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GOLDEN DAWN (Gumm) 
Anemone type; midseason. Yellowish center with broad guard 
petals of ivory-white. Similar in color to Primevere and Laura 
Dessert. For best color effects, all yellow Peonies should be cut in 
the bud and developed inside. A Brand Division $2.00 
JEAN COOPERMAN (A. M. Brand) 
An early midseason even toned soft crimson-red coming into bloom 
a few days after Richard Carvel. The flower is of good size and 
pleasant fragrance. It is semi-rose in form, made up mostly of large 
petals nicely arranged. An annual and profuse bloomer. A fine 
show flower and, we believe, a coming red for the commercial cut 
flower trade. A Brand Division $3.50 
JOANNE FOREMAN (A. M. Brand) 
Salmon-pink. A medium tall upright grower with nice clean light 
green foliage. Long straight stems hold the blooms gracefully erect. 
The flowers are large, well supplied with broad petals which open 
into a large flat flower after the style of Martha Bulloch. The color 
is a decided bright salmon-pink- A Brand Division $5.00 
KARL ROSENFIELD (Rosenfield) 
A brilliant and striking variety, coming into bloom early mudseason. 
Flowers very large, semi-rose type, and slightly fragrant. Desirable 
as a cut flower, a garden variety, and a show flower. 
A Brand Division $1.00 
LONGFELLOW (Brand) 
Everyone concedes Longfellow one of the most popular red Peonies 
because of its distinct, fadeless color and general dependability, 
both for cutting and garden decoration. It is as striking in the field 
as in the show room. It comes into bloom early midseason. The 
plant has excellent foliage and strong, stiff stems. The flower is a 
bright crimson and is always found among the winning classes in 
the show room. A Brand Division, $1.50 
LORA DEXHEIMER (Brand) 
To us, the splendid habit and brilliant color of this plant have 
exceptional merit. We first selected it from the seed bed in 1904. 
Each succeeding year it has grown in our esteem. Color intense 
flaming crimson. Early midseason. A variety that ranks with Long- 
fellow. From all parts of the country, we have reports of the 
wonderful qualities of Lora Dexheimer. A Brand Division, $1.00 
MARY BRAND (Brand) 
No red Peony ever won favor so quickly as Mary Brand. Always 
found among the winning reds in every show room. Comes into 
bloom with Frances Willard. Color so distinct it is easily recognized 
by amateurs, no matter how often they find it in our fields. A red 
in which there is little trace of purple. One of the most satisfactory 
reds as a cut flower as it will last a week if cut in the bud. Holds 
its color perfectly and for a long time in the sun. 
A Brand Division $1.00 
has never failed me to date.” 
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MARTHA BULLOCH ; 
One of the greatest of all pink Peonies. The color is a bright old- 
rose-pink. The plant is very tall and comes into bloom late mid- 
season. The flower is cupped rose type and often measures from 
(Brand) 
The stems are strong and hold the 
A constant prize winner. 
A Brand Division $1.50 
At the National Show in Rochester, Minn., 1940, this variety was 
entered in a class calling for three blooms of one variety in medium 
or dark pink. There were 20 entries in this class. Martha Bulloch 
won Ist, 2nd and 3rd prizes and also emerged as the Grand Champion 
flower of the entire show. 
MONS. DUPONT (Calot) 
One of the old standard Peonies, always desirable. A glistening 
ivory-white, with center petals bordered with carmine. Golden 
stamens mingled with the petals throughout the flower. Deliciously 
fragrant, wonderfully prolific, a consistent bloomer. Appears just 
before Couronne d'Or. A Brand Division $1.00 
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. It looks more like a huge Chrysanthemum 
than a Peony. The plant is medium tall with strong stems. An 
early bloomer with pleasing fragrance. A Brand Division $1.00 
9 to 12 inches in diameter. 
heavy flowers well above the foliage. 
The following article appeared in the March, 1942, Peony Bulle- 
tin and with Mr. Bigger’s consent, we are using it in our catalog. 
THE, PEONY “MY RILE*GENTRis 
“If I was limited to one Peony I would, without hesitation, pick Myrtle 
Gentry. I have grown the variety since 1928, and in all the twelve blooming 
seasons I have yet to find even one serious fault with this variety. 
“The roots are always clean. The plant grows a fine green; stays green 
all season clear up to frost, and this one fact makes it a good grower. It has 
always been free from disease for me. 
It has been very consistent as a 
bloomer and blooms every year and eery plant blooms. 
“The color is one of those melting pinks that can’t be beat. It fades a 
little in the sun, but after it fades it ts still as pretty as it was before. 
“After you see the root; plant it and see it grow so well; bloom into as fine 
a flower as it does, then just smell it—and it will finish your opinion of it as 
being one of the best. 
“The fragrance is wonderful, and to sum up the variety, I vote it the most 
desirable in all the four hundred named and two hundred and fifty numbered 
seedlings that are growing in my planting. 
“To me, Myrtle Gentry is Mr. Brand’s masterpiece and if he had produced 
no other variety, he could certainly be proud of his work.” 

9.1 MYRTLE GENTRY 
A beautiful late light pink that gradually fades to almost a pure white. 
The flower is perfect rose form with great broad, nicely rounded petals 
of wonderful substance. Tints of flesh and salmon show throughout the 
petals. The plant is of splendid growth and clean appearance. The stems 
are strong and hold the great flowers well above the foliage. The flower 
i the fragrance of a Tea . 
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riety. A Brand Division $2.50 
Yonkers, N. Y., 
Dec. 1, 1941. 
“Of all the fine Peonies 
in my garden—and there are 
well over 100 varieties—I be- 
lieve I really get more sat- 
isfaction from MYRTLE 
GENTRY than from any 
other. Its exquisite beauty, 
combined with its regular 
dependability both as a gar- 
den subject and a cut flower, 
leave little to be desired.” 
Topeka, Kan., 
Aug. 7, 1941. 
“There is one thing that 
I have wanted to tell you 
folks for quite a while and just never did. I think that 
Myrtle Gentry is one of the three best, if not the best 
Peony that I have ever grown or that it has been my 
privilege to see. If I were limited to just two varieties 
of Peonies, one of them would be Myrtle Gentry. It 
MYRON D. BIGGER 
Topeka, Kansas. 






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