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Our OPVUNG Pecny List 
Plant Brand Divisions This Spring and Enjoy the Beautiful Flowers These Fine Roots 
Will Give You Within Six Weeks After Planting 
We are not able to list as many varieties for our spring trade as usual, 
Several times during the fall months, we dug stock which we thought 
would be sufficient to take care of the remaining fall business and also 
give us a generous supply to store for spring, but late orders continued 
to come and before the shipping season was over, the stock of many 
varieties was exhausted. By this time, our ground was frozen and we 
were unable to dig further stock. Since it is not our policy to dig peony 
roots in the spring, there are many varieties that we cannot offer. Al- 
though our list is short, you will note it contains only desirable varieties. 
Our roots are large and if planted early, they should give some bloom 
this same season. Then they will begin at once to make root growth 
and this growth will continue without interruption all during the sum- 
mer. By the spring of 1943, your plants, with good care, will be ready 
to produce real show flowers. 

Don’t be afraid to plant peony roots in the spring if they were 
dug in the fall and properly stored during the winter. We have had 
many years’ experience with both fall and spring planting and find 
them equally satisfactory. 

CHOICE DOUBLE VARIETIES 
8.6 ARGENTINE (Lemoine) 
A very fine, large, globular white with symmetrically arranged 
petals of good substance. The petals have a creamy tint towards the 
center. The flower is fragrant and comes into bloom late mid- 
season. This is a beautiful flower and always attracts those who 
see it in bloom in both our fields and show room. 
A Brand Division $2.00 
AUGUSTE DESSERT (Dessert) 
A large midseason rose-red, with large round petals, each edged 
with a distinct narrow silver border. Plant of medium height and 
a prolific bloomer. A brilliant light rose-red that is very distinct 
in color and form and a most desirable sort. 
A Brand Division $2.00 
BALL O’ COTTON (Franklin) 
A pure white coming into bloom late midseason. Perfect rose type, 
pleasingly fragrant. Plant is of medium height, foliage good, stems 
strong. An excellent white usually found in the winning classes in 
all large shows. A Brand Division $1.00 
BETTY BLOSSOM (Thurlow) 
A globular flower with white guard petals, faintly tinted yellow and 
sometimes flecked crimson on the back. The center white petals 
are intermingled with narrow petals heavily edged with gold. The 
general color effect is soft yellow. Late midseason. | 
A Brand Division $2.50 
BRAND'S MAGNIFICENT (Brand) 
A very deep dark red carrying more blue than any other good 
Peony. This variety is noted for its beautiful form, prolific bloom, 
broad symmetrical roselike petals, and excellent color. A midseason 
variety. A Brand Division $1.00 
CLAIRE DUBOIS (Crousse) 
A late flower of immense globular form, with long incurved petals 
of a uniform shade of clear violet-rose, tipped silvery. white. It_has 
that same wonderful attractiveness possessed by Mons. Jules Elie. 
They are much the same in color but Claire Dubois is late where 
Mons. Jules Elie is early. 
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A Brand Division $1.00 
COMMANDER (A. M. Brand) 
A true self solferino-red. An extra large, high built, compact flower. 
A cone-shaped rose type variety. Although late, it blooms con- 
sistently, which cannot be said of most late varieties. After every 
other red is gone you can still go out and bring in excellent flowers 
of this variety. A real acquisition to our reds. aia 
A Brand Division $2.00 
DR. CHRISTOPHER GRAHAM (A. M. Brand) 
Here is a late midseason white in season with Marie Lemoine. The 
flower is large, loosely built, with large guard petals enclosing a 
center of smaller lacy petals. This flower is of the Kelway’s Glorious 
type but is a later variety. An absolutely first class late white that 
will open well. 
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INSTRUCTIONS FOR PLANTING 
PEONIES 


If you are ready to plant your Peonies when they arrive, wash 
off all packing material and drop the roots into water. Just before 
planting, remove the labels so the wire will not cut the roots. Dig 
a hole 2 feet in diameter and from 1 to 1'4 feet deep. Place the 
Peony root in the hole so the eyes on the root are 2 inches below 
the level of the ground. It may be necessary to place more soil 
back into the hole in order not to have the eyes more than 2 
inches below the level of the ground. Be sure the soil is tramped 
down well so it will not settle any more. Hold the division erect 
in the center of the hole with one hand, with the other draw in 
the soil and pack it firmly about the root so that just the eyes 
show. Give the root a pail of water and then fill in the balance 
of the hole and firm the soil tightly. Just as soon as the Peony 
appears above the ground, begin to cultivate at least twice each 
week until August Ist. By keeping the soil loose during the first 
growing season, there should be no loss. 
DUCHESSE DE NEMOURS 
Creamy white. An early almost pure white with shadings of green 
at the base of the petals. A good flower. Plant medium tall; stems 
(Calot) 
Dependable and _ profuse 
A Brand Division $1.00 
strong and erect; excellent foliage. 
bloomer. 
EDULIS SUPERBA (Lemon) 
This is the first good early deep pink. It sometimes opens for 
Decoration Day with us in Minnesota. The flowers are large, borne 
profusely on tall, strong stems. A loose, crown type flower, of a 
beautiful deep pink. One of the greatest of all cut flowers in its 
color and season. The flower deserves a much higher rating and 
should be planted because of its earliness and general good qualities. 
A Brand Division $1.00 
ELLA CHRISTIANSEN (A. M. Brand) 
Although not so deep a pink as Blanche King, Ella Christiansen 
is so distinct from the delicate pinks in coloring as to be a real 
acquisition. The flower is exceedingly large, both on the plant in 
the field and when handled as a cut flower. Petals are long, narrow 
and heavily serrated on the edges. The flower first opens cup- 
shaped, then flat. Irresistibly appealing—Ella Christiansen receives 
the unbounded praise of every visitor. We like it better every year. 
A Brand Division $2.50 
OUR PEONY ROOTS ARE BOTH LARGE AND OF 
EXCELLENT QUALITY. READ WHAT OUR 
CUSTOMERS WRITE US 
Fresno, Calif., 
Oct. 23, 1940. 
“In case you are interested, I would like to say that the shipment of Peony 
roots was tops—never saw finer ones here. One does not often receive such 
erchandise through mail orders.” CxGo i: 
Urbana, Ill., 
May 27, 1941. 
“I thought you might be interested to know that all five of the Peonies | 
bought of you last September have budded and all but one will bloom. Isn't 
this rather unusual the first year of planting?” Hae 

