement ; 
and,  we  must  acknowledge  we  ourselves  have  never  since 
secured  such  results.  We  account  for  them  by  these  facts: 
The  seeds  were  planted  four  inches  apart  in  rows  which  were 
2J4  feet  apart.  The  plants  could  thus  develop  and  bloom 
without  any  transplanting.  As  quick  as  the  seeds  germinated 
the  plants  were  given  intensive  cultivation  with  horse  and 
cultivator.  The  soil  was  very  rich.  These  conditions  pro- 
duced a wonderful  growth  the  year  of  germination  and  the 
yearling  plants  at  the  end  of  the  first  growing  season  were  as 
large  as  the  average  three-year  seedling  under  the  usual 
methods  of  handling. 

The  next  season,  that  of  1903.  the  seedlings  came  strong 
and  robust  and  almost  all  of  them  bloomed.  This  was  truly 
a wonderful  sight.  The  world’s  most  beautiful  flower  bed 
is  a bed  of  well-cared-for  seedlings  in  full  bloom.  Each  plant 
is  crowned  with  wondrous  large  flowers,  and  the  blooms  of 
each  plant  are  different  from  those  of  all  its  neighbors. 
Were  the  bed  to  contain  a hundred  thousand  roots  no  two  of 
these  would  produce  blooms  exactly  alike.  All  would  de 
different  from  one  another. 

This  season  of  1903  to  us  was  truly  a feast  of  flowers.  We 
checked  and  rechecked  that  bed  of  seedlings  continuously 
it  seemed  from  the  time  the  first  kind  opened  until  the  last 
faded  petals  fell.  We  were  in  it  with  the  coming  of  the  sun, 
during  the  heat  of  noontide,  and  until  dark. 

From  the  thousands  of  seedlings  in  this  bed  we  selected 
about  forty  as  worthy  of  trial.  These  were  divided  in  Sep- 
tember and  planted  out  for  further  trial.  All  the  balance 
of  the  doubles  of  this  seed  bed  were  lifted  that  same  Sep- 
tember, divided,  planted  out.  and  staked,  that  we  migth  not 
by  accident  have  classed  as  poor  some  variety  that  afterwards 
we  would  wish  to  keep.  From  this  lot  of  seedlings  at  first 
classed  as  second  grade,  I have  since  selected  four  very  fine 
varieties. 

From  the  forty  selected  as  good  in  the  first  place,  after 
years  of  testing  we  finally  find  that  we  have  about  ten  very 
choice  sorts. 

Judgment  can  hardly  be  passed  upon  a new  seedling  inside 
of  ten  years  after  the  planting  of  the  seed.  A new  peony  to 
be  of  value  must  in  the  first  place  possess  great  beauty  : its 
habit  in  growth  must  be  good;  it  must  be  a profuse  bloomer; 
it  must  do  well  on  many  soils  and  in  many  different  locations ; 
and  all  of  these  things  must  come  true  every  year.  It  takes 
fully  ten  years  to  test  these  things  out.  This  is  the  test  we 
give  all  our  seedlings. 

This  first  bed  has  given  us  such  sorts  as  Archie  Brand, 
Charles  McKellip,  Chestine  Gowdy,  E.  B.  Browning,  Frances 


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BRAND  PEONIES 


Willard,  Henry  Avery,  Judge  Berry,  Longfellow,  Lora  Dex- 
heimer,  Mary  Brand,  Martha  Bulloch,  Phoebe  Cary,  Richard 
Carvel,  and  William  Penn. 

The  results  have  been  so  gratifying  to  us  that  we  have 
been  compelled  to  keep  on  planting  seed.  And  so  now  each 


Article  iPrepareb  for  tfje 

About  the  first  thing  I can  remember,  as  I look  back  over 
the  years  that  are  past,  is  my  father’s  field  of  peonies,  and 
of  a man  standing  at  a table  with  a large  peony  clump  be- 
fore him  cutting  it  up  into  divisions.  I remember  wonder- 
ing how  such  beautiful  flowers  could  come  out  of  such  an 
ugly,  dirty  root.  The  bright  little  eyes,  some  red,  some  white 
and  others  pink,  interested  me,  and  boy  fashion  I put  many 
questions  to  the  man  about  them.  And  then  my  father  came 
by  and  noticing  my  interest  in  the  matter,  though  a busy 
man,  stopped  and  explained  to  me  the  process  of  dividing 
the  roots. 


year  we  plant  from  a quart  to  a peck  of  carefully  selected 
seed ; in  the  fall  of  1917  making  our  largest  planting  of  some 
sixteen  quarts.  And  by  so  doing  each  year,  we  expect  to 
have  new  candidates  for  peony  honors  coming  on  continu- 
ously in  our  gardens.  A.  M.  BRAND. 


ifflinnesota  Horticulturist 

That  was  forty  years  ago,  but  from  that  day  to  this  I have 
watched  with  ever-increasing  interest  the  growth  and  hand- 
ling of  peonies.  I was  but  a small  boy  then,  but  I remember 
my  father  gave  me  his  big  pruning  knife,  and  under  his 
guidance  I divided  my  first  peony.  And’  I thought  I had  done 
fairly  well,  for  he  patted  me  on  the  head  and  said  it  was  well 
done,  and  that  some  day  I would  make  a nurseryman. 

* * 


Four  Year  Old  Plants  of  Mons.^Jules  Elie 


45 


1920  Jftelb  incites 


Although  I have  been  working  with  the  peony  for  over 
forty  years,  each  blooming  season  brings  new  discoveries  and 
fresh  plans  for  the  future.  As  this  catalogue  is  nearly  through 
the  press  the  printer  tells  me  that  I must  furnish  another  page 
of  copy.  On  the  spur  of  the  moment  I am  assuming  that 
some  of  our  readers  may  be  interested  in  the  following  quo- 
tations from  my  June,  1920,  note-book.  In  most  cases  I have 
added  brief  explanation. 

" Found  at  last.  A good  late  white  .” 

For  a long  time  I have  recognized  the  lack  of  a good  all- 
around  late  white  peony.  Marie  Lemoine  has  always  been 
considered  the  standard  of  good  late  whites.  But  this  va- 
riety, although  producing  a very  beautiful  flower,  has  a very 
poor  root.  It  is  so  subject  to  disease  that  in  some  soils  it 
proves  a complete  failure. 

Among  the  new  seedlings  from  our  second  trial  bed  are  two 
white  varieties  that  we  are  so  thoroughly  convinced  to  be 
strictly  first  class  that  we  have  given  them  names,  and  which 
are  as  late  as  Marie  Lemoine. 

They  are  two  beautiful  pure  whites  of  distinctly  different 
types.  One,  Mrs.  A.  M.  Brand,  is  an  exact  counterpart  of 
the  great  peony  Mary  Brand  except  in  color.  The  other, 
Mrs.  Frank  Beach,  is  a great  large  flower  resembling  more 
than  anything  else  I can  think  of  the  splendid  show  blooms 
I have  seen  of  Kelway’s  Glorious. 

A third  we  have  not  named,  as  we  have  not  had  it  under 
test  long  enough,  but  it  bids  fair  to  be  one  of  the  greatest 
white  show  flowers  grown.  It  is  as  late  as  Marie  Lemoine, 
and  of  the  type  of  Le  Cygne ; and  as  a cut  flower  it  will  hold 
up  a week  in  water. 

" Wanted : A good  late  red” 

We  have  one  good  late  red,  Richardson’s  Rubra  Superba. 
We  do  not  look  for  anything  more  beautiful  than  this  flower; 
but  as  a rule  this  variety  is  a shy  bloomer,  giving  a full  crop 
not  oftener  than  once  in  four  years.  What  we  are  working 
for  is  an  annual  profuse  bloomer  which  shall  give  us  flowers 
as  late  and  as  good  as  Rubra  Superba. 

((Blood  tells” 

From  a bed  of  seedlings  that  came  into  blossom  this  year 
we  have  selected  one  plant  which  we  believe  will  prove  a 
first  class  peony.  From  a bed  of  the  same  size  that  came 


into  bloom  three  years  ago  we  selected  one  hundred  and  ten 
plants  for  further  trial;  and  of  these  we  this  year  reselected 
six  varities  as  undoubtedly  of  the  first  rank,  while  twenty-one 
others  we  consider  worthy  of  further  trial.  The  plants  in 
this  bed  were  produced  from  seed'  gathered  from  a bed  of 
varieties  carefully  selected  for  the  purpose  of  producing  seed. 

" Type  of  a flower  cannot  be  judged  from  one  year’s  per- 
formance.” 

Young  plants  of  the  finest  varieties  often  produce  very  in- 
ferior flowers.  A one-year  plant  of  the  $100  peony,  Mrs.  Ed- 
ward Harding,  this  year  produced  a bloom  of  poor  form  and 
no  larger  than  a rose.  Unfavorable  weather  conditions  may 
injure  a plant  and  cause  it  to  produce  poor  flowers  for  one 
or  even  two  years. 

We  have,  of  course,  long  known  these  facts,  and  when  we 
occasionally  receive  some  such  letter  as  the  following  from 
a customer,  “The  peony  I received  from  you  last  fall  bloomed 
this  spring.  I don’t  think  much  of  it,”  we  reply,  “Wait  until 
the  third  year  when  the  type  will  be  established.” 

But  we  must  confess  we  were  at  first  much  surprised  when 
a large  field,  which  for  the  first  two  years  of  its  life  had 
given  us  very  poor  flowers,  produced  this  spring  great  num- 
bers of  the  most  perfect  flowers. 

A review  of  the  history  of  the  bed  made  the  reason  of  this 
clear.  It  was  planted  in  September,  1917.  At  the  time  of 
planting  there  was  no  moisture  in  the  ground.  It  was  like  a 
bed  of  ashes.  No  rain  fell  before  winter  set  in.  The  tem- 
perature fell  to  twenty-two  below  before  snow  came.  In  the 
spring  25  per  cent  of  the  plants  in  this  field  were  dead.  Other 
fields  throughout  the  Northwest  planted  at  the  same  time 
suffered  as  bad  or  worse.  The  bloom  on  this  field  of  three 
acres  amounted  to  nothing  the  first  year.  The  second  year 
the  plants  had  begun  to  recover,  but  they  did  not  give  typical 
blooms  until  this,  the  third  year. 

Le  Cygne  and  Sarah  Bernhardt  are  two  varieties  that  are 
almost  sure  to  give  typical  blooms  on  one-year  plants. 

"A  sure  enough  ruffled  peony  at  last!" 

Fluffy,  frilly,  feathery  are  some  of  the  adjectives  suggested 
by  a bouquet  of  one  of  our  new  varieties.  The  coloring,  too, 
is  delicately  beautiful.  We  do  not  yet  offer  it  for  sale;  but  if 
it  lives  up  for  two  years  more  to  its  past  performance,  look 
for  something  unusual  and  beautiful. 


Greensburg,  Pa.  “Enclosed  herewith 
please  find  my  check  in  payment  for  pe- 
nnies which  arrived  about  a week  ago 
and  at  a time  when  I was  in  the  East.  I 
opened  up  the  box  yesterday  and  found 
them  in  fine  shape , and  I also  found  them 
to  be  very  fine  roots,  for  which  I am 
deeply  obliged  to  you.” 

Clinton,  Wis.  “The  peony  roots  were 
received  in  fine  condition  and  planted 
the  day  received.  I have  33  varieties  list- 
ed in  your  catalog,  not  including  the 
roots  received  this  season,  and  am  very 
much  interested  in  peony  planting.  I 


thank  you  for  the  extra  root;  also  the 
fine  roots.” 

Ridgway,  Pa.  “I  received  the  peony 
roots  ordered  from  you  recently.  They 
were  in  fine  condition  and  so  large  zvith 
so  many  eyes.  The  packing  too  was  ex- 
cellent.” 

Ann  Arbor,  Mich.  “Peony  roots  were 
received  last  Monday.  They  were  cer- 
tainly a fine  lot.  I also  wish  to  thank 
you  for  the  fine  gift.  I appreciate  it 
very  much  and  have  given  it  a special 
place  in  the  peony  garden.” 


Lancaster,  Pa.  “The  peony  roots  you 
sent  me  on  the  12th  inst.  were  received 
the  evening  of  the  15th  in  good  condi- 
tion. They  showed  careful  packing,  nice, 
fresh,  strong,  healthy  looking  roots,  and 
am  very  much  pleased  zvith  them.  I thank 
you  very  much  for  the  extra  one.” 

Putnam,  Conn.  “The  balance  of  the  or- 
der for  peonies  was  received  Saturday 
night  following  their  shipment  Monday. 
I have  to  thank  you  for  fulfilling  your 
promise  as  to  the  quality  of  stock.  It  is 
superior  to  anything  I ever  before  secur- 
ed.” 


Itly  Xast  THsion  of  Beauty 

It  is  a terrible  thing  to  be  suddenly  stricken  blind.  My 
sight  gradually  faded  and  then  went  out  altogether.  But  the 
last  thing  on  which  my  vision  rested  was  the  most  beautiful 
Peony  I ever  saw.  It  was  Richard  Carvel.  In  color  it  Was  glow- 
ing, radiant  red,  which  has  made  a lasting  impression  on  me. 
I do  not  know  that  my  eyes  ever  rested  on  a more  beautiful 
flower.  It  was  very  remarkable  in  many  respects.  Last 
spring  all  through  the  West  and  Northwest  there  was  a fail- 
ure of  blooms.  I had  eight  of  these  and  they  blossomed  glor- 
iously. They  were  planted  late  in  the  fall  but  not  one  of 
them  failed.  One  plant  I cut  in  two  and  each  little  root  had 
a fine  flower.  They  were  exceedingly  fragrant.  They  were 
also  the  earliest  1 ever  knew,  coming  into  bloom  May  18th. 
The  rest  of  them  bloomed  about  the  21st.  These  were  in- 
troduced by  Mr.  Brand.  Whether  he  has  any  for  sale  now 
I do  not  know.  I am  sure  however  that  the  stock  is  Very 
limited.  I consider  it  the  cheapest  Peony  ever  yet  offered 
at  $6  each. 

C.  S.  Harrison 


York,  Neb.,  July  31st,  1918 


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Snbex 


Admiral  Dewey  29 

Adolphe  Rosseau  35 

A.  J.  Davis  23 

Alba  Sulfurea  26 

Albert  Crousse  29 

Albiflora  26 

Alexander  Dumas  29 

Alexandriana  29 

Alice  de  Julvecourt  29 

Alfred  de  Musset  26 

Alsace  Lorraine  26 

Amanda  Yale  „ 19 

Andre  Lauries  29 

Archie  Brand  19 

Asa  Gray  29 

Augustin  d’Hour  35 

August  Villaume  35 

Aunt  Ellen  23 

Aurore  26 

Avalanche  26 

Aviateur  Raymond  .....35 

Baroness  Schroeder  26 

Beauty’s  Mask  .29 

Ben  Franklin  23 

Berloiz  29 

Biebrich  29 

Blanche  Cire  26 

Boule  de  Neige  26 

Brand’s  Magnificent  23 

Canari  26 

Candidissima  26 

Carmen  29 

Charlemagne  30 

Charles  McKellip  23 

Charles  Neidl  . 35 

Charles  Verdier  35 

Charlotte  Cushman  35 

Cherry  Hill  35 

Chestine  Gowdy  19 

Claire  Dubois  .. 30 

Claude  Gellee  26 

Clementine  Gillot  30 

Commodore  Emge  23 

Constant  Devred  35 

Couronne  d’Or  26 

Darkness  26 

Delachei  35 

Delicatissima  30 

Doctor  Boisduval  35 

Doctor  Bretonneau  30 

Doctor  H.  Barnsby  35 

Doctor  H.  Van  der  Tak  35 

Dorchester  30 

Due  de  Wellington  26 

Duchess  de  Nemours  26 

Duchess  of  Teck  26 

Duke  of  Devonshire  30 

Edith  West  26 

Edmund  About  30 

Edulis  Superba  30 


Elizabeth  Barrett  Browning  19 

E,  G.  Hill  30 

Elie  Chevalier  30 

Ella  Christenson  „11 

Ella  Wheeler  Wilcox  19 

Elwood  Pleas  30 

Emma  _ 30 

Enchantress  26 

Etta  30 

Eugene  Bigot  30 

Eugene  Verdier  30 

Eugenie  Verdier  ..: 30 

Evangeline  : 30 

Exquisite  30 

Fanny  Crosby  19 

Faribault  20 

Faust  30 

Felix  Crousse  35 

Festiva  26 

Festiva  Maxima  27 

Floral  Treasure  30 

Florence  Nightingale  19 

Fragrans  30 

Frances  Shaylor  27 

Frances  Willard  19 

Francois  Ortegat  35 

Francois  Rousseau  35 

Fulgida  36 

Fuyajo  37 

Galathee  31 

General  Davoust  36 

General  de  Boisdeffre  36 

George  Hollis  31 

George  Washington  36 

George  W.  Tryon  31 

Georgiana  Shaylor  31 

Germaine  Bigot  31 

Gigantea  31 

Ginette  31 

Gismonde  31 

Gloire  de  Charles  Gombault  31 

Gloire  de  Touraine  36 

Glory  of  Somerset  31 

Golden  Harvest  31 

Governor  Johnson  . 23 

Grandiflora  31 

Grandiflora  Nivea  Plena  27 

Graziella  --,-31 

Gretchen  27 

H.  A.  Hagen  31 

Harriet  Farnsley  20 

Harriett  Olnev  26 

Helen  Wolaver  20 

Henry  Avery  20 

H.  F.  Reddick  23 

Humei  31 

James  Kelway  .' 27 

Jeanne  d’Arc  31 

Jeannette  Oppliger  20 

Jeannot  31 


Jennie  Lind  31 

Jessie  Shaylor  27 

John  Hancock  31 

John  Richardson 31 

Jubilee  27 

Judge  Berry  20 

Karl  Rosenfield  36 

Kelway’s  Glorious  27 

Kelwa/s  Queen  31 

La  Coquette  31 

Lady  Alexander  Duff  31 

Lady  Beresford  31 

Lafayette  32 

La  Fee  „32 

La  Fiancee  32 

La  Fontaine  (Dessert)  36 

La  Fontaine  (Lemoine)  32 

La  France  32 

La  Lorraine  :.. 27 

Lamtartine  32 

La  Perle  27 

La  Rosiere  ....27 

La  Sublime  36 

La  Tendresse  27 

La  Tulipe  27 

L’Ecletante  36 

Le  Cygne  27 

L’lndispensable  . 32 

Linne  32 

Little  Sweetheart  21 

Livingstone  32 

Lord  Kitchener  36 

Lorch  27 

Lottie  Collins  36 

Louisa  Brand  21 

Louis  Van  Houtte  36 

Loveliness  32 

Luetta  Pfeiffer  .21 

Lvnda  19 

Madame  August  Dessert  32 

Madame  Barrillet  Des  Champs 32 

Madame  Benoit  Riviere  32 

Madame  Bucquet  36 

Madame  Calot  ..32 

Madame  Coste  33 

Madame  Crousse 27 

Madame  de  Treveran  27 

Madame  de  Galhau  ...33 

Madame  de  Vatrv  27 

Madame  de  Verneville  27 

Madame  Ducel  33 

Madame  Emile  Duoraz  33 

Madame  Emile  Galle  33 

Madame  Emile  Lemoine  29 

Madame  Forel  33 

Madame  Fould  29 

Madame  Gaudichau  36 

Madame  Geissler  33 

Madame  Jules  Dessert  29 

Madame  Lebon  33 


Madame  Lemoinier  33 

Madame  Manchet  33 

Mademoiselle  Jeanne  Riviere  33 

Mademoiselle  Leonie  Calot  33 

Mademoiselle  Rousseau  33 

■ Marcelle  Dessert  -29 

Marechal  Valliant  36 

Margaret  Atwood  37 

Marguerite  Gaudichau  33 

Marguerite  Gerard  33 

Marie  Crousse  34 

Marie  Jacquin  29 

Marie  Lemoine  . 29 

Marie  Stewart  34 

Marquis  C.  Lagergreen  36 

Mary  Brand  24 

Mary  A.  Livermore  29 

Martha  Bulloch  21 

Meissonier  36 

Mellen  Knight  26 

Midnight  . 24 

Midsummer  Night’s  Dream  29 

Mikado  37 

Milton  Hill  34 

Miss  Salway  34 

Mireille  L 29 

Modele  de  Perfection  34 

Modeste  Guerin  34 

Monsieur  Chevreul  34 

Monsieur  Dupont  29 

Monsieur  Jules  Elie  34 

Monsieur  Krelage  36 

Monsieur  Martin  Cahuzac  36 

Mont  Blanc  29 

Moses  Hull  . „.21 


Mrs.  A.  G.  Ruggles  21 

Mrs.  A.  M.  Brand  11 

Mrs.  Carew  21 

Mrs.  Edward  Harding  29 

Mrs,  Frank  Beach  11 

Myrtle  34 

.Myrtle  Gentry  11 

'Ne  Plus  Ultra  34 

Octavie  Demay  34 

Officianalis  Rubra  36 

Old  Silver  Tip  24 

Opal  34 

Papillionacea  — 29 

Pasteur  34 

Perfection  ....... .. . 34 

Philomele  34 

Phoebe  Carey  21 

Phyllis  Kelway  34 

Pierre  Dessert  36 

Pierre  Ducharte  34 

Pottsii  36 

Prairie  Splendor  r 34 

President  Roosevelt  36 

Prince  of  Darkness  25 

Prince  Prosper  d’Arenberg  36 

Princess  of  Wales  34 

Purpurea  Superba  37 

Rachel  -.37 

Kauenthal  34 

Reine  Hortense  34 

Richard  Carvel  25 

Rosa  Bonheur  ...34 

Rosea  Superba  34 

Rose  Here  25 

Rosette  34 


PuPra  Superba  37 

Ruth  Brand  .23 

Ruy  Blais  .14 

Sappho  34 

Sarah  Bernhardt  34 

Sarah  Carstenson  34 

Secretary  Fewkes  29 

Simon  Chevalier  34 

Sisters  Annie  23 

Solange  29 

Solfaterre  29 

Souvenir  de  l’Exposition  Universelle  34 

Souvenir  de  Louis  Bigot  35 

Standard  Bearer  35 

Strassburg  35 

Susan  B.  Anthony  ....  23 

Sully  Prudhomme  35 

Suzette  35 

Tamatbako  37 

Therese  35 

Tokio  37 

Tourangelle 35 

Triumjph  d’Exposition  de  Lille  35 

Umibellata  Rosea  - 35 

Venus  35 

Victoire  de  la  Marne  37 

Victory  Chatteau  Thierry  11 

Walter  Faxon  35 

Welcome  Guest  35 

Whitleyii  29 

Wiesbaden  — .*35 

William  Penn  23 

William  Turner  37 

Winnifred  Domme  25