BRAND PEONY FARMS, Inc. 
FARIBAULT , MINN. 
David Harum, R ed 
Qua Red PeostieA, 
All red, yet distinctly different. You will note in reading our 
descriptions that a great variety of shades of red are repre- 
sented. Then, too, there is a difference in the blooming season. 
Some are early, some late, and a number of midseason varieties 
fill the gap. Choose your list according to your own personal 
taste and your individual needs. 
COMMANDER 
If you are looking for a late red Peony, here is an excellent one to 
purchase. After every other red is gone you can still go out and 
bring in fine flowers of this variety. The flower is large, high built, 
compact, and is a real solferino-red. It shows no stamens, being a 
true rose type. A Brand Division #3.00 
DAVID HARUM 
The flowers are very large with prominent guard petals surrounding 
a great ball of closely packed petals of,the same shade. The entire 
flower is an even shade of soft Tyrian rose. Here is another good 
red showing no stamens. The plant holds its stems erect and is a 
superior landscape variety, but it is also a very good show flower. 
A Brand Division #1.00 
FELIX CROUSSE 
Another late deep rose-red showing no stamens. Richard Carvel and 
Felix Crousse are the same type. The center is a ball of incurved 
petals surrounded by broad, prominent guard petals. This variety 
is just passing its best when Commander begins to open. An old 
but a well liked and dependable flower. This variety keeps well in 
storage and for this reason it is a desirable commercial sort. 
A Brand Division #1.00. 
MRS. BRYCE FONTAINE (New) 
A very fine semi-rose red that we named about eight years ago 
for a charming Peony enthusiast who came from Memphis, 
Tennessee, to visit us during the blooming season that year. 
She liked this beautiful red better than any other she saw in 
our seedling patch, and we distinguished it from that time on 
by giving it her name. We have continued to propagate this 
variety and have watched it carefully over a period of fourteen 
years and we feel sure it is a real acquisition to the already 
named kinds in the red group. It is a flower of medium size, 
rich dark crimson in color, shows very little purple and comes 
into bloom early midseason. As the petals break away from 
the closed bud, one is deeply impressed by the intense richness 
of the flower. It is darker than Longfellow but not the color 
of Mons. Martin Cahuzac. It is a flower that has wonderful 
substance and lasts remarkably well as a cut flower. We had 
this variety on display in our show room and sold six plants to 
one customer. After our spring sales are over, we shall not 
offer this variety again for two years. A Brand-Division #10.00 
JOHN L. CRENSHAW (New) 
Another fine red coming into flower with the late varieties. 
When Baroness Schroeder is just passing its prime, this variety 
is at its best. This is a bright crimson-red unlike in color either 
Longfellow or Mary Brand. When the buds just begin to open, 
they might pass for a rich red rose. The three or four outer 
rows of petals are very large, broad, and symmetrically ar¬ 
ranged. This flower has been admired in our seedling fields for 
the past ten years. We are dividing our stock again this fall 
and we are pleased to be able to offer a few roots for sale this 
season. The plant is of medium height, stems strong and erect, 
foliage narrow and dark green, and the blossom develops into 
fine size for a red. Not offered again for two years. Each #10.00 
OFFICINALIS RUBRA 
This bright red variety comes into bloom a few 
days after Tenuifolia Flora Plena. As a rule, we 
find we can always cut a few flowers for our 
Decoration Day trade. This is a very old variety, 
but a very desirable one and should be in every 
Peony planting because of its earliness. 
A Brand Division #1.00 
MARY BRAND 
Karl Rosenfield and Mary Brand are in flower 
together. While Karl Rosenfield may give more 
flowers to the plant than does Mary Brand, they 
do not hold their color so well. This red is dis¬ 
tinct, showing very little trace of purple. It is an 
excellent cut flower, garden flower, and show 
flower. It is a midseason variety coming after 
Richard Carvel and before Felix Crousse. 
A Brand Division #1.00 
In this group of 
fine red Peonies 
you will find 3 
varieties listed thot were 
originated by A. M. Brand 
and offered for sole this 
summer. We hove o few ex¬ 
cellent roots of each variety 
for sale this spring and then 
it will be o period of two 
years before we will list 
them again. They are 
JOHN L. CRENSHAW 
MRS. BRYCE FONTAINE 
W. E. BLANCHETTE 
White Peony 
DR. CHRISTOPHER GRAHAM 
KARL ROSENFIELD 
This is a brilliant and striking red. 
It comes into bloom early midsea¬ 
son about four day later than Rich¬ 
ard Carvel and in flower with Mary 
Brand. It is a prolific bloomer and 
for this reason it makes a desirable 
red to grow for commercial pur¬ 
poses. A Brand Division #1.00 
LONGFELLOW 
The second highest rated red. De¬ 
pendable both for cutting and gar¬ 
den decoration. Here is a bright 
crimson that does not fade in the 
sun or with age. It is a red that you 
can identify in any garden and one 
that is hard to beat in the show 
room. The plant is tall with excel¬ 
lent foliage and good stems. The 
flower is not large but it is a real red. 
A Brand Division #1.50 
LORA DEXHEIMER 
Comes into bloom early midseason 
with Longfellow. Color is an in¬ 
tense flaming crimson. The plant 
has good growing habits. From all 
parts of the country we get excellent 
reports of the wonderful qualities 
of this outstanding red. 
A Brand Division #1.00 
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