PARIBAULT , MINN. 
8.8 KELWAY'S QUEEN (Kelway) 
This is a distinct Peony, both in flower and plant. At one time 
the stocks of this variety were badly mixed, but when the true 
variety is once seen, there can be no mistake. It is a large, compact, 
rose type flower of uniform mauve, with center flecked crimson. 
A tall strong grower, and a very profuse bloomer. Late midseason. 
A Brand Division $2.00 
9.1 LADY ALEXANDRA DUFF (Kelway) 
An immense, loosely built flower with great broad rounded petals. 
A pale blush'pink, fading to white, with yellow stamens. When 
not disbudded, the central flower is loosely double, of a rather flat' 
tened, circular form; central petals touched with carmine. A beau- 
tifully formed flower; sweet scented. Very floriferous. Very showy. 
Opening after the central flower, the side flowers come semi'double, 
saucer'sbaped, showing stamens. A Brand Division $1.00 
9.2 LA FEE (Lemoine) 
Long, narrow, sharply pointed foliage. Flowers very large, loosely 
built, with long narrow petals sharply-notched at the edges. Guards 
mauve-rose. Collar creamy white. A beautiful mottling of different 
shades of pink. Strikingly beautiful, both in the field and show 
room. A Brand Division $1.50 
8.1 LAKE O' SILVER (Franklin) 
This is a light pink silver'tipped variety, with golden anthers prom- 
inently showing throughout the flower. The central petals are a 
darker pink. The bloom is very large, often 7 to 8 inches in diam¬ 
eter on established plants. It is an extremely free bloomer. 
A Brand Division $1.00 
9.0 LA FRANCE (Lemoine) 
Very large, true rose type. A uniform apple-blossom-pink with 
crimson splashes on the guards. This flower during those years 
when it is at its best is one of the most outstanding of all Peonies. 
A Brand Division $1.00 
8.9 LAVERNE CHRISTMAN (A. M. Brand) 
A very large flesh-pink of varied shadings. The plant is tall and a 
vigorous grower. This variety received an Award of Mer’t at St. 
Paul, Minnesota, in the National Show held during 1923. Very 
late. Because our stock is small, we are not able to list this variety 
each year but with a nice stock again built up we can send out 
some fine roots. A Brand Division $3.00 
8.8 LILLIAN GUMM (Gumm) 
Late midseason. A new flower of outstanding qualities, good enough 
to be repeatedly singled out from hundreds of varieties in the field. 
Very large, globular in form, rose type, wuh great broad petals, 
and a cupped center. Color uniform apple-blossom-pink with more 
brilliant shadings at the base of the petals. A Brand Division $1.00 
8.8 LOVELINESS (Hollis) 
Very late. Produces very large, flat Hydrangea-pink flowers; blooms 
of wonderful beauty. It is Hollis' best Peony. Plants tall with 
heavy foliage and stems strong enough to hold the immense blooms 
erect. The flowers, a uniform shade of pink, make wonderful show 
flowers. A Brand Division $1.00 
8.7 LUETTA PFEIFFER (Brand) 
Very large, semi-double, pinkish white. Foliage, large and clean; 
stems long and stout. Immense blooms are produced in great pro¬ 
fusion. Petals are long, broad, of great substance; a pure Hydran¬ 
gea-pink interspersed with golden stamens and some splashes of 
red. Blooms early. A Brand Division $1.00 
8.7 MADELON (Dessert) 
A beautiful silvery pink, among the latest of Dessert's originations. 
Petals imbricated and slightly touched with carmine. A splendid 
late variety. A new Peony from France carrying that peculiar 
charm always to be found in the Dessert selections. 
A Brand Division $1.00 
9.1 MARTHA BULLOCH (Brand) 
Very tall, very large blooms; late. One of the greatest of all Peonies. 
Bright, old-rose-pink; center of lighter rose, and pink. Roselike 
fragrance. Tall, straight stems. The Northwest Peony Show is 
staged alternate years in St. Paul and Minneapolis. Outside of the 
National Show, it is the largest Peony Show in America, taken year 
after year. Here Peonies of all varieties are shown at their best by 
expert showmen. The class that brings out the best flowers is the 
class that calls for ten vases, one each of ten varieties, three blooms 
to a vase. Into this class go the ten best vases of each exhibitor. 
Martha Bulloch is almost invariably in the exhibit that wins first. 
A Brand Division $2.00 
8.9 MARIE CROUSSE (Crousse) 
A very attractive flower. Color very delicate shell-pink bordering on 
salmon; stiff, upright stems. Fragrant. Midseason to late. A splen¬ 
did variety, distinct in color from any other pink you may have. 
A most -desirable sort for distant effect. Such a clear pure self 
color—it attracts the eye, even when blooming among a hundred 
different pinks. A Brand Division $1.00 
9.0 MILTON HILL (Richardson) 
A very beautiful flower of a delicate shade of salmon-pink, resem¬ 
bling Walter Faxon. Seen in the show room in first class form, this 
variety is impossible to beat in its color. It received a rating of 9.0 
with sixty-three voting. This is absolutely one of the finest of all 
Peonies. A Brand Division $1.00 
9.4 MME. JULES DESSERT (Dessert) 
One of the finest of all Peonies—flowers very large, well formed, 
with long broad petals. Blooms held rigidly erect on good straight 
stems of medium height. Color a creamy white, lighted with buff 
and salmon shades. A few golden stamens appear to beautify an 
already beautiful flower. Always among the main prize winners at 
the great shows. A Brand Division $1.00 
MRS. DEANE FUNK (A. M. Brand) 
Too new to be rated. Large and peculiarly beautiful in formation. 
The broad guards and half of the petals turn outward, gracefully 
downward, then up. Next is a distinct band of golden stamens as 
in Phyllis Kelway. Lighting up the entire flower, these stamens 
enclose a rosebud, cup-shaped center of large incurving petals. 
Color a Walter Faxon pink. Magnificent in the show room. One 
of the finest of all Peonies for use in decorative work such as the 
making up of large vases, etc. A Brand Division $2.00 
9.0 MRS. JOHN M. KLEITSCH (a. m. Brand) 
A tall, late pink with exceedingly strong heavy stems and large 
deep green foliage. Color violet-rose with a distinct lavender cast. 
Petals long, broad, pointed and of great substance. A very late 
fragrant flower of true rose type. First prize as best flower in entire 
show at St. Paul, 1928. A Brand Division $3.00 
9.1 MRS. ROMAINE B. WARE (a. M. Brand) 
True rosebud effect in the center, the petals radiating in peculiar 
fashion to give a pleasing effect to the entire bloom. Returning 
from the National Show at Boston, I stopped with my good friend 
Harry F. Little. Mrs. Romaine B. Ware was in full bloom. Of this 
wonderful flower Mr. Little said, “I think this one of the daintiest 
of all Peonies in its perfect beauty.” Exquisitely delicate; medium 
size; rose type. Medium height plant; profuse bloomer; midseason. 
Fragrant. A Brand Division $2.00 
9.3 MONS. JULES ELIE (Crousse' 
An immense self-colored flesh-pink, shading a trifle deeper toward 
the base of petals. Great prominent broad guard petals enclose an 
immense ball of incurved petals of the same color, all covered with 
an intense silvery sheen. A Brand Division $1.00 
9.1 MYRTLE GENTRY (A. M. Brand) 
A plant of splendid growth and clean appearance holds the beau¬ 
tiful great flower erect and well above the foliage. Immense flowers 
of perfect rose form with great broad, nicely rounded petals of 
wonderful substance. Color, beautiful pink with tints of flesh and 
salmon. This variety is as fragrant as a Tea Rose. Awarded Silver 
Medal at St. Paul Show in 1923. A Brand Division $3.00 
8.9 NANCY DOLMAN (Vories) 
A tall, late, pale rose-pink, of conical form and great size. A new 
flower that we have tried out over a sufficient time to be safe in 
pronouncing it a real good flower. A Brand Division $3.00 
8.8 PHYLLIS KELWAY (Kelway) 
Very laxge, loosely built, of the most exquisite beauty. Color deep 
lavender-flesh with long rays of lighter lavender playing the length 
of the petals through the deeper colors. A rqw of broad petals 
surrounds a loosely built cup-shaped center of long narrow petals 
intermingled with conspicuous yellow stamens. Long, stiff stems 
hold blossoms erect—a gorgeous beauty in the rays of sunlight— 
one of the most brilliant and striking Peonies in the list. 
A Brand Division $1.50 
8.8 PHOEBE CARY (Brand) 
Although this variety was introduced thirty years ago, we have not 
been able to multiply our stock rapidly enough to list it every year. 
The color is a rose-pink with center slightly deeper in shade. The 
plant is tall, in season with the late white, Marie Lemoine. A pleas¬ 
ing fragrance. A Brand Division $1.50 
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