BRAND’S BEAUTIFUL PEONIES 
Mrs. A. M. Brand. 
LE CY6NE (Lemoine). 9.9. White. 
A flower of true rose type, perfect 
in form. Creamy white with no 
tracings of color. Strong, medium 
height stems; each one produces a 
perfect bloom. Flowers large and 
delightfully fragrant. Le Cygne is 
the highest rated Peony and fully 
deserves its rating. Early mid¬ 
season. A Brand Division $3.00. 
LIVINGSTONE (Crousse). 8.1. Pink. 
A deep pink that comes into 
bloom just before Grandiflora. 
Blossoms very large, compact, 
perfect rose type. Center petals 
flecked with carmine. One of the 
most satisfactory of the late pink 
Peonies. A very fragrant variety. 
A Brand Division $1.00. 
Myrtle Gentry. 
LONGFELLOW (Brand). 9.0. Red. 
Everyone concedes Longfellow one 
of the most popular red Peonies 
because of its distinct, fadeless 
color and general dependability, 
both for cutting and garden 
decoration. It is as striking in the 
field as in the show room. It 
comes into bloom early midseason. 
The plant has excellent foliage 
and strong, stiff stems. The flower is a bright crimson and is 
always found among the winning classes. 
A Brand Division $1.50. 
LORA DEXHEIMEB (Brand). 8.4. Red. To us, the splendid habit 
and brilliant color of this plant have exceptional merit. We 
first selected it frorn the seed bed in 1904. Each succeeding year 
it has grown in our esteem. Color intense flaming crimson. 
Early midsason. A variety that ranks with Longfellow. From 
all parts of the country, we have reports of the wonderful 
qualities of Lora Dexheimer. A Brand Division $1.00. 
LOVELINESS (Hollis). 8.8. Pink. Very late. Produces very large, 
flat hydrangea-pink flowers; blooms of wonderful beauty. It is 
Hollis’ best Peony. Plants tall with heavy foliage and stems 
strong enough to hold the immense blooms erect. The flowers, a 
uniform shade of pink, make wonderful show flowers. 
A Brand Division $1.00. 
LUETTA PFEIFFER (Brand 1916). 8.7. Pink. Very large, semi¬ 
double, pinkish white. Foliage large and clean; stems long and 
stout. Immense blooms are produced in great profusion. Petals 
are long, broad, of great substance; a pure hydrangea-pink 
interspersed with just enough golden stamens to be beautifully 
fascinating. Blooms early. A Brand Division $2.00. 
LUELLA SHAYLOR (Shaylor). White. Midseason. Another very 
fine Shaylor variety with so much yellow in the white as to 
give the entire flower a distinct yellow cast. Wonderfully rich 
in appearance. A Brand Division $5.00. 
LA FEE (Lemoine). 9.2. Pink. A scarce variety, seldom seen 
in any garden. Plants tall with but few stalks to the plant. 
Long, narrow, sharply pointed foliage. Flowers very large, 
loosely built, with long narrow petals sharply notched at 
the edges. Guards mauve-rose. Collar creamy white. A 
beautiful mottling of different shades of pink. Strikingly 
beautiful, both in the field and show room. 
A Brand Division $2.50. 
LA FRANCE (Lemoine). 9.0. Pink. A flower that gives wonder- 
results in our soil and climate. Blooms very large, true rose 
type. Color a true uniform apple-blossom-pink, with crimson 
splashes on the guards. Tall, strong, robust plant—a suitable 
support for enormous blooms. In the years when La France 
is in prime, no flower in the pinks outranks it in the shows. 
A Brand Division $2.00. 
LAKE O’ SILVER (Franklin). Pink. Midseason. This is a light 
pink silver-tipped variety, with golden anthers prominently 
showing throughout the flower. The central petals are a 
darker pink. The bloom is very large, often 7 to 8 inches 
in diameter on established plants. It is an extremely free 
bloomer. Very desirable. A Brand Division $2.00. 
LA LORRAINE (Lemoine). 8.6. Pink. Midseason. A large 
flower, nicely rounded, with great broad petals beautifully 
arranged. Color, a soft even shade of creamy pink. In our 
opinion, this flower is not fully appreciated, for it is one of 
the choicest of all Peonies and should rate well above 9.0. 
From our first observation of the flower, this has been our 
constant impression. When shown together with magnificent 
blooms of Le Cygne, Therese, Kelway’s Glorious and Mme. 
Jules Dessert, we have seen blooms of La Lorraine which 
showed up equally beautiful; and we think it is just as good 
a flower as any of them. A Brand Division $3.00. 
LA FERLE (Crousse). 8.5. Pink. A floriferous variety with 
strong stems and good foliage. Guard petals a rose-pink 
with a slightly darker center, showing flecks of crimson. 
Beautiful both in the bud and open flower. An excellent 
variety for the cut flower trade. 
A Brand Division $1.00. 
LA ROSIERE (Crousse). 8.3. White. 
Large flowers in clusters; straw 
yellow at the center, shading to a 
creamy white border—this is in¬ 
deed a striking variety. Pleasing 
fragrance. The flower is loose, 
showing a band of yellow sta¬ 
mens which light up the flower 
with a yellowish cast. For a gar¬ 
den flower it should not be dis¬ 
budded. Midseason. 
A Brand Division $1.00. 
LILLIAN GUMTVI (Gumm). 8.8. 
Pink. Late midseason. A new 
flower of outstanding qualities, 
good enough to be repeatedly 
singled out from hundreds of 
varieties in the field. Very large, 
globular in form, rose type, with 
great broad petals, and a cupped 
center. Color uniform apple- 
blossom-pink with more brilliant 
shadings at the base of the petals. 
A Brand Division $2.50. 
Laverne Christman. 
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