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PARIBAULT , MINN. 
SINGLE PEONIES 
In recent years, flower lovers have come to see that the more delicate single and Japanese varieties have an artistic value of their own. If varieties 
have been selected for substance in the bloom, as are those we offer, these types are wonderfully decorative both in the garden and as cut flowers. 
Another important reason for adding some to your collection is that they come earlier than the double sorts and so prolong the period of bloom. 
SPECIAL PRICES ON UNNAMED SINGLES 
In our seedling fields we have many beautiful varieties in red, pink, and white, that we have not given names to. Anyone who likes singles and 
is not particular about keeping the names will be pleased with these varieties. 
We will supply three of the colors you wish postpaid for ^1.75, labeled as to color. 
8.2 DARKNESS (Brand) 
A very dark maroon with darker markings in lower half of petals, 
surrounding a bold cluster of golden stamens. Tall, strong stems. 
Good bloomer. Very early. A Brand Division ^1.00 
EDITH WEST (Brand) 
White. This variety resembles Albiflora. It comes into bloom after 
Albiflora has gone. The flower is not quite as large, but the petals 
have more substance and the plant does not have the sprawling 
habit of Albiflora. A fine landscape variety. 
A Brand Division ^1.50 
8.5 MARGUERITE DESSERT ( Dessert) 
A midseason white variety thickly powdered with pale rose-pink 
dots; small cluster of golden yellow stamens in the center; carpels 
tipped red; pleasing fragrance. Plant tall with strong stems and 
good foliage; a very free-blooming sort. A Brand Division $1.50 
MELLEN KNIGHT (Brand) 
Red. Tall, straight growing; strong enough to hold the flowers well 
up. Petals long, narrow, and evenly rounded on the edges, giving 
a beautiful effect both at close examination and from a distance. 
Color a bright rich crimson. Extra good. A Brand Division $1.00 
FLANDERS FIELDS (A. M. Brand) 
Red. A few years ago in one of our seedling beds of many varie¬ 
ties, we noticed a most conspicuous red. Even from 20 rods’ dis¬ 
tance, this brilliant color stood out from all the others. Every year, 
in every way, it has proven a splendid flower. A single of the most 
brilliant red. Two rows of petals surround a large prominent center 
of golden stamens. Petals of great substance stand out flat; rich 
and velvety in appearance. A Brand Division $3.00 
8.7 HARRIET OLNEY (Brand) 
This variety is one of the very earliest of our singles to give color 
to our fields. It opens a deep rose but gradually changes to a soft 
rose-pink. The plant is medium tall with straight stiff stems which 
hold the flower well erect. A very fine landscape variety. 
A Brand Diyision $1.00 
HELEN (Thurlow) 
This is a very fine early deep shell-pink. A double row of broad 
rounded petals surrounds a mass of golden stamens. The stems are 
tall, strong, and erect. If you are looking for a good pink single 
this variety will please you. A Brand Division $3.50 
HOGARTH (G. & K.) 
A tall vigorous plant producing in great numbers very large lav¬ 
ender-pink single flowers of splendid form arid substance. The great 
blooms are held well erect. A very fine single. 
A Brand Division $1.00 
KRINKLED WHITE (A. M. Brand) 
White. First noticeable in the bud which resembles the bud of a 
pale pink Tulip just ready to burst. The bud is comparatively small 
and beautiful in effect. As it opens, it expands into a large flower 
with great broad, pure white petals, like crinkled crepe paper. Stems 
tall, straight, slender but strong; clean light green. Award of Merit, 
Des Moines National Show. A Brand Division $3.00 
LACINIATA 
Bright scarlet. If you wish a Peony that will give you bloom 
about two weeks earlier than Officinalis Rubra, you must have 
this variety. It comes with bloom a few days earlier than the 
finely cut-foliaged Peony, Tenuifolia, but is distinctly different 
from the Chinensis varieties. It is not so hard to propagate as 
Tenuifolia, and we feel that it is just as satisfactory. We found 
this season that it made a very satisfactory flower for our Dec¬ 
oration Day trade. This is a variety that should be in several 
places in your border. A Brand Division $2.00; 3 for $5.00 
8.4 L'ETINCELANTE ( Dessert) 
Dark pink. Very large flowers decidedly cup-shapgd; great broad 
petals of deep bright pink, heavily margined with silver; a large 
center of bright yellow stamens. A Brand Division $1.00 
MAN O' WAR (A. M. Brand) 
An exceedingly bright red with a great deal of scarlet in its color. 
The guard petals enclose a very large center of intensely rich yellow 
stamens. The stems are strong and erect. When the plant is well 
established, each stem carries a large flower. The plant is so covered 
with these large blooms that the foliage is hardly visible. This is a 
new variety. A Brand Division $5.00 
MISCHIEF (Auten) 
A uniform soft pink that blooms late after most single flowers have 
passed. This variety always attracts a great deal of attention when 
exhibited at flower shows. A Brand Division $2.00 
PRESIDENT LINCOLN (A. M. Brand) 
Too new to be rated. The great red single. Of the many single 
reds that we have tested out, this is unquestionably the best. A tall 
variety with strong, stout stems. Flowers large for a single, held 
straight up. Two rows of brilliant red petals of most perfect form 
surround a very striking center of rich yellow stamens. Holds its 
color well in the sun. A Brand Division $5.00 
8.9 PRIDE OF LANGPORT (Kelwoy) 
Pink. An immense flower of brilliant, soft peach-pink. Wonder¬ 
fully beautiful; retains its color in the sun almost a week after it 
opens; the finest light single. A Brand Division $2.50 
SCHWINDT (Goos & Koenemann) 
A large early silvery pink. If not disbudded, the large clusters of 
flowers are very decorative. The plant is tall with showy stems. 
A Brand Division $1.00 
TENUIFOLIA SIMPLEX 
This is the single form of the Fern Leaf Peony. The flower is a 
brilliant single red consisting of one row of petals surrounding a 
bright center of yellow stamens. The foliage is very finely cut and 
the plant after blooming is attractive all through the summer. This 
variety, the single, is very hardy, and will stand up through the 
winter in trying locations where the double form might not. 
A Brand Division $1.50 
WATTEAU (Goes & Koenemann) 
Not yet rated. White. Large, snow-white guard petals. Center 
flesh with a mass of golden stamens. Resembles Albiflora, the 
Bride, but comes into bloom much later. A Brand Division $1.00 
Special Offer on Good Standard 
SINGLES 
TENUIFOLIA SIMPLEX. The very earliest bright red. 
HARRIET OLNEY. Rose-pink. Very early. Follows Tenuifolia 
Simplex. 
MELLEN KNIGHT. A splendid red. 
EDITH WEST. A good white. 
^aiue ^3*^^ POSTPAID 
We are growing a number of Peonies we do not list in our 
catalog. There are new varieties we have not sufficient stock to 
list. There are older varieties that we cannot use catalog space to 
describe. If you are interested in any particular variety you do not 
find listed, write us. 
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