BRAND’S BEAUTIFUL PEONIES 
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RAOUL DESSERT (Dessert). 9.0. Pink. Large, globu¬ 
lar, high built, with long broad petals. Flowers perfect 
in form with pleasing fragrance are borne on tall stout 
stems. Color much like Walter Faxon and Souv. de 
Louis Bigot only more brilliant with shadings more 
marked. A much better plant and performer in the 
field than either. A Brand Division $3.00. 
HEINE HORTENSE (Calot). 8.7. Pink. A show flower 
usually found in the winning classes. Sometimes sold 
under the name of President Taft. Tall growing, it 
produces lots of large perfectly formed flowers on long, 
stiff stems. Color a uniform hydrangea-pink, minutely 
splashed on a white background; also prominently 
flecked with crimson. Truly a wonderful flower—we 
can seldom supply the demand. 
A Brand Division $1.00. 
RICHARD CARVEL (Brand). 8.8. Red. An early crim¬ 
son parallel to the pink Mons. Jules Elie. With its 
extra early blooming qualities, large size, and splendid 
habits, this variety is already a well-established fa¬ 
vorite. The demand is increasing so rapidly, we advise 
you to order early. A single plant on the lawn is at¬ 
tractive and delightful, beautiful and lasting. A valu¬ 
able cut flower. The best of all early dark reds. Un¬ 
like most reds, the odor is pleasant and pronounced, 
a very rare quality in the reds. 
A Brand Division $1.50. 
ROSA BONHEUR (Dessert). 9.0. Pink. A very fine mid¬ 
season flower. Color, light violet-rose with guard pet¬ 
als flecked crimson. Erect, medium strong grower. 
Flowers are large, flat, of rose type. Here is one of 
the extremely beautiful Peonies. Do not overlook it. 
A Brand Division $2.00. 
ROSETTE (Dessert). 8.8. Pink. Pretty flower of fine 
shape like a Captain Christy rose, silvery flesh shading 
to a salmon at base of petals and flecked crimson on 
the edges. A splendid variety of erect habit. 
A Brand Division $2.00. 
SARAH BERNHARDT (Lemoine). 9.0. Pink. Another 
variety that prevails in the show room. So well known, 
it seems unnecessary to say that it should be in every 
garden. Semi-rose type. Late midseason. Color, apple- 
blossom-pink with each petal silver tipped. Agreeable 
fragrance. A Brand Division $1.00. 
SARAH K. THURLOW (Thurlow). 9.1. Pink. A large, 
very late, delicate pink with coloring similar to Tour- 
angelle. The stems are long and slender but support 
the flowers well. Fragrant. A Brand Division $5.00. 
SOLANOE (Lemoine). 9.7. Pink. Color a deep orange- 
salmon, or Havana-brown at the heart, overlaid with 
a delicate, tender, rich cream. Rose type. Midseason. 
A splendid variety. A Brand Division $2.00. 
SOUVENIR DE DOUIS BIGOT (Dessert). 9.1. 
Salmon-pink. Color a brilliant rose, slightly 
tinted carmine at the base, turning to a 
salmon-pink. Resembles Walter Faxon in 
color but stands up much better in the field. 
A Brand Division $2.00. 
STRASSBURG (Goos & Koenemann). 8.4. 
Pink. Rose. Very large bloom; exquisite 
form. Flowers very large, loosely built, 
semi-rose. Petals very large, broad, delicate 
lilac-rose. This German firm has sent 
out many beautiful Peonies, all dis¬ 
tinct, but in their entire list this is one f 
of the best. Stock of this variety is 
very scarce. 
A Brand Division $2.00. 
THERESE (Dessert). 9.8. Pink. Very 
large; somewhat loosely built; long, 
narrow pointed petals. Plant of me¬ 
dium height with strong stems. Usu¬ 
ally produces large typical flowers, 
even on 1-year plants, if they are al¬ 
lowed to bloom. Early midseason pink, fad¬ 
ing toward the center, and illumined by a 
golden yellow glow in the depths. A su¬ 
preme flower for exhibition purposes. 
A Brand Division $2.00. 
SUZETTE (Dessert 1912). 8.2. Rose. A pretty flower 
of fine shape. Bengal rose. Slightly tinted carmine- 
purple. Petals interspersed with golden stamens. 
Strong habit. A Brand Division $2.00. 
SPLENDID A (Kelway). 8.3. Pink. Tall, very strong 
stems bear large, globular blooms of deep rose-pink, 
slightly tinted lilac. Very fragrant. On account <pf its 
strong habit we recommend it as a “landscape variety.” 
Midseason to late. Some seasons this is one of the 
most marvelous landscape varieties that we know of. 
A Brand Division $1.00. 
TOURANGELLE (Dessert). 9.4. Pink. Rose type; late 
midseason; a vigorous grower, bearing large high-built 
flowers with cupped centers. Color delicate pearly 
white, suffused with shades of delicate salmon and 
La France rose. In discussing which are the very best 
Peonies, we never hesitate to place this one among 
them. A Brand Division $1.50. 
VENUS (Kelway). 8.3. Pink. Especially good as a cut 
flower. Both buds and foliage are clean. Flowers of 
medium size; compact; pale hydrangea-pink. Large 
petals. Tall growing; a very free bloomer. 
A Brand Division $1.00. 
VICTOIRE DE DA MARNE (Dessert). 8.2. Red. Mid- 
season; a large, globular flower; brilliant dark crimson 
with a silver reflex; intense in color, very striking. 
A loosely formed flower with strong, vigorous stems. 
No matter what critics may say of the color, this 
flower is one that always attracts much attention both 
in the field and show room; it is almost universally 
admired. A Brand Division $1.50. 
WALTER FAXON (Richardson). 9.3. Pink. A remark¬ 
able flower, at its best in the show room. Cut in the 
bud, held in a dark cool room for a day or two, then 
brought into the light, it develops as a flower of won¬ 
derful coloring and exquisite beauty. Color the most 
vivid of all pinks, the only “real pink” as someone has 
said. To anyone acquainted with its color, a mere 
glance over the show room will disclose every vase of 
this beautiful flower. Flowers medium size, attractive 
in form. In the fields it doers not hold up as well as 
Souv. de Louis Bigot, to which it is similar in color. 
Unique for show purposes or home decoration. 
A Brand Division $2.00. 
WIESBADEN (Goos & Koenemann 1911). 8.2. Semi-rose 
type. Flesh-white and light rose; intermingled golden 
stamens. Free bloomer. A Brand Division $2.00. 
W. P. CHRISTMAN (Franklin). 8.8. Pink. A beautiful 
flesh-pink. Flowers of fine form, rose type, very large, 
and double. Fragrant. A Brand Division $2.50. 
WINNIFRED DOMME (Brand). 8.3. Scarlet-red. No 
matter how many good reds you have, you will still 
want Winnifred Domme. Unlike most reds, it has 
practically no purple; the nearest scarlet of all Peonies. 
The plant is dwarfish, but stems are strong and erect, 
each producing a single bloom. In the next symposium, 
we believe this variety will be rated 9.0 or better. 
A Brand Division $1.50. 
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