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Magazine  (1931)  Page(s) 478.  
 
.....Doriat, of Lapalisse, the well-known specialists, were .....Laura Dessert, a full flower with white collarette, the centre bright canary-yellow
Book  (1928)  Page(s) 64.  
 
A List of Sixty Choice Peonies of the More Expensive Varieties
Yellow Varieties
Laura Dessert (Dessert).  8.8.  Yellow.  This peony, Primevere, and Fanny Crosby are the three finest yellow peonies grown.  The flower is round, of rose type.  Guard petals creamy white enclosing a dome like center of pure canary yellow.  Like Fanny Crosby, the plant is an upright grower and holds its blossoms erect, giving it good landscape value.  Like all yellows, it must be developed inside away from the sun to preserve its color.
So far there are three good yellow peonies, Primevere, Laura Dessert, and Fanny Crosby.  One year one of these may be the best, the next year it may be another, and still another year the third.  They are all different in season of blooming so we need all three.
Website/Catalog  (1927)  Page(s) 20.  
 
Laura Dessert (Dessert 1913) 
American Peony Society Rating of 8.8 (22 votes)
Cream, white guard petals with bright canary yellow center.  Classed as a rose type but in my opinion comes close to bomb type.  Considered the nearest approach to a yellow peony.  Each $5.00
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