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House & Garden 
The Brand Peony Farms 
The largest plant breeding es¬ 
tablishment in the world that is 
devoted to the originating of new 
varieties of the Peony. 
L \ST year the members of the American Peony 
Society voted upon the comparative merits of all the 
good named peonies of the world. According to this vote 
where a flower received not less than 20 votes there were 
22 varieties that received a vote of 90 or better. 
Of these 22 World’s Best Peonies 
Four are Brand Varieties 
This year, at the first great International Show of 
Peonies held by the American Peony Society at London. 
Ontario, Canada, we showed 9 different New Brand 
Seedlings in a large class, and upon these 9 entries we 
were given Three Awards of Special Merit. These 
awards were made by Judges Fewks, Farr and Norton. 
Next year we will have blooming on our grounds, over 
Eighteen Thousand different seedlings from carefully 
selected seed. Among them are some as fine as anything 
. we showed at the London Show. 
If you wish good stock grown in Minnesota’s Virgin 
Soil in such superb Brand Varieties as Brand's Magnifi¬ 
cent, Charles McKcllip, Chestine Gowdy, E. B. Brazen¬ 
ing, hranees Willard, Judge Berry, Longfellow, Lora 
Dcxlicimer, Mary Brand, Richard Carvel, and Martha 
Bulloch; or if you want any others of the World’s very 
best peonies 
Send for our 
1922 Peony Catalog 
1 his is what one of the best informed peony growers in 
America said about our 1920 Catalog': 
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“I started on the first page and read it right through. 
It is the finest catalog on peonies I ever saved’ 
Our 1922 Catalog is vastly superior to the 1920 Catalog. 
It is the greatest hook ever zaritten on the Peony. It is a 
true Peony Manual. 
It tells you everything you may wish to know about 
the culture, the varieties, and the history of the Peony. It 
gives valuable charts and beautiful pictures. 
Peony growers for 43 years 
BRAND PEONY FARMS 
FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA 
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Forcing lilies-of-the-valley is a simple process. The pips are 
heeled in sand in outdoor frames and brought into the green¬ 
house as wanted. Water carefully lest the flowers be spoiled 
The M odern Greenhouse 
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grouping of plants that are all possible 
under similar conditions. In this case 
a night temperature of around 50° 
would be desirable. Then when Spring 
rolls around we start our seedlings for 
the garden, which do not take up a 
great deal of space and can easily be 
accommodated by the finishing of some 
crop, or the partial removal of some 
crop that has done good service during 
the winter. 
Bulbous plants are the easiest of all 
flowers to force in generous quantities, 
as they take up very little space. A few 
days on the bench will finish the color, 
and most of their period in the green¬ 
house is spent under the benches. This 
applies to tulips, hyacinths, and narcissi, 
as they are buried in trenches outside 
and only brought in as required. 
It is also possible to make a selection 
of vegetables that will do well with a 
night temperature of 50°. This selec¬ 
tion includes cauliflower, lettuce, rad¬ 
ishes, spinach, and cress. 
THE INTERMEDIATE HOUSE 
The only way to keep peace in the 
family is to grow carnations. At the 
same time we can have chrysanthemums 
because the carnations can be accommo¬ 
dated on the side benches. Various 
other combinations are possible, using 
the carnation as the principal crop. This 
requires a temperature around 53° at 
nights. The bulbs previously mentioned 
for the Cool House can be grown in the 
intermediate house, as bulbs are not ex¬ 
acting, especially if they are kept well 
watered. 
A bench of stocks or snapdragons will 
fit in well with carnations, or, if vege¬ 
tables are to be grown, beans and toma¬ 
toes will be possible. These crops will 
form the basis for a selection of winter 
crops for the Intermediate House. 
In summer this house can be made 
useful by growing melons or various 
potted plants for the decoration of the 
home. These can be so arranged so as 
not to interfere with the benching of the 
carnations, which can be deferred until 
late in August. 
If I had but one compartment to my 
greenhouse, I would maintain a night 
temperature of about 55°. This offers 
the biggest selection in the way of va¬ 
riety and a great many of the plants 
listed under the Cool House, to be 
grown at 50°, can be safely grown at 
this temperature if watered carefully. 
THE WARM HOUSE 
But suppose we want roses. Then we 
will run the temperature at 60° nightly. 
Besides our roses there are many selec¬ 
tions in flowers that are possible—calla 
lilies. Japanese lilies, poinsettas, for the 
l'.olidays, cyclamen, for cutting or pot¬ 
ting subjects. 
Here, again, tomatoes or beans may 
be grown as a vegetable crop, as they 
are quite flexible and a few degrees 
either way will not do any harm. 
Parsley is a crop that may be grown in the greenhouse although it is 
advisable to use one of the frames near the greenhouse for this purpose 
