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Remember the importance of the plumber in protecting the family’s health 
Cfirst in tho industry, 
foremost since — 
In addition to this fine annex to 
the home of the Metropolitan Life 
Insurance Company, Thomas 
Maddock equipment is used in 
the home of the Ladies’ Home 
Journal, Philadelphia; the DuPont 
Office Building, Wilmington, Del., 
and in many other well-known 
structures throughout the country. 
The New Brand Peony: Victory Chateau Thierry 
The Brand Peonies 
America’s Most Beautiful Contribution to the Peony World 
Bulletin No. 14 of the American Peony Society just 
out is devoted entirely to a vote of the Members of the 
American Peony Society as to the comparative merits 
of all the good named peonies of the world. Mr. 
Saunders, Secretary of Society, analyzes the vote and 
finds that taking into consideration only varieties which 
received the vote of not less than twenty members that 
there are 64 varieties that received a rating of 8.4 or 
better. 
Of these 64 varieties 9 or 13% are Brand 
Varieties. 
Mr. Saunders goes still further in his analysis of this 
vote and finds that with not less than twenty members 
voting on a variety there were only 22 varieties that 
received a vote of 9 or better. 
Now of these 22 World’s Best Peonies 4 or 
better than 20% are Brand Varieties. 
I would also call your attention to the fact that no 
safer guide can be found to follow in the making up 
one’s wants in peonies than the unsolicited expressed 
judgment of the Great Peony Growers of the country 
as set forth in their 1921 lists now just beginning to 
appear. 
Mr. Wm. A. Peterson gives a “Master List” of 50 
varieties of which 6 are Brand Varieties. 
Henry S. Cooper includes in his list of 56 varieties 
“which you should have at any price”, 9 Brand Varie¬ 
ties. 
Mr. James Boyd lists 21 sorts as the “cream de la 
cream of peonies” and 4 of these are Brand Peonies. 
I believe it can no longer be questioned that the 
Brand varieties are among the very best in the world. 
Besides the largest stock of Brand Varieties in the 
world we are also carrying one of the largest stocks in 
America of such other wonderful French, English, and 
American varieties as Le Cygne, ICelway’s Glorious, 
Phillis k el way, I heresa, Solange, Mine. Jules Dessert 
Tourangelle, La Fee, Lady Dufif, La France, Laura 
Dessert, Raoul Dessert, Jubilee, Mrs. Edward Harding, 
Rosa Bonheur, Philippe Rivoire, etc. 
If you do not have my 1920-1921 Catalog 
send for it. 7 his is my 4 2nd year as a pro¬ 
fessional groiver of peonies . 
A. B. BRAND, Faribault, Minnesota 
oremostin perfect¬ 
ing the silent action 
closet 
T HE silent action con¬ 
struction, a feature of the 
Madera-Silent Closet shown 
above, was developed by 
Thomas Maddock’s Sons 
Company 24 years ago. 
This construction marked a 
most important step in the 
development of plumbing 
equipment. It made closet 
action silent — made the 
sound of flushing inaudible 
beyond bathroom walls—and 
has proved the greatest single 
refinement achieved in sani¬ 
tary equipment in many years. 
Made entirely of glistening, 
pure white, almost unbreak¬ 
able vitreous china, a mate¬ 
rial that gives service for years 
without repairs and always is 
easy to clean and keep sani¬ 
tary—this fixture unques¬ 
tionably represents the high¬ 
est type of noiseless closet 
construction for the home. 
Those who contemplate 
building a new home or who 
desire suggestions for mod¬ 
ernizing an old bathroom, 
should write for “Bathroom 
Individuality.” 
Thomas Maddock’s Sons Company 
Trenton, New Jersey 
he addition to the Metropolitan 
Life Building, New York City, 
is Maddock equipped 
