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SINGLE AND JAPANESE TYPES 
Many of these types come into bloom very early in the season. 
Prolong your Peony display by planting 
groups of these artistic varieties in the border. The bright single red, Laciniata, will make a bright spot in your 
garden along with the early Darwin tulips. 
These varieties hold well in wind, rain, and sun and are splendid for house decoration as they have an 
artistic value different from the double form. 
AKASHIGATA (Japan) 
Bright rose guard petals surround a heavy center of filamental 
petals of bright pink bordered with gold. 
A Brand Division $1.00 
ALMA (Shaylor) 
A midseason light pink Japanese variety with bright yellow petal- 
oids, tipped gold. Center carpels greenish yellow tipped pink. 
A Brand Division $1.00 
ALTAR CANDLES (Pleas) 
A Japanese variety with flesh-pink guard petals surrounding a cen- 
ter of narrow petaloids tipped crimson. Floriferous and depend- 
able. A Brand Division $1.00 
AMA-NO-SODE (Japan) 
Probably the finest pink Japanese variety. Large, cup-shaped petals 
enclose a center of half-transformed staminodes, edged gold and 
faced pink. Carpels light green, tipped pink. 
: A Brand Division $2.50 
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 
FLANDERS FIELDS (Brand) 
A single of the most brilliant red. Two rows of petals surround a 
large prominent center of golden stamens. The rich velvety petals 
have great substance and make a well formed flower. 
A Brand Division $2.50 
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 
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 
ISANI GIDUI (Origin Unknown) 
A very large midseason white. Two rows of very broad, rounded 
smooth guard petals enclose a center of rich buff-yellow stam- 
inodes; carpels green, tipped pale yellow. Medium tall; vigorous; ¢ 
free flowering. A beautiful white Japanese variety. 
A Brand Division $2.50 
KING OF ENGLAND (Kelway) 
A rich uniform shade -of deep red. Large, uniformly rounded 
petals of great substance. Center a large tuft of long, self-colored \\ 
petaloids prominently edged with gold. A Brand Division $1.00 
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. A Brand Division $1.50; 3 for $4.00 

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Awarded 
Boyd Memorial 
Medal on New 
Japanese Peony, 
Prairie Afire 
1932 
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. A Brand Division $3.00 
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. ae A Brand Division $3.00 
LULU STRONG (A. M. 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 $5.00 
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 $3.00 
MELLEN KNIGHT (A. M. Brand) 
A bright rich crimson coming into bloom midseason. The plant 
is tall with strong stems that hold the flowers erect. The petals are 
long, narrow, and evenly rounded on the edges. A good single red. 
A Brand Division $1.00 
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 $1.50 
MRS. MAC (Franklin) 
A splendid Japanese Peony brought out by Mr. Franklin. We have 
tried it out some ten years and like it exceedingly. Very strong 
plant, covered with delicate pink typical Japanese blooms, flushed 
and flecked with deeper tones of pink. A Brand Division $1.50 
OKI-NO-NAMI (Origin Unknown) 
A lovely hydrangea-pink. A fine large flower in an almost uniform 
beautiful shade of hydrangea-pink. Very fine strong plant habit. 
A Brand Division $1.50 
PRAIRIE AFIRE (A. M. Brand) 
A beautifu: new Japanese, first offered by us in 1932. A vase of 
ee Prairie Afire exhibited by us at 
the Des Moines Show was the 
sensation of the show. Prairie 
Afire is a new and entirely dis- 
tinct break in color in Japanese 
Peonies. The guards are broad 
and a sasomiu 
creamy rose 
with good sub- 
stance. These 
surround a 
great ball of 
brilliant fiery 
red stamin- 
odes. The flow, 
er should be 
cut in the bud 
and developed 
inside when 
the result is 
simply marvel- 
ous. 

























A Brand 
Division $3.00 



