SINGLE PEONIES 
Prolong your blooming season by planting a group of Single Peonies. Both Single and 
Japanese varieties hold well both in wind, rain and sun. They are splendid for house decoration 
and garden effects and have an artistic value different from the double form. We feel that we 
haven’t listed a variety that will fail to give satisfaction. 
ARCTURUS (Au »en) 
A very fine rich dark red, coming into bloom early. The plant is 
tall, with strong stems that hold the flowers. The originator con' 
siders this one of his best red singles. A Brand Division #5.00 
BETTY LOU (A. M. Brand) 
A medium tall plant, light green foliage and stem with a beautiful 
shaped large light pink flower that holds its color and form for 
days in the sun. Then as the flower starts to fade, the zoning of 
shades of pink and white becomes simply wonderful. Just a sug' 
gestion of Walter Faxon color in it. A Brand Division #3.00 
8.2 DARKNESS (Brand) 
Red. Large; 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 (Brond) 
A good white coming into bloom a little late in the season for 
singles. The flower is of medium size with petals of good sub' 
stance. The plant is upright and makes a fine landscape variety. 
A Brand Division #1.00 
KANKAKEE (Auten) 
A black or maroon-red of medium size that holds its color ex' 
ceedingly well in the sun. Plant has stiff stems, splendid foliage, 
and comes into flower late for a single. Probably Mr. Auten’s best 
red single. A Brand Division #5.00 
KASKASKIA (Auten) 
A medium dark red coming into bloom early, but later than 
Arcturus. A brilliant red. A Brand Division #2.50 
KICKAPOO 
A very fine medium dark red coming into bloom late in the Single 
season. The plant is tall, with strong, stiff stems. An excellent 
flower. 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 Division #1.00 
9.0 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 #3.00 
HOGARTH (G. & K.) 
A tall vigorous plant producing in great numbers very large lav- 
ender'pink single flowers of splendid form and substance. The great 
blooms are held well erect. A very fine single. 
A Brand Division #1.00 
KRINKLED WHITE (A. M. Brand) 
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. At the Rochester Show, 1940, ap¬ 
peared four times and won four firsts. 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 into 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. This is a variety that 
should be in several places in your border. Plant with red tulips 
for a lovely combination. See page 4 for special offer. 
A Brand Division #2.00; 3 for #5.00 
8.4 L'ETINCELANTE (Dessert) 
Dark pink. Very large flowers decidedly cup-shaped; great broad 
petals of deep bright pink, heavily margined with silver; a large 
center of bright yellow stamens. A Brand Division #1.00 
8.6 LE JOUR (Shaylor) 
The largest single white Peony. A pure white with great heavy 
petals; center, an immense tuft of golden stamens. Strong, upright 
plant holds the great blooms well erect when the side buds have 
been taken off. This and Krinkled White are the two best white 
singles. Especially notable because of its pure color, fine substance 
and great size. A Brand Division #3.00 
LOUISE ANN (A. M. Brand. 
A beautiful large deep rich red of fine color with great golden 
center. The blooms during the daytime lie absolutely flat, spread 
out just above the foliage all over the plant. The plant is dwarf, 
very neat in appearance, and when covered with the great blooms 
is a sight to behold. Where a hedge of Peonies is desired this is 
just the variety. A Brand Division #3.00 
LULU STRONG (A. Brand) 
Single mottled pink. We have always thought a great deal of the 
mottled pink variety, Marguerite Dessert. In Lulu Strong we have 
a somewhat similar flower but the mottling is more pronounced. 
We think it a better flower. A Brand Division #3.00 
Roanoke, Virginia 
r u . u i r April 25 ’ 1941 
I ve had an unbelievably grand Lilac season and my Iris mania has been 
weakened accordingly. The Lilacs bought from you in ’37 were glorious. 
Heavy bloom on all except one—marvelous bloom—far better than anything 
I had ever seen. 
In my older planting is a gorgeous long row of Rothomagensis—interspersed 
with pink dogwood which was the most spectacular thing ever seen in my 
garden. 
I ve spent thousands of dollars on garden material—mostly Iris—but so far 
the- best garden investment I ever made was my ’37 purchase of Lilacs from 
you—even if they never bloom again—which heaven forbid! 
J. P. F. 
Prairie Rose 
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