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The Garden Magazine, August, 1923 
BULB BARGAINS 
For Fall Planting! 
8 Choice Peonies, all different, fine roots. 
12 Choice Iris “ “ “ “ . 
25 Darwin Tulips, fine mixture of named varieties 
35 Daffodils “ “ “ “ 
13 Hyacinths, fine .. w 
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Special 
Premium 
Offer 
If order amounts to 
$5.00, we will include 
1 Peony American 
Beauty, or 25 Bulbs 
Narcissus Mrs. Lang¬ 
try as a premium. 
Our large Hardy Plant and 
Bulb catalogue free for the 
asking. IVe have one of 
the finest Peony collections 
in the U. S. and the largest 
collection of Brand’s fa¬ 
mous sorts here in the 
East. 
BABCOCK 
Peony Garden 
Jamestown N. Y. 
; Gather Flowers Next June from Our 
PEONIES 
Plant During September and October 
Our large fully matured two- and three- 
year-old roots planted any time during 
September and October will repay you by 
a splendid display of flowers next June. 
We offer you the selection of nearly four 
hundred of the very choicest varieties 
which cannot be excelled for quality and 
freedom of bloom—all Cottage Gardens 
Grown. 
Our Peony booklet giving authentic de¬ 
scriptions and also valuable information 
in regard to the preparation of the soil 
and planting will be mailed upon request. 
Write for it to-day 
Cottage Gardens Company Nurseries 
Nursery Products of Extraordinary Quality 
Queens, Long Island New York 
The Brand Peonies 
ORIGINATED BY 
O. F. BRAND & SON 
America's 
Foremost 
Hybridizers 
of the 
Peony 
The Twentieth National Peony Show was held in the immense Hippodrome building of 
the Minnesota State Fair grounds, June 21st, 22nd, and 23rd. 
50.000 peony blooms were on display in the greatest Peony Show the World has ever 
seen. 
With the keenest competition furnished by growers from Massachusetts to North 
Dakota, the Brand Penny Farms were awarded First Prize and the Gold Medal for the 
finest collection consisting of not more than 100 varieties. In this entry 82 varieties were 
exhibited and from this number 3 3 were originated by the Brands. 
They were also awarded a Gold Medal and a Silver Medal for new varieties of their 
introduction of especial merit, the highest award the Society could give for new varieties. 
This collection included several varieties that will be ready for distribution in 1925. 
If you do not already have a copy of our 1922-1923 Peony Catalogue describing fully 
one of the finest stocks of peonies the World has ever seen, write for one. 
THE BRAND PEONY FARM 
Faribault Box 23 Minn. 
Explanation and Apology 
F or over a decade we have faithfully served 
Garden Magazine Readers with the best ob¬ 
tainable in hardy Chrysanthemums, Roses, and 
other plants for the garden. During these years 
we have made many friends and a large part of our 
success in business we attribute to the loyal sup¬ 
port of Garden Magazine Readers. 
The spring shipping season that closed during the 
middle of June marks the end of one of the most extra¬ 
ordinary seasons recorded in the history of our business. 
An extremely severe winter, a very backward spring, the 
sudden change from spring to midsummer conditions as 
far as the weather was concerned, made it impossible lor 
us to serve our customers in true Totty fashion. 
We “worried through” however, and are glad to say 
that, considering the volume of business transacted, 
we have not been unduly accused of unnecessary de¬ 
lays. We want to thank Garden Magazine Readers 
for patience and forbearance exercised and with this 
goes the assurance that this summer and fall will make 
us see preparations which will, we hope, enable us to 
prevent a repetition of this past spring’s delays. 
Faithfully yours, 
Charles H. Totty Company 
Madison, New Jersey 
August i, 1923 
