BRAND’S BEAUTIFUL PEONIES 
Nina Secor. 
OPAL (Pleas). 8.5. Pink. Guard petals a delicate 
pink, fading to white; the center is opal-pink. 
Tall vigorous plant; profuse bloomer. One of 
the daintiest and most beautiful of all Pleas’ 
Peonies. A Brand Division $1.00. 
PETER PAN (Hollis, 1907). 8.6. Double type; 
large; late. Irregularly cupped flowers of bright 
old rose, opening flat, showing a fluffy center of 
yellow stamens mixed with long, shaggy petals, 
a few of which are edged red; moderate rose fra¬ 
grance. Average height; floriferous; stiff, wiry 
stems. Foliage small and glossy. 
A Brand Division $1.00. 
PHILIPPE RIVOIRE (Riviere). 9.2. Red. Very 
fine bright crimson. Beautiful form, splendid in 
plant growth; most fragrant of the reds. Mid¬ 
season. A fine show flower. No stamens. Most 
distinct in color of all the reds; not bright like 
Mary Brand or Longfellow yet it shows an ab¬ 
sence of the purple which is so objectionable to 
some. The extremely beautiful form and uni¬ 
form soft color make a flower loved by all who 
see it. The true stock is very scarce; much spuri¬ 
ous stock is on the market but ours is absolutely 
true. A Brand Division $5.00. 
PHOEBE CARY (Brand). 8.8. Pink. Much like 
Martha Bulloch. Introduced in 1907, it met such 
quick demand that our stock was almost gone 
before we knew. What we had for sale last year 
was gone before the season was over, and we 
were obliged to refund on late orders. A true 
rose type. Petals large, broad, of good substance, 
slightly cupped. Color a beautiful rose-pink with 
center slightly deeper in shade. Pleasing fra¬ 
grance. Late in season with Marie Lemoine. Tall 
plant; abundant clean, light green foliage. 
A Brand Division $2.00. 
FRIMEVERE (Lemoine). 8.6. A fine yellow Peony. 
Guard petals creamy white, enclosing a central 
ball of sulphur-yellow. If cut in the bud, as it 
begins to open, so the flower may develop away 
from the sun, it will hold a clear yellow color; 
very beautiful. A Brand Division $1.50. 
MONS. JULES ELIE (Crousse). 9.3. One of the largest, most 
beautiful Peonies; in fact, the largest of the globe type 
varieties. An immense self-colored flesh-pink, shading a 
trifle deeper toward the base of petals. Great prominent 
broad guard petals enclose an immense ball of incurved 
narrow petals of the same color, all covered with an in¬ 
tense silvery sheen. A Brand Division $1.00. 
MONS. MARTIN CAHUZAC (Dessert). 8.8. A shade darker 
than Midnight or Prince of Darkness. If you wish the 
darkest red Peony grown, order this one. Flowers medium 
to large, rose type, with stamens. Color a deep maroon-red. 
One of the most earnestly sought Peonies. 
A Brand Division $1.50. 
MRS. EDWARD HARDING (Shaylor). 9.3. White. A very 
fine flower of perfect form and delicate, lacy quality. Mid¬ 
season. Plant medium height, free flowering, and stiff 
stems. A Brand Division $2.50. 
NINA SECOR (Secor). 9.0. White. Flowers medium to large. 
Tall, graceful, light green stems. Rather narrow, clean, 
light green foliage. Bloom absolutely pure white, of true 
rose type. Built high with a cupped rosebud center. Very 
fragrant. One of the very best pure whites. Much like 
Kelway’s Glorious. For years we have watched this flower, 
greatly impressed with its wonderful qualities. Now in 
bloom on old established plants in our own fields, we are 
still more impressed and we venture that its rating will 
climb still higher. A Brand Division $4.00. 
NYMPHAEA (Thurlow). 8.8. White. Large flat flowers with 
wide, silky petals of delicate creamy white, notched at 
tips, edges somewhat rolled; yellow stamens in center 
reflect a golden light throughout. Fragrant. Midseason. 
Remindful of a waterlily only much larger and more beau¬ 
tiful than any waterlily we have ever seen. Very refined; 
a real addition to our growing list of good Peonies. 
A Brand Division $1.50. 
OCTAVIE DEMAY (Calot). 8.5. Pink. A very early flesh- 
pink. Collar has ribbon-like white petals; center a deeper 
pink than guard petals. Rather dwarfish plant, yet an ex¬ 
cellent cut flower, as the foliage extends to the ground. 
In the delicate pinks, the best early cut flower. 
A Brand Division $1.00. 
OFFICINALIS RUBRA. 8.6. Red. Large, round bloom of 
vivid crimson. The deep bright red Peony of olden times. 
Earliest of all good Peonies. Very desirable in this lati¬ 
tude; often in bloom on Memorial Day. The red “piney” 
of our grandmothers’ gardens. A Brand Division $1.00. 
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