BRAND PEONY FARMS, Inc 
Our Standard Peony List 
Arranged According to Color 
Lora Dexheimer. 
its distinct, fadeless color and general dependability, 
both for cutting and garden decoration. It is as strik¬ 
ing 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 DEXHEIMER (Brand). 8.4. Red. To us, the splendid 
habit and brilliant color of this plant have exceptional 
merit. We first selected it from the seed bed in 1904. 
Each succeeding year it has grown in our esteem. 
Color intense flaming crimson. Early midseason. 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. 
MARY BRAND (Brand). 8.7. No red Peony ever won favor 
so quickly as Mary Brand. Always found among the 
winning reds in even*- show room. Comes into bloom 
with Frances Willard. Color so distinct, it is easily 
recognized by amateurs, no matter how often they see 
it in our fields. A rose type Peony showing stamens. 
A red in which there is a little trace of purple. One of 
the most satisfactory reds as a cut flower as it will 
last a week and hold right up stiff, if cut in the bud. 
A Brand Division $1.00. 
PHILLIPPE RIVOIRE (Riviere). 9.2. Red. Very fine bright 
crimson. Beautiful form, splendid in plant growth; 
most fragrant of the reds. Midseason. 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 absence of the purple which is so objection¬ 
able 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 spurious stock is 
on the market but ours is absolutely true. 
A Brand Division $5.CO. 
PRINCE OF DARKNESS (Brand). 7.5. Red. This is a rich, 
dark maroon peony, of typical semi-rose type. It is a 
free bloomer. Its blossoms open early and last long. 
It is excellent for landscape effect and for cutting. 
A Brand Division $1.00. 
RACHEL (Terry). 7.9. Red. The flowers of this variety are 
of medium size, and semi-rose in tyne. The plant is of 
medium height and is a strong profuse bloomer. This 
variety generally produces a single blossom to the 
stem, which makes it a good commercial sort. It is a 
splendid bright red. A Brand Division $1.00. 
Red Peonies 
Mary Brand. 
ADOLPHE ROUSSEAU (Dessert and Mechin). 8.5. Red. 
One of the very good early dark reds. The plant 
is very tall and holds its flowers so erect that it 
makes a fine showing. One of the finest of all 
red Peonies as a landscape variety. A great dark 
flower that looks almost black and unusually rich 
when viewed from a distance. 
A Brand Division $1.00. 
CHARLES McKELLIP (Brand). 7.8. Red. A splendid 
red which we consider much underrated. This 
variety comes into bloom just after Mary Brand 
and we feel sure you will like it. 
A Brand Division $1.00. 
CHERRY HILL (Thurlow). 8.6. Red. A very tall grow¬ 
ing semi-double bright dark red that is early, and 
splendid as a landscape variety. The color is a 
deep garnet, with a sheen so rich that the variety 
is very noticeable among all other reds. Awarded 
silver medal by the Massachusetts Horticultural 
Society . A Brand Division $1.50. 
DAVID HARUM (Brand). 8.4. Red. The flowers are 
very large with prominent guard petals surround¬ 
ing a great ball of closely packed petals of the 
same shade. The entire flower is an even shade of 
soft Tyrian rose, without stamens. It has very 
strong stems that hold their great blooms erect. 
One of the very best landscape reds. This variety 
appeared in five prize-winning collections at the 
National Show held in Des Moines in 1924. 
A Brand Division $1.50. 
FELIX CROUSSE (Crousse). 8.4. Red. Late. A deep 
rose-red showing no stamens. Consists of a 
central bomb of incurved petals surrounded by 
broad, prominent guard petals. A good all-pur¬ 
pose red. A Brand Division $1.00. 
FRANCOIS ROUSSEAU (Dessert). 8.2. Red. An early 
red variety that seems to have been somewhat 
overlooked by those who are purchasing the real¬ 
ly choice red Peonies. It is an exceptionally brilliant 
red. In the show room its color is so intense as to cause 
it to stand out among all the reds. Every lover of a 
good red Peony should have Francois Rousseau. 
A Brand Division $1.00. 
KARL ROSENFIELD (Rosenfield). 8.8. Red. A brilliant and 
striking variety, coming into bloom early midseason. 
Flowers very large, semi-rose type, and slightly fra¬ 
grant. Desirable as a cut flower. 
A Brand Division $1.00. 
LONGEFLLOW (Brand). 9.0. Red. Everyone concedes Long¬ 
fellow one of the most popular red Peonies because of 
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