8.9 Laverne Christman—Late Midseason—$3.00 
Walla Walla, 
Wash. 
Oct. 19, 1951 
“I want to thank you for the very fine roots you sent me. They arrived 
in perfect condition—I never found one single bud broken from the root. 
They are a lovely lot of roots. I now have 1380 Peony plants—I1,000 of 
them came from you.” MRS Orso Was 
(the above shipment consisted of 480 roots) 
Mons. Jules Elie—Early—$1.50 
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8.8 LAURA DESSERT (Dessert) 
The flower is round, a rose type with guard petals creamy 
white, enclosing a domelike center of pure canary-yellow. Like 
Fanny Crosby, the plant is an upright grower, holding blos- 
soms erect for good landscape value. Like all yellows, it must 
be developed inside away from the sun to preserve its color. 
Early midseason. 
A Brand Division $2.00 
8.9 LAVERNE CHRISTMAN (A. M. Brand) 
A very large deep pink of varied shadings. The flower is rose 
type with loosely formed petals. The plant is tall and a vigor- 
ous grower. This variety received an Award of Merit at the 
National Show in 1923 when 12 others of our new originations 
were on display. A lovely flower. Not offered every year. 
A Brand Division $3.00 
9.0 LIBERTY BELL (Dr. J. H. Neeley) 
An unusually fine deep pink coming into bloom very late in 
the season. It has all the qualities of a fine flower and fills a 
distinct need in its color class. We have not been able to list 
this variety often in our catalog but we have grown it in our 
fields and watched it long enough to know we are offering 
a very fine distinct variety in Liberty Bell. 
A Brand Division $5.00 
8.8 LILLIAN GUMM (Gumm) 
A very large, late midseason rose-pink. The outer petals are 
very large and ruffled, with center petals arranged in whorls. 
The plant is tall, with strong, stiff stems. A remarkable show 
flower. A Brand Division $2.00 
LONGFELLOW (Brand) 
Everyone concedes Longfellow to be one of the most popular red 
Peonies because of its distinct, fadeless color and general dependability, 
both for cutting and garden decoration. It is as striking in the field 
as in the show room. It comes into bloom early midseason. The plant 
has excellent foliage and strong stiff stems. The flower is a bright 
crimson and is always found among the winning classes in the 
show room. A Brand Division $2.00 
LORA DEXHEIMER (Brand) 
To us, the splendid habit and brilliant color of this plant have ex- 
ceptional merit. We first selected it from the seed bed in 1904. Each 
succeeding year it has grown in our esteem. Color intense flaming 
crimson. Early midseason. A variety that ranks with Longfellow. From 
all parts of the country, we have reports of the wonderful qualities 
of Lora Dexheimer. A Brand Division $1.50 
LOUIS BARTHELOT (Doriat) 
A very attractive late white that produces almost a perfect ball of 
creamy white petals of medium size. The plant has excellent stems 
and the flower is very attractive. This is a variety that is not well 
known. Since it is so late, it may not open well in the South but it 
does well here in the North. A Brand Division $3.00 
MARGARET LOUGH (Gumm) 
This is one of Mr. Gumm’s introductions that we were instantly 
taken with when we first saw it some few years ago. We planted it 
in our fields and have now seen it in bloom some four or five seasons 
and we like it better the more we see it, It’s a flesh-pink of pleasing 
form which in itself makes it distinctive. A “must have.” 
A Brand Division $5.00 
MARIE JACQUIN (Verdier) 
A midseason flower with purest white guards; then a collar of yellow 
stamens surrounding a row of shorter pure white petals, then a tuft 
of yellow stamens, giving the flower a pronounced Waterlily effect. 
The stems are erect, a clean, light green, as is also the foliage. The 
flower is semidouble, held perfectly erect and on young plants it 
often comes a beautiful single. A Brand Division $1.00 
MARILLA BEAUTY (Kelsey) 
A beautiful new large double blush-white with more pronounced 
coloring toward the center of the flower. The petals have wonderful 
substance and are very large. A fine show flower that will hold its 
own among any fine group. If you wish something good and also 
different, you should have Marilla Beauty. 
A Brand Division $10.00 
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 11. 
A Brand Division $2.00 
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