PARIBAULT . MINN. 
BRAND REONY RARMS . Inc 
RECENT RED PEONIES A. M. BRAND 
In offering these new varieties to the Peony loving public, we do so with the full assurance they are going to 
give as much pleasure and general satisfaction as our former list of reds. These new varieties have been tested out 
over a period of 16 years. We have studied them carefully each year. We should not be willing to say they are 
better than the two fine reds, Longfellow and Philippe Rivoire, that are the two outstanding old varieties, but they 
are distinctly different and just as good. 
FIREBALL (A. M. Brand, 1938) 
Some ten years ago our attention was attracted to a Peony among 
our seedlings having a distinctly new color. We have watched this 
Peony with much interest through these years. Last season we sold 
a number of roots under number to those who visited us during 
the blooming season and insisted upon having a root although it 
had not been named. It is easily sold to all who see it in the 
field. The flower is early, of medium size, semi-double, and for color 
effect a desirable garden variety. It is not a show flower and is not 
for indoor use, but as an outdoor variety it is a knockout. We can 
not tell you the color as it is not a real red nor a pink. Probably a 
brilliant Tyrian rose will best describe it. We have quite a stock of 
it and are going to introduce it at a price within the reach of all. 
A Brand Division ^2.50 
JEAN COOPERMAN (A. M. Brand, 1938) 
Named for a black eyed, rosy cheeked little girl, daughter of Dr. 
O. Cooperman of Minneapolis, Minnesota, who is very much in¬ 
terested in flowers. This flower comes from the same planting of 
seed as Blanche King, Mrs. Frank Beach, Mrs. A. M. Brand, and 
others in this list. We have watched it for many years and have in¬ 
variably classed it as a splendid flower. This year when it came on 
again so exceedingly good we decided to name it. It is an even 
toned soft crimson-red of good size and pleasant odor. The flower 
is beautifully formed, semi-rose, made up mostly of large petals 
nicely arranged. It is an annual and profuse bloomer. The stems 
are clean and of medium length, foliage medium dark green and 
very clean. The bud is neat and of fine appearance. All of which 
go to make it not only a fine show flower but also, we believe, a 
coming cut flower red. A Brand Division ^10.00 
JOHN L. CRENSHAW 
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 arranged. 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. A Brand Division ^10.00 
MRS. A. S. GOWEN - (A. M. Brand, 1938) 
We believe there is no one who knows a good Peony better than 
Mrs. A. S. Gowen of Excelsior, Minnesota. It was she who staged 
the bloom of Hansina Brand for herself and the bloom of Mrs. 
J. V. Edlund for Mr. C. W. Bunn at the Toronto National Show 
in 1936 when the judges tied on these two varieties for best flower 
in the Show. On showing Mrs Gowen through a bed of our un¬ 
named Peonies some years ago, we came to a new red which we 
thought unusually fine. She exclaimed that it was as fine a red as 
she had ever seen. When we stated that we would like to name it 
for her she expressed great pleasure. 
It is midseason, large, semi-rose, large petals in perfect arrange¬ 
ment. A flower of exquisite form in a medium even toned red. Few 
red Peonies have beauty of form but this one certainly has. 
A Brand Division ^10.00 
SUBSTITUTIONS 
Sometimes on order reaches us late in the season after our 
stock of some varieties is exhausted. If you send in on order 
and you ore not particular about receiving just the varieties in 
your list, give us permission to substitute o variety of the some 
color of equal or better value. As o rule our stock is sufficient 
to fill our orders just os they ore given. 
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MRS. BRYCE FONTAINE 
A very fine semi-rose type that we named about eight years ago 
for a charming Peony enthusiast who came from Memphis, Tennes¬ 
see, 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 16 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 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 sold all 
the stock we had available two years ago. We expect to divide 
our stock again this fall and we shall not be able to offer it again 
for two years. A Brand Division ^5.00 
RUTH ELIZABETH <A. M. Brand, 1938) 
This Peony is named for a niece of the originator, Ruth Elizabeth 
Brand. Some years ago she wanted a Peony named for her and chose 
the one we named Ruth Brand. This Peony was good enough in 
its day, but Peony standards have changed since and to be right 
up-to-date Ruth wished another Peony named for her. This time 
her uncle, an older hand at the business, selected the Peony for her. 
Among his seedlings he had noticed an intensely rich red, a red 
of perfect rose form with broad rose-like petals set up in perfect 
arrangement. The petals have great substance and are of an exceed¬ 
ingly rich red, probably as rich a red as can be found in the Peony. 
A Brand Division ^10.00 
W. E. BLANCHETTE 
A rich deep crimson of immense size, the largest red we know of. 
It is of a loose, semi-rose type with immense broad petals arranged 
in symmetrical form like the petals of a beautiful rose. It is so 
large and of such beautiful form that it catches the eye instantly 
in the field. It develops nicely inside as a show flower and holds up 
well over a period of a number of days. We believe anyone who 
purchases this fine red will be more than pleased with it. 
A Brand Division ^10.00 
