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RED GODDESS (A. M. Brand) 
A medium sized, semi-double red with two rows of petals enclosing 
an intense yellow center. The form of the flower attracts the eye 
and you are held spellbound by the beauty and the richness of the 
coloring. An intense, deep rich, velvety crimson. We consider 
this a real addition to our list of semi-double red Peonies. 
A Brand Division $5.00 

PEONY BULLETIN ; 
Rapidan, Va., June, 1945. 
“Red Goddess was a real divinity in her royal robes of deepest red 
velvet.” 
Cordova, Ala. 
“Red Goddess is a lovely semi-double of brilliant crimson, It is well 
suited for Alabama as all buds open nicely.” 
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REINE HORTENSE (Calot) 
A uniform hydrangea-pink, with guard and center petals marked 
crimson, This is a variety that gives universal satisfaction and is 
both a show and garden variety. The plant is tall with long, stiff 
stems. The flowers are slightly fragrant. A midseason variety. 
A Brand Division $1.00 
RICHARD CARVEL (Brand) 
An early crimson parallel to the pink Mons. Jules Elie. With its 
extra early blooming qualities, large size, and splendid habits, this 
variety is already a well-established favorite. A valuable cut flower. 
The odor is pleasant and pronounced, a very rare quality in the 
reds. A Brand Division $1.50 
ROSA BONHEUR (Dessert) 
This is a very large, rose type flower with a delicate coloring and 
fine texture. The plant is medium in height, erect, with strong 
stems. A late variety that is always admired. 
A Brand Division $1.50 
SARAH BERNHARDT (Lemoine) 
Another variety that prevails in the show room. So well known, 
it seems unnecessary to say that it should be in every garden. Semi- 
type. Late midseason. Color, apple-blossom-pink with each 
petal silver tipped. Agreeable fragrance. A Brand Division $1.00 
SHAWNEE CHIEF (Bigger) 
An excellent cut flower red coming into bloom midseason. It opens 
well in the field and has excellent keeping qualities if placed in 
storage. The stems are about 30 inches tall and on well-established 
plants you may expect from 12 to 20 flowers. In the bud this fine 
red resembles a Rose A Brand Division $3.00 
SOUVENIR DE LOUIS BIGOT (Dessert) 
Salmon-pink. Color a brilliant rose, slightly tinted carmine at the 
base, turning to a salmon-pink. Resembles Walter Faxon in color 
but stands up much better in the field. A real treasure and worthy 
of a prominent place in any garden. A Brand Division $1.50 
STRASSBURG (Goos & Koenemann) 
A midseason old rose or lavender-pink of excellent form. Flowers 
are very large, loosely built, semidouble. The petals are large, 
broad, and of delicate lilac-rose. The plant is tall with strong stems 
and excellent foliage A Brand Division $1.09 
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SUSAN WHITE (A. M. Brand) 
An early midseason pure white of very fine form and large size. 
Plant tall and luxuriant with dark green foliage. Individual blooms 
very large. Very long and narrow petals form a great compact 
dome-shaped center with large guards drooping gracefully away 
from it. Pure white, tinted heavily cream, with green showing at 
base of petals. Golden stamens add to the beauty of this fine white. 
See color page 12. A Brand Division $2.00 
THERESE (Dessert) 
Very large; somewhat loosely built; long, narrow pointed petals. 
Plant of medium height with strong stems. Usually produces large 
typical flowers, even on l-year plats, if they are allowed to bloom. 
Early midseason pink, fading toward the center, and illumined by 
a golden yellow glow in the depths. A supreme flower for exhibi- 
tion purposes. A Brand Division $3.00 
TOURANGELLE (Dessert) 
A delicately pearly white, suffused with shades of delicate salmon 
and La-France-rose. The flower is Rose type and comes into bloom 
late in the season. The plant has a weak stem but the coloring of 
the flower is so unusual that it is admired by all who see it. 
A Brand Division $1.50 
T. C. CARPENTER (A. M. Brand) 
A new flower of ours which we are listing this year for the second 
time. A medium sized flower composed of large, nicely rounded 
petals neatly arranged in perfect circles, and possessing great sub- 
stance. The color is similar to that of the great Solange, a pure 
ivory with a yellowish tinge. A superbly balanced flower. From 
our long study of this flower, we believe it will prove one of the 
coming great Peonies. A Brand Division $5.00 
VENUS (Kelway) 
An especially good pink that makes a wonderfully good cut flower. 
Both buds and foliage are clean. The flowers are of medium size, 
compact, and a pale hydrangea-pink in color. The plant is tall 
growing and free blooming. A Brand Division $1.00 
VICTOIRE DE LA MARNE (Dessert ) 
A large midseason purplish red with silver reflex. A striking loosely 
formed flower with strong, vigorous stems. Always attracts atten- 
A Brand Division $1.50 
tion in the field and the show room. 
Victory Chateau Thierry 
VICTORY CHATEAU THIERRY 
(A. M. Brand) 
A clear bright pink, gradually fading to a lighter pink. The flower 
is large, with immense, broad, evenly arranged, rounded petals of 
great substance; plant of medium height with strong stems that hold 
the large, cup-shaped blossoms well erect. We consider this one of 
our very best originations but it comes into bloom so early that you 
seldom see it in the show room. A Brand Division $5.00 
WALTER FAXON (Richardson) 
The most vivid of all pinks, the only “real pink” as someone has 
said. A remarkable flower, at its best in the show room. The flowers 
are of medium size, attractive in form, and mildly fragrant. In the 
fields it does not hold up as well as Souvenir de Louis Bigot but in 
the show room it tops them all. See color page 13. 
A Brand Division $2.00 
