Book  (1928)  Page(s) 60.  
 
A List of Sixty Choice Peonies of the More Expensive Varieties
Red Varieties
Brand's Magnificent (Brand).  8.2.  We have produced many very fine reds, and of these, this is one of the very best.  The plant is of medium height, comes into bloom mid-season, and is a wonderfully profuse bloomer.  The blossoms are semi-rose, and the flower looks more like an American Beauty Rose than a peony.  The color is a deep, dark red with a bluish cast.  This variety carries more blue in it than any other good peony.  The petals are large like those of a rose.  We consider this a wonderful flower because of its beautiful form, its free blooming, its broad symmetrically-arranged petals, and its magnificent color effect.  At the National Show held at Des Moines, this variety appeared in the collection winning the gold medal.  In the class calling for ten named varieties, it appeared in the collections winning both first and second prizes.