Our Peony List of CHOICE DOUBLE VARIETIES 
Available for Both Spring and Fall Planting 
INSTRUCTIONS FOR PLANTING PEONIES 
If you are ready to plant your Peonies when they arrive, wash 
off all packing material and drop the roots into water. Just before 
planting, remove the labels so the wire will not cut the roots. 
Dig a hole 2 feet in diameter and from 1 to 1!4 feet deep. Place 
the Peony root in the hole so the eyes on the root are 2 inches 
below the level of the ground. It may be necessary to place more 
soil back into the hole in order not to have the eyes more than 2 
inches below the level of the ground. Be sure the soil is tamped 
down well so it will not settle any more. Hold the divisions erect 
in the center of the hole, with one hand, with the other draw in 
the soil and pack it firmly about the root so that just the eyes 
show. Give the root a pail of water and then fill in the balance 
of the hole and firm the soil tightly. Just as soon as the Peony 
appears above the ground, begin to cultivate at least twice each 
week until August Ist. By keeping the soil loose during the first 
growing season, there should be no loss. 
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ACME (Franklin) 
A fine creamy rose type, fragrant pink coming into bloom mid- 
season. In color it is a little darker than Minuet. The plant is a 
thrifty growing variety, with excellent foliage, and strong, stiff 
stems. An excellent variety. A Brand Division $2.00 
AGNES KENNEDY (New) (A. M. Brand) 
A large, deep rather loosely built flower of nice form with large 
broad petals of good substance nicely arranged in Rose-like form. 
Color a deep rose with deeper shadings on the outer edge of the 
petals. The Minnesota Peony Society gave this fine seedling an 
Award of Merit. A Brand Division $5.00 
ALBERT CROUSSE (Crousse) 
Albert, Felix, and Marie Crousse are three noteworthy Peonies. 
Albert Crousse is a beautiful soft shell-pink with narrow compact 
petals. An outstanding late midseason variety. If your garden needs 
a substantial late light pink, you will be pleased with this variety. 
A Brand Division $1.50 
ARGENTINE (Lemoine) 
A late midseason globular white, with symmetrically arranged petals 
of splendid substance. Fragrance pronounced and good. A very 
high class white, always gives us very fine flowers. 
A Brand Division $1.50 
AUGUSTE DESSERT (Dessert) 
A large, midseason rose-red, with large round petals, each edged 
with a distinct narrow silvery border. Plant of medium height and 
a prolific bloomer. A brilliant light rose-red that is very distinct 
in color and form and a most desirable sort. 
A Brand Division $1.50 
AVALANCHE (Crousse) 
A choice creamy white coming into bloom late in the season. The 
flower is large and compact, with a collar of creamy white petals 
surrounding a center of delicately tinted lilac-white petals oc- 
casionally edged carmine. A choice cut flower and also a fine show 
flower. A Brand Division $1.50 
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BARONESS SCHROEDER (Kelway) 
This is indeed a most excellent white which shows a tint of pink 
when it first opens. It soon fades to a pure white. Its all around 
good qualities make it very desirable as a commercial cut flower. 
Pleasingly fragrant. A Brand Division $1.50 
BLANCHE KING (A. M. Brand) 
For a good deep late pink we do not believe a better variety has 
been introduced to date. The flower is of wonderful size, sym- 
metrical in form, and of true rose type. It is a glowing deep pink 
that holds its color perfectly in the field and also develops into a 
wonderful show flower. It is not only a consistent prize winner in 
all the shows but it is also an excellent garden variety. This fine 
pink has received an Award of Merit, has had the distinction of 
being judged the best flower in many large Peony Shows where 
competition was keen, and is always found in many of the other 
winning classes. One of the latest to bloom. A Brand Division $5.00 
BURMA (Lins) 
A beautifully formed brilliant deep red coming into bloom mid- 
season. The fine plant has strong stems that hold the bloom per- 
fectly erect. When first shown in Minneapolis in 1945, it was the 
champion red and also won first prize in the 1 bloom and 10 
bloom class. Champion red also in the 1950 Minneapolis Show. 
A Brand Division $6.00 
CASABLANCA (Lins) 
A fully double pure white of extraordinary size and beauty. The 
stems are thick and strong which enable them to hold the giant 
blooms erect. The plant is tall with heavy foliage. A late blooming 
white that ranks with the best. A Brand Division $10.00 
CHERRY HILL (Thurlow) 
A very tall growing semi-double bright dark early red. Splendid 
as a landscape variety. The color is a deep garnet, with a sheen so 
rich that the variety is very noticeable among all other reds. For 
best effects this variety should not be disbudded. Awarded a Silver 
Medal by the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 
A Brand Division $1.50 
CHESTINE GOWDY (Brand) 
A striking variegated cone-shaped pink. The broad outer petals 
are silvery pink. These enclose a zone of fine, irregularly shaped 
closely set petals of deep rich cream, which in turn surround a 
prominent cone of broad pink petals, splashed and tipped with 
crimson. This is a late variety with delicate fragrance. 
A Brand Division $1.50 
CLAIRE DUBOIS (Crousse) 
A late flower of immense globular form, with long incurved petals 
of a uniform shade of clear violet-rose, tipped silvery white. It has 
that same wonderful attractiveness possessed by Mons. Jules Elie. 
They are much the same in color but Claire Dubois is late where 
Mons. Jules Elie is early. A Brand Division $1.50 
CORNELIA SHAYLOR (Shaylor) 
A very late light pink that gradually fades to an almost pure white 
with a greenish tint at the base of the petals. The plant is strong 
with tall stems that carry the flowers erect. Although a late va- 
riety it opens well and we consider this in a class with Georgiana 
Shaylor. A Brand Division $1.50 
Cc. W. SCHOCH (Franklin) 
A full, double, Rose-shaped flower in a very unusual shade of red. 
The plant is medium tall and a free and reliable bloomer. This 
red shows no stamens. A Brand Division $1.50 
DAVID HARUM (A, M. Brand) 
A soft Tyrian rose without stamens. The flowers are very large 
with prominent guard petals surrounding a great ball of closely 
packed petals of the same shade. An upright growing plant with 
very strong stems that hold their large blooms erect. This is an 
excellent garden variety and also a good show flower. Another fine 
rose-red of beautiful form. A Brand Division $1.50 
