8.7 
5.0 
9.2 
7.9 
8.8 
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. See color page. 
A Brand Division $1.50 
MILTON HILL (Richardson) 
A beautiful flower of a delicate shade of salmon-pink, resembling 
Walter Faxon. It comes into flower late in the season and when 
seen in the show room in first class form, this variety is hard to 
beat in its color. It received a rating of 9.0 with 63 voting. One 
of the finest of all Peonies. A Brand Division $1.50 
MINUET (Franklin) 
A late midseason pale pink with a pleasing fragrance. It is clear in 
color and translucent in texture. The flowers grow 20 inches above 
a medium tall bush on stiff straight stems. It is one of Mr. Frank- 
lin’s best Peonies and a favorite among his lighter pinks. 
A Brand Division $3.00 
MME. DE VERNEVILLE (Crousse) 
A very full bomb-type resembling Richard Carvel except for color 
and in bloom at the same time. See special offer on color page. 
This fine white has broad guard petals with center incurved petals 
showing traces of crimson. A good cut flower for commercial pur- 
poses. A Brand: Division $1.00 
MME, EMILE DEBATENE (Doriat) 
-One of the brightest and most brilliant of all pink Peonies. The 
plant is tall with stiff stems that hold the flower erect. It comes 
into bloom midseason and is just as fine in the field as in the show 
room. This deep pink holds its color well and no one will be dis- 
appointed in this excellent variety A Brand Divsion $2.00 
Best deep pink in the National Show in 1946 in the Court of 
Honor, again in 1949 in the same class this variety again won first. 
8.9 
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7.8 
9.3 
8.8 
MME. EMILE LEMOINE (Lemoine) 
A rare, beautiful white, coming into bloom late in the season. The 
flowers are very large, uniform in shape and size, with center petals 
irregularly marked carmine. The plant is rather tall with strong, 
erect stems. A most satisfactory garden flower and a wonderful 
show flower. A Brand Division $1.00 
MODELE DE PERFECTION (Crousse) 
This is another of the older varieties that we have never been 
willing to discard. The color is a flesh-pink tipped with silver, 
marked with bright rose deepening in the center. The flower is 
compact and of distinct form. A free blooming variety with good 
stems and foliage. Late. A Brand Division $1.00 
MODESTE GUERIN (Guerin) 
A large, early midseason deep rose-pink with a rose fragrance. 
The type is the same as Mons. Jules Elie. Although an old variety 
it still retains its popularity. A good cut flower. See color page. 
A Brand Division $1.00 
MONS. JULES ELIE (Crousse) 
An immense self-colored flesh-pink, shading to a trifle deeper to- 
ward the base of the 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. See color. 
A Brand Division $1.50 
MONS. MARTIN CAHUZAC (Dessert) 
If you wish the darkest red Peony grown, order this one. Flowers 
medium to large semi-rose type, with stamens. Color a deep 
maroon-red. It often comes semi-double until plants are well estab- 
lished. The plant is medium tall with strong, sturdy, upright stems. 
It comes into bloom early midseason and is a striking landscape 
variety. A Brand Division $2.00 
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9.6 
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9.0 
9.4 
9.0 
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9.0 
fragrant pink, which comes late. I would rate it as 
MRS. A. B. FRANKLIN (eae 
Another fine Franklin variety awarded First Class Certificate by 
the A.P.S. when the National Show was held in Chicago in 1933, 
A large, pure, compact rose type, fragrant white that blooms late 
in the season. A Brand Division $2.50 
MRS, A. M. BRAND. (AM, Brand) 
A pure glistening white coming into flower very late in the season, 
The flower is large, of perfect rose form, with large, uniform 
petals of remarkable substance. This flower received the Gold 
Medal of the American Peony Society at St. Paul, in 1923. The 
plant is medium tall with vigorous, upright stems and beautiful 
dark green foliage. A Brand Division $5.00 
MRS. BRYCE FONTAINE (A. M. Brand) 
A midseason, rich dark crimson. It is darker than Longfellow 
but not the color of Mons. Martin Cahuzac. It is a flower of 
wonderful substance and holds up well after being cut and for 
this reason it makes a fine garden and show flower. Although 
this variety is listed as new and few roots have been sold, we have 
watched it year after year for over 16 years and we are willing to 
place it among the very best reds. A Brand Division $5.00 
MRS. DEANE FUNK (A. M. Brand) 
A Walter-Faxon-pink coming into bloom early midseascn. The 
flower resembles Phyllis Kelway and is one of the finest of all 
Peonies for use in decorative work in making up large baskets or 
vases of flowers. A distinct band of golden stamens lights up the 
entire flower and these stamens enclose a rosebud, cup-shaped 
center of large incurving petals. Magnificent in the show room. 
A Brand Division $3.00 
MRS. FRANKLIN D, ROOSEVELT (Franklin) 
This very fine pink is a lovely flower and we think it is one of 
the very best varieties originated by Mr. Franklin. It is a deep 
Therese-pink with extremely long overlapping cupped petals which 
enfold a real rosebud center. It has good substance and keeps well 
as a cut flower. Its fragrance is pronounced. This is a flower to 
be admired by all. It received a Gold Medal in 1948 and fully 
deserved it. A Brand Division $5.00 
MRS. FRANK BEACH (A. M. Brand) 
A deep ivory-white coming into bloom late in the season. The 
flower is large, flat, perfect rose type with long, narrow, laciniated 
petals of the same lacy effect as in Jubilee. Mrs. Frank Beach is a 
glorified Jubilee but is not handicapped by a weak stem. This va- 
riety develops a flower true to type on a yearling plant. The blooms 
are profuse and sweetly fragrant. One of the best of all white 
Peonies. See color page 4. A Brand Division $5.00 
“Taking everything into consideration, I believe the best white Peony. 
in my experience is Mrs. Frank Beach. Ill admit there are some 
larger and taller, but none of them do better for me in all respects at 
the same time. I believe it is one of the best-keeping white Peonies 
that I have ever grown. The whites do not take cold storage very well. 
Mrs. Frank Beach seems to be an exception. In Lincoln at the 
National Peony Show in 1937, when the show was taken down on 
Sunday evening, every bloom of Mrs. Frank Beach that I had there 
was still good.” 
MRS. J. H. NEELEY (Dr. J, H. Neeley) 
A late flowering blush-white shading to white with a greenish re- 
flex at the base of petals. Center petals enlivened with yellowish 
pink or salmon tones that are attractively different. A new variety 
that seems destined to earn a place among the truly great Peonies. 
A Brand Division $5.00 
MRS. JOHN M. KLEITSCH (A. M. Brand) 
A tall, very late deep pink with exceedingly strong, heavy stems 
and large deep green foliage. The petals are long, broad, pointed, 
and of great substance. A fragrant flower of deep rose type. When 
you think the Peony season is over, Mrs. John M. Kleitsch comes 
along to top off the season. Too late to appear in many shows, 
but won first prize as the best flower in the entire show at St. Paul 
in 1928. A Brand Division $2.50 
NEWS FROM THE SOUTH 
Mrs. oe M. se nage only two flowers as a two-year-old, but 
one oj them was fine; and what a darling shad ink this one is. 
TAKEN FROM PEONY BULLETIN, SECEMBEE: aoate ‘ 
A sure opener and a glorious flower is Mrs. John M. Kleitsch, _ 
high as Le Cygne. 
