OFFICINALIS HYBRIDS for SPRING of 1955 
For spring we have a few very fine hybrids in sufficient quantity 
to offer them. These hybrids start to bloom at least 10 days before such 
kinds as Mons. Jules Elie. Their color is intense, and they will brighten 
your flower garden long before you look for your other Peonies. 
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BRIGHT KNIGHT (Glasscock) 
A very bright orange-scarlet with large flowers borne on tall, stiff 
stems. Each $4.00 
CRUSADER (Glasscock) 
A semi-double bright red with five rows of petals surrounding 
a center of golden stamens. Extra fine. Each $4.00 
DAINTY LASS (Glasscock) 
A soft coral-pink of the Japanese type. Flowers are cup-shaped 
with centers filled with narrow golden staminodes. A very fine 
variety. Each $5.00 
JOHN HARVARD (Auten) 
A very dark red single that often blooms almost double. Flowers 
hold up well in the field and also in the show room. A strong, 
dependable grower and a flower that cannot help but please. A 
really magnificent Peony. Each $4.00 
KANSAS (New) (Bigger) 
A beautiful, rich deep red of most perfect form coming into bloom 
early midseason. The plant has unusually strong stems with ex- 
cellent foliage. The flower is full double with a few hidden 
stamens. This is a good cut flower and also a wonderful show 
flower. Winner of the American Home Medal and a consistent 
prize winner. Best flower at the National Show held in 1950. 
A Brand Division $7.00 
KARL ROSENFIELD (Rosenfield) 
A brilliant red coming into bloom early midseason. The flowers are 
large and slightly fragrant. Very desirable as a good garden va- 
riety and also a splendid cut flower. Used extensively by com- 
mercial growers as it keeps well in storage. A Brand Division $1.50 
KELWAY’S GLORIOUS (Kelway) 
A fine midseason lacy white that fully deserves its high rating. The 
flowers are large, rose type, with long laciniated petals. Plant is 
medium tall, upright, with strong stems that hold the lacy flowers 
erect. A really fine white that is never disappointing. 
A Brand Division $3.00 
KING MIDAS (Lins) 
A full double, midseason, pure brilliant red of beautiful rose form 
with a perfect rosebud center. A fine garden flower and a good 
show flower. This variety has won the American Home Achieve- 
ment Medal and was also champion red. Plant strong with excel- 
lent stems. Flowers hold well in storage. A Brand Division $5.00 
LADY ALEXANDRA DUFF (Kelway) 
An immense, loosely built flower with great broad rounded petals. 
A pale blush-pink, fading to white, with yellow stamens. When 
not disbudded, the central flower is loosely double, of a rather 
flattened, circular form; central petals touched with carmine. 
A beautifully formed flower; sweet scented. Very floriferous. Very 
showy. Opening after the central flower, the side flowers come 
semi-double, saucer-shaped, showing stamens. 
A Brand Division $1.50 
LADY KATE (Vories) 
A large, flat, Rose type, light mauve-pink of perfect form. The 
plant is tall with stiff stems that carry the large flowers erect. The 
plant comes into bloom late in the Peony season, and this lovely 
pink is admired by all who see it in our field and in our show 
room. A Brand Division $1.50 
LA LORRAINE (Lemoine) 
A large flower, nicely rounded, with great broad petals beautifully 
arranged. Comes into bloom midseason. Color a soft even shade 
of creamy pink. In our opinion, this flower is not fully appreciated. 
We feel that it is one of the choicest of all Peonies. 
A Brand Division $2.00 
LAST ROSE (Sass) 
An exquisite pale pink that comes into bloom late in the Peony 
season. Perhaps it received its name for its late appearance. A full 
double that always opens well with us. Stock still scarce. 
A Brand Division $2.00 
LAURA DESSERT (Dessert) 
The flower is round, a Rose type with guard petals creamy white, 
enclosing a dome-like center of pure canary-yellow. Like Fanny 
Crosby, the plant is an upright grower, holding blossoms erect for 
good landscape value. Like all yellows, it must be developed in- 
side away from the sun to preserve its color. Early midseason. 
A Brand Division $2.00 
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LAURA NUNN (New) 
(Little) 
This is also a variety originated by Mr. Little, and was carried under 
No. 68 for some time. This is a light flesh-pink with long petals 
entirely concealing a center of golden stamens. The plant is of 
medium height, with good stems, and comes into bloom late mid- 
season. A Brand Division $3.00 
LE CYGNE (Lemoine) 
An early midseason flower of true rose type and perfect in form. 
It is a creamy white with seldom any traces of red on the petals. 
Flowers are large and delightfully fragrant. Le Cygne is one of the 
highest rated Peonies and fully deserves its rating when seen at 
its best. A Brand Division $3.00 
LILLIAN GUMM (Gumm) 
A uniform apple-blossom-pink with more brilliant shadings at the 
base of petals. The flower is large, globular in form, rose type, 
with broad petals, and a cupped center. A fragrant late midseason 
variety. A reliable bloomer. A Brand Division $1.50 
LONGFELLOW (Brand) 
Everyone concedes Longfellow one of the most popular red 
Peonies because of its distinct, fadeless color and general depend- 
ability, both for cutting and garden decoration. It is as striking in 
the field as in the show room. It comes into bloom early mid- 
season. The plant has excellent foliage and strong stiff stems. The 
flower is a bright crimson and is a fine show flower. See color page 
10. A Brand Division $1.50 
LORA DEXHEIMER (Brand) 
To us, the splendid habit and brilliant color of this plant have 
exceptional 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 Long- 
fellow. From all parts of the country, we have reports of the won- 
derful qualities of Lora Dexheimer. A Brand Division $1.50 
LORCH (Goos & Koenemann) 
Outer petals very large, pure snow-white, incurving over a pale 
lemon and cream center, with pale crimson tracings on edge of 
center petals. A plant of good habit; large, nicely shaped flowers, 
held well up. Blooms not only of splendid color but also of beauti- 
ful form. One of the very best of the G. & K. varieties; indeed a 
beautiful Peony. A Brand Division $1.50 
LOREN FRANKLIN (Franklin) 
We consider this fine variety one of the very best of Mr. Frank- 
lin’s originations. The flower is very large, full rose type, in a 
pleasing shade of deep pink. The flower is fragrant and comes into 
bloom late in the season. This is a pink you will really like. 
A Brand Division $3.00 
LUETTA PFEIFFER (Brand) 
This is a very large, semi-double flower with broad, light pink 
petals, loosely arranged and intermingled with golden stamens in 
such a way that it produces a charming effect. The plant is tall and 
vigorous in growth, and the stems are long and strong. This va- 
riety comes into bloom very early in the season and should do well 
everywhere. A Brand Division $1.50 
