A. M. BRAND 
Born in his father’s nursery. Spent his boy¬ 
hood among plants. Has given his later life to 
the nursery business. Has specialized in the 
peony, originating many of the world’s finest 
varieties. 
Distributor of the world’s best peonies. The 
finest varieties of irises. Lilacs propagated on 
their own roots. The best in ornamental shrubs. 
The newest fruits. The choicest seeds. 
O UR spring shipping season, during which we have sent 
Brand stock into practically every state in the Union, 
is just closing. We were not prepared, either with suffi¬ 
cient help or a large enough amount of stock, to take care of the 
increased business we have enjoyed this season, and for this 
reason many of our former courtesies have been neglected. 
We were not able to answer all correspondence as promptly 
as we should, although we worked a full day and long after 
many of you were sleeping soundly. 
Our Southern friends and those on the Western Coast gave 
us wonderfully fine orders; and, before the shipping season 
arrived in the North and in the East, we were sold out on many 
of our important items. Consequently we were forced to dis¬ 
appoint many of our customers who sent us late orders. Many 
of our orders were never acknowledged, but at this time we 
wish to thank each and every one of you who showed your 
confidence in us by favoring us with an order. 
We are often asked when our busy season is over. It is never 
over. Our work varies from season to season, but we are on the 
job at all times. Our hardest task is now before us. The material 
for our catalog should be with the printer. But as we try to 
get it into shape, we can see just in front of our office windows 
a glorious bed of tulips in full bloom. A little farther away 
the iris and lilacs are just bursting into bloom. Is it strange 
that all too frequently we find some excuse to get out among 
our growing stock? 
With the heavy blanket of snow that covered our fields 
during the winter and with the frequent rains we have had 
throughout the spring, we can assure those of you who wish 
to add to your planting that The House of Brand never sent 
out finer peonies, more thrifty iris, nor better lilacs than will 
be used in filling our orders this fall. 
The SENSA TIONS of THREE 
Successive National Shows were 
all BRAND Peonies 
1932 at Des Moines 
PRAIRIE AFIRE 
Best new Peony in the show. Awarded Boyd me¬ 
morial medal at Chicago, 1933. 
1933 at Chicago 
HANSINA BRAND 
Best flower in entire show. Awarded Farr memorial 
medal. 
1934 at St. Paul 
HANSINA BRAND 
Best flower in the show. Awarded Farr memorial 
medal. 
BRAND PEONY 
A. M. BRAND, President 
MYRTLE GENTRY, Sec'y-Treas. 
FARMS, inc. 
Box 408 
FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA 
