




FARIBAULT , MINN. 

The CHICAGO STRAIN 
of Hardy Chrysanthemums 
Dr. E. J. Kraus, of the University of Chicago, has developed 
a group of early blooming Mums that are absolutely hardy, 
early blooming, with flowers of the finest quality. They have 
a wide range of colors, from white through many shades of 
yellow, orange, rose-pink, and garnet. 
This season we are offering the best of the older varieties 
and five of the new ones. These 15 varieties are described and 
some of them illustrated on our color pages. 
If you are interested in growing the best, do not overlook 
these excellent ones from the Chicago Station. 
Spoon Chrysanthemums 
Worth-while novelties. They are new, they are different, 
they are attractive, and take our word, they will delight you. 
The dainty, single petals, tubular for most of their length, and 
flattening out toward the tip, assume the shape of a miniature 
spoon. 
We are offering three of these new 1940 introductions. 
YELLOW SPOON. Golden yellow tubes and spoons. 
PINK SPOON. A soft rose shade. ° 
WHITE SPOON. Pure white tubes and spoons with yellow centers. 
They All Bloom From Late September On. 
Each 50c; 3 for $1.35; 12 for $5.00, postpaid. 
A LIST OF MUMS FINE 
FOR CUTTING 
My Lady 
M. J. Costello 
Mrs. Pierre S. Dupont 

















Algonquin 
Avalanche 
Barbara Small 
Butterball Olive Longland 
Calcite Primula 
Chippewa Red Gold 
Dahlia Mum Redbank 
Harbinger Red Velvet 
Indian Summer Stalwart 
King Midas Tussore 
Lavender Lassie Wm. Longland 
Louise Schling Zantha 
Maroon and Gold 
All 25 for $12.25, postpaid. 
BRAND’S SUPREME DOZEN 
This is a collection of 12 Mums chosen by Mr. Brand as a list he 
was sure everyone would like. They are all early enough to develop 
in-all gardens. The last word in Mums. 

Lavender Lassie 
Maroon and Gold 
Olive Longland 
Red Gold 
Avalanche 
Barbara Small 
Chippewa 
Eugene Wander 
Harbinger Red Riding Hood 
King Midas Wm. Longland 
All 12, a total value of $7.10, for $5.00, postpaid. 
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BRAND PEONY FARMS. 
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MINNESOTA STRAIN 
of Hardy Chrysanthemums 
Prof. L. E. Longley, of our University Staff, has worked for a number 
of years to bring out a line of hardy Chrysanthemums that would pro- 
duce flowers before our early Minnesota frosts. 
_He has been unusually successful in his work and has given us a line 
of beautiful Mums covering a broad range of color that begin to bloom 
in August and continue throughout the entire fall blooming season. 
This spring we are offering 12 of these. We have discarded a few we 
offered last season as they have been replaced with more beatuiful and 
sturdier varieties. 
This season we are offering 4 out of the 12 for the first time. They 
have been thoroughly tested and all who purchase them will feel they 
are a distinct improvement over most of the varieties being offered today. 
We were able to illustrate most of the 12 in color. 




OUR LIST OF 12 
BUTTERBALL. New. A low, compact plant, with double ball-like flow- 
ers fully 21/5 inches in diameter. The moderately long stems are abso- 
lutely covered with flowers of a deep lemon-chrome. Begins bloom- 
ing the middle of August and continues throughout the rest of the 
season. Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 
CHIPPEWA. A very showy aster-purple with flowers from 2 to 3 inches 
in diameter. Flowers semidouble to double. An excellent variety for 
cutting and one that appeals to al! who see it. 
Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 
DULUTH. This fine semi-double begins to bloom the latter part of July 
and continues throughout the season. Flowers measure 2 inches across. 
Each 50c; 3 for $1.35 
GLACIER. New. We are adding this fine double white to our list this 
year. From a collection of 300 blooming plants, Glacier was one of 
the outstanding whites. Begins flowering in Early September. 
Each 60c; 3 for $1.50 
HARMONY. As its name indicates, it carries several tones of color, 
including yellow, strawberry-pink, and deep Brazil-red. A mass of 
bloom from the latter part of August on. A Cushion type. 
Each 50c; 3 for $1.35 
MAROON AND GOLD. A fine new Mum from the University of 
Minnesota. So fine they gave it the University colors, “Maroon and 
Gold.” Flowers are beautifully tinted with red and gold, and measure 
4 inches across. Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 
MOONGLOW. A low bushy type with green, glossy foliage, lemon- 
chrome, double flowers literally covering the plant from early August 
throughout the season. Each 40c; 3 for $1.10 
PIPESTONE. A low growing, vigorous type somewhat like Harmony. 
Flowers semi-double. 234 inches in diameter. Very floriferous. Plant 
blooms early and again in late midseason. Each 50c; 3 for $1.35 
PURPLE STAR. A tall, upright plant, with bright dahlia-purple flowers 
that are fine fer cutting. Begins to bloom about the middle of August. 
Flowers semi-double to double. Distinct. Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 
RED GOLD. A most striking Pompon variety with flowers 2 inches in 
diameter, ranging in color from scarlet to Brazil-red with rose shad- 
ings. Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 
Milwaukee, Wis., 
October 24, 1943. 
“Just to let you know the ’mums I bought from you are in bloom 
now. They are just wonderful, Flashlight, Avalanche, Pohatcong, 
Peachblow, Eugene Wander and especially Red Gold. Every one 
really better than pictured in catalog. Red Gold is worth its weight 
in gold, making rubbernecks out of passersby. Flowers from Brand 
are grand.” MR. A. S. 
REDWOOD. (New.) See color page for illustration and description. 
Sturdier than Redhawk and of better coloring. 
Each 75c; 3 for $2.00 
WELCOME. A semi-double bright mallow-purple. One of the very 
earliest to bloom. By the middle of August the plant is covered with 
a mass of mallow-purple flowers borne on long stems. 
Each 40c; 3 for $1.10 

The above varieties are all double or semi-double, but we are 
offering the single variety, Waterlily, in our collection of Singles. 

