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9.4 
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MRS. J. V. EDLUND (J. V. Edlund) 
This is a large pure white flower of most perfect form. In voting 
off the tie with Hansina Brand at the Toronto National Show, this 
flower was awarded best flower in the show. It is a late, large pure 
white that is in bloom with Blanche King, Genevieve, Mrs. A. M. 
Brand, and Mrs. Frank Beach. It is one of the very finest of all 
Peonies. A Brand Division $5.00 
MRS. LIVINGSTONE FARRAND (Nicholls) 
The most talked of new Peony in many years. This is because of 
its beautiful color. It is the pink everyone likes. It is a deeper 
shade than Walter Faxon and retains its color in the full sun much 
better. The flower is rather high and loosely built. The stock of 
this variety is scarce and our supply is limited. 
A Brand Division $15.00 
MRS. ROWLAND (New) (Brand) 
We need new shades and colors in Peonies and this new introduc’ 
tion of ours is distinctly different from all others. In color it is a 
peculiar shade of deep rich red-purple. The flower is rose type 
with large, beautifully arranged petals. We named this Peony for 
a pioneer Minnesota woman who went through the terrible days of 
the Indian Massacre at New Ulm, Minnesota. If you are looking 
for something entirely different, you will find it in this new variety. 
A Brand Division $7.50 
MRS. W. L. GUMM (Gumm) 
A tall, late, delicate light pink of excellent form. The flowers are 
large and very pleasing. The plant has excellent foliage and strong 
stems. A coming flesh-pink. Really beautiful. 
A Brand Division $5.00 
MYRTLE GENTRY (Brand) 
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 has the fragrance of a Tea Rose. 
Our Silver Medal variety. A Brand Division $3.00 
From article written by 
Victoria .Gordon .Kartack, 
December, 1943, Peony Bul- 
letin: 
“Tt is always a pleasure to 
see Hansina Brand and 
Myrtle Gentry. No matter 
what the future may bring in the way of new Peonies, I can never imagine 
either of them losing their popularity.” 
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 has never failed me to date.” 
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More About the Peony, Myrtle Gentry 
By Myrtle Gentry 
Years ago when I selected this fine pink as the flower I liked 
best of all from our seedling field, I had no idea that flower 
lovers all over the country would find a place for me in their 
gardens. When I read the Peony Bulletins issued by the Amer- 
ican Peony Society and note what others say of my perform- 
ance in their gardens from North to South, from East to West 
and I also note the many prizes I have won, I have come to 
the conclusion I really made a wise choice. 
FROM THE NORTH 
At the National Show held at Guelph, Ont., Canada, in June, 1948, 
Myrtle Gentry was judged the best double flower in the class of 
medium pinks. 
FROM THE SOUTH 
Cordova, Ala. 
Peony Bulletin, June, 1945. 
“Myrtle Gentry is a great Peony with the best stems of any variety 
in my garden. It is one of the best varieties that I have ever grown.” 
FRCM THE EAST 
Yonkers, N. Y., 
Dec. I, 19-41. 
“Of all the fine Peonies in my garden—and there are well over one 
hundred varieties—-I believe I really get more satisfaction from Myrtle 
Gentry than from any other. Its exquisite beauty, combined with its 
regular dependability both as a garden subject and a cut flower, leave 
little to be desired.” 
FROM THE WEST 
Tigard, Oregon. 
“If Mr. Brand could see some of the specimen blooms on Myrtle 
Gentry, it would warm his heart. The climate here brings out the 
color beautifully.” ‘ 
8.9 NANCY DOLMAN (Vories) 
A distinctive rose-pink of conical form and of great size. Although 
a very late variety, it seems to open as well in the South as in the 
North. The plant is very tall, with strong, heavy stems that bear 
blooms of extra large size and fully double. One of the best of 
Vories’ origination. A Brand Division $2.50 
9.4 NICK SHAYLOR (Shaylor & Allison) 
In our estimation one of the very best of the newer Peonies. A 
beautiful rounded cup-shaped bloom with tremendously large, 
nicely rounded petals that overlap one another as the petals of a 
Rose. The color is a deep pure flesh-pink with markings of a 
deeper, richer pink. We consider Nick Shaylor a top-notch variety. 
A Brand Division $5.00 
9.0 NINA SECOR (Secor) 
An absolutely pure white of true Rose type. A few of the central 
petals show a fine crimson edge. The flower is built high with a 
cupped rosebud center and resembles Kelway’s Glorious. The 
flowers are medium to large. The plant is tall, graceful, with light ° 
green foliage. The plant needs careful disbudding to bring the 
blooms to exhibition size. Midseason. A Brand Division $1.00 
8.8 NYMPHAEA (Thurlow) 
A large semi-double with wide silky petals of a delicate creamy 
white. Petals are notched at the tips and the edges somewhat 
rolled. The golden stamens in the center reflect a golden-light 
throughout. Resembles a Water Lily but more beautiful. 
A Brand Division $1.00 
ODILE (Doriat) 
A fine, tall, late light pink that will attract your attention either in 
the field or the show room. It has much the same color as Touran- 
gelle but the flower has more substance and the plant is more 
thrifty. A Brand Division $3.00 
