eautiful 
FINE IN THE SOUTH AS WELL AS IN THE NORTH 
From Cordova, Alabama 
Ella Christiansen gave me a pleasant surprise. .l expected nothing, 
but it has proven to be a splendid variety for Alabama. It has a 
strong, vigorous plant and is a profuse bloomer of extra large blooms 
on Be stems. In color it is a medium pink. I am well pleased 
with it. 
From Flora, Ontario, Canada 
Blanche King in the dark pinks and Ella Christiansen, a lighter 
pink, were among the elite. These two which in my garden never 
fail to give wonderful bloom, this year was no exception. 

9.6 Mrs. A. M. Brand—Late, $5.00 
THREE GOLD MEDAL WINNERS 
MRS. A. M. BRAND. At the National Peony Show held in St. Paul, 
Minnesota, in 1923, this variety was awarded the Gold Medal. It has 
won many fine prizes since and in 1943 at the National Show held 
in Minneapolis it received the prize as the best flower in the show. 
HANSINA BRAND. At the National Peony Show held in Rockford, 
Illinois, in 1946, this variety was shown in eleven prize-winning ex- 
hibits. One prize was the Gold Medal, one the Silver Medal, and one 
for the best double Peony in the Show. 
RUTH ELIZABETH. This fine red was exhibited as a seedling at the 
National Peony Show held in Rochester, Minnesota, in 1940, and 
was awarded a Gold Medal. 
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8.9 Blanche King—Late, $5.00 
At the National Show held in Boston, in 1947, Blanche King 
was awarded the B. H. Farr Memorial Medal as the best double 
flower in the Show, also the best double deep pink in 1949 at 
the Milwaukee Show. 

9.4 Hansina Brand—Late, $7.50 
